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Inside Penn Medicine Archive for April 2010

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April 30, 2010

Hubschman Award Ceremony, Thurs., May 20, Great Court

Save the Date! The Hubschman Ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 20 from 3-5 PMin the Great Court. The annual Emil and Lynn Hubschman Award recognizes individuals who exemplify the Pennsylvania Hospital tradition of combining compassi...Full story

Posted by Lee-Ann Landis at 12:34 PM in Awards and Accolades, Events, Featured News, What's New | Permalink

Roundtable: Health Care Reform and More

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At last months Meal with an Administrator, topics included the potential impact of the health-care reform bill on the Health System; our financial health; and what lies ahead for the hospital and Penn Medicine....Full story

Posted by Sally Sapega at 11:52 AM in Featured News, HUPdate | Permalink

April 29, 2010

PPMC Takes Kids to Work

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Dressed in green scrubs with stethoscopes in hand, 120 children enjoyed the sixth annual Take Your Kids to Work Day program at PPMC on Thursday, April 22. The morning consisted of presentations in nutrition, radiology, cardiology, and pre-...Full story

Posted by Kim Menard at 11:00 AM in Events, PresbyBulletin | Permalink

Penn PTSD Researcher One of TIME's 100 Most Influential

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TIME magazine has named Edna Foa, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry at Penn, one of the 100 most influential people in the world in itsannual TIME 100 list.Dr. Foa is the director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety.Hercareer...Full story

Posted by Rachel Ewing at 9:49 AM in Awards and Accolades, Featured News, In the News, Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Permalink

HUP Takes Kids to Work

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This year’s Take Your Kids to Work was the best ever, thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of many employees. Over 500 kids took part in the fun and educational activities at HUP. In this photo:Moira Jaslar, daughter of Chris Jaslar...Full story

Posted by Rachel Ewing at 9:34 AM in Featured News, HUPdate | Permalink

April 28, 2010

Sleep Medicine Tips from Pennsylvania Hospital Sleep Disorders Center Director

Ronald Kotler, MD, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Pennsylvania Hospital and author of the new book, 365 Ways to Get a Good Night’s Sleep, offered tips on proper sleep hygiene live on FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia. Kotler...Full story

Posted by Lee-Ann Landis at 5:07 PM in In the News, What's New | Permalink

Mother and Daughter Ovary Removal at Pennsylvania Hospital

A mother and daughter from Lancaster both had their ovaries removed on the same day at Pennsylvania Hospital, CBS 3 reported. Their decision came as a result of genetic testing. Both had experienced breast cancer in the past, the daughter j...Full story

Posted by Lee-Ann Landis at 5:05 PM in In the News, Patient Care, What's New | Permalink

April 27, 2010

PPMC Nurses Serve 300 People at Community Health Fair

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For the second year, nurses at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center gathered experts in health and wellness together for a free community health fair in West Philadelphia. This year, more than 300 people attended the free Spring into Health ...Full story

Posted by Kim Menard at 4:09 PM in Events, Featured News, Penn Medicine CAREs, PresbyBulletin | Permalink

April 23, 2010

RBC Moment: Helping an Injured Colleague

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Earlier this year several critical care nurses responded to a RRT called inby the Dept. of Food and Nutrition in the basement of the CathcartBuilding. The staff did a great job of acting quickly to help a colleague whowas injured while...Full story

Posted by Lee-Ann Landis at 1:24 PM in Featured News, What's New | Permalink

Celebrating Occupational Therapists in April

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Each year in April, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students in practice, education, research, and science host a month-long celebration showcasing the importance of Occupational Therapy. Occupational ...Full story

Posted by Kim Menard at 12:32 PM in Awards and Accolades, Featured News, PresbyBulletin | Permalink

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