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		<title>Graham Cancer Center pioneers clinical immersion program for engineering students</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2013/06/graham-cancer-center-pioneers-clinical-immersion-program-for-engineering-students</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a first-of-its-kind program in the nation, cancer specialists at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center are partnering with the University of Delaware, closing the gap between the real world and the classroom for tomorrow’s biomedical engineers.]]></description>
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		<title>Mini-Medical School educates learners of all ages</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2013/04/mini-medical-school-educates-learners-of-all-ages</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 300 people attended Christiana Care's 6th annual Mini-Medical School, where adults and high-school students learn about important trends in health and medicine from top doctors in their fields.]]></description>
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		<title>Education and Research Celebration honors teams and individuals</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2013/04/education-and-research-celebration-honors-teams-and-individuals</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 200 Christiana Care educators and leaders attended the keynote event of a two-day Education and Research Celebration sponsored by the Learning Institute’s Center for Educator Development, Evaluation and Research, March 12 at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center.]]></description>
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		<title>Robert J. Laskowski, M.D., MBA, named chair-elect of AAMC Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2013/01/robert-j-laskowski-m-d-mba-named-chair-elect-of-aamc-council-of-teaching-hospitals-and-health-systems</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care Health System President and CEO Robert J. Laskowski, M.D., MBA, has been chosen to serve as the 2012–2014 chair-elect of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He was also elected to the AAMC board of directors for 2012–2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Christiana Care ranked again among Training Top 125</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/12/christiana-care-ranked-again-among-training-top-125</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second consecutive year, Christiana Care has been selected as one of Training Magazine’s “Top 125,” ranking the health system among the most elite companies for training and learning development.]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Failure Summit 2012</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/11/heart-failure-summit-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Heart Failure Summit 2012 took place Oct. 26 at the University of Delaware, led by Mitchell Saltzberg, M.D., FACC, FAHA, and Carolyn Moffa, MSN, FNP-C, CHFN, medical director and leader of the heart failure program, respectively. ]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium helps educate health care providers caring for chronic kidney disease patients</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/11/symposium-helps-educate-health-care-providers-caring-for-chronic-kidney-disease-patients</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Christiana Care Transplant Team sponsored the 3rd annual transplant educational symposium in October, reaching out to nurses and ancillary staff who provide care for patients with chronic kidney disease.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Sandy clean up from Delaware Public Health</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/10/tips-for-sandy-clean-up-from-delaware-public-health</link>
		<comments>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/10/tips-for-sandy-clean-up-from-delaware-public-health#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delaware Public Health (DPH) reminds people to be safe, and prevent injuries and illness during Sandy clean up.  Tips: Do not allow children to play in or around storm water collection drains or any flood waters. Drainage areas may have swift currents that can create a drowning hazard. Storm water runoff may be contaminated with sewage, animal feces or chemicals. Sewage can contain the bacteria that causes tetanus, which can infect people through a wound or break in the skin that is exposed to contaminated water. While anyone can become ill, pregnant woman, babies, young children and elderly people are... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2012/10/tips-for-sandy-clean-up-from-delaware-public-health" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Special guests make Stroke Education Conference memorable</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/10/special-guests-make-stroke-education-conference-memorable</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The case study of Pamela Simon was on the agenda at the 11th Annual Stroke Education Conference, Oct. 13, at Christiana Care. Simon suffered a stroke six months ago. Today she is active and well — and she came to the conference with her husband Brian and son Jake to prove it.]]></description>
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		<title>Neil Jasani, M.D., MBA, appointed vice president for Academic Affairs</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/10/neil-jasani-m-d-mba-appointed-vice-president-for-academic-affairs</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neil Jasani, M.D., MBA, has been appointed vice president for Academic Affairs for Christiana Care Health System.]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot: &#8216;Eat Your Colors&#8217; at First State School</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/09/snapshot-eat-your-colors-at-first-state-school</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food and Nutrition Supervisor Mike Wariwanchik and Tiffany Whary, RD, presented a new program, “Eat your colors!“ at the First State School. The program includes games and activities that encourage healthier eating and greater intake of fruits and vegetables.]]></description>
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		<title>Susan Coffey Zern, M.D., named director of Simulation Education</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/09/susan-coffey-zern-m-d-named-director-of-simulation-education</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Susan Coffey Zern has joined Christiana Care's Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center as the director of Simulation Education.]]></description>
