Monthly Archives: August 2020

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

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

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

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

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

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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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Greg Rhinehart’s 3-D printing hobby comes to the rescue to repair respirator masks

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

He figured out how to make a four-cent part that repairs $1,500 personal protective equipment for COVID caregivers. Continue reading →

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One year after acquisition, investments continue advancing care at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Gastroenterology Journal

Since acquiring the two-campus facility one year ago on Aug. 1, 2019, VUMC has expanded the hospital’s clinical offerings with the addition of neurologic care via telehealth services, a new physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic and an expansion o… Continue reading →

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Keith Churchwell, MD, appointed president of Yale New Haven Hospital

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Former Vanderbilt cardiology leader Keith Churchwell, MD, has been appointed president of Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) in Connecticut. Continue reading →

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Screening for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S. is Cost Effective: A Comprehensive Cost-Utility Analysis

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