September 22, 2008 - Volume 3, Number 27

In this issue:

• Nurse executive to address issues of access for patients and streamline their care
• Biller Patient and Family Resource Center opens and offers warm, comforting space
• Concern Foundation supports research that aims to unlock the mysteries of the liver
• Pharmacist answers patients’ questions about chemotherapy and serves as a key resource for navigating complex treatment process
• Faculty and patient go to Sacramento to brief state legislative staff
• City of Hope and Keck Graduate Institute collaborate on management training program for researchers
• Open houses planned for rehabilitation week
• L’Oréal Paris, City of Hope partner to “Beat the Odds”

A Capitol idea
City of Hope representatives recently headed to Sacramento to brief legislators on health issues critical to cancer care in California. City of Hope speakers Richard Jove, PhD., director of Beckman Research Institute, Kimlin Tam Ashing-Giwa, PhD., director of City of Hope’s Center of Community Alliance for Research and Education, and patient Vicki Schwarz, a member of City of Hope’s Speakers Bureau, spoke at the briefing. Assemblymember Anthony Portantino helped set up the event.