Topic: " Anesthetic Management - Anesthesia for the Older Patient"

Presenter: Dr. Roy Neeley

Location: 419 C-D

Reading: Barash Chapter 33, pp. 891-904

Topic: How to Consent for a Block - New Consult History & Physical Documentation Standards and Best Practices

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Flu Season is Just Around the Corner

The influenza (flu) vaccine is a benefit to you. Yearly flu vaccination helps to reduce time away from work for flu related illness, medical costs and the spread of flu. The best defense against the flu is getting vaccinated and we encourage everyone to do so to protect you, and reduce the risk of spreading flu to others, such as patients, coworkers and family members. Get your flu shot at VUSN and avoid the flu this year. 

Speaker:      Kevin Johnson, MD, MS

                   Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and Chair

                   Department of Biomedical Informatics

                   Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Topic:         State of the Department of Biomedical Informatics

The P.R.I.D.E. (Pursuing Respect, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity) program aims to create a visible network of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals and their allies by providing an avenue through which any member of the Vanderbilt Community can show their support. The training is 3 hours and happens 2-3 times per semester.

-By participating in the P.R.I.D.E. Training, we hope you will leave with the following outcomes:

-Understand basic LGBTQI+ terminology and understand the importance of continued education post-training.

-Communicate with intent, feeling, and understanding (specifically as it relates to identities of sexuality and gender).

-Recognize stereotypes, privilege, and intersectional identities (and how they affect our everyday lives/conversations).

-Understand how to continuously pursue allyship in a variety of settings, communities, and spaces.

-Know how to utilize resources (such as LGBTQI Life, as well as local and national resources) to educate ourselves and support others.

Register Here

Bright Pink is a national non-profit focused on saving women’s lives from breast and ovarian cancer. The Brighten Up Workshop is a signature program that educates and empowers young women to be proactive advocates for their health. These 30-minute sessions ground participants in the basics of breast and ovarian health, introduce them to early detection techniques, and equip them with life-saving knowledge. During and following the workshop, participants will receive access to tools that can help them assess their personal level of cancer risk, and develop an action plan in partnership with a doctor they trust.

Topic: Preop Evaluation - Cardiac Evaluation

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series

2016 – 2017

In conjunction with the School of Medicine Office of Diversity present

Brian Williams, M.D.

Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Violence in America As Viewed Through the Lens of a Trauma Surgeon: July 7, 2016- Dallas ,Texas

NOON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

208 LIGHT HALL

Boxed lunch available to those who RSVP in advance,

funded by the Flexner Lecture Endowment

RSVP ONLINE

https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/student-affairs/dr-brian-williams

BY NOON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/student-affairs/flexner-deans-lecture-series

Here we sing a cool variety of student written songs arranged for a cappella. The group is composed of students from the medical, nursing, audiology, and other professional schools, as well as open to residents and attendings. We perform throughout the year in the community, on campus, and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. New and old members are always welcome to attend. We meet every Thursday at 6-7pm in Light Hall 208 unless otherwise noted!

Email glenn.r.harris@vanderbilt.edu or kaitiegeck@gmail.com if interested in singing, or if you would like us to sing for one of your events.

Topic: TBA

Presenters: TBA

Location: 214 Light Hall

Reading: N/A

Topic: Block Efficiency w/o Compromising Safety Block Sedation and Monitoring Elements of the Procedural Time Out

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Diabetes update focused on the pediatric population.

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: Opioid Conversion - PCAs: Basal, Bolus, Drug, Dose, etc.

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

The General Surgery Interest Group invites VMS-II and VMS-III students who want to pursue a career in general surgery to join us at the "Making the Most of Your 3rd Year" event, in which we will go over things to keep in mind for your third year to strengthen your application for residency and prepare you for your intern year. Pizza and soft drinks will be served to those who RSVP. 

Topic:  Risk of Oxygen during Cardiac Surgery(ROCS) Trail Update- a good start to a tough study.

Presenter:  Dr. Frederic T. (Josh)  Billings

Location:  MCE-NT 5053

Readings:  N/A

Topic: "Anesthetic Mortality - emphasis on Airway; Pulmonary Aspiraton"

Presenter: Dr. David Chestnut

Location: VUH 4203

Reading: Kinsella 2011; McDonnell 2009: Hawthorne 1996; Chapter 29, pages 671-673 (pathophysiology); pages 675-679 (prophylaxis)

Vanderbilt Gives Back!

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in Light Hall, North Lobby.

Visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter Vandy19 and click to schedule a donation appointment. 

Reminder: a donor card or photo ID is required to donate blood.

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: "Anesthetic Agents, Adjuvants, and Drug Interaction - Inhaled Anesthetics"

Presenter: Dr. Mark Rice

Location: 419 C-D

Reading: Barash Chapter 17, pp. 447-477

The Vanderbilt Medical Group (VMG) Systems and Service Education Department offers a comprehensive Provider Orientation Program for new providers joining VMG. This one or two day (based on provider service) course provides essential information on current provider initiatives, compliance requirements, safety training, and documentation and coding procedures.

