Daily Archives: April 4, 2018
Female-specific Association Between Variants on Chromosome 9 and Self-reported Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Genetic factors are believed to affect risk for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but there have been no sufficiently powered and adequately sized studies. To identify DNA variants associated with IBS risk, we performed a genome-wide association study (G… Continue reading
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Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Detecting Earlier-stage Disease – a Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark
Most studies of the effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) using the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) tested the guaiac FOBT. However, the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is now commonly used in screening. We aimed to evaluate the effects… Continue reading
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Former FDA commissioner to deliver Wilkinson Lecture, April 12
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Health information technology expert Tang delivers today’s Discovery Lecture
Paul Tang, MD, MS, an expert in health information technology, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture this afternoon. Continue reading
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Anesthesiology Research Symposium to be May 4
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“Interacting with Arab Patients” seminar to be April 30
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Presentation on industrial engagement efforts is tomorrow
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VUMC’s 18-month Neurodiagnostic Technology program accepting applications through April
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Lisa Griffin joins VUMC as Vice President of Patient Access Services
In this new role, Griffin will develop and execute strategies to achieve improvements in service delivery and patient access. This includes developing novel ways to standardize referrals, improve provider data management and simplify patient access poi… Continue reading
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Latest “Survey Sparks” newsletters 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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