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		<title>Christiana Care welcomes new sports medicine doctors</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/09/christiana-care-welcomes-two-new-sports-medicine-doctors</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bradley Sandella, D.O., joins Christiana Care as the director of Sports Medicine and program director for the Sports Medicine Fellowship in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Kristopher Fayock, M.D., joins Christiana Care as the assistant director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jefferson Medical College’s Delaware Branch welcomes class of 2014 to Christiana Care</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/09/jefferson-medical-colleges-delaware-branch-welcomes-class-of-2014-to-christiana-care</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care’s Office of Academic Affairs welcomed medical students from the Jefferson Medical College class of 2014 at a reception at Christiana Hospital in July. They represent the second class to study full time at Christiana Care as part of the college’s Delaware Branch established last year.]]></description>
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		<title>17 complete first Certificate in Healthcare Leadership program</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/09/17-complete-first-certificate-in-healthcare-leadership-program</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seventeen managers and staff at Christiana Care earned a Certificate in Healthcare Leadership through a new collaborative program between Christiana Care and the University of Delaware.]]></description>
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		<title>Biomedical student researchers and their mentors share spotlight at Value Institute luncheon</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/09/biomedical-student-researchers-and-their-mentors-share-spotlight-at-value-institute-luncheon</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care presented the Value Institute’s Scholars Research Day &#038; Luncheon to recognize the impactful research of several biomedical students. The research of the university students aligned with the goal of the Value Institute: to focus on identifying and implementing strategies to achieve better health outcomes at lower costs.]]></description>
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		<title>Simulation training center achieves Level I accreditation</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/08/simulation-training-center-achieves-level-i-accreditation</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christiana Care</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care's Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center has attained Level I accreditation as a Comprehensive Education Institute through the American College of Surgeons.]]></description>
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		<title>First Emergency and Family Medicine residency program graduate exemplifies a synergy of two disciplines</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/06/first-emergency-and-family-medicine-residency-program-graduate-exemplifies-a-synergy-of-two-disciplines</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care’s innovative, combined Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine (EM/FM) allopathic residency program, the first of its kind in the nation, salutes its first graduate this year. Blake Gustafson, M.D., chief EM-FM resident, in July 2007 began the new program, heralded as a comprehensive curriculum to address the full spectrum of patient illness and injury, from emergent and trauma care to primary care and continuity of care. Five years ago, the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Family Medicine signed off on a dual certification program combining Family and Emergency Medicine residencies at Christiana Care. The program offers... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2012/06/first-emergency-and-family-medicine-residency-program-graduate-exemplifies-a-synergy-of-two-disciplines" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Students develop a healthy interest in learning at Mini Medical School</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Mini Medical School is an opportunity for people of all ages to gain a deeper understanding of health issues, medicine and medical research.]]></description>
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		<title>The Hill publishes Dr. Laskowski op-ed on value</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/04/dr-laskowski-publishes-op-ed-on-value</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hill’s Congress Blog published an op-ed titled “Listening is the key to creating value in health care” by Robert J. Laskowski, M.D., Christiana Care president and CEO, on April 26. Christiana Care’s Value Institute hosts “Value: Medicine’s New Frontier” on Monday, April 30 in the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center. The Hill, published in Washington, DC, is written for and about the U.S. Congress with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns and other events on Capitol Hill. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Health care experts to present at Christiana Care&#8217;s inaugural Value Symposium</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/04/health-care-experts-to-present-at-christiana-cares-inaugural-value-symposium</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care Health System's Value Institute will host its inaugural symposium titled "Value: Medicine's New Frontier," focusing on the evolving systems in the health care world and the ways in which to improve the value of patient care.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Markell Praises Project SEARCH at Christiana Care</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/03/gov-markell-praises-project-search-at-christiana-care</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jack Markell visited the first Project SEARCH classroom in Delaware at Christiana Care Health System on Friday, March 30. Christiana Care is the inaugural employer in Delaware to host Project SEARCH, a nationally recognized program dedicated to training individuals with disabilities to obtain job skills necessary to secure competitive employment and possess the self-confidence to enter the workforce after graduation.]]></description>
