VUMC News and Communications

October 27, 2016

Camarata named to NIDCD review committee

Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been invited to serve a four-year term on the Communication Disorders Review Committee (CDRC) of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).

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October 27, 2016

Cooking tips from Chuy’s

Patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt learned to make guacamole thanks to a visit and cooking demonstration from Chuy’s chef and general manager Gregg Demaso.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Kappler’s Discovery Lecture

John Kappler, Ph.D., a pioneer in the study of autoimmune diseases at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, visited with members of the family of the late Irwin Eskind, M.D., prior to delivering the Irwin Eskind Lecture in Biomedical Science at VUMC last week.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Newton lands humanitarian award from national anesthesiology group

Mark Newton, M.D., professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and director of the Vanderbilt International Anesthesia program, has been named to receive the 2016 Nicholas M. Greene, M.D., Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution Award.

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October 27, 2016

Pediatric Rheumatology’s Graham driven to care

A thank-you message is pinned to the wall of the work room of T. Brent Graham, M.D., and his team. The crayon-penned note reads simply, “Than you for tacen car of me Dr. Graham.”

By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Emerging field of cardio-oncology seeks better tools

Improved therapies have led to a spike in the number of people living with cancer, and today there are more than 15.5 million survivors in the United States. However, some of these therapies can cause toxicities to the heart, the vessels and the body’s metabolism.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 26, 2016

Child pedestrian deaths increase on Halloween night

By VUMC News and Communications
October 25, 2016

New faculty: Susanna Rudy is developing a national fellowship standard for ENPs

New Instructor in Nursing Susanna Rudy brings to Vanderbilt a wealth of experience. She’s a board-certified nurse practitioner in emergency, family and adult-gerontology acute care who earned a master’s degree in forensic science before earning master of science in nursing and doctor of nursing practice degrees, the latter two from Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 25, 2016

Steps to protect yourself when using public Wi-Fi

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) campus has a secured vuNet Wi-Fi connection that requires a valid VuNetID and an ePassword to access. In addition to authentication, all traffic on the vuNet Wi-Fi network is encrypted. The Medical Center Wi-Fi network is very secure, but that is not the case for many public Wi-Fi access points.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 25, 2016

EpicLeap Space Stations reach thousands of VUMC employees

Ten EpicLeap Space Stations were launched in Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) inpatient areas, outpatient clinics and other locations in September, and they provided a unique way for employees to learn more about the sweeping technology initiative to implement VUMC’s new clinical, administrative and billing software.
By Madison Agee
October 20, 2016

White House visit

Vanderbilt’s Lauren Beach, J.D., Ph.D., right, recently presented at an event held by the White House on bisexual community issues.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 20, 2016

VUSN, Sexual Assault Center create online training for student volunteers

Soon Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students interested in serving as crisis and support line volunteers for Nashville’s Sexual Assault Center (SAC) will be able to do so from any location in the country with the help of a newly developed online training program envisioned by Ginny Moore, DNP, and SAC’s Amanda Markham.
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