Daily Archives: January 20, 2020

eStar updates: revised list of cancer care specialties for death notifications

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal
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VUMC in the news

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading →

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Shade Tree Clinic Benefit Dinner and Auction set for Feb. 20

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

The Shade Tree Dinner and Auction, which will honor Shade Tree founders and VUSM alumni, Kristina Collins, MD, and the late Katie Cox Johnson, MD, is the first of two annual fundraising events supporting the Shade Tree Clinic, the student-run medical c… Continue reading →

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Children’s Hospital targets teen driver safety

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The Allstate Foundation along with the Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are working to increase awareness among young drivers about the dangers of distracted driving through the “Be in th… Continue reading →

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication Workshop is tomorrow

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Pediatric heart, liver transplant programs reach new milestones

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Two transplant programs at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt reached milestones in 2019 for performing record numbers of heart and liver transplantations in a calendar year. Continue reading →

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Chris Turner wants to help patients smile, even if that means talking about the time he dressed up as The Incredible Hulk

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

“I love putting smiles on people’s faces when they don’t have a lot to smile about,” the Credo Award winner says. Continue reading →

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Global effort tracks causes, treatment of acute heart failure

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Patients in North America wait a median of three hours to receive intravenous therapy for acute heart failure, while no other region in the world waited for more than 1.2 hours, according to a global study whose lead author and co-primary investigator … Continue reading →

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Volunteers needed for teen research study

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ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS NOT REQUIRED FOR ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION OF PANCREATIC CYSTIC LESIONS, BASED ON A RANDOMIZED TRIAL

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

Lay Summary: Patients have a low risk of infection during EUS-FNA evaluation of pancreatic cysts, so antibiotics are not necessary. Continue reading →

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