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March 12, 2015

Panel examines real-world role of pragmatic research trials

The question of what’s different about pragmatic research was aired in a well-attended panel discussion last week in Light Hall sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research and the Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN).

By Paul Govern
March 12, 2015

Initiative seeks to streamline lab test ordering process

A committee of physician leaders has embarked on a multi-year effort to take a close look at all types of lab work ordered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and in the process do away with unnecessary or obsolete tests.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

Gregory to chair child health advocacy group’s board

Luke Gregory, chief executive officer of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’ Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been elected to serve as chair of the Children’s Hospital Alliance of Tennessee (CHAT) Board for 2015.

By Christina Echegaray
March 12, 2015

VUMC’s Barocas named to Commission on Cancer

Daniel Barocas, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was recently named a representative on the Commission on Cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

Photo: Having a blast

“Brain Blast” is sponsored annually by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute to raise awareness about the brain in health and disease.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

National Cancer Institute’s Staudt set for Discovery Lecture

Louis Staudt, M.D., Ph.D., a pioneer in gene expression profiling at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 19.

By Bill Snyder
March 12, 2015

VICC set to host preview of PBS cancer documentary

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, along with Nashville Public Television (NPT), the American Cancer Society and Gilda’s Club Nashville, will sponsor a special community event to preview an upcoming PBS television documentary on cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

Photo: Anniversary celebration

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is celebrating 50 years of transforming the lives of people with disabilities through discovery, service and training.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

New simulation app enhances resuscitation skills training

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s resuscitation program is taking advantage of software technology to help teach lifesaving skills to health care providers who work in critical care.
By Kathy Whitney and Sarah Carpenter
March 12, 2015

Laser technology offers new option to treat epilepsy

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently debuted a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for epilepsy.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

Teamwork, technology help keep Stroke Center on top

For nearly a decade, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been at the forefront of stroke treatment using endovascular neuro-interventional techniques. Similar to procedures done for a heart attack, interventional stroke treatment employs suction and retrievers to remove blood clots.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2015

Gene mutations may predict melanoma response to immunotherapies

Melanoma patients whose tumors test positive for mutations in the NRAS gene were more likely to benefit from new immunotherapy drugs, according to a new study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 10, 2015

Symposium on impact of ‘omics on medicine set for March 23

Vanderbilt and the Waters Centers of Innovation Program are sponsoring a free symposium titled "Integrated 'Omics in Translational Medicine" on March 23. It is open to all scientists interested in the subject.
By VUMC News and Communications