Matt Batcheldor Archive — Page 30 of 50
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October 22, 2020
VPH nurse creates trauma-informed yoga program
Julie Stavas, RN, has found a way to marry two of her passions — psychiatric nursing and yoga — at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH). About once every week, she leads trauma-informed yoga therapy to a group of five to 10 patients for 30 to 45 minutes. -
October 22, 2020
Minimally invasive treatment option for AFib studied
A minimally invasive procedure that combines ligation of the left atrial appendage (LAA) with hybrid epicardial-endocardial ablation is a feasible, safe and effective method of treating patients with longstanding atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib), according to a new Vanderbilt-led study. -
October 15, 2020
Living liver donor program performs first transplant
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center's newly launched living liver donor program allows relatives to donate part of their liver to their loved one, something only possible at select centers in the country. -
October 13, 2020
Love in the time of COVID: two VUMC research nurses’ pandemic wedding
Guests got a gift bag including toilet paper and a mask. “It was different but we still had fun." -
October 8, 2020
Nurse-led training program in Guyana carries on
Just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic suspended international travel, Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurses completed two new educational initiatives in the South American country of Guyana, and a strong collaboration continues virtually in response to the coronavirus. -
October 8, 2020
COVID patient’s heart-lung transplant is world’s first
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has performed the world’s first dual heart-lung transplant of a COVID-19 patient.