Author: VUMC News and Communications
eStar update: Cologuard can be ordered in eStar beginning Dec. 12
Dec. 2, 2022—eStar update regarding Cologuard orders: Why: Cologuard can now be ordered seamlessly in eStar What: Find additional information about the new Cologuard order composer, including the AVS instructions for patients in the Tipsheet. When: 12/12/2022 (Scheduled Go Live) Who: Outpatient providers performing CRCS Details: Cologuard orders placed in eStar now interface with Exact Sciences...
Upcoming COVID-19 bivalent booster events for employees
Dec. 2, 2022—The Occupational Health Clinic (OHC) is hosting several pop-up COVID-19 booster events throughout December to make it convenient for employees to drop in and receive their bivalent COVID booster before the holidays. The bivalent booster vaccine provides better protection against the current strains of COVID-19 and is a great gift to keep yourself and others...
VUMC in the news, Dec. 6, 2022
Dec. 2, 2022—A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center: William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, continues to be one of the most in-demand sources about RSV, COVID-19, influenza and other subjects in the news. Among the news organizations he has spoken with recently: The New York Times, The...
Medical students collecting food, clothing and toys for Shade Tree Clinic patients on Dec. 9
Dec. 1, 2022—The Shade Tree Clinic, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s student-led clinic for uninsured patients, is sponsoring its annual Holiday Drive. Each year, the clinic provides fresh groceries, non-perishable foods, clothes, children’s toys, and other household items to its patients. On Friday, Dec. 9 from 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m. outside Eskind Biomedical Library, students will staff a donation...
Section of Surgical Sciences professional biography for R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD
Nov. 30, 2022—Section of Surgical Sciences professional biography for R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD
Consumption of nuts study needs volunteers
Nov. 29, 2022—Help researchers learn more about how consuming nuts affects body weight, waist circumference and abdominal fat. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are looking for volunteers for a study that will compare a diet with mixed nuts as snacks to a diet with typical snacks to determine the effects on abdominal fat and risk for...
December Medicine Grand Rounds announced
Nov. 29, 2022—Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Department of Medicine will host the upcoming Medicine Grand Rounds on Thursdays at 8 a.m. in December. December 1: Rosenblum Lecture: “Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: PICS, PASC and Long COVID” Carla Sevin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt...
MyWorkday video series presents: “What’s Happening with Cutover”
Nov. 29, 2022—Earlier videos in the “MyWorkday What’s Happening?” series focused on exploring specific functionality within the new Workday system. The latest video in the series takes a slight departure and instead gives employees an introduction to the upcoming cutover process for the MyWorkday program. “Cutover” refers to the process of moving from multiple existing systems to...
Upcoming Educator Development Program workshops announced
Nov. 29, 2022—The January, February, and March 2023 Educator Development Program (EDP) workshops have been scheduled: January 2023 Topic: Program Evaluation Workshop Date: Thursday, Jan. 19, 1 – 3 p.m. Facilitators: Abby L. Parish, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Betsy Kennedy PhD, RN, CNE Professor, Associate Dean for Academics & Curriculum Affairs,...
Medical professionals needed for research study on assessing pain in patients with disabilities
Nov. 29, 2022—Carissa Cascio, PhD, associate professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and researchers who work with her are seeking medical professionals in good standing with more than one year of training to participate in a research study investigating how medical care providers assess pain in different people. Pain is a subjective experience, and as such, self-report...
REDCap News You Can Use series to present “New Survey Smart Variables and Repeating Surveys,” Dec. 5
Nov. 29, 2022—REDCap News You Can Use (RNYCU) is a new educational series for users of the Vanderbilt REDCap installation. The Vanderbilt REDCap support team hosts the event. The event takes place virtually. Event name: REDCap News You Can Use Series – New Survey Smart Variables and Repeating Surveys Event description: Announcing December’s REDCap educational series, REDCap...
Acoustic Coffee purchase benefits Multiple Sclerosis Center
Nov. 29, 2022—In honor of world-renowned instrument repair and restoration master guitar builder, Greg Voros, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2020, Acoustic Coffee has created the Greg Voros Legends Blend and will donate $1 for every bag of coffee sold using the promo code, VOROS, to the Neuroimaging MS Research Lab and the Multiple...
