Reporter March 21 2014

March 20, 2014

Diabetes study offers medication adherence options

Knowing when to take a medication — and what to do if a dose is missed — could greatly improve adherence to diabetes medications and glycemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the journal Diabetes Care.

By Craig Boerner
March 20, 2014

Physician Council helps bolster clinical enterprise

The Physician Council for Clinical Service Excellence helps ensure that clinical faculty have a clear voice in shaping major initiatives affecting patients, clinicians and clinical staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Paul Govern
March 20, 2014

New center to focus on ‘implementation science’ initiatives

Implementation science is a new and growing field concerned with the transfer of research findings and medical evidence into routine health care.

By Paul Govern
March 20, 2014

New system helps speed transfer of research materials

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched an automated system for processing and managing Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), which govern the transfer of biological materials, chemicals, human tissue samples and other materials between institutions to facilitate academic research.

By Bill Snyder
March 20, 2014

‘Doctor shopping’ common among trauma patients

“Doctor shopping,” or going to multiple doctors for narcotic prescriptions, is prevalent among more than 20 percent of orthopaedic trauma patients, according to a Vanderbilt study released at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in New Orleans.

By Craig Boerner
March 20, 2014

Photo: Pharmacology Forum

The 2014 Pharmacology Teaching Award was presented Tuesday during the 23rd annual Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum in Light Hall.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2014

T.J. Martell Foundation lauds Hiebert’s research

Scott Hiebert, Ph.D., associate director of Basic Research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), was celebrated for his contributions to cancer research during the 6th Annual Nashville Honors Gala benefiting the T.J. Martell Foundation.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2014

Study team able to disrupt ‘building blocks’ of behavior

Researchers at Vanderbilt have been able to alter mouse behavior by silencing gene expression in interneurons, distinct populations of nerve cells that are the main regulators of brain circuits.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2014

Pandharipande named chief of Anesthesiology Critical Care

Pratik Pandharipande, M.D., MSCI, professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, has been named chief of the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, succeeding C. Lee Parmley, M.D., J.D., who was named chief of staff of Vanderbilt University Hospital earlier this month.
By Jill Clendening
March 20, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

Cochlear implant pioneer Blake Wilson, D.Sc., of Duke University, speaks about speech-processing technology at his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2014

Infection research symposium set for April 11

The latest research on pneumonic plague, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other life-threatening infections will be discussed during a Symposium on Infection and Immunity April 11 at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center.
By Bill Snyder
March 20, 2014

Student appointed to AMA education committee

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Jake DeVolder has been appointed the American Medical Association (AMA) student member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
By Jessica Pasley
March 20, 2014

Photo: Imagine Dragons

The rock band Imagine Dragons recently visited patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications