Music therapy program now offered to patients on three additional units at VUH
Following a successful pilot program, music therapy is now being offered to patients on three additional units at Vanderbilt University Hospital.
Female health care workers more likely to leave profession during pandemic: HERO registry study
Vanderbilt research finds that female health care workers were more likely to leave or intend to leave the profession compared to male health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Academy for Excellence in Education elects 13 new members
The Academy for Excellence in Education was established in 2006 to provide a forum to foster higher levels of participation and promote excellence and scholarship in the delivery of education to health professionals.
Rolando transitions to lead Health and Wellness
Lori Rolando, MD, MPH, has transitioned into a new role as executive director of Vanderbilt Health and Wellness. In this new role, she will oversee Occupational Health, Health Plus and Work/Life Connections-EAP.
VUMC joins group to accelerate implementation of research findings to improve patient outcomes
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is naming Vanderbilt University Medical Center to a select group of health systems nationwide brought together to accelerate the implementation of medical research results that will improve patient outcomes.
Theobald appointed Chief of Staff for Corporate Clinical Affairs and SVP for Clinical Affairs
Cecelia Theobald, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine and executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Chief of Staff for Corporate Clinical Affairs and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs. Theobald’s appointment is effective July 1.
Dewey elected to American College of Physicians board
Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, professor of Medical Education and Administration and professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, has been elected to the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists and medical students.
Diabetes drugs associated with fewer adverse cardiac events in older veterans: study
GLP1 receptor agonists — a class of diabetes medications — are associated with fewer major adverse cardiovascular events than another type of diabetes drug (DPP4 inhibitors) in older veterans with no prior heart disease. The findings, reported May 9 in Annals of Internal Medicine, will aid clinicians in choosing a diabetes drug regimen for older patients.
VUMC’s ‘Shed-MEDS’ protocol can reduce risk of drug interactions in older people
An estimated one in six older adults in the United States who take multiple prescription drugs risk major drug-drug interactions and other adverse drug effects that can worsen their medical conditions, increase the likelihood of cognitive impairment and falls, and lead to hospitalization or death.