VUMC News and Communications

July 16, 2013

Free event at Arrington Vineyards will benefit Children’s Hospital

The family-friendly Arrington Vineyards Harvest Party Aug. 17 will feature hot air balloons, wine tastings, live jazz music and a concert by Kix Brooks.

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Vanderbilt University)
July 16, 2013

‘U.S. News’ again ranks VUMC among nation’s elite

“U.S. News & World Report’s” newly released Best Hospitals edition again places Vanderbilt University Medical Center among the best in the nation and shows that VUMC’s specialty programs continue to grow in national prominence.

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July 15, 2013

Getting ready for the new travel system: Step 1 – Access training

Training is now available for the new Vanderbilt travel system, which will go live July 30.

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July 12, 2013

ACM, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center camp culminates in Grand Ole Opry performance

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July 11, 2013

New office integrates VUSM continuing education efforts

As the nation seeks to more fully integrate quality improvement with all aspects of health care delivery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) is restructuring its Continuing Medical Education (CME) office to achieve similar goals.

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July 11, 2013

Brown to lead new Interventional Oncology division

Daniel Brown, M.D., has been named chief of Interventional Oncology, a new division within the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences.

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July 11, 2013

Schorn named to key post at VUSN

Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, has been named senior associate dean for Academics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
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July 11, 2013

New service helps patients keep glucose levels on track

Following her successful heart valve surgery at Vanderbilt, Gwendolyn English and her family faced a long journey home to Florida. Her family was concerned about the trip, because English has diabetes and her blood sugar levels had been fluctuating erratically.
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July 11, 2013

Lovly lands Damon Runyon cancer research award

Christine Lovly, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine, has received the 2013 Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award, which supports young physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research.
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July 11, 2013

Infant vaccine for pneumonia helps protect elderly

Children who receive a vaccine to prevent blood and ear infections may be reducing the spread of pneumonia to the rest of the population, especially their grandparents and other older adults.
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July 11, 2013

Training program meets ‘critical need’ for earlier autism identification

A three-year study that evaluated the effectiveness of a training program designed to enhance autism spectrum disorder identification and assessment within community pediatric settings was released this week in the journal Autism.
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July 9, 2013

VUSN to offer Lean Methodology in Health Care course

Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s Health Systems Management program is offering a Lean Methodology in Health Care course this fall. Lean is a quality improvement methodology first developed by Toyota and applied to numerous industries, including health care.
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