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Dr. Katty Kang, SLC6A1 HeroOn Friday, December 2nd, the Kang lab hosted and provided a lab tour for a group of parents from the SLC6A1 patient foundation, industry partners, and physicians who are leading clinical trials related to SLC6A1.
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New Staff:
Francesca Maria Rutherford Program Manager - General Neurology
Amy E Houchins Program Manager - Neuro-Cognitive Disorders Division
Courtnie R Dunn Administrative Assistant - Immunology, Epilepsy, Movement, & Stroke Divisions
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- Jonah Fox, Shilpa B Reddy, William B Nobis. 30-Day readmission rates in pediatric patients with functional seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2022 Dec;137(A):108956.
- Dornoff, E., Rath, K., & Srinivasan, V. Signs of Right Ventricular Strain on Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) in the setting of Pulmonary Embolism. Neurocritical Care Society. 2022 Oct 6.
- Shimian Qu, Laurel G Jackson, Chengwen Zhou, DingDing Shen, Wangzhen Shen, Gerald Nwosu, Rachel Howe, Mackenzie Caltron, Carson Flamm, Marshall Biven, Jing-Qiong Kang, Robert L Macdonald. Heterozygous GABAA receptor β3 subunit N110D knock-in mice have epileptic spasms. Epilepsia. 2022 Dec 10. doi: 10.1111/epi.17470. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36495145.
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- To all staff members, faculty, fellows: The neurology department is hiring! To view the current list of available positions, click here.
- Newly built EMU and neurology service at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital were featured in The Tennessean. Read the article here.
- Dr. Art Walters has been credited as a co-author on the chapter "Electrophysiological measurement and rules for sleep-related movement disorders," in the book Practical Guide for Clinical Neurophysiologic Testing: EP, LTM/ccEEG, IOM, PSG, NCS/EMG. 2nd edition. You can purchase a copy of the book here.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day will become an official VUMC holiday in 2023. Holidays observed by VUMC include New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
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Pfizer's 2023 Global Migraine ASPIRE
Specific Area of Interest: The intent of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to support:
Research on the therapeutic application of an oral CGRP antagonist, rimegepant, in migraine, headache, and other diseases where CGRP antagonism may be of clinical benefit
The development of tools for clinicians and patients to improve the care of migraine patients
Research regarding health disparities associated with migraine
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Box Migration Now Active
In December 2022, Box content bagan migrating primarily to Microsoft services. Any content that does not align well with OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
The Box Migration initiative will:
- Consolidate day-to-day collaboration content
- Reduce the need to jump between disparate services
- Likely decrease the number of collaboration tools that must be maintained and supported
The process for migrating content from Box began in December 2022 and will be centrally managed by the VUMC IT Cloud Services team.
Broadly speaking, individual content will move to OneDrive for Business, and organizational Box content will move to SharePoint Online.
In this interim period before active migrations begin, users who need to set up new cloud-based content or a collaboration site should do so using Microsoft services instead of using Box. This will help make the migration easier for everyone.
What to expect:
To prepare for migration activities, Box users (and their leaders) will receive:
1. Announcement communication
2. Survey to assess Box content and help drive storage recommendations
3. Box migration schedule
4. Targeted migration communications
Please refer to the Box Migration website for more information, including a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs), and keep a lookout for additional details on this migration work.
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Research
- Please submit effort change and/or salary allocation changes in as timely a manner as possible. Reporting Tool
Are you planning to submit a grant soon? If so, please complete the Department of Neurology Grant Application Tool at least 30 days in advance of your submission.
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New Finance Policy“Documentation and Reporting Requirements for Research Compensation to Participants”
The new finance policy was designed to streamline, standardize, and facilitate the handling of participant compensation and includes the following:
- New research participant compensation documentation requirements designed to improve financial tracking, transparency, and IRS 1099 reporting
- New social security documentation exception criteria and process
- Requirements for compensation to non-US residents
- Compensation provided by an external entity
- Preparing IRB applications (i.e., social security exception requests)
- Purchasing methods of compensation (gift cards, books, etc.)
- Documenting the purchase of or disbursement of methods of compensation
- Compensating research participants
- Performing financial reconciliation for research participant compensation
- Reporting compensation to VUMC Disbursement Office
As a reminder, VUMC policy requires research departments to maintain accurate financial records related to research participant compensation, regardless of the reporting requirements and to report compensation to the VUMC Disbursement Office when reporting criteria for a study are met.
Questions regarding processes related to this policy can be submitted to Clinical Research Fiscal Support Services (CRFSS@vumc.org). More information and resources related to participant compensation can be found on StarBRITE .
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Faculty, Fellows, and Residents:
ACCME and the VUMC Office of Continuing Medical Education require all speakers to complete a disclosure form online before presenting at VUMC CME/CE accredited sessions (EX: Grand Rounds, MM&I, Symposium, other accredited presentations). Once the disclosure is completed and approved, it is valid for 24 months, whenever you present for a VUMC accredited CME/CE session. New ACCME regulations require disclosures to be submitted a minimum of 20 days prior to presentations. If a presentation review is required, the presentation must be submitted via Cloud CME at least 10 business days prior to the activity. Please take a moment now to complete your disclosure online to keep us in compliance.
CloudCME Disclosure instructions
Neurology Grand Rounds/Challenging Cases and Neurology MM&I are announced by email. Check your inbox for each individual session as the ZOOM link and password may change.
CloudCME lists every CME activity occurring under VUMC’s accreditation. Access the site for a list of all scheduled activities and to view/print your transcript.
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Neurology Pizza Happy Hour!
When: 5-7pm the 3rd Friday of every month
Where: Pizza Perfect on 21st Ave. S (across from the hospital)
Details: The Wellness Committee invites all faculty, fellows, residents, and staff to come socialize, meet new colleagues, and relax. Food and drink will be covered by the department (just request your order to be placed on the Neurology tab).
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Click here to visit VUMC's Neurology Wellness Page
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Click here to view the latest edition of VUMC's Neurology Wellness Newsletter
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Work Life Balance Nashville
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