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		<title>National magazine ranks Christiana Care among nation&#8217;s best training organizations</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/02/national-magazine-ranks-christiana-care-among-the-best-training-organizations-in-the-nation</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minneapolis based magazine Training ranked Christiana Care Health System No. 60 among the Top 125 training organizations in the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>Global Health Symposium: To improve global health, cure diseases at their roots</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/02/global-health-symposium-to-improve-global-health-cure-diseases-at-their-roots</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care hosted the first Global Health Symposium of the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance, which examined the challenges and importance of creating sustainable improvements in public health worldwide. The symposium reflects a growing interest in global health among physicians and researchers at Christiana Care and around the state.]]></description>
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		<title>Four Christiana Care physicians join Jefferson Academy of Distinguished Educators</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2012/01/four-christiana-care-physicians-join-jefferson-academy-of-distinguished-educators</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several Christiana Care physicians are now members of the Jefferson Academy of Distinguished Educators (JADE), a service organization dedicated to: Promoting faculty teaching and excellence. Recognizing and rewarding excellence in teaching. Making contributions to the educational mission, promoting scholarship in medical education and fostering a community of scholars. Congratulations to: Matthew Burday, D.O. Virginia Collier, M.D., the Hugh R. Sharp, Jr. Chair of Medicine of Christiana Care Health System. Moses Hochman, M.D. Michael Rosenthal, M.D., chair of the Department of Family &#38; Community Medicine. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Patricia Lincoln, RN, honored for outstanding service in HIV/AIDS education</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/12/patricia-lincoln-rn-honored-for-outstanding-service-in-hivaids-education</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patricia Lincoln, RN, BSN, ACRN received the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care’s (ANAC) HIV Educator Distinguished Service Award in November at the ANAC’s annual awards ceremony in Baltimore. The award recognizes an outstanding ANAC member who, through HIV/AIDS Education, has had a great impact on the lives of those they have instructed, including patients, clients, families, health care providers, community groups and the general public. Lincoln is the site director of the Christiana Care-based performance site of the Pennsylvania/ Mid- Atlantic AIDS Education Training Center. She provides and coordinates comprehensive, quality educational programs regarding HIV to health care workers... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/12/patricia-lincoln-rn-honored-for-outstanding-service-in-hivaids-education" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Medical students delighted with Delaware branch campus</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/12/medical-students-delighted-with-delaware-branch-campus</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students of the Class of 2013 are enjoying their experience as the first contingent to learn at Christiana Hospital since its designation as a Jefferson Medical College branch campus.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo gallery: Wilmington Wellness Day</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/09/photo-gallery-wilmington-wellness-day</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 35 Christiana Care employees and students from seven departments participated in the 12th annual Wilmington Wellness Day on Sept. 17 at Rodney Square, bringing information about how to live longer, happier and healthier lives to more than 2,500 city residents. This event provides free health information and screenings that some lower-income residents of Wilmington may not be able to afford. On an overcast Saturday, employees of Christiana Care offered free health screenings, including blood pressure, cholesterol, nutrition, body-fat analysis and osteoporosis. The Christiana Care team screened more than 120 people and spoke with hundreds more about various ways... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/09/photo-gallery-wilmington-wellness-day" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Janice Nevin, M.D., delivers keynote to Jefferson medical students</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/08/janice-nevin-m-d-delivers-keynote-to-jefferson-medical-students</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Be authentic, resilient, practice empathy and learn from and with your patients. And along the way, remember to have fun,” said Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH, chief medical officer at Christiana Care, in a keynote address to 270 incoming students at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia on Aug. 5. Dr. Nevin’s remarks were part of the traditional White Coat Ceremony for the Jefferson Medical College class of 2015. Jefferson Medical College was the first medical school in Philadelphia to establish the White Coat Ceremony, a tradition symbolizing the clinical start of every student’s medical education. Much of what Dr. Nevin... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/08/janice-nevin-m-d-delivers-keynote-to-jefferson-medical-students" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitalists society president discusses reform</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/05/hospitalists-society-president-discusses-reform</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transforming America’s health care system will require more than measures to control costs, says Jeff Wiese, M.D., president of the Society of Hospital Medicine and chief of Medicine at Charity and University Hospitals in New Orleans, La. His address, the 6th Annual Roger B. Thomas Memorial Lecture on March 31 at the Christiana Hospital campus, was titled “Transforming Health Care Reform into the Hospital of the Future.” In addition to financial incentives, he said that strategies to achieve positive change also must take into account social and moral goals.“It’s about doing the right thing for the patient,” he said. Dr.... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/05/hospitalists-society-president-discusses-reform" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Lifelong learners embrace Christiana Care’s Mini-Medical School</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/05/lifelong-learners-embrace-christiana-cares-mini-medical-school</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 19:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amy Pollack is interested in training to become a physician’s assistant. She tested the waters by attending Christiana Care’s Mini-Medical School, a free, six-week lecture series where adults—and even some teens—learn about important trends in health and medicine from top doctors in their fields. “These lectures have really heightened my awareness of serious health issues, like diabetes,” says Pollack of North Wilmington. “I also suggested that several relatives who have bad ankles consider checking out compression socks.” At Mini-Med School, there are no tests or grades, no stethoscopes or white coats. No previous medical training is required—just people who are... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/05/lifelong-learners-embrace-christiana-cares-mini-medical-school" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Perioperative Nursing Internship Program, simulation training spotlighted at AORN National Congress</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/05/perioperative-nursing-internship-program-simulation-training-spotlighted-at-aorn-national-congress</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 14:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Christiana Care perioperative nurses presented at the National Congress of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses in March on the topic of Christiana Care’s use of simulation training in education. Beth Fitzgerald, MSN, RN,CNOR, perioperative nurse internship manager, discussed the Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center at Christiana Hospital. Interns Abigail Wolfe, BSN, RN, and Eileen Christie, BSN, RN, both University of Delaware College of Nursing graduates, presented their experience with the Christiana Care internship program and took questions from the audience. Dr. Jane Rothrock, Ph.D, RN, CNOR, FAAN, considered a pioneer in perioperative nursing education, spoke first and... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/05/perioperative-nursing-internship-program-simulation-training-spotlighted-at-aorn-national-congress" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Simulating video-assisted lung surgery mirrors the real thing</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/03/simulating-video-assisted-lung-surgery-mirrors-the-real-thing</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clinical reviews of cases at Christiana Care demonstrate that minimally invasive thoracic surgery often results in shortened length of stay, improved postoperative pain and decreased use of postoperative narcotics. Yet, fewer than 30 percent of all lobectomies in the U.S. are performed using a minimally invasive technique, according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. A lobectomy is the removal of a part of a patient’s lung to cure lung cancer. “A great majority of my lobectomies are performed with this approach,” said Thomas Bauer, M.D., chief of thoracic surgery in the Department of Surgery at Christiana Care. “The primary reason... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/03/simulating-video-assisted-lung-surgery-mirrors-the-real-thing" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>OR Live webcast debuts Virtual Education &amp; Simulation Training Center</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2011/02/or-live-webcast-debuts-christiana-care-virtual-education-simulation-training-center</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care introduced the world to the first accredited Level II Institute Virtual Education &#38; Simulation Training Center with a multi-faceted ORLive webcast Feb. 2 The webcast offered viewers a look at some of the most advanced patient-simulation training technology available in the nation. Watch the webcast now. Physicians, residents, nurses and students at the lab in the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center practice procedures and treatments on patient-simulator mannequins, which react like human patients. The most recent ORLive webcast from Christiana Care demonstrated three procedures: trauma resuscitation, laparascopic surgery team training and delivery of an infant with shoulder... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2011/02/or-live-webcast-debuts-christiana-care-virtual-education-simulation-training-center" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Matthew Burday, D.O., wins educator award</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/11/matthew-burday-d-o-wins-educator-award</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care Health System physician Matthew Burday, D.O., FACP, is the recipient of the 2011 Herbert S. Waxman Award for Outstanding Medical Student Educator from the American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical-specialty organization in the United States. Dr. Burday received the award for his instrumental role in educating medical students at Christiana Care for more than 20 years. The award is the highest honor ACP presents to a medical student educator. “Matt exemplifies the ideals of the Herbert Waxman Award,” said Virginia U. Collier, M.D., FACP, the Hugh R. Sharp Jr. chair of the Department of Medicine at... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2010/11/matthew-burday-d-o-wins-educator-award" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Gift helps to found neonatal simulation training fund</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/11/gift-helps-to-found-neonatal-simulation-training-fund</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The physicians of Christiana Neonatal Associates LLC made a generous gift to support continued neonatal simulation training at Christiana Care. The physicians founded the fund to honor colleague Stephen Pearlman, M.D. Dr. Pearlman thanked Christiana Care for “having the vision that medical education was going in this direction to support the expansion of simulation training.” Additional contributions to the fund have been made by the Christiana Care Health System Department of Pediatrics. To make a gift to the Stephen A. Pearlman, M.D., Neonatal Simulation Fund, contact the Christiana Care Development Office at 302-327-3309.]]></description>
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		<title>Physician assistants play key roles in all health care disciplines</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/11/physician-assistants-play-key-roles-in-all-health-care-disciplines</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physician assistants (PAs) work side-by-side with physicians on nearly every major service at Christiana Care. They are the physician’s “extra pair of hands,” helping to enhance quality and continuity of patient care, and teaching students and residents. Close to 100 PAs are full-time Christiana Care employees, and many others assist physicians in private practice. Licensed by the state, PAs work under physician supervision in primary care and in high-tech specialties. “PAs are involved in all aspects of cardiac surgery, acting as first and second assistants during procedures in the operating room and providing both pre- and post- operative patient care,”... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2010/11/physician-assistants-play-key-roles-in-all-health-care-disciplines" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>NPR/WHYY feature virtual hospital</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/07/nprwhyy-feature-virtual-hospital</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch the full episode. See more First. NPR&#8217;s Philadelphia affiliate WHYY broadcast a radio report and television segment on July 30 about Christiana Care’s Virtual Education &#38; Simulation Training center.]]></description>
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		<title>VNA launches private-duty nursing career path</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Visiting Nurse Association’s career path for private-duty nurses supports Christiana Care’s Magnet designation. It also enhances VNA’s education and preceptor support program, “The Journey From Novice to Expert” created in 2007 to increase the number of qualified private-duty nurses caring for medically complex patients, including those with tracheostomy and ventilator dependency. “This career path recognizes nurses for their experience, skill level, education and leadership behaviors, and provides clearly defined steps for advancement from LPN I to RN II within the private-duty specialty,” says program director Cleveland Cartwright, RN. Statewide private-duty nursing services grew by 18 percent at VNA from 2007 to... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2010/07/vna-launches-private-duty-nursing-career-path" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Mullenix receives top coordinator award</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/07/mullenix-receives-top-coordinator-award</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sherrill Mullenix won the Emergency Medicine Residency Association&#8217;s 2010 Residency Coordinator of the Year Award, presented in June in Phoenix, Ariz. Fifth-year EM/IM resident Christian Coletti, M.D., now an attending physician with Doctors for Emergency Services, presented the award.]]></description>
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		<title>Accelerated RN to BSN classes to start in September</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/07/accelerated-rn-to-bsn-classes-to-start-in-september</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immaculata University is starting new accelerated RN to BSN classes at Christiana Hospital in the fall. Students attend class once a week on-site and are able to complete degree requirements within a reasonable time frame. Courses have been designed to be relevant to the world of work and to prepare registered nurses for positions of leadership in the multi-faceted modern health-care industry. There will be two cohorts during the fall semester: Monday evenings, starting Sept. 27, and Thursday evenings, starting Sept. 23. For more information, contact Madeleine Keyes at mkeyes@immaculata.edu or call 610-647- 4400, ext. 3173.]]></description>
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		<title>Christiana Care Health System wins national award for innovation</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/03/christiana-care-health-system-wins-national-award-for-innovation</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christiana Care Health System has been named the 2010 Alliance Innovation Award winner from the Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC), a national organization made up of 69 major academic medical centers and health systems. The award recognizes Christiana Care for innovative approaches to medical education and research that result in better patient outcomes. Christiana Care received the award for developing and implementing an innovative graduate-level, 12-week course. The curriculum focuses on inter-professional learning through collaboration on quality improvement projects. The aim of the course is to produce measurable improvements in quality and patient safety. &#8220;We are honored to... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2010/03/christiana-care-health-system-wins-national-award-for-innovation" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Simulation center serves as virtual hospital</title>
		<link>http://news.christianacare.org/2010/01/vest-center-serves-as-virtual-hospital</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a seven-room hospital, where doctors gain a firm foundation in surgical techniques, hand-to-eye coordination and repetitive skills exercises—before they pick up a scalpel to operate on a real patient. At Christiana Care Health System&#8217;s Virtual Education &#38; Simulation Training Center, babies are born every day, just as they are in a real hospital. Adults and children are rushed to the emergency department with injuries suffered in accidents. Patients are intubated, have their blood drawn and get IV drips. Birthing manikin Noelle in the new Labor &#38; Delivery room at Christiana Care&#8217;s Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center. The Virtual... <a href="http://news.christianacare.org/2010/01/vest-center-serves-as-virtual-hospital" class="readmore">read more</a> &#187;]]></description>
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