In addition, providers receive 6 hours of Electronic Medical Record (StarPanel) systems training. One-on-one precepting is offered for each provider approximately 6-8 weeks after completion of orientation. In addition to the one or two day New Provider Orientation (NPO), advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs, CNMs, etc.) will be required to attend Advanced Practice Provider Orientation on the Friday following NPO.

Participate in programs to measure blood pressure, weight and body mass index. These numbers can be used on your yearly Compass Health Assessment and Wellness Actions Log for the Go for the Gold program. It’s a convenient way to track your changes.

You can view your Know Your Numbers measurements, as well as your participation history in Health Plus activities, in the Health and Wellness Information Portal.

A discussion around the Andrew Maraniss book, Strong Inside. Lead by Akaninyene Ruffin, VU '17. Free and open to the public, lunch will be served. 

The Department of Biomedical Informatics is hosting a social event to raise awareness about research opportunities with biomedical informatics faculty among the medical students for Inquiry Curriculum and extracurricular research projects. Departmental faculty and current students with DBMI projects will be present to talk about their experiences and opportunities.

Pizza and drinks will be offered as refreshment.

Topic: "Problem-Based Learning Discussion - Transphenoidal Resection"

Presenter: Dr. Jane Easdown

Location: 3161 MCE

Reading: Chapters 9

The Vanderbilt Medical Group (VMG) Systems and Service Education Department offers a comprehensive Provider Orientation Program for new providers joining VMG. This one or two day (based on provider service) course provides essential information on current provider initiatives, compliance requirements, safety training, and documentation and coding procedures.

In addition, providers receive 6 hours of Electronic Medical Record (StarPanel) systems training. One-on-one precepting is offered for each provider approximately 6-8 weeks after completion of orientation. In addition to the one or two day New Provider Orientation (NPO), advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs, CNMs, etc.) will be required to attend Advanced Practice Provider Orientation on the Friday following NPO.

Advanced Practice Standards Committee

Topic:  “Applied Cardiovascular Physiology: How to Predict the Effects of Volume Expansion on Global Hemodynamics?”

Presenter: Dr. Maxime Cannesson

Location: 2301- A VUH

Reading: N/A

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Flexner Discovery Lecture Series features the world's most eminent scientist who speak on the highest-impact research and policy issues in science and medicine today.

October 6, 2016: sponsored by Medical Scientist Training Program

Presenter: Elizabeth Engle, M.D.

• Professor of Neurology & Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
• Associate Member, Broad Institute
• Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Title: Cranial Nerve Development in Health and Disease

Please visit our website to view archived and upcoming Flexner Discovery Lectures.

Topic: “Hemodynamics, Closed Loop Systems, and Perioperative Medicine”

Presenter: Dr. Maxime Cannesson

Location: 214 Light Hall

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

This is a review session for the first-year Microbes and Immunity Block, organized by members of the Microbes and Defense Academic Society (MDAS).

Flulapalooza is a Vanderbilt University & VUMC annual event, providing flu vaccination to faculty, staff and students at no charge.

The event is a fun and efficient way to obtain one's annual flu shot.  With cheerful volunteers & festive atmosphere, Flulapalooza is a great place to experience Vanderbilt's sense of community.

Topic: " Multiple Gest/Abnormal Presentation"

Presenter: Dr. David Chestnut

Location: 4203 VUH

Reading: Chapter 35

Our program is fortunate to have a local Community Advisory Board (CAB) composed of men and women who form an important link between the researchers, the volunteers and the community at large. Working with the staff, CAB members help us to keep the consent forms in terms that are scientifically accurate and in language that non-medical people can understand. Its input into recruitment and retention of volunteers is a major contribution to the vaccine effort.

The CAB meets at 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the fifth floor conference room at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks located at 719 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN  37204.

Topic: "ORAL BOARDS / CASE PRESENTATION"

Presenter: Dr. Roy Neeley and Dr. Alexander Hughes

Location: 419 C-D

Reading: N/A

Topic: Failed Blocks - Patient Satisfaction with Regional Anesthesia

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

A support group allows people to share information and openly discuss their problems without judgment, to process their feelings, and to hear others talk about their situations.  Participation can help people deal more effectively with their problems.  The main thing support groups provide is the feeling that you are not alone.  No RSVP required.  Lunch is not provided, but feel free to bring your own.

Hosted by Child and Family Center

Topic:  PBLD-Thoracic Anesthesia/Lung Transplant

Presenter:  Dr. Robert Deegan

Location:  MCE-NT 5053

Readings:  N/A

Topic:  PBLD- Bronchopleural

Presenter:  Dr. Yafen Liang

Location:  MCE-NT 5053

Readings:  N/A

Couples in Medicine and Careers in Medicine are hosting a Pathway to the Match: Couples Match Panel! 

The couples match is a confusing process with very little formal instruction. We have invited residents who recently participated in the couples match to answer all of your questions about the process. This will be your time to get some real advice from people who went through the process and did it well!

Topic: Choice of LA for Regional Anesthesia Local Anesthetic Pharmacology - How long do blocks last?

