Rounds: Hard conversations
A message from Dr. Jeff Balser: Difficult conversations are a hallmark of medicine. Patients and their families rely on us to share the facts about their illnesses that are sometimes hard to hear. While many clinicians begin to do this while training, our effectiveness in these conversations develops throughout a career. View...
Prince Kannankeril named inaugural holder of the Richard B. Johnston Jr., MD, Chair in Pediatric Research, Cardiology
Prince Kannankeril, MD, MSCI, professor of Pediatrics and co-director of the Center for Pediatric Precision Medicine (CPPM), has been appointed inaugural holder of the Richard B. Johnston Jr. MD, Chair in Pediatric Research, Cardiology, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...
Upcoming weekend and evening COVID vaccination opportunities for employees; no appointment necessary
Vanderbilt Occupational Health continues to offer many opportunities, including weekend, morning and evening times, for employees to receive a COVID vaccine. View...
New point-of-use system for inpatient and procedural areas arriving in late 2021
A new point-of-use (POU) system will replace outdated hardware and software in inpatient and OR/procedural areas throughout VUMC later this year. Tecsys will replace Optiflex allowing VUMC employees to provide better patient care. View...
"Ultra-potent" antibody against COVID-19 variants isolated at VUMC
A technology developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has led to the discovery of an "ultra-potent" monoclonal antibody against multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, including the delta variant. View...
eStar update coming Sept. 26; some functionality limited later this week
eStar will be updated on Sept. 26, and will require a downtime to ensure the changes are applied. View...
Neurosurgery resident David Voce competes on new season of "Survivor"
Stamina and focus are key to neurosurgery; how much will they help him on the island? View...