Daily Archives: August 4, 2020

Complete health assessment, receive mask from Health Plus

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eStar updates: Expansion of PREDICT program; telehealth eligibility

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Middle Tennessee Geriatric Update Conference to be held virtually on Oct. 9

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Call for applications: VICC SPORE in Gastrointestinal Cancer Career Enhancement Program; deadline extended to Sept. 14

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Infant mental health best practices webinar is Aug. 13

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Health Plus “Nutrition Corner” features make-ahead meals

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Survey Sparks: Hand Hygeine

Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. Today: hand hygeine. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ Continue reading

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QuizTime on preventing opioid deaths and overdoses available for enrollment

The VUMC Center for Advanced Mobile Healthcare Learning has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Health to offer a continuing education course that will satisfy the state licensure requirements for controlled substance credits. Continue reading

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Exercise helps spur endorphins, relieve low back pain

Six weeks of aerobic exercise can lead to sustained increases in endogenous opioid function and significant relief for chronic low back pain, according to a randomized controlled trial by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Stephen Bruehl, PhD, and … Continue reading

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“Discover”: Eliminating race as a variable in estimating kidney function

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