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Blash Teaches Final International Health Informatics Management Certificate Program Review Courses at HIMSS 2019 Annual Global Conference

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Blash Teaches Final International Health Informatics Management Certificate Program Review Courses at HIMSS 2019 Annual Global Conference

Dr. Anthony Blash, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, recently led the facilitation of the last major Certified Associate in Health Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) Review Course before major changes in the Certification occur. This course was sponsored by the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), North America Division and held at their 2019 Global Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

HIMSS North America positively transforms health and health care through the best use of information and technology in the United States and Canada. As a cause-based non-profit, HIMSS North America provides thought leadership, community building, professional development, public policy and events. HIMSS North America represents 70,000 individual members, 630 corporate members and over 450 non-profit organizations, all working to leverage the potential of digital health to improve the health status of populations and the quality, cost-effectiveness, access and value of health care.

Taking place on February 11, the 8-hour master classes reviewed the CAHIMS competency areas using materials from the Review Guide and assessed participants from London, Canada and the US on knowledge areas included in the CAHIMS Certification examination.

Knowledge and competency areas covered by this review course included organizational and technological environment; healthcare information and systems management analysis and design, selection and implementation, support and maintenance, testing and evaluation, privacy and security, administrate leadership and management support.

American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Hosts Panel for Law Students

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American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Hosts Panel for Law Students

On Wednesday, February 6, five members of the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Committee joined Belmont Law students for a panel discussion on employee benefits law. The panelists described what it is like to navigate the intersection between labor law, employment law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation and counseling, tax law, executive compensation and immigration law.

Presenters included John R. Harney, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP, Washington, D.C.; Simon Torres, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Washington, D.C.; Marie Casciari, DeBofsky, Sherman & Casciari, P.C., Chicago, IL; Marjorie A. Butler, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Boston, MA and Marcelle J. Henry, Pitta LLP, New York, NY.

The event was part of an Employee Benefits Committee outreach initiative, encouraging current law students to consider a career in employee benefits law. The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Committee held its Midwinter Meeting in Nashville on February 6-9.

Belmont Health Law Journal Hosts 2019 Whole Health Symposium

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Belmont Health Law Journal Hosts 2019 Whole Health Symposium

The Belmont Health Law Journal hosted its 2019 Symposium, “Whole Health: A Community Approach to Healthcare,” sponsored by Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, on Friday, February 8. The symposium programming focused on providing valuable insight to local attorneys about how hospitals, government payors, insurers and other industry players are shifting focus to consider the impact of social determinants of health on the healthcare ecosystem.

Vanderbilt University Healthcare Management & Healthcare Economics professor Larry Van Horn presented the keynote address, followed by a panel discussion featuring local practitioners from law firms, healthcare companies, provider organizations and insurers discussing movement in the industry to a focus on societal health. Next, Professor Leah Fowler of the University of Houston Law Center presented on medical-legal partnerships, and Professor Laura Hermer of Mitchell Hamline School of Law presented on social determinants of health.

The event was sponsored by Sherrard Roe Voight Harbison, Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, LLP, Baker Donelson, Bass Berry & Sims, and Gideon Cooper & Essary PLC.

Belmont Criminal Law Journal Hosts Annual Symposium

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Belmont Criminal Law Journal Hosts Annual Symposium

The Belmont Criminal Law Journal hosted its annual symposium, “White Collar Crime in the 21st Century: When Corporations and Individuals Collide,” on Friday, February 1. More than 175 attorneys from the Nashville area attended.

The symposium focused on analyzing the tensions that can develop between the interests of a corporation and an individual during a white collar criminal investigation and how these conflicts impact the representation of each party. Featured topics included compliance, internal investigations, whistleblowing, the Justice Manual and the Yates Memo.

Nationally renowned leader in the field of white collar crime Professor Ellen S. Podgor presented the keynote address. Podgor is the author of White Collar Crime in a Nutshell (West Academic), White Collar Crime Hornbook (Hornbook Series), and White Collar Crime: Law and Practice (West Academic). She is also the editor of the “White Collar Crime Prof Blog.”

Presenters and panelists also included Professor Gregory Gilchrist, Ty Howard, Chris Covington, Aubrey Harwell, Jr., Lisa Rivera, Kathryn Hays Sasser, Joe Whitley, Kathryn Booth, Paul Kish and Professor David Kwok.

The event was sponsored by Baker Donelson, Bass Berry & Sims and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.

Sport Administration Students Win Case Study Competition

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Sport Administration Students Win Case Study Competition

Belmont’s Sport Administration Program won the Applied Sport Management Conference Case Study Competition held at the First Tennessee Park in Nashville on February 15. Students AB Hawkins, Ben Weisel, Declan McManus and Monica Fishering presented their solutions concerning a case focused on the expansion of a Major League Soccer (MLS) Franchise.

“We are very proud of  the work this group produced, they represented our program wonderfully,” said Dr. Stephen Shin, a faculty advisor on the project. The team from Belmont beat six other university teams to take home the honor.

Shin, along with Belmont faculty member Dr. Dana Shaw, selected the Case Study Team which completed a modified feasibility study on MLS bids and recommended a final expansion location.

Interior Design Studio Dream Becomes Reality for O’More Alumni

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Interior Design Studio Dream Becomes Reality for O’More Alumni

Opened in August 2018, Modern Remains is an interior design studio located in Nashville, TN that was dreamed up by three then-students in the studio at O’More School of Design, previously known as O’More College of Design. Despite graduating from O’More around the same time, the trio–made up of Evan Millard, Betsy Trabue and Lauren Moore–didn’t find a direct path to opening Modern Remains.

“I think we all came from a round-about way to O’More, and perhaps that is why we gravitated toward each other,” Trabue said. After originally earning a degree in psychology from Lipscomb and spending time in the Navy, Trabue returned home to Franklin and enrolled at O’More. Her colleagues stories are similar, as they both also enrolled in O’More after having attended elsewhere.

Millard had already completed studies in public relations and graphic design but was drawn to interior design for certain reasons. “I knew I needed a different atmosphere to hone my creative talents,” he said. Millard found that atmosphere and feeling at O’More, making the decision to attend the school even easier.

Moore’s path to O’More began after she graduated from the University of Tennessee. She completed an internship in New York City that led to a passion for design. “After completing my internship, I decided to go back to school to pursue the passion I had always thought of as a hobby, interior design,” she said. The three designers met at O’More in the fall of 2010 and quickly became friends.

After their shared time as interior design students, the three parted ways after graduation and went on separate careers in the industry. Trabue and Moore stayed locally in the Middle Tennessee area and worked for Carolyn Kendall at Alcott Interiors on a variety of projects. Millard also had the opportunity to work on several different projects through his work with Alessandra Branca, both locally and in Chicago.

Reflecting on their time at O’More, Millard, Trabue and Moore agree that the design school gave them a good foundation and a creative place to grow their passion for design. “O’More opened my eyes to a whole new world of design,” Moore said. “It helped me see the world differently…design school began to train my eye, focus my attention and helped me learn how to take an idea and bring it to life.”

“At O’More, just seeing how a concept can drive 20 students to shape a basic rectangular space in so many intriguing ways was such a lesson to me in how helpful conceptual design, and research on the front end, can be,” said Trabue. O’More curriculum focuses on teaching students how to design, while also cultivating their own philosophy.

Throughout their time at O’More, Millard, Moore and Trabue bonded over late nights working on projects and shared time in the studio. The memories they each have from O’More impacted them as students but also contributed to their careers in interior design. Each of them had the opportunity to design spaces for real clients, as students, and were able to see their designs come to life.

“My most memorable experience while pursuing my degree at O’More would be the summer week spent in Lewisburg. During Studio on the Square, Susan Besser and Rebecca Moore challenged me to see beyond the space assigned and to consider its surroundings,” said Millard. From that experience, Millard’s design, that he produced with another O’More student, now serves as an open-air venue for events.

