Dr. Melinda Buntin joins webinar on SCOTUS and the future of the ACA

April 28, 2021
Melinda Buntin, PhD, Mike Curb Chair of the Department of Health Policy joined other Vanderbilt University faculty in a virtual webinar that covered the future of the Affordable Care Act, which is being challenged in a lawsuit before the Supreme Court.  A decision in the case is expected this summer, but this discussion covers important aspects of the case, including the health economics, law and health policy implications of the case itself and the scenarios if the law is dismantled.  Watch on YouTube or in the video below.

Mariah Pettapiece-Phillips, MPH

Mariah
Pettapiece-Phillips
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Health Policy
615-343-4174
Office Address
2525 West End Ave.
Room / Suite
725
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
mariah.pettapiece-phillips@vumc.org

Pediatric emergency visits, hospitalizations down sharply during pandemic: study

March 15, 2021
by Christina Echegaray (re-posted from VUMC News & Communications) Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, children’s hospitals across the United States have seen significant reductions in the number of children being treated for common pediatric illnesses like asthma and pneumonia, according to a new multicenter study led by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Sydika McKissic, PhD

Sydika
McKissic
Chief Business Officer
Dept. of Health Policy
Departmental Administrator
Dept. of Health Policy
(615) 936-9843
2525 WEA
2525 West End Ave.
Suite 1275
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
sydika.mckissic@vumc.org

Cdr. Rachel T. Idowu, MD, MPH

Cdr. Rachel
Idowu
MD, MPH
Branch Chief, Adult HIV/TB Care and Treatment
U.S. CDC country office in Mozambique

As a U.S. government senior medical expert, Dr. Idowu oversees over $100 million of HIV clinical programs in seven geographic provinces, and she partners with the Mozambican Ministry of Health to design, investigate, implement and evaluate programs that ensure prompt diagnosis, initiation of treatment and viral suppression in HIV patients. She also designs, establishes and administers response framework for humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique (Cabo Delgado Province); hires, trains and supervises eight medical doctors and technical program officers; and provides epidemiological and disaster management expertise to CDC country office leadership.

CDC Mozambique
Washington
District Of Columbia
rbio@cdc.gov

Building sustainable global health systems to prevent, detect, and respond to health crises at the earliest possible moment; establishing public health platforms in the context of humanitarian emergencies

The COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know

January 13, 2021
Vaccines for COVID-19 are beginning to be administered across the world. As more Tennesseans and Americans become vaccinated, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has produced informational videos and other content for patients and employees.  Find links to those resources below. https://www.vumc.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines Jan. 13 message from VUMC CEO Dr. Jeff Balser. Here is a full transcript of Dr. Balser's remarks.
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