Health Policy Clinical Faculty member Marion Kainer featured in recent article

Health Policy Clinical Faculty member Marion Kainer featured in recent article by John Bartlett (http://cid.oxfordjournals.org) and she serves as a member of the working group on antimicrobial resistance for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). PCAST Report: Obama Administration Takes Actions to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Flu boosts pneumococcal colonization

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) – the most common bacterial cause of severe pneumonia – frequently colonizes the nasopharynx of children. Although most colonization does not result in disease, the acquisition of a new serotype (variety) of pneumococcus is critical in disease pathogenesis. Carlos G. Grijalva, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Health Policy, and colleagues now report that a recent influenza or parainfluenza infection facilitates pneumococcal acquisition.

Cooper named to key VUSM, Medical Center roles

William O. Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics, professor and vice chair for Faculty Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics, and professor of Health Policy, has been promoted and will have two new roles. He will now also serve as associate dean for Faculty Affairs within the Faculty Affairs & Career Development Office in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and as director of the Vanderbilt Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA).