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Photo by Matt Schorr The Lentz Public Health Center hosted the official launch of My HealthCare Home.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The schedule of events for National Women's Health week has been announced. A complete listing of the week's events is below:  

 

Photo by Matt Schorr Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Executive Director Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI and Rep. Harold Love, pastor of Lee Chapel AME Church in Nashville, pictured moments before the Faith and Health Summit begins.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, the Department of Internal Medicine presents Medical Grand Rounds, with Heather D. Horton, MD’12 discussing "Multiple Sclerosis: A Review." Horton is the Medical Director at KCA Neurology in Franklin, TN. She will speak from 12:10 - 1:10 pm at S. S. Kresge Learning Resource Center, Lecture Hall 1.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the Department of Medicine presents Medical Grand Rounds, with Alfred S. Callahan, III, MD discussing “The Journey Moves on the Sparkling of the SPARCL Study.” Callahan is Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine (Neurology) in the Department of Internal Medicine. He will present from 12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. in the S. S. Kresge Learning Resource Center, Lecture Hall 1.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Health systems across the country are thinking about the Triple Aim – improving health of populations, improving patient experiences and reducing health care costs. To meet this Triple Aim, health systems need accurate measurements to guide quality improvement and transformation strategies.

Photo by Matt Schorr Allegheny County Health Department Director Karen Hacker, MD, MPH discussed health disparities with researchers and community members at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance earlier this year.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Consortium Core of the Precision Medicine and Health Disparities Collaborative (PMHDC) announced on March 15 the approval of funding to three community-based organizations in the Southeast region -- the Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center, the Progreso Community Center and Fl CHW Coalition, Inc. -- as the Community Engagement Planning Awards for Year One.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, the Department of Internal Medicine will present Medical Grant Rounds, with Nathan E. Brummel, MD, MSCI discussing "Beginning with the End in Mind:  Post-ICU Syndrome and the ABCDEF Bundle." Brummel is an Assistant Professor (Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care) in the Department of Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He will speak from 12:10 - 1:10 pm at the S. S. Kresge Learning Resource Center, Lecture Hall 1.