NEWS
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PIONEERING MONTEFIORE-EINSTEIN STUDY COULD CHANGE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING STRATEGY:continued
(Continued from page 1) "The results suggest that men with a PSA below 2 can undergo less intensive screening than men with levels higher than 2," says Dr. Kovac. In addition, men with PSA levels less than 1 may not need any further screening.
"The goal is to target men at highest risk for developing aggressive and potentially lethal prostate cancers for continued screening while reducing screening and its associated harms for those men at lower risk based on baseline PSA levels taken in mid-life," says Dr. Kovac.
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MONTEFIORE-EINSTEIN SECURES $5.9 MILLION NCI GRANT TO IMPROVE CANCER CARE FOR MINORITIES
Montefiore-Einstein received a $5.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to enroll minority and underserved patients in cancer clinical trials. The grant, part of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), is a continuation of funding first awarded in 2014. "The most innovative cancer treatments are evaluated in clinical trials—often years before they are broadly available in clinical practices—but minorities are underrepresented in these trials," says Joseph A. Sparano, MD, Associate Chairman, Clinical Research, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Montefiore, and Associate Director, Clinical Research, Albert Einstein Cancer Center.
NCORP helped fund Montefiore's landmark TAILORx trial, which found that 70 percent of women with the most common type of breast cancer did not require chemotherapy. Researchers are currently studying cancer care delivery to better understand racial/ethnic, socioeconomic and regional disparities in care.
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SUPERHERO/LOVE YOUR MELON VISIT AT CHAM
Love Your Melon began with a simple idea of putting a hat on every child battling cancer in America. Founders Brian Keller and Zachary Quinn launched their brand by dressing up as superheroes and hand-delivering beanies to hospital patients. Patients at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) got to pick their favorite superhero beanie when Love Your Melon visited on January 30.
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NEW FACES
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
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DO YOU KNOW A CHILD WITH PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME (PWS)?
The Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine is conducting an FDA-funded research study examining the effects of OXYTOCIN on hyperphagia and repetitive/rigid behaviors in children with PWS. Please call Bonnie Taylor, PhD, at 718-839-7530 or email botaylor@montefiore.org to learn more.
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EVENTS
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ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
Ash Wednesday services will be celebrated on February 26, 2020 with a special Catholic Mass at these locations:
Moses Campus, Cherkasy Auditorium | 12:00 PM Mass Ashes will be distributed during and after Mass. For more information call Fran O'Neill at 718-920-4729 or Father Roberto Perez at 718-920-2408.
Einstein Campus, Einstein Auditorium | 12:00 PM Mass Ashes will be distributed during and after Mass. For more information call Reverend Father Paul Nwobi at 718-904-2977 or Carmela Gogliormella at 718-904-2985.
Wakefield Campus, Chapel 6th Floor | 8:00 AM Mass Ashes will be distributed during and after Mass. Liturgical service and ashes distribution at 8:30 AM, 12:30 PM and 3:00 PM. For more information call Toni Hayes at 718-920-9817 or Monsignor Frederick Becker and Sister Catherine McVicar at 718-920-9086.
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8TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
We are Stronger Together: Join us for the annual all-day workshop presented by The Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation & Rehabilitation Center at Montefiore- Einstein, covering topics that include autism updates, transportation advocacy and Transition and After School programs.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 | 8:00 AM–2:00 PM 1225 Morris Park Avenue Van Etten, 2nd Floor, Building #5, Bronx, New York 10461
The Workshop aims to empower parents to serve as advocates for their children alongside educators, therapists, physicians and attorneys to better understand their child's diagnosis, their rights within the educational system, steps to take when concerns arise and how to care for their own well-being while caring for a child with special needs.
Registration is required at CERCparentworkshop@montefiore.org or call 718-430-2934.
Space is limited and reserved for parents, caregivers and professionals from other agencies. (No children please.)
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2020 NYC RING CONVOCATION OF PRACTICES “ADDRESSING SOCIAL NEED: WHAT MATTERS TO PATIENTS”
Presented by Montefiore-Einstein Department of Family & Social Medicine
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | 12:00–8:00 PM Moses Campus, Cherkasky Auditorium and Grand Hall 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, New York 10467
Information about abstract submission and event registration can be found here.
Schedule of Events Lunch | 12:00–1:00 PM
Poverty Simulation Seminar | 1:00–4:30 PM Hosted by Bronxworks and Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative Speaker: Martine Hackett, PhD, MPH
Key Note Address | 5:00–6:00 PM M. Diane McKee, MD, NYC Ring Founding Director (Emeritus) Chair, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Massachusetts
Poster Presentation | 6:00–8:00 PM
Continuing education credits available.
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