Partnering for Patients
Posted by Esther Fabian : October 20th, 2009
Jan Tipton
It doesn’t take a person working in health care to know that northwest Ohio is an extremely competitive hospital environment.
And that’s why I want to call out an event that’s being held on Thursday, Oct. 22 called About Healing.
The program is a true partnership of cancer services from around the area, including cancer support agencies like the American Cancer Society, the Victory Center and Komen; as well as UTMC, Mercy Cancer Centers and the Waterford at Levis Commons, where the event is to be held.
It’s funny – well, “funny” might not be the right word, but you get what I mean. Cancer is something nobody wants to go through, but it invokes some awesome (and I mean “awesome” in a literal sense) dynamics. It brings people together who might not have thought they have anything in common. And it can provide a forum for which folks who deliver health care can pitch in and make a difference – no matter where they work.
I have to share with you that Caren Goldman will be there as the keynote speaker. Caren wrote Healing Words for the Body, Mind and Spirit: 101 Words to Aspire and Affirm.
I met Caren years ago. She is a breast cancer survivor, and she used to write a column in a publication MCO produced called Balance that covered topics related to cancer, including research, treatment and prevention. She’s an incredible woman.
And About Healing promises to be an incredible event for those who attend. In addition to Caren, UT oncology nurse Jan Tipton will speak, as will Iman Mohamed, MD, my medical oncologist.
For more information about the event, contact UT’s Cancer Center at 419.383.5170.
Esther Fabian is the director of health care marketing at The University of Toledo. Although she is a graduate of Bowling Green State University, Esther has willingly traded in brown and orange for the blue and gold. Over her nine years of employment at the institution, she continues to be fascinated by the incredible things that UT Medical Center professionals do every day to help people and loves learning about the many aspects of health care through those exceptional people. Esther hopes to use this journal to give folks a peek into the world of UT Medical Center, and maybe an occasional glimpse into the world of a working mom and owner of many, many pets.
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