Tal center & 360 (3)

for Integrative Medicine

oncology

care comprehensive oncology & support

Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer

The 360° Oncology Care program at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer was initiated as a pilot research initiative, evaluating outcomes such as improving quality-of-life parameters and reducing healthcare expenditures. The pilot will serve as a model for oncology centers, both in Israel as well as worldwide.

Changing the Face of Oncology Care

After losing my beloved sister to cancer at such a young age, I asked myself what I could do to make battling cancer an easier and kinder experience for other patients. My studio’s work on the 360° Oncology Care project is in her loving memory.

Yehuda Resnikov, CEO & Creative Director, RAZ Group Design I do not often get the opportunity to help communicate the message of a project that advances such an important cause. As a two-time breast cancer survivor, I know too well how vital this pilot is, and how much it can change Israel’s healthcare landscape for the better.

Audrey Gerber, Copywriting, Business & Marketing Communications

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The day a patient receives the news that they have cancer is a day he or she will never forget. It ushers in a period of fear, tension, confusion and stress.

We cannot make these emotions go away. However, as healthcare providers, we can help let patients know that they are not alone on this difficult journey; that they are in good

hands from Day One. We will embrace them in a multidisciplinary environment of caring and kindness, with total access to all

the ancillary services which they may need.

Today’s fragmented oncology care models are being stretched to their limits by an ever-increasing number of new patients, skyrocketing costs, and limited resources.

Beyond acute medical therapies, too many patients do not have access to equally important emotional, financial and other ancillary services.

At the 360° Oncology Care program, patients will receive not only state-of-the-art medical care by the world-renowned medical staff at Israel’s largest medical and cancer center. They will also have their emotional, financial and bureaucratic needs addressed by a supportive team of professionals.

Their worries are our worries as well.

There is a true need for a new

360° approach in the care of the oncology

patient care, integrating all of these services into a patient-centered model.

To heal; to support; to ease the pain and suffering; while at the same time ensuring the highest quality of life possible for each and every patient.

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A Culture of Caring & Healing

The Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, established in 1948, is Israel’s National Hospital.

The Institute of Oncology at Sheba is the largest of its kind in the Middle East, and is comprised of six departments: Lungs, Breast, Head-&-Neck, Gastrointestinal and Solid Tumors, and Melanoma, which provide a wide range of ancillary services to patients. The Institute is affiliated with the Sacker Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tel Aviv, and is a primary participant in a number of clinical activities and research, working with leading cancer centers throughout the world.

The Institute of Oncology’s activities include: • Intake of over 4,000 new cancer patients per year • Treating approximately 35,000 patients in Oncology Day Unit • 37,000 patients seen annually in multidisciplinary oncology clinics • A 30-bed oncology inpatient department • Radiotherapy Department treating 2,000 new patients annually • A Brachytherapy Unit (internal radiation) treating 270 patients annually • Conducting more than 30 Phase I, II, and III Clinical Research Studies every year • In-patient Hospice service • State-of-the-Art Research laboratories • A Patient Leisure Center, with a beauty salon, barber, art corner, cinema, television, Internet service, and Coffee Shop

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The Vision Synergetic 360째support for patients and families, integrating complementary and conventional medicine with administrative services in a single therapeutic environment, with a uniquely patient-centered approach.

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International Center of Excellence • Under strict supervision of certified,

for Integrative Medicine The Tal Center for Integrative Medicine is at the core of the 360° approach.

qualified integrative medical (MD)

Destined to become an International Center for Excellence, the Tal Center provides

physicians

a unique fusion of conventional Western oncology practice with complementary

• Full professional collaboration with conventional oncologists and healthcare professionals • Monitored patient care in computerized hospital patient files • High quality-of-care through clinical research of treatment outcomes

medicine treatments and research – both basic scientific and clinical. The Tal Center provides patients with a safe and evidence-based treatment regimen, encouraging hope and promoting empowerment in the fight against cancer.

The goals of the center are: • to promote improved quality-of-life outcomes among cancer patients • to reduce the incidence and severity of debilitating symptoms caused by disease and treatment • to help patients regain control, improve function and outlook on life • to promote collaboration with conventional oncology healthcare professionals • to develop guidelines for the use of integrative medicine in standard cancer care

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Pre-Clinical research is taking place in the Tal Center Laboratory, located within the Chaim Sheba Cancer Research Center. The state-of-the-art laboratory is leading research in the field of herbal sensitivity assays on patient cancer cells, helping to better understand herbal medicinal products and their effects on cancer and immune cell activity. Clinical research projects at the Tal Center are examining:

Where Science and

• Efficacy of integrative medicine in improving quality-of-life outcomes

Integrative Medicine Are One

• Safety of integrative medicine therapies in conventional cancer treatment

Pre-clinical and clinical research projects play a central role at the

The Tal Center offers a full range of treatments and services, administered in accordance with Evidence-Based

Tal Center, promoting the integration of complementary medicine

Medicine guidelines. Patients with cancer are offered supportive therapies from the field of Complementary

therapies as an accepted part of standard cancer care. The

Medicine which focus on the prevention and alleviation of side effects improving of quality of life, and

center’s unique “Bench-to-Bedside” approach has led to a number

augmenting the body’s innate ability for self-healing.

• Clinical studies of herbal remedies, based on pre-clinical research findings Clinical research at the Tal Center takes place at the Integrative Medicine Treatment Center, as well as the Institute of Oncology’s departments and clinics.

of breakthrough discoveries which have been published in leading scientific journals and presented at international conferences. As part of its vision, the Tal Center is in the process of establishing collaborative initiatives with other integrative oncology centers Naturopathy – nutrition, herbal and supplement consultation

around the world. This research and international collaboration will help the Tal Center become an International

Center

for Excellence, influencing policy and defining guidelines for standard cancer care.

complementary treatments include Reflexology

Guided Imagery and Hypnosis

Acupuncture and other Chinese Medicine therapies

Yoga, Meditation, Spirituality and group Supportive