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May 28, 2015

Faculty and staff opinions sought during upcoming Pulse Surveys

Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty and staff are encouraged to share their opinions through upcoming Community Pulse Surveys.

By VUMC News and Communications
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May 28, 2015

Research at U.S. academic medical centers faces threats to sustainable support

Unstable federal research funding and reductions in health care revenue for academic medical centers threatens to undermine the nation’s biomedical research enterprise, and in turn clinical medicine, which the nation needs now more than ever.

By Bill Snyder
May 28, 2015

Awards recognize commitment to service excellence

Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced May 21 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. These staff and faculty awards are given on a quarterly basis.

By Paul Govern
May 28, 2015

Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly explores changing health care economy

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Spring Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly, held on May 21 at Langford Auditorium, highlighted ways the Medical Center is preparing to lead in a consumer-driven health care economy, where patients’ concerns over both cost and quality will drive industry change.

By Paul Govern
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May 28, 2015

New colorectal surgery protocol reduces length of hospital stay by 25 percent

For colorectal surgery patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the introduction last summer of a new patient care protocol, which includes intensive follow-up by anesthesiologists in the hospital, has led to an average 25 percent reduction in hospital length of stay after surgery — from four days to three — and 90 percent reduction in the use of opioids to treat post-operative pain.

By Paul Govern
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May 28, 2015

VU study to explore Accountable Care Organizations’ impact on cancer screenings

As health care organizations implement new strategies to improve quality and reduce costs, a physician researcher at VUMC is setting out to identify whether there could be unintended effects.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 28, 2015

Slovis receives Community Service Award from Nashville Police Department

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) presented its Community Service Award to Corey Slovis, M.D., professor and chair of Emergency Medicine, at a recent ceremony at the Music City Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 28, 2015

Dietitian and friends donate chemo care bags to VICC patients

A Nashville-based dietitian who lost her mother to cancer is using the power of social media to raise funds for chemo care bags for cancer patients.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 28, 2015

Hackett lauded as one of Women to Watch in health care

Lauren Hackett, MPA, executive director of Administration at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and chief business officer for Oncology, Imaging and Quantitative Sciences Administration, has been chosen as one of the 2015 Women to Watch by Nashville Medical News.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 28, 2015

Photo: The Band Perry

Members of The Band Perry recently visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 28, 2015

American Laryngological Association honors VUMC’s Ossoff, Garrett

Two faculty members of the Vanderbilt Voice Center have won awards from the American Laryngological Association (ALA).
By Matt Batcheldor
May 27, 2015

McDonald elected to TMA board of trustees

Michel McDonald, M.D., MBA, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology, officially took office as chair of the board of trustees of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) at the group’s annual convention, held last month at the Opryland Resort and Convention Center and attended by about 300 physicians and others in health care.
By Wayne Wood
May 26, 2015

VUMC Academic Enterprise Faculty Award winners announced

The 2015 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards, which were presented during the May 19 Spring Faculty meeting, included awards for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Contributions to Research.
By Bill Snyder
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