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Features
2 Expert care, close to home
4 The responsibility of a big provider in a small state 8 BringingmemoryscreeningstoSt.Patrick’sCenter
10 The practice of palliative care
14 Educatingfutureresearchers
16 We speak your language
19 Seekingsolutionstotheopioidepidemic 22 Lectureship highlights opioid crisis
News from Christiana Care Health System
Memory health screenings for city’s homeless
Putting humanity at the heart of medicine
Gene editing 101: CRISPR in high school
Christiana Care Medical Aid Units now at 5 convenient locations. See page 2.
On the Cover:
At the Christiana Care Medical Aid Unit at the HealthCare Center at Christiana, Harold P. Kramer, M.D., treats a wide range of injuries or illnesses that are not extremely serious or life-threatening but need prompt attention.
Focus is published monthly by
the Christiana Care Department of External Affairs. Read Focus online at https://news.christianacare.org.
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Shane Hoffman Communications Director
Managing Editor
Pat Ritchie Communications Manager
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Senior Marketing Communications Manager
William Schmitt
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Chief Officer of Strategic Communication and Development
Karen Y. Browne
Vice President of Communications
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3 The Christiana Care Way 24 Extraordinary people
30 Best practice review
32 Let’s commit to be fit 34 Calendar of events 36 Therapeutic notes
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