Reporter Oct 26 2012
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Wiesner to lead new hereditary cancer program
Georgia Wiesner, M.D., M.S., has joined Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) as professor of Medicine and director of the newly created Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Combined drug therapy may delay melanoma progression
Combination therapy with two drugs delayed the development of treatment resistance in patients with metastatic melanoma that expresses a specific mutation in the BRAF gene. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Hamm’s research honored by Dutch pharmacology society
Heidi Hamm, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Pharmacology, has won the 2012 Ariens Award from the Dutch Pharmacological Society. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Project targets sickle cell disease in Nigeria
Researchers from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, will work on a collaborative project to study a sickle cell disease treatment for children in Nigeria. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Nurses group names VUMC top employer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named the Employer of the Year for 2012 by the Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA). Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Nurses’ investigative efforts highlighted at Research Day
A bright spotlight shone on nursing research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center during the Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Committee’s annual Research Day on Oct. 17. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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New tool speeds medical record documentation
The less time nurses and staff spend documenting their work in the medical record, the more time they can spend with patients. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Former pro golfer, burn patient makes return visit to Vanderbilt
Former pro golfer Cathy Gerring returned to Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently for the first time since she was hospitalized here after being badly burned in a golf tournament more than 20 years ago. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Credit Union to debut renovated space Nov. 5
The Vanderbilt University Credit Union will move back to its redesigned and renovated offices at 107 Oxford House, opening for business on Monday, Nov. 5. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Special lenses help restore physician’s fading vision
Camiron Pfennig, M.D., still fondly remembers performing her first operation. The then 5-year-old aptly used the brightly colored, chunky plastic tools from her Fisher Price doctor’s kit to extend the life of her beloved stuffed animals and dolls. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Initiative set to improve patient transitions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will undertake sweeping changes to ensure smoother, more tightly coordinated transitions from the hospital to each patient’s home or other post-acute care setting. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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HIV/AIDS-related efforts in Africa get $7 million boost
Vanderbilt University has received a major federal grant — just more than $7 million in the first year — to extend HIV/AIDS-related technical assistance and training in the rural province of Zambézia, Mozambique. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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Speaker urges students, faculty to continue diversity-related efforts
Alvin Poussaint, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and faculty associate dean for Student Affairs at Harvard Medical School, said the appearance of more diversity in medical schools is evidence of progress, but he cautions that the issue is more complicated than ever. Read MoreOct 25, 2012