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And the winner is...VUMC hosted their pumpkin carving contest once again this year, after a hiatus through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Neurology won the category for “Best Carved," garnering 36% of the votes. Our pumpkins featured axial slices of a typical and a normal pressure hydrocephalus brain, as well as a “VUMC Neurology Brain” wearing a cowboy hat and boots. Thank you for your support and votes! And a special thank you to Dr. Lealani Acosta for organizing our department's entry into this year's contest.
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Changes to VUMC's Holiday Gift GveawayAs a token of appreciation from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, current employees will receive a gift certificate redeemable at your local grocery store to help you celebrate the holidays. The certificate is redeemable for up to a $20 value for a turkey, or ham, and assorted fresh fruits and vegetables. We hope the gift will contribute to a delicious holiday meal for you and your family and friends. Read more about this change here.
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You're Invited!
VUMC's Neurology department will be hosting a department holiday party once again this year.
Mark your calendars...
When: Friday, December 9th, 6-9pm
Where: City Winery
More details to come... stay tuned!
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New Staff:
Eric Madu Research Intern, Undergrad - Neuro-Stroke Division
Tyler Jordan Smith Research Asst II - Neuromuscular Division
Anabel Lin Clin/Tran Research Coord II - Movement Disorders Division
Brendan Healey Clin/Tran Research Coord I - Cognitive Disorders Division
Lindsey Jorda Research Intern, Undergrad - Cognitive Disorders Division
Ryan Soomin Lee Research Intern, Undergrad - Epilepsy Division
New Clinical Providers:
Dr. Jonah Fox, MD Assistant Professor - Epilepsy Division Dr. Paula Trujillo, PhD Research Assistant Professor - Cognitive Division Dr. Alex Mohler, MD Assistant Professor - Neuro-Oncology Division Kristy Leitch, NP VMG Nurse Practitioner - General Neurology Division
Kelly Watson, PhD Assistant Professor - Cognitive Division Nikhil Banerjee, PhD - Assistant Professor - Cognitive Division
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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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- To all staff members, faculty, fellows: The neurology department is hiring! To view the current list of available positions, click here.
- John Kramer, PA-C and Katherine Ruby, PhD, shared a poster presentation at ECTRIMS 2022 on The Rapid Disability Assessment For Patients with Relapsing Forms of MS: A Pilot Study.
- Dr. Lealani Acosta had a poem about Huntington’s disease published in Neurology, titled “Pregnancy Fete: Huntington’s Pantoum." Read her poem here.
- Chengwen Zhou's lab had a paper officially accepted for publication by Brain Communications entitled "Sleep slow-wave oscillations trigger seizures in a genetic epilepsy model of Dravet syndrome.” Be on the lookout for this publication in the near future.
- Dr. T A McDonald gave an invited talk with honorarium on October 21 on the Broader Autism Phenotype Constellations-Disability Matrix Paradigm (BAPCO-DMAP): A unifying theory of development, heterogeneity, and neurodiversity in autism for an international virtual professional conference, Autism Spectrum Disorder & the Neurodiversity Movement: Intersections of Race, Gender, Trauma & Development. This conference was sponsored by Evidence Based Practices of New England, Learning Solutions, and the American Psychological Association.
- Dr. David Charles and Mallory Hacker recently earned their second patent related to their work in DBS for early-stage Parkinson’s disease. Way to go!
- Dr. Angela Crudele was featured in Vanderbilt's Discover for NAUTILUS study tests responsive neurostimulation device for seizure reduction. Read more 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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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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VKC Science Day 20222022 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day will take place Tuesday, Nov.1, 2022, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Vanderbilt University Student Life Center. Posters will be hung in the Commodore Ballroom from 10:00-11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Commodore Ballroom. Science Day festivities will include lunch, two poster sessions, a keynote, and a Data Blitz, closing with a wine/cheese reception. You must have pre-registered by Wednesday, October 26th to attend.
- Dr. T A McDonald had numerous poster presentations accepted for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day including “Understanding Provider Needs for Treating Sleep Disorders in Autistic Adults” and “Bully Victimization of Autistic Adults and Older Adolescents.”
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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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Box Migration Coming in December
In December 2022, Box content will begin 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 will begin 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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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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