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September 15, 2016

WalkWays app helps visitors find their way around VUMC

Getting to a patient’s room or finding the right clinic for an appointment can be stressful, but Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) leaders believe a mobile app, called WalkWays, as well as a texting tool that provide easily understood, visual directions will help everyone find their way.

By Jill Clendening
September 15, 2016

Grant spurs study of novel imaging technique for COPD

Vanderbilt researchers have received an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a novel non-invasive imaging approach to detect activation of inflammatory cells in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung condition that makes breathing difficult.

By Kathy Whitney
September 15, 2016

Critical care ‘Boot Camp’ draws nurses from across the nation

More than 350 critical care nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nursing leaders from 40 states came to Vanderbilt this month for the fifth annual ACNP/PA Critical Care Boot Camp.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 9, 2016

VICC leaders active in new Cancer Moonshot recommendations

As part of the national Cancer Moonshot initiative, a Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) of cancer leaders, including four from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has delivered a series of recommendations to accelerate the pace of cancer prevention efforts and scientific discovery.

By VUMC News and Communications
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