Daily Archives: February 20, 2019

“My Southern Health”: Ten heart questions you should ask your doctor

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Reminder: VandyPoint SharePoint service no longer to be available later this year

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Prepare for your next career adventure within VUMC

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The January VUMC-wide Policy and SOP Bulletin available

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Diabetes Prevention Program information sessions set for Feb. 27 and 28; live webinar is March 5

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Defining Personalized Care stories: Jessica Biggs

Jessica Biggs was scared to go to sleep at night. At 32, she had her first heart attack, then a second, third and fourth within a few months. The Smith County schoolteacher couldn’t find answers about the underlying cause until she came to Vanderbilt. Continue reading

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Nominations open for 2019 Administrative Professional Award

Nominations are open for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s annual Administrative Professional Award, which seeks to highlight inspiring administrative staff who provide invaluable assistance all year long. The deadline to submit nominations is… Continue reading

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VUMC study finds helping patients breathe during intubation prevents life-threatening complications

Thousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure to insert a breathing tube. Now a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is showing that using bag-mask ventilation, s… Continue reading

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