Monthly Archives: July 2020
Before COVID, 90-year-old Bobby Hamm walked at 100 Oaks every day. The Dermatology clinic sent him a “missing you” gift.
Since his wife died several years ago, his daily walk was a way to stay connected to other people. Continue reading
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New physician spotlight: Martin Montenovo
Martin Montenovo, MD, a liver transplant surgeon, has joined VUMC as associate professor of Surgery in the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation. His clinical interests are adult liver transplantation, living donor liver transplanta… Continue reading
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Automatic forwarding of email to be disabled on July 15
To reduce the risk of unwanted or malicious email entering the VUMC email system, automatic “bulk” forwarding of email to and from @vumc.org email addresses will be disabled on July 15. This includes automatic forwarding to or from personal and corpora… Continue reading
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Facial recognition solves patient identification: study
In low- and middle-income countries, free, open-source facial recognition software could provide an economical solution for verifying patient identity across health care settings, a new study finds. Continue reading
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VUMC-led network to focus on polygenic risk for common diseases
With a $75 million, five-year grant renewal, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Network (eMERGE) will begin scoring risk for complex heritable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. Continue reading
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Webinar on “Growth Mindset or Teaching through Change” set for July 13
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A proof of concept study: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is an aerosol-generating procedure and continuous oral suction during the procedure reduces the amount of aerosol generated
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Gastrointestinal involvements in children with COVID-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome
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Pre-procedural COVID testing: The “New Normal.”
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STATE OF EVIDENCE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE MANAGEMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX: Findings of a Scoping Review
s and Aims: Endoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are increasingly employed. The aim of this scoping review was to assess the volume of available evidence on benefit of endoscopic and minimally surgical therapies for GERD. Continue reading
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