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Quality Improvement: Fundamentals for Driving Student Success in the Healthcare Setting 

This interactive Quality Improvement workshop will support faculty in all programs to guide student engagement with quality improvement from introduction to design and implementation of quality improvement scholarly projects in a manner consistent with AACN Essentials and the IOM report. Speakers will describe current quality improvement theory and concepts; differentiate quality improvement, evidence based practice and research; introduce problem solving quality improvement tools; and engage faculty in application of a quality improvement model in the healthcare setting. 

Please register using one of the following links:

MORNING SESSION 8am-12

AFTERNOON SESSION 1-4:30pm

Agenda to follow

Topic: "Oral Boards - #2"

Presenter: Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld

Location: 3161 MCE

Reading: Chapters 13, 15 & 16

Here we sing a cool variety of student written songs arranged for a cappella. The group is composed of students from the medical, nursing, audiology, and other professional schools, as well as open to residents and attendings. We perform throughout the year in the community, on campus, and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. New and old members are always welcome to attend. We meet every Thursday at 6-7pm in Light Hall 208 unless otherwise noted!

Email glenn.r.harris@vanderbilt.edu or kaitiegeck@gmail.com if interested in singing, or if you would like us to sing for one of your events.

Topic: " Post-Cesarean Analgesia"

Presenter: Dr. Jill Boyle

Location 4203 VUH

Reading: Chapter 28

Topic: Periop Management - Diabetes

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Hey VMS! Looking for a fun way to end a long week? Social Rounds are gatherings hosted on campus where you can hang out with your classmates, catch up with friends throughout all years of medical school, meet faculty/staff from different departments, hang out with student organizations, and enjoy a good drink at the end of a long week. Social Rounds take place every month on a Friday from 5-6p (except holidays & a few special school days). Each week is co-hosted by a different faculty group. Drop by anytime from 5-6pm for appetizers, drinks, and prizes in the student lounge. Dues for this club for the fall semester are $20, which are payable by cash or Venmo. Here’s to the good life!

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: LAST Treatment

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Come make a blanket for the kids at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital!

Topic: "SNACC Practice Questions (Quiz 9 & 10)"

Presenter: Dr. Letha Mathews

Location: 3161 MCE

Reading: Chapter 6

Topic: Acetaminophen (APAP, Tylenol) NSAIDs & COX-2 Inhibitors

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Grand Rounds

Meeting for the Advanced Pratice Professional Development/Grand Rounds Committee

Time: 2-3 p.m. 

Location: Light Hall 407 A-B

This is a review session for the first-year Microbes and Immunity Block, organized by members of the Microbes and Defense Academic Society (MDAS).

Topic: "Anesthesia for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease"

Presenter: Dr. Matthew McEvoy

Location: 419 A-B Light Hall

Reading: Morgan and Mikhail pp. 375-434

Topic: Partial Opioid Agonists: Buprenorphine, etc.

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Optimizing Inhibitory Learning During Exposure Therapy

Michelle Craske, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA; Director, Anxiety and Depression Research Center

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 4:10-5:10 p.m.
1220 MRB III Lecture Hall

Co-sponsor Vanderbilt Brain Institute

No registration is necessary.

For more information, contact (615) 322-8240.

Your School of Nursing Reunion will be here before you know it—register today and let your friends you know you'll be on campus for all the events October 20-22. Reunion classes are those ending in 1 or 6. Quinqs are BSNs class of 1966. 

Learn more about all the weekend's activities at the VUSN Reunion website. 

Topic: "Case Based Assessment (seniors only)"

Presenter: Dr. Michael Richardson

Location 4108 VUH

Reading: N/A 

Topic: Resident Topic Presentations

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Flexner Discovery Lecture Series features the world's most eminent scientists who speak on the highest-impact research and policy issues in science and medicine today.

October 20, 2016: The Irwin Eskind Lecture in Biomedical Science, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center & the Center for Immunobiology

Presenter: John W. Kappler, Ph.D.

• Distinguished Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health
• Investigator, HHMI
• Member, National Academy of Sciences
• Member, Program in Structural Biology and Biophysics

Title: Breaking Through Immunological Tolerance

Please visit our website to view archived and upcoming Flexner Discovery Lectures.

Vanderbilt Barnes and Noble will host Robert Barsky for the Nashville launch of "Hatched"

Review of "Hatched"

Jews and food, Jews and social movements, Jews and humor: they all go together like egg whites and egg yolks.

Meet Robert Barsky, who grew up in a Jewish family in Canada and teaches now in the French and Italian departments at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

Also holding a university appointment in Jewish studies, Barsky was born and raised in Montréal, attended Brandeis University in the Boston area, and later did graduate work at McGill University back in Canada.

Trading in his academic cap temporarily to wear a novelist's hat, Barsky now has written a financial thriller novel titled "Hatched" which is at the printing press now as I write.

In a recent interview with San Diego Jewish World, the professor told me some of the backstory of his debut novel and how he came to write it.

