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October 23, 2003

Vanderbilt University Medical Center awarded federal funds to work toward earning magnet award for nursing care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a federal grant for nearly $1 million to address nurse recruitment and retention and its impact on the quality of care.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 23, 2003

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital offers Halloween safety tips

Dr. Andrea Bracikowski, director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, says parents should be aware children are far more likely to suffer injury from a fall, or impact with an auto on Halloween than to have their candy tampered with.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 16, 2003

MEDIA ADVISORY-Vanderbilt Kennedy Center hosts workshop for children with special needs siblings

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development will host a Sibshop, an activity-based retreat for children ages 7 through 12 who have a sibling with special needs, this Saturday, Oct. 19, 2003, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The children will work with an education staff member from the Frist Center for the Visual Arts to create a unique quilt that will hang in the new Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 15, 2003

Vanderbilt School of Nursing Awarded Grants Totaling More Than $1.8 Million

The Vanderbilt School of Nursing has been awarded two separate grants to deliver online emergency preparedness programs to healthcare professionals around the country.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 10, 2003

Kennedy Center and Nashville Public Library cosponsor exhibit of nationally renowned artist Laura McNellis

The works of nationally renowned artist Laura Craig McNellis will be displayed in the Courtyard Gallery of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Oct. 10 through Dec. 31, in an exhibit co-sponsored by the library and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 8, 2003

Hotel home for new Vanderbilt Sleep Center

Seeking a more "sleep-friendly" environment, sleep experts at Vanderbilt Medical Center are taking a novel approach for providing sleep studies. In a first for Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt has opened the first hotel-based sleep center in the Marriott at Vanderbilt University. The state-of-the-art sleep laboratory utilizes regular hotel rooms, slightly converted to monitor sleeping patterns.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2003

MEDIA ADVISORY: World-renowned advocate for people with disabilities to speak at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Margaret Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P., a world-renowned advocate for people with disabilities, will speak at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at 4 p.m. She is currently the Director of Health and Human Services Office on Disability and has over fifty years of service toward disability advocacy.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2003

Vanderbilt to participate in worldwide test of HIV vaccine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in worldwide tests of a potential vaccine that can stimulate important immune responses against the virus that causes AIDS.
By Bill Snyder
August 7, 2003

Protein Profile Predicts Prognosis in Lung Cancer Patients

Researchers have moved a step closer to finding a "molecular fingerprint" of an individual's cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2003

VUMC to adapt aviation safety training

In an effort to guard patient safety, VUMC is taking a leaf from American aviation, where it's been shown that human error and the harm it poses can be substantially reduced through training to improve communication among members of the flight crew.
By Paul Govern
July 25, 2003

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Study Finds Use of Automated External Defibrillators in Children Safe and Effective

A research study performed at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, proving the safety and effectiveness of using automated external defibrillators (AED's) in children, has helped change American Heart Association guidelines. The study will be published in the August 2003 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 18, 2003

46 VUMC physicians named ‘America’s Top Doctors’

The just-published third edition of America's Top Doctors lists 46 VUMC physicians among its rankings, an increase over the 39 cited in the book's second edition, published last year.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 9, 2003

VUMC Smallpox Vaccine Study to Examine Ability of Bandages to Contain Virus

As questions continue to swirl around President Bush's national smallpox vaccination plan, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a new smallpox bandage trial that will help answer questions about one of the major issues associated with receiving the vaccine.
By VUMC News and Communications
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