The three designers were able to make their dream from their time as students at O’More a reality by opening Modern Remains. They will continue to bring their creative skills and designs to Nashville in a new way.

“Starting an interior design atelier and showroom with two close friends is a dream come true,” said Millard. “Every day I step into Modern Remains brings the biggest smile to my soul.”

Belmont Up ’til Dawn Raises Over $130,000 For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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Belmont Up ’til Dawn Raises Over $130,000 For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Every year, Belmont University’s Up ’til Dawn team works to raise money to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Their fundraising efforts culminate at an overnight event where students commit to “staying up for good” to help fight childhood illnesses.

This year’s event took place in Belmont University’s Curb Event Center and was themed “All Around the World.” The theme was inspired by how St. Jude shares its research and treatments throughout the world. Students who raised $100 or more were able to come to the event to stay up all night, play games and learn more about St. Jude. Activities for the night included inflatable obstacle courses, karaoke, mini gold, a hip-hop dance class and the annual silent disco, a fan favorite.

Prior to the event, the Up ’til Dawn board holds many events to recruit students and raise funds. These include “Wake-up Wednesdays” where they hand out coffee and talk to people about St. Jude and the event. They also hold “No More Cancer Rallies” aimed at fundraising and giving tips on how best to secure support.

Following the theme of “All Around the World,” the evening “took off” with flight attendant emcees, traveled to different countries for different games and concluded by “landing” in Memphis at St. Jude to reveal the total amount of money raised. The big reveal announced the total to be $134,255.90 raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Up ’til Dawn has been an organization at Belmont for five years and has been able to raise over $500,000. “Moving forward, I hope that Belmont Up ’til Dawn and our Board can just continue to share our passion and efforts for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Katelyn Bosse, event and logistics director on Belmont’s Up ’til Dawn board. “A patient’s overall treatment at St. Jude costs about $425,000, so to know that we as a Belmont community helped to save a child’s life and be there during this cancer battle, is inspiring and makes me so proud to be a part of this.”

College of Pharmacy Student Presents at Health Information Management System Society Global Conference

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College of Pharmacy Student Presents at Health Information Management System Society Global Conference

Angelina Babakitis, a Doctor of Pharmacy student in the pharmacy informatics focus track at the Belmont University College of Pharmacy, recently presented a poster at the Health Information Management System Society (HIMSS) 2019 Global Conference in Orlando, Florida.

The poster, entitled “Enhancing pharmacist intervention effectiveness by implementing custom clinical decision support,” was authored by Babakitis, PharmD Candidate 2020, Wesley Geminn, PharmD, BCPP and Erica Schlesinger, PharmD. It describes the development of clinical decision support (CDS) tools to aid pharmacists when verifying medication orders for pregnant patients at four state-funded regional mental health institutes.

When medications carrying a high risk for pregnant patients are ordered, the pharmacist is warned with a custom notification. Before the pharmacist approves the order, they must weigh the benefits and risks of using the medication or contact the physician regarding risk.

This custom CDS tool has led to more meaningful and direct communication between the pharmacist and physician and increased safety for patients.

Belmont’s College of Pharmacy is the only pharmacy school in the US to be recognized as a Health Information Management System Society (HIMSS) Approved Education Partner (AEP). As the sponsor of the HIMSS/Belmont partnership, Associate Professor Anthony Blash, Pharm.D., CPHIMS has created a four-course sequence of classes that meets the HIMSS rigorous standards for quality health IT or healthcare education. The informatics courses provide student pharmacists in the healthcare informatics focus track an advanced knowledge of health IT upon graduation. Additionally, through a combination of expert conversation, live projects and traditional study, students gain the advanced knowledge of healthcare informatics needed to successfully achieve the Certified Associate in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CAHIMS) certification, further demonstrating the certificate holder’s knowledge of health IT and management systems.