"A well-respected chef in New York City has decided to fulfill a lifelong dream, which is to open a restaurant that is devoted entirely to 'eggy creations' in the Wall Street area of Manhattan," he said by email. "Working with an architect, the chef erects a restaurant in the shape of a Fabergé egg that is inspired by those remarkable masterpieces that were offered each year by the Russian Czar to his beloved wife, leading up to the Russian Revolution."

As Barsky's fictional story goes, the Fabergé Restaurant becomes 'the' destination for the wealthiest of New York clients, but it's also the place where three former college roommates hatch a plan to counterfeit billions of dollars, "and shake the American economy to its very yolk," as Barsky put it.

You can see he has a punning sense of humor.

"It's my first novel, and it's filled with some great plot twists and voluptuous egg recipes," he said, adding: "The book is a sumptuous treat."

Barsky knows a thing or two about how restaurants operate from his own training as a chef, and "Hatched" combines his personal knowledge of kitchen shenanigans, along with an academic understanding of revolutionary ambitions, honed through decades of research into American communists, anarchists and socialists.

"My novel is primarily an adventure that takes place inside of a masterpiece, the Fabergé Egg, until, when the plan is finally 'hatched,' the repercussions are taken into marginalized communities that benefit from the newly-printed money, and, finally, into the offices of the U.S. Treasury," he said. "I have researched all elements of the story, but also let the story tell itself, with a cast of very memorable characters who are fun to be around."

Barsky told me that the novel was seven years in the making and "fertilized" by visits to some posh restaurants he dined in throughout North America and Europe. Add in his research into recent financial crises and visits to some museums housing the fabulous creations of Fabergé, and here's a novel with punch.

As an academic, Barsky has published seven non-fiction books, including a trilogy of works about Noam Chomsky's cultural and political milieus. And yes, he trained as a chef in his undergraduate college years.

"As an avid collector of memorabilia relating to the Fabergé collection, I'm a resolute lover of eggy cuisine," he told this reporter.

As readers of modern literary fiction know, there is a growing genre of hybrid works that feature novelistic intrigue and feasting. They range from novels containing intimate scenes devoted to the passion of eating yummy food, to mysteries set in restaurants, in which the recipe can be part of the intrigue, according to Barsky.

So if you liked Joanne Fluke's "Cream Puff Murder" or Diane Mott Davidson's "Bread Alone" -- and popular movies such as 'Like Water for Chocolate' or My Dinner with Andre, Barsky's debut thriller just might be your cup of tea.

Topic: Amputation Anesthesia/Analgesia - Phantom Limb Pain

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: Orientation

Presenter: Dr. Michael Richardson

Location: 4108 VUH

Reading: review orientation materials, incl. familiarity with course website. Get a head start on Chapters 2  & 12 & 23 & 26. lots of reading

Topic:  HIT and Plasmaphoresis- Pro/Con Debate

Presenters:  Dr. Adam Kingeter and Dr. Jamie Dwyer

Location:  MCE-NT 5053

Readings:  N/A

Topic: "Maternal Physiologic Changes & Anesthetic Implications"

Presenter: Dr.Curtis Baysinger

Location: 4203 VUH

Reading: Chapter 2

Topic: "Neuraxial Anesthesia A - Anatomy, Phsiol, Technique, Test Dose, LA Choice, maintenance, delivery anesthetic, spinal, CSE, PCEA"

Presenter: Dr. Ray Paschall

Location: 4203 VUH

Reading: Chapter 12 pages 229-245, 247-252 Chapter 23 pages 457-480

Topic: "Project Development" (cont.)

Presenter: Dr. Sheena Weaver

Location: 2301-A VUH

Reading: PS 106; PS 201; PS 202

Topic: "Safe & Effective Conduct of Neuraxial Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery"

Presenter: Dr. John Downing

Location: 4203 VUH

Reading: Chapter 26, pages 545-569; page 578 (skip Mobidity & Mortality through Intraterine Resuscitation)

Topic: ACC AHA 2014

Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Wanderer

Location: OHO/TVC via Lync

Reading: N/A

Topic: "Neuraxial Analgesia B - Side Effects and Complications"

Presenter: Dr. Jill Boyle

Location: 4202

Reading: Chapter 23, pages 479-490 (beginning with "Dyspnea')

Did you miss Flulapalooza and now you are afraid you will get sick?  Don't be scared-- come to "Boo to the Flu" and your treat is a free flu vaccination.

Boo to the Flu is a festive flu vaccination event held on the Vanderbilt University campus from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00  p.m. in the Sarratt Cinema at Sarratt | Rand Student Center.

For maximum efficiency, bring your ID badge and wear short sleeves. 

Topic: "Utero-Placental Function & Anesthetic Induced Hypotension

 Presenter: Dr. Holly Ende

 Location: VUH 4203

Reading: Relevant sections Chapter 3 & 4 - Uterine blood flow & Placenta Loubert 2012

Topic: "Anesthetic Mortality - emphasis on Airway; Pulmonary Aspiration"

Presenter: Dr. David Chestnut

Location: VUH 4203

Reading: Kinsella 2011; McDonnell 2009: Hawthorne 1996; Chapter 29, pages 671-673 (pathophysiology); pages 675-679 (prophylaxis)

Vanderbilt Gives Back!

