Jill Clendening

August 22, 2019

Take Defining Personalized Care — Listen to Understand

By Jill Clendening
August 14, 2019

New service education highlights clinicians’ influence as role models

Beginning this month, Vanderbilt Health clinicians will take part in service education that hinges on the vital function they serve every day as leaders and role models of positive behavior for their colleagues and trainees.

By Jill Clendening
August 7, 2019

Thompson named to direct Vanderbilt Burn Center

Callie Thompson, MD, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Burn Center, one of the largest burn centers in the United States.

By Jill Clendening
Hope Dyer has seen a significant reduction in the number of migraines she has after plastic surgeon Salam Kassis, MD, performed an outpatient surgery to release entrapped nerves in her head.
August 7, 2019

Nerve-releasing surgery eases migraines for some

Peripheral nerve surgery is relieving chronic migraine headaches for some patients.

By Jill Clendening
August 6, 2019

Lana Howard knocks down barriers to research at Clinical Research Center

“To actually see patients where the research changes the quality of their lives, that’s a huge success.”

By Jill Clendening
Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, speaks at last week’s MidSouth Practice Transformation Network (PTN): Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network Summer Summit.
July 25, 2019

Summit highlights clinical improvement successes

A summit at Vanderbilt reviewed achievements of an ongoing regional effort to transform clinical practices in ways that would improve the quality of patient care, reduce costs and improve health outcomes

By Jill Clendening
July 18, 2019

Robot-assisted hernia repair eases recovery for some

Vanderbilt surgeons are performing robot-assisted hernia repairs for some patients that help ease recovery.
By Jill Clendening
July 11, 2019

New data reveals highly variable staffing at nursing homes

Researchers who analyzed payroll-based staffing data for U.S. nursing homes discovered large daily staffing fluctuations, low weekend staffing and daily staffing levels that often fall well below the expectations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), all of which can increase the risk of adverse events for residents.
By Jill Clendening
June 20, 2019

StrategyShare19 spotlights innovative patient-centered design ideas

Innovative health care design centered on patients and their families was the focus of StrategyShare19, a half-day event attended by several hundred members of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center community, as well as patients.
By Jill Clendening
June 13, 2019

Diversity of conference attendees mirrors increasing support for palliative care

More than 80 people attended a Palliative Care Conference in Nashville recently that was led by faculty members of the Palliative Care programs at VUMC and the Nashville VA Medical Center, and VUMC Center for Biomedical Ethics.
By Jill Clendening
June 6, 2019

Custom stents saving smiles for some oral cancer patients

When Laura McClure-Barnes, MD, learned she needed radiation therapy following surgery for adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer of the salivary glands, she knew that radiation could damage healthy tissue and bone near the tumor.
By Jill Clendening
May 23, 2019

Vanderbilt surgeons lead nation in study to restore sensation in breast tissue

Study examines if cadaver nerve grafts can restore breast tissue sensation after mastectomy and reconstruction.
By Jill Clendening
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