Trauma Morning Conference is a multidisciplinary forum related to patient management regarding the optimal care of Trauma service's complex patient population. This conference discusses, and focuses, on optimal management and workup of patients including care guidelines, opportunities for improvement, and education of current evaluation, diagnostic and treatment methods for patients at VUMC.

Continuing education in ultrasound topics in obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine

We will be discussing journal articles relating to Gender Affirming Care from numerous specialty services including: primary care (hormone therapy), Surgical subspecialties (plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology, gynecology, general surgery), Social supports/social work, multi-disciplinary planning for a successful LGBTQ+ center. The journal club is geared for any clinical or non-clinical member of the Gender Affirming Team.

The Pediatric Echocardiography Conference is offered every monday from 7:30 to 8:30 AM in the Pediatric Cardiology Echo Reading Room in the Doctors’ Office Tower, Monroe Carrell Jr. Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. These conferences will address specific topics within echocardiography. The sessions will include a didactic review of the echocardiographic topic selected, and review of individual echocardiograms to demonstrate the teaching points included in the didactic portion of the conference...

Morning Report is an opportunity to discuss the management of patients who present to Children’s Hospital. Topics of discussion include disease process, diagnostic workup and evaluation of tests and procedures, in addition to clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based decision making.

Clinical didactics series for Radiation Oncology learners (physicians, APPs, medical students) organized into disease site blocks (breast, GI, GU, H&N, lymphoma, CNS, peds, GYN, thoracic) as well as other topics (health equity, leadership)

Weekly review of the level 1 trauma cases.

Amyloidosis Meeting and Tumor Board is offered bi-weekly. Participants will engage in education on current issues about molecular biology and emerging therapies in managing patients diagnosed with amyloidosis and discuss implications for clinical practice and the impact on patient outcome. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

Anesthesia Critical Care Fellows Conference is offered daily. Participants will engage in education on current issues about molecular biology and emerging therapies in managing patients diagnosed with amyloidosis and discuss implications for clinical practice and the impact on patient outcome. A variety of topics from researchers in several disciplines from across the VU and VUMC institutions will be covered.

The VICTR Expert Consult Studio is offered at various times and locations at VUMC depending on the investigator’s schedule and the availability of experts. Each session provides an opportunity for an investigator to present preliminary information about a research and receive critiques from a panel of experts after a collaborative discussion of strengths and weaknesses. Studios focus on study design, hypothesis development, grant and manuscript review. After participating in this CME activity,...