Daily Archives: February 6, 2018
“Momentum”: The rainbow after the storm
Ovarian cancer hit Nevette Tyus-Middleton like a tsunami in 2011, but now she can appreciate the rainbow after the storm. Continue reading
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Next Bedside Matters rounds set for Feb. 21
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Ash Wednesday services set for Feb. 14 at VUMC’s Rhea Chapel; ashes for patients also available
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Big Data Town Halls this week
In partnership with the Faculty Senate, the Data Science Visions Working Group seeks to gather input from faculty and staff colleagues through town hall-style conversations. Continue reading
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When their native Puerto Rico was devastated by hurricanes, these VUMC resident physicians stepped up
“VUMC Voice”: “We heard reports about what happened after the hurricanes — people losing homes, people leaving the island because they didn’t have anything, people still being sheltered because they didn’t have electricity — we got together and decid… Continue reading
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VUMC employees can get discounts on “Wicked,” Alvin Alley Dance Theater, “Inherit the Wind,” more
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“Survey Sparks” newsletters on ligature risk and medication management are now available
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for VUMC’s upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter “Survey Sparks” will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. Continue reading
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Nominations open for 2018 Nursing Awards; deadline is tomorrow
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Photo exhibit of service dogs closes soon at Kennedy Center
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Study tracks therapy to slow idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Investigators in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care have launched a pilot study to see if patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can tolerate the addition of a commonly used antiviral drug to standard IPF treatments. Continue reading
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