Babakitis was the only student of the nine presenters which included an emergency medicine professor from Harvard Medical School, a quality performance management associate from Athenahealth, a manager from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine HR Center of Expertise, a program manager of patient access at Emory Healthcare, an associate professor of health informatics from Florida Polytechnic University, a nurse manager at the University of Colorado Health’s Virtual Health Center and a clinical assistant professor of informatics at Georgia State University’s College of Nursing.

West Honored as ‘Groundbreaker’ by Habitat for Humanity

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West Honored as ‘Groundbreaker’ by Habitat for Humanity

Dr. Susan West, Belmont vice president and chief of staff, will be honored next month as one of 12 extraordinary Groundbreakers by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville. According to the organization’s website, “Groundbreakers are a determined group of women who are spirited, self-confident and mesmerizing in their fields of endeavor.  Philanthropic, graceful, positive mentors, these women bring their unique bearing on our community, elevating Nashville to be a more inclusive and thriving environment.”

West said, “My life’s work is ensuring that young people receive the education they desire. I know that the students that I serve will transform the world with the skills that they’ve obtained through the educational process.”

West and 11 other Groundbreakers will be honored March 31 at Habitat’s seventh annual Couture Construction event, a night of fashion, shopping and networking. Held at The Dillards at Green Hills, 100 percent of the ticket sales and a portion of Dillard’s proceeds from the evening will go towards Women Build, a unique partnership of female community leaders, along with companies focused on women as executives and mentors, coming together to sponsor, build and dedicate a house for a female homeowner. Women Build is focused on the power of networking to help women achieve their goals, including making home ownership a reality for a Habitat partner family each year. The 2019 Women Build project will benefit Shameka Harris, a single mom to two young daughters.

Tickets for the Couture Construction event to support the “Women Build” initiative are $50 and can be purchased online.

Students Participate in Social Change & ME, An Interactive Leadership Development Session

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Students Participate in Social Change & ME, An Interactive Leadership Development Session

Belmont University’s Office of Leadership Development (BOLD), in partnership with 13 faculty and staff members from across campus, recently guided more than 100 students through understanding and applying the 7 Cs of the Social Change Model. Hosted through “Social Change & ME,” an interactive overview of socially responsible leadership through the framework of the Social Change Model, the team provided sessions for students to complete in January and February.

The model’s 7 Cs include consciousness of self, congruence, commitment, collaboration, controversy with civility and citizenship. During SC&ME, students rotated through stations titled “I Change” (individual values), “We Change” (group values) and “World Change” (societal/global values). Each station included interactive activities that challenged students to learn and practice implementing behaviors related to each of the 7 Cs while collaborating and engaging with each other.

The sessions’ purpose was to help students realize that they can begin being socially responsible leaders now, both on and off campus. Students should use the tools they’ve learned during Bruin Lead, an in-depth review of practices of exemplary leadership from the fall 2018, and skills learned during SC&ME to increase leadership behaviors that can bring about positive change.

When asked what was the biggest take away from this experience one student stated, “I believe the activities really helped cement the idea that everyone has different opinions, but there are ways to go about discussing them openly.” Another said, “I learned how you can be a good leader, but you have to take that out in the world to affect positive change. You have to bring self, group and citizenship to make a real difference.”

Students most appreciated open conversations, new ways to talk about leadership, diversity of the presenters and activities and being able to put their learning into practice.

Dr. Adrianne Archie, assistant dean and director of leadership development said, “It’s incredible to watch these students realize that they are leaders now. We will continue to work to prepare them with the toolbox of skills and experiences they will need to be socially responsible leaders here on campus and anywhere else they may go.”

SC&ME is a program in the Believing Emergent Leader Level of Engagement in BOLD. Next, students will participate in Belmont Homecoming activities and Leadership Lately with Ms. Nikki Campbell, President Bob Fisher and Dr. Wayne Barnard. Learn more here.

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