Daily Archives: June 1, 2020

NEW: Continuing education opportunity: “Conquering COVID – Part 2”

In April, the VUMC Office of Continuing Professional Development and the Center for Advanced Mobile Healthcare Learning offered a QuizTime continuing education course covering important aspects of the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic. More than 1,100 people partici… Continue reading

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NEW: Hoteling program, extended through June, offers peace of mind for many VUMC employees

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center engaged in numerous conversations with local hotels that could help provide temporary housing options for Vanderbilt employees. These conversations quickly led … Continue reading

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NEW: Work from home efforts bring value, safety to VUMC and community

On March 17, Vanderbilt University Medical Center began encouraging all employees who work in non-clinical areas to work from home to help curb the spread of COVID-19. As of early May, an average of 8,000 VUMC employees were working remotely each day, … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Guidelines for COVID-19 testing

VUMC is screening patients for COVID-19 using the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test, even in the absence of clinical symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 infection. Screening requires collection of a nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, or bilateral nares specimen for SARS-CoV… Continue reading

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Emerging phenotype of SARS-CoV2 associated pancreatitis.

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