Tom Talbot Archive — Page 2 of 2

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander speaks with three Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members in a bright facility lobby; one wears a white lab coat, and other visitors and staff stand in the background.
September 24, 2014

Alexander’s visit highlights efforts to confront Ebola

Don’t panic over Ebola. But don’t ignore it, either. That was the take-home message for U.S. citizens from a “mini-hearing” held by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday with researchers and health officials from Vanderbilt and the State of Tennessee.

By Bill Snyder
Healthcare worker rubbing sanitizer into their hands beside a wall-mounted dispenser labeled “KCL AM Quick-Care.”
February 21, 2013

Hand hygiene efforts helping to cut infection rates

Dramatic reductions in infection rates throughout Vanderbilt’s inpatient care units are strongly associated with gains in hand hygiene compliance, according to Chief Hospital Epidemiol-ogist Tom Talbot, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Preventive Medicine.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Close-up of a healthcare worker administering an injection into a person’s upper arm as the person pulls up a plaid shirt sleeve.
February 14, 2013

Vaccination still key defense as flu season continues

As is the case throughout the country, this year’s flu season in Middle Tennessee is hitting elderly people particularly hard.

By Bill Snyder