VUMC News and Communications

November 15, 2012

VUMC nurses debut new set of bylaws

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nursing conducted its 2012 Bylaws Convention earlier this week. The Nursing Bylaws are reviewed and amended every two years to ensure they are an up-to-date governing guide for VUMC’s nearly 6,000-member nursing workforce.

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Reed Omary (Vanderbilt University)

November 14, 2012

Posters accepted until Dec. 1 for Surgery and Engineering Symposium

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

November 14, 2012

Nominate medical faculty or staff for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

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November 13, 2012

Vanderbilt business students host conference: Post-election health care in the United States

The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management will host the fifth annual Vanderbilt Health Care Conference at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Friday, Nov. 16. This year’s topic is healthcare after the election.

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November 12, 2012

UNC, Vanderbilt discover a new live vaccine approach for SARS and novel coronaviruses

Collaborating researchers at the University of North Carolina and Vanderbilt University have found that accelerating the rate of mutations in the coronavirus responsible for deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cripples the virus’s ability to cause disease in animals.

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Vanderbilt)

November 9, 2012

New Medical Faculty 2012

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November 8, 2012

Study seeks new ways to help teens manage type 1 diabetes

Shelagh Mulvaney, Ph.D., assistant professor of Nursing, leads a national team of researchers, engineers and designers that recently landed a $1.8 million federal grant to identify new ways to teach critical problem-solving skills to teenagers with type 1 diabetes using an Internet and mobile phone-based system.

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November 8, 2012

Disney TV star to headline event to raise funds for cancer research

Disney television personality Coco Jones will be the featured performer at this year’s Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Family Day in Nashville. The annual T.J. Martell Foundation event, which raises funds in support of cancer research at institutions like Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, will be held Sunday, Nov. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Curb Event Center, Belmont University.

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November 8, 2012

Photo: Making the move

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November 8, 2012

Alerts ease surgery for patients with diabetes

A monitoring and alert system developed and implemented at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that prompts caregivers to check glucose levels for patients with diabetes while they are undergoing surgery has been found to help improve outcomes such as reduced abnormal glucose values, fewer surgical site infections and reduced hospital readmissions after surgery.

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November 8, 2012

Events set to bolster lung cancer research

More Tennesseans are expected to die this year from lung cancer than any other form of cancer, yet lung cancer research receives far less funding than other forms of the disease.

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November 8, 2012

Summit explores VU’s wide range of concussion services

Vanderbilt’s wide range of concussion services and research was on display recently during the first-ever concussion summit hosted by the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC).

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