Hadassah International eBulletin - May 2010
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Editors:
Lonye Rasch, Communications Chair; Patricia Levinson, Communications Co-Chair; Karen Lustig, Communications Team
Tamar Davis, Director of Operations; Rebecca Rafelson, Development & Marketing Associate
Team email: communications@hadassah.org
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"Recent experiences at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem have offered me a glimmer of hope and revived my belief in the possibility of a future peace," notes Ayelet Kahane, whose grandmother was recently a patient at Hadassah."
Researchers at the Hadassah University Medical Center have developed a novel strategy to derive and control differentiation of large quantities of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), which may hold the key to reversing disorders such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
The Hadassah Medical Center's nursing leadership is reshaping the role of nurses to maximize the many skills nurses bring to the medical team. One chief strategy is empowering nurses with greater autonomy to make decisions to enhance patient care; another is the establishment of a Nursing Research Center to generate hospital-wide clinical research studies.
Research at the Hadassah Medical Center has been bolstered by a new momentum, thanks to the success of Hadasit, its technology transfer company, and the new Biotechnology Park on Hadassah-Ein Kerem's campus.
Hadasit Bio-Holdings Ltd., the Hadassah Medical Center's technology transfer company, has announced that two of the leading biotechnology investment groups in Israel have donated $1.5 million each to ProtAb, its wholly owned portfolio company.
A new program has opened in Jerusalem, one that combines the best of Hadassah's medical school with elite Army training.
Hadassah's Pediatric Wing B Renovation Is Underway!
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The old walls were removed in April; large new windows will allow the therapeutic,
natural Jerusalem light to brighten the rooms. |
Renovation and expansion of Pediatric Wing B, which began in March, is in full swing.
We are happy to report that a Switzerland family foundation has provided the funds for the 4-bed Pediatric Surgery Unit. There are, however, many giving opportunities to complete the renovation--and we need your help! Click here to donate and for more information.
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Dr. Felicia Knaul (left) and her assistants, with Dr. Ilana
Kadmon (right) in the Hadassah-Henrietta Szold School of Nursing |
Dr. Felicia Knaul, Director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative, which aims to expand cancer care and control in developing countries, visited the Hadassah Medical Center in mid-March and discussed the potential for collaborative projects with Dr. Ilana Kadmon, Hadassah's Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Prof. Stuart Stanton, whose medical career as a urogynecologist spans decades and continents, has taken on the Chair of Hadassah United Kingdom. He follows Guilda Shamash, who held the position for 11 years.
Combining a tour with a dedication ceremony marking a gift to the Hadassah Medical Center's Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower, Jaime and June Woldenberg from Monterrey, Mexico visited Hospital Hospital-Ein Kerem with their sons and grandchildren on the occasion of Mr. Woldenberg's 80th birthday.
Young Hadassah International (YHI) is pleased to announce the official launch of its new website, reflecting YHI's re-branding, and the commencement of a new online strategy to further connect passionate--and potentially passionate-- Hadassah visionaries.
Hadassah International unites people of all faiths and nationalities in their mission to improve lives around the globe through support of pioneering medical research, teaching, and healing at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem.
Transcending politics, religion, and geographical boundaries to enhance world health, the Hadassah Medical Center was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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