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in Light Hall, North Lobby.

Visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter Vandy19 and click to schedule a donation appointment. 

Reminder: a donor card or photo ID is required to donate blood.

Topic: "Anesthesia for Patients with Neurologic & Psychiatric Disease"

Presenter: Dr. Jane Easdown

Location: 419  A-B Light Hall

Reading: Morgan and Mikhail pp. 613-629

Topic: "Ultrasound Physics & Knobology Needle Movement: PACTT, In-, Out-of-Plane Ultrasound Probe Movements: PARRT

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Presented by: Kenneth MacLeish, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, & Society

USA (2008) Dir: Nancy Schiesari. Set at River City Tattoo, just outside the US Army’s Fort Hood, the documentary centers on the military ritual of getting inked. It interweaves the stories of several soldiers and their relationships to the war in Iraq with the visual expressions of their tattoos. The film is an intimate, character-driven portrait of Iraq-bound and returning U.S. soldiers professing their hopes and ambitions, sharing their secrets, and confessing their fears as they go under the tattoo needle. What emerges is an evocative, poignant and highly personal look at the human and cultural cost of war. English. 56 Minutes. DVD. Presented in collaboration with Medicine, Health, & Society.

Topic: "Ultrasound Workshop: Blue Phantom - Ultrasound Workshop: Brachial Plexus - Ultrasound Workshop - Sci/Pop"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Advanced Practice Standards Committee

Here we sing a cool variety of student written songs arranged for a cappella. The group is composed of students from the medical, nursing, audiology, and other professional schools, as well as open to residents and attendings. We perform throughout the year in the community, on campus, and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. New and old members are always welcome to attend. We meet every Thursday at 6-7pm in Light Hall 208 unless otherwise noted!

Email glenn.r.harris@vanderbilt.edu or kaitiegeck@gmail.com if interested in singing, or if you would like us to sing for one of your events.

For information and registration

The monthly test of the Vanderbilt Outdoor warning sirens will immediately following the test of the Metro sirens at noon.

The Metro sirens are tested on the first Saturday of each month. The Vanderbilt University Sirens are tested immediately following the test of the Davidson County Sirens to allow individuals to be able to hear and distinguish the Metro sirens from the VU sirens by both location and distinctive alert tone.

During tests, the sirens typically sound for only 15-30 seconds; during an actual alert, the sirens sound for 3 minutes.

The test of the Vanderbilt siren system - Click Here is preceded by an announcement stating "This is a test of the Vanderbilt Severe Weather Sirens. This is ONLY a test." Because voice announcements do not carry as far as the siren wail, the announcements may not be audible in all locations prior to the test.

To listen to a sound sample of Vanderbilt 's outdoor warning sirens or for more information regarding the Vanderbilt Severe Weather Warning System, go to http://emergency.vanderbilt.edu/plans/weather_warningsystem.htm.

Topic: "Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Methadone"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Grand Rounds - Poster

Topic: "Anesthesia for Neurosurgery"

Presenter: Dr. Jane Easdown

Location: 419  A-B Light Hall

Reading: Morgan and Mikhail pp. 593-611

Topic: "Failed Blocks - Patient Satisfaction with Regional Anesthesia"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "IHI Open School Review"

Presenter: Dr. Sheena Weaver

Location: 2301-A VUH

Reading: N/A

Topic: "Choice of LA for Regional Anesthesia - Local Anesthetic Pharmacology - How long do blocks last?"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Here we sing a cool variety of student written songs arranged for a cappella. The group is composed of students from the medical, nursing, audiology, and other professional schools, as well as open to residents and attendings. We perform throughout the year in the community, on campus, and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. New and old members are always welcome to attend. We meet every Thursday at 6-7pm in Light Hall 208 unless otherwise noted!

Email glenn.r.harris@vanderbilt.edu or kaitiegeck@gmail.com if interested in singing, or if you would like us to sing for one of your events.

Topic: "Periop Management - Diabetes"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "LAST Treatment"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Acetaminophen (APAP, Tylenol) NSAIDs & COX-2 Inhibitors"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Grand Rounds

Topic: Pulmonary Function Tests

Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Wanderer

Location: OHO/TVC via Lync

Reading: N/A

Topic: "Hepatic Physiology & Anesthesia"

Presenter: Dr. Amy Robertson

Location: 419  A-B Light Hall

Reading: Morgan and Mikhail

Panelists to include
Dr. Jayant Shenai - Attending
Dr. Dupree Hatch - Attending
Dr. Emily Morris - Fellow
Dr. Mary Lauren Neel - Fellow
Erin Havrilla, BSN, RN
Martha Lott, RN
Kate Payne, Ethics

Bedside Matters is a relatively new venture for VUMC.  This is a forum that is intended to be for you, the front line workers, to help you deal with some of the difficult personal and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients.  We hope that it will lead to strengthened relationships between patients and care givers and that it will help to preserve the human connection in healthcare.  

We meet in Light Hall, from 12-1. The meetings are scheduled monthly on the third Wednesday.  Since we are meeting at this hour, feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. CME credits are available by signing up on the sign in sheets at the live event.  CEU’s are available as well. 

Bedside Matters is an outgrowth of the Schwartz Rounds, formerly held monthly in the Oncology Center. Drs. Malcolm Arnold and Barbara Murphy and social worker Cindy Tinker have for many years supported that effort, and are to be commended for it.  They have graciously agreed that it could be renamed and repurposed so that all of VUMC might be able to participate in it.  We have programs that include discussion of patients and situations arising from many areas of VUMC, including VUH, the clinics, and Children’s Hospital and the Psychiatric Hospital.  If any of you have an interest in participating in the planning of future meetings please contact me, and we will be glad to include you. 

What are we about here? We intend for these rounds to help focus our attention on the delivery of compassionate healthcare. Financial pressures and administrative demands mean that you have less time with patients, and the focus on timely treatment and shortened length of stay results in less time to discern the impact that illness can have on the patient and family. On top of that, many caregivers today are frustrated and anxious and under great pressure, with no structured outlet for expressing their feelings, or with little preparation for the difficult communication issues that are inevitably a part of patient care.  These rounds offer a regularly scheduled time to discuss openly and honestly the social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients and families.  In contrast to the typical rounds the focus here is on the human dimensions of medicine.  You, as care-givers, have an opportunity to share your experiences, thoughts, and feelings on thought-provoking topics drawn from actual patient cases. As a result of participating in Bedside Matters we believe that caregivers will be better equipped to form meaningful, personal connections with patients and colleagues, and they will have greater insights into their own responses and feelings. 

Usually a panel of 4 or 5 people each present an aspect of the case from their point of view.  After the presentations by the panelists we will open it up to questions and comments from the audience.  Please be respectful of the comments expressed by others.  Be open-minded and fully present for the discussion.  Be honest and express whatever is on your mind. Listen to where others are coming from and what they are saying. Be willing to hear an opinion that is different from your own. And finally, what is said in the room, stays in the room. Maintain a focus on improving your own performance and that of the organization and the work of your team. 

Topic: "Resident Topic Presentations"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Here we sing a cool variety of student written songs arranged for a cappella. The group is composed of students from the medical, nursing, audiology, and other professional schools, as well as open to residents and attendings. We perform throughout the year in the community, on campus, and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. New and old members are always welcome to attend. We meet every Thursday at 6-7pm in Light Hall 208 unless otherwise noted!

Email glenn.r.harris@vanderbilt.edu or kaitiegeck@gmail.com if interested in singing, or if you would like us to sing for one of your events.

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Lecture series with a focus on trauma-informed care and de-escalation techniques.

Topic: "How to Consent for a Block - New Consult History & Physical Documentation Standards and Best Practices"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Block Efficiency w/o Compromising Safety - Block Sedation and Monitoring - Elements of the Procedural Time Out"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Opioid Conversion - PCAs: Basal, Bolus, Drug, Dose, etc."

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery"

Presenter: Dr. Clifford Bowens

Location: 419  A-B Light Hall

Reading: Morgan and Mikhail pp. 789-804

Topic: "Ultrasound Workshop: Blue Phantom - Ultrasound Workshop: Brachial Plexus - Ultrasound Workshop: Sci/Pop"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

AP Standards Committee meeting

The Nashville Academy of Medicine is having a holiday reception on Thursday, December 1 from 5-7pm at their office on West End, and Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend! Leaders of Vanderbilt AMA-TMA Medical School Chapter will be there, and we would love to see many other VMS students as well. Feel free to stop by for food and networking!

If you would like to become a member of the Nashville Academy of Medicine and the Tennessee Medical Association for free, download and complete the brief application, which can be found here: http://nashvillemedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Medical-Student-Member-Application-2016.pdf. (You DO NOT need to include your social security number on the application!) Then scan and email the application to Rebecca Leslie, Executive Director of the Nashville Academy of Medicine, at RLeslie@nashvillemedicine.

Topic: "Blocks: Anticoagulation, Coagulopathy, Hematoma, Catheter Infection, Colonization, Epidural Abscess"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

The monthly test of the Vanderbilt Outdoor warning sirens will immediately following the test of the Metro sirens at noon.

The Metro sirens are tested on the first Saturday of each month. The Vanderbilt University Sirens are tested immediately following the test of the Davidson County Sirens to allow individuals to be able to hear and distinguish the Metro sirens from the VU sirens by both location and distinctive alert tone.

During tests, the sirens typically sound for only 15-30 seconds; during an actual alert, the sirens sound for 3 minutes.

The test of the Vanderbilt siren system - Click Here is preceded by an announcement stating "This is a test of the Vanderbilt Severe Weather Sirens. This is ONLY a test." Because voice announcements do not carry as far as the siren wail, the announcements may not be audible in all locations prior to the test.

To listen to a sound sample of Vanderbilt 's outdoor warning sirens or for more information regarding the Vanderbilt Severe Weather Warning System, go to http://emergency.vanderbilt.edu/plans/weather_warningsystem.htm.

Topic: "Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Vanderbilt Gives Back!

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in Light Hall, North Lobby.

Visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter Vandy19 and click to schedule a donation appointment. 

Reminder: a donor card or photo ID is required to donate blood.

Topic: "Maternal and Fetal Physiology and Anesthesia"

Presenter: Dr. Mary DiMiceli

Location: 419  A-B Light Hall

Reading: Morgan and Mikhail pp. 825-841

Topic: "Failed Blocks - Patient Satisfaction with Regional Anesthesia"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Choice of LA for Regional Anesthesia Local Anesthetic Pharmacology - How long do blocks last?"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Here we sing a cool variety of student written songs arranged for a cappella. The group is composed of students from the medical, nursing, audiology, and other professional schools, as well as open to residents and attendings. We perform throughout the year in the community, on campus, and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. New and old members are always welcome to attend. We meet every Thursday at 6-7pm in Light Hall 208 unless otherwise noted!

Email glenn.r.harris@vanderbilt.edu or kaitiegeck@gmail.com if interested in singing, or if you would like us to sing for one of your events.

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Lecture series with a focus on disaster plan preparation.

Topic: "Acetaminophen (APAP, Tylenol) NSAIDs & COX-2 Inhibitors"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Our program is fortunate to have a local Community Advisory Board (CAB) composed of men and women who form an important link between the researchers, the volunteers and the community at large. Working with the staff, CAB members help us to keep the consent forms in terms that are scientifically accurate and in language that non-medical people can understand. Its input into recruitment and retention of volunteers is a major contribution to the vaccine effort.

The CAB meets at 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the fifth floor conference room at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks located at 719 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN  37204.

Topic: "Partial Opioid Agonists: Buprenorphine, etc."

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Here we sing a cool variety of student written songs arranged for a cappella. The group is composed of students from the medical, nursing, audiology, and other professional schools, as well as open to residents and attendings. We perform throughout the year in the community, on campus, and in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. New and old members are always welcome to attend. We meet every Thursday at 6-7pm in Light Hall 208 unless otherwise noted!

Email glenn.r.harris@vanderbilt.edu or kaitiegeck@gmail.com if interested in singing, or if you would like us to sing for one of your events.

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in Light Hall, North Lobby.

Visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter Vandy19 and click to schedule a donation appointment. 

Reminder: a donor card or photo ID is required to donate blood.

Meeting for the Advanced Practice Professional Development/Grand Rounds Committee

Time: 2-3 p.m. 

Location: Light Hall 407 A-B

Sheryl Brynne Fleisch, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Bedside Matters is a relatively new venture for VUMC.  This is a forum that is intended to be for you, the front line workers, to help you deal with some of the difficult personal and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients.  We hope that it will lead to strengthened relationships between patients and care givers and that it will help to preserve the human connection in healthcare.  

We meet in Light Hall, from 12-1. The meetings are scheduled monthly on the third Wednesday.  Since we are meeting at this hour, feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. CME credits are available by signing up on the sign in sheets at the live event.  CEU’s are available as well. 

Bedside Matters is an outgrowth of the Schwartz Rounds, formerly held monthly in the Oncology Center. Drs. Malcolm Arnold and Barbara Murphy and social worker Cindy Tinker have for many years supported that effort, and are to be commended for it.  They have graciously agreed that it could be renamed and repurposed so that all of VUMC might be able to participate in it.  We have programs that include discussion of patients and situations arising from many areas of VUMC, including VUH, the clinics, and Children’s Hospital and the Psychiatric Hospital.  If any of you have an interest in participating in the planning of future meetings please contact me, and we will be glad to include you. 

What are we about here? We intend for these rounds to help focus our attention on the delivery of compassionate healthcare. Financial pressures and administrative demands mean that you have less time with patients, and the focus on timely treatment and shortened length of stay results in less time to discern the impact that illness can have on the patient and family. On top of that, many caregivers today are frustrated and anxious and under great pressure, with no structured outlet for expressing their feelings, or with little preparation for the difficult communication issues that are inevitably a part of patient care.  These rounds offer a regularly scheduled time to discuss openly and honestly the social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients and families.  In contrast to the typical rounds the focus here is on the human dimensions of medicine.  You, as care-givers, have an opportunity to share your experiences, thoughts, and feelings on thought-provoking topics drawn from actual patient cases. As a result of participating in Bedside Matters we believe that caregivers will be better equipped to form meaningful, personal connections with patients and colleagues, and they will have greater insights into their own responses and feelings. 

Usually a panel of 4 or 5 people each present an aspect of the case from their point of view.  After the presentations by the panelists we will open it up to questions and comments from the audience.  Please be respectful of the comments expressed by others.  Be open-minded and fully present for the discussion.  Be honest and express whatever is on your mind. Listen to where others are coming from and what they are saying. Be willing to hear an opinion that is different from your own. And finally, what is said in the room, stays in the room. Maintain a focus on improving your own performance and that of the organization and the work of your team. 

