Month: October 2015
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VUMC completes transition to new ICD-10 system
After months transitioning clinics across Vanderbilt University Medical Center and training clinicians and staff, the move to the new medical coding and reporting system is complete. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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VICC investigators land Komen breast cancer grants
Two Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators — Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology and director of VICC, and Valerie Jansen, M.D., Ph.D., medical oncology fellow — have received new cancer research grants awarded by Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest nonprofit funder of breast cancer research. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Myers set as keynote speaker for Oct. 13 Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture
Woodrow Myers Jr., M.D., chief executive officer of Corizon Health, will be the keynote speaker at the 14th annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Study shows decline in opioid use among preoperative patients
Declining use of prescription painkillers among preoperative patients seeking joint replacements indicates efforts by the state of Tennessee to tighten the spigot on opioids are beginning to have an impact, according to a study by Vanderbilt’s Andrew Shinar, M.D. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Hochmair set for next Discovery Lecture
The co-creator of the world’s first microelectronic multi-channel cochlear implant — a device that provides sound signals to the brain in deaf individuals — will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Photo: Discovery trio
Vanderbilt’s Thomas Wang, M.D., left, Nancy Brown, M.D., and David Bader, Ph.D., explored the human determinants of cardiovascular disease and treatment at last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Social behavior focus of Conte Center Symposium
The eighth annual Conte Center Symposium will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, in room 1220, Medical Research Building III. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Revered Latin American poet, priest and activist Ernesto Cardenal to speak at Vanderbilt Oct. 6
Cardenal, an acclaimed Nicaraguan poet, revolutionary and liberation theologian, will deliver a public talk on “Politics, Poetry and the First Latin American Pope” at the John Seigenthaler Center. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Many hands help make wedding dream come true
Their wedding date was just weeks away when Caleb Hanby and his fiancée Bethany Davidson rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center last Thursday. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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New digital tools set to enhance patient experience at VUMC
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is introducing a host of customer-focused digital tools to increase access and help patients better manage their health. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Media advisory: Area Girl Scouts to earn ‘Engineering Day’ patches at Vanderbilt workshop Oct. 3
Area Girl Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their “Engineering Day” patches at an event hosted by Vanderbilt University engineering students on Saturday, Oct. 3. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Employees cheer on Commodores, celebrate with family and co-workers at annual tailgate
More than 3,400 employees and their family members joined the fun at the Employee Celebration tailgate and football game Sept. 19. Read MoreOct 1, 2015