Bedside Matters

A Forum for Frontline Health Care Specialists

Contact Hours Offered

About Our Program

Frontline workers deal with difficult personal and emotional issues alongside administrative constraints that may impact time spent with patients.
 
Bedside Matters is a safe forum to openly discuss thought-provoking topical events and the social and emotional issues that often arise in caring for patients and families. The goals of the forum are to strengthen relationships between patients and caregivers and help preserve the human connection in health care.

We begin with each session with a VUMC patient case. After review, a panel of interdisciplinary health care workers provides their unique perspectives. We then open the discussion to our audience to ask questions and share their experiences.

We ask that all participants have an open mind, share honestly and be respectful when opinions vary from their own.

Virtual events are held the third Wednesday of every month from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.  

We look forward to your participation!                      

Suggestion for Bedside Matters?

Our programs include discussion of patients and situations arising from all entities across VUMC. If you are interested in suggesting or presenting a topic and/or participating as a panel member, please email: Dr. Walter Merrill

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Contact Hour Accreditation Statement

If Contact Hours lists TBD:
This event is eligible for nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours; however, the number of hours is yet to be determined.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nursing Education and Professional Development, is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

April Bedside Matters Event

CRITICAL ILLNESS DUE TO VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASE: CARING FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND OURSELVES

The presentation has to do with a case of an unvaccinated infant admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with acute respiratory failure requiring ECMO support. The child was critically ill due to Pertussis infection.  We will then discuss how we’re navigating the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable disease and some of the related public health issues.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
12:00 p.m.
Via TEAMS

TEAMS Registration
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Need further assistance? Please reach out to Judy Ledgerwood at judy.ledgerwood@vumc.org

Panelists:
• Jessica Turnbull, MD, MA
• Michaela Ibach, MD
• Cara Clancy, Med, CCLS