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VKC creates training video for legal field
Sep. 20, 2012—The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has partnered with the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission and the Disability Law and Advocacy Center of Tennessee to develop a training video that will help attorneys and legal agencies work with people with disabilities.
Photo: Excellence in writing
Sep. 20, 2012—Ann Minnick, Ph.D., R.N., left, and Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., recently presented Richard Benoit with the 2012 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean’s Award for Ph.D. Student Excellence in Writing. The award was established to recognize Ph.D. students who demonstrate excellence in writing in an accepted, peer-reviewed publication. The VUSN Ph.D. in Nursing Science Program...
VUMC poised to lead as health care reform evolves
Sep. 20, 2012—Congress has not yet figured out how to reduce the national debt without slashing health care spending and research. How will Vanderbilt University Medical Center respond?
Grant renewal boosts GI cancer research program
Sep. 20, 2012—Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s gastrointestinal Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) has been awarded its third round of funding by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
VUSN to host preview of new PBS series ‘Call the Midwife’
Sep. 20, 2012—Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host a free preview of the new PBS series, “Call the Midwife,” on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. at Sarratt Cinema.
Vanderbilt Heart colleagues release “Walk the Walk” to promote Oct. 6 Nashville Heart Walk
Sep. 20, 2012—Keeping the beat has new meaning for Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute colleagues who have produced a music video to promote the American Heart Association’s Nashville Heart Walk, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6. The video was filmed at Vanderbilt University Hospital and Fool on the Hill Recording Studio in Nashville. It was directed and produced...
How ‘Jedi’ disposes of dead neurons
Sep. 19, 2012—The protein Syk is essential for clearing away neuron “corpses” in the developing peripheral nervous system.
Children’s Hospital offers free car seat checks
Sep. 19, 2012—This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering free car seat checks to the community on Saturday, Sept. 22, beginning at 10 a.m. Child passenger safety technicians will be on-hand to offer safety instructions and help drivers install and use car seats properly. Motor vehicle...
Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network serving more of Middle Tennessee
Sep. 17, 2012—Vanderbilt University Medical Center and its affiliate medical centers — Maury Regional Medical Center, NorthCrest Medical Center and Williamson Medical Center – have created a new health plan of clinicians and hospitals which will allow employees at all four medical centers the opportunity to receive health care at any of the four institutions. This health...
Photo: Vanderbilt flight paramedic among first responders honored by state officials
Sep. 14, 2012—Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s Chief of Staff Mark Cate and Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons were among several state officials to honor 24 individuals from across the state for their service as emergency first responders. Among those honored was Vanderbilt flight paramedic Jason Deal. The First Responder Awards Ceremony, held at the Tennessee...
Increase seen in sports-related injuries, Vanderbilt offers free sports safety clinic, safety tips for parents and coaches
Sep. 14, 2012—With the start of football season and other fall sports, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is seeing a significant increase in cases of concussions, heat exhaustion and overuse injuries in its Emergency Department. Nationally, an estimated 3.5 million young athletes receive medical treatment for sports-related injuries each year. Children’s Hospital urges parents...
Team effort key after employee’s cardiac arrest
Sep. 13, 2012—Mouzon Siddiqi, who has accrued 11 months of sick leave during her 37 years as a Vanderbilt employee, has to use some of those days after suffering a cardiac arrest on Sept. 6, outside the University Club.