Topic: "Block Efficiency w/o Compromising Safety - Block Sedation and Monitoring Elements of the Procedural Time Out"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Opioid Conversion - PCAs: Basal, Bolus, Drug, Dose, etc."

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015

Reading: NA

Topic: "Ultrasound Physics & Knobology Needle Movements: PACTT, In-, Out-of-Plane Ultrasound Probe Movement: PARRT"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

Topic: "Blocks: Anticoagulation, Coagulopathy, Hematoma, Catheter Infection, Colonization, Epidural Abscess"

Presenter: TBD

Location: 3015 VUH

Reading: NA

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Kyle Balduf, Complex Care Team

Bedside Matters is a relatively new venture for VUMC.  This is a forum that is intended to be for you, the front line workers, to help you deal with some of the difficult personal and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients.  We hope that it will lead to strengthened relationships between patients and care givers and that it will help to preserve the human connection in healthcare.  

We meet in Light Hall, from 12-1. The meetings are scheduled monthly on the third Wednesday.  Since we are meeting at this hour, feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. CME credits are available by signing up on the sign in sheets at the live event.  CEU’s are available as well. 

Bedside Matters is an outgrowth of the Schwartz Rounds, formerly held monthly in the Oncology Center. Drs. Malcolm Arnold and Barbara Murphy and social worker Cindy Tinker have for many years supported that effort, and are to be commended for it.  They have graciously agreed that it could be renamed and repurposed so that all of VUMC might be able to participate in it.  We have programs that include discussion of patients and situations arising from many areas of VUMC, including VUH, the clinics, and Children’s Hospital and the Psychiatric Hospital.  If any of you have an interest in participating in the planning of future meetings please contact me, and we will be glad to include you. 

What are we about here? We intend for these rounds to help focus our attention on the delivery of compassionate healthcare. Financial pressures and administrative demands mean that you have less time with patients, and the focus on timely treatment and shortened length of stay results in less time to discern the impact that illness can have on the patient and family. On top of that, many caregivers today are frustrated and anxious and under great pressure, with no structured outlet for expressing their feelings, or with little preparation for the difficult communication issues that are inevitably a part of patient care.  These rounds offer a regularly scheduled time to discuss openly and honestly the social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients and families.  In contrast to the typical rounds the focus here is on the human dimensions of medicine.  You, as care-givers, have an opportunity to share your experiences, thoughts, and feelings on thought-provoking topics drawn from actual patient cases. As a result of participating in Bedside Matters we believe that caregivers will be better equipped to form meaningful, personal connections with patients and colleagues, and they will have greater insights into their own responses and feelings. 

Usually a panel of 4 or 5 people each present an aspect of the case from their point of view.  After the presentations by the panelists we will open it up to questions and comments from the audience.  Please be respectful of the comments expressed by others.  Be open-minded and fully present for the discussion.  Be honest and express whatever is on your mind. Listen to where others are coming from and what they are saying. Be willing to hear an opinion that is different from your own. And finally, what is said in the room, stays in the room. Maintain a focus on improving your own performance and that of the organization and the work of your team. 

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Careers in Medicine will host its annual Specialty Speed Dating event to give VMSIs the opportunity to learn about various specialties from Vanderbilt's residents and attendings. VMSIIs and above who are still considering multiple specialties will also have an opportunity to talk in more depth about career decisions with attendings in a separate session. 

Topic: “Project Presentations”

Presenters: Dr. Thomas Cochran and Dr. Tate Andres

Location: 2301-A VUH

Reading: PFC 201

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

The Value of a Genetic Diagnosis for FUNCTION in Individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID)/Autism: Using the International Classification of Function (ICF) Framework

Elena Lopez-Rangel, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, 4:10-5:10 p.m.

1220 Medical Research Building III

For more information, call (615) 322-8240.

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

High Fat Diet and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease

Fiona Harrison, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vanderbilt University

Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2017, 4:10-5:10 p.m.
1220 MRB III Lecture Hall

Co-sponsor Vanderbilt Brain Institute

No registration is necessary.

For more information, contact (615) 322-8240.

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Brain Awareness Month Keynote Lecture: Control of Synaptic Connectivity by Astrocytes

Cagla Eroglu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2017, 4:10-5:10 p.m.
1220 MRB III Lecture Hall

Co-sponsor Vanderbilt Brain Institute

No registration is necessary.

For more information, contact (615) 322-8240.

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: “Project Presentations”

Presenters: Dr. Andrew Gessouroun and Dr. Katherine Williams

Location: 2301-A VUH

Reading: TA 102

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: “Project Presentations”

Presenters: Dr. Alex George an Dr. Riley Landreth-Smith

Location: 2301-A VUH

Reading: TA 103

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: “Project Presentations”

Presenters: Dr. Lucy Brunker and Dr. Daniella Dinizo-Jackson

Location: 2301-A VUH

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Monthly Faculty Meeting VCH Boardroom, #2220

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

First Wednesday of each month hosted by Warren Sandberg, MD, Ph.D.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

VCH Board Room, #2220

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A

Topic: TEE conference

Presenter: Dr. Robert Deegan

Location: MCE-NT 5053

Reading: N/A