VUMC News and Communications

October 8, 2015

Celebrate Cancer Survivors Day Nov. 1

Vanderbilt Cancer Survivors Day is Nov. 1 and features musical guest Soul Incision.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 8, 2015

Flulapalooza 2015

Susan Hodgin, MSN, R.N., left, administers a flu shot at Wednesday’s Flulapalooza. According to officials, 14,498 staff, faculty and students were vaccinated at this year’s event, a Vanderbilt record.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 8, 2015

Creech to direct Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program

Buddy Creech, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Pediatrics, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program (VVRP) in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

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smiling woman with arms crossed
October 8, 2015

Study shows compression device helps ease lymphedema

Lymphedema patients saw a nearly 80 percent reduction in cellulitis episodes by using an advanced pneumatic compression device at home, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology co-authored by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Sheila Ridner, Ph.D., and University of Minnesota School of Public Health Associate Professor Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Ph.D.

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October 8, 2015

Greater Nashville Heart Walk

Overcast skies, misty rain and cool temperatures did not dampen the spirits of the 9,000 walkers who descended on Vanderbilt’s campus for the American Heart Association’s 2015 Greater Nashville Heart Walk, which was held Saturday, Oct. 3.

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October 8, 2015

Rally for Kids with Cancer

Actor and retired professional basketball player Rick Fox (sitting to the left of mascot Champ) poses for a photo with his scavenger hunt team, Cancer Crushers, at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Oct. 3. The Cancer Crushers participated in and won the second annual Rally for Kids with Cancer, which raises funds for pediatric cancer research, treatment and care at Children’s Hospital and the Rally Foundation.

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October 8, 2015

Open Enrollment offers chance to make crucial benefit decisions

Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity for Vanderbilt employees to update or choose the benefit options that best meet your and your family’s needs. Mark your calendars for Oct. 14-30 so you’re ready to enroll for 2016 Open Enrollment.
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October 7, 2015

Rational design of novel antifungals

Structural and molecular details of an anti-fungal target's interaction with inhibitors suggest ways to design better treatments for fungal infections.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 6, 2015

New VUMC messages hit airwaves this week

Television viewers in Middle Tennessee will begin to see new messages from Vanderbilt University Medical Center this week that build upon the “Promise of Discovery” theme to describe the Medical Center's work and mission.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 2, 2015

The yin and yang of COX-2

New findings add to the understanding of how the enzyme COX-2 works, which is critical to the development of COX-2-targeted anti-inflammatory drugs.
By Sanjay Mishra
October 1, 2015

VUMC wins Spring 2015 Digital Health Awards

VUMC's Strategic Marketing Department has received multiple awards in the 17th annual Digital Health Awards program.
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October 1, 2015

VUMC completes transition to new ICD-10 system

After months transitioning clinics across Vanderbilt University Medical Center and training clinicians and staff, the move to the new medical coding and reporting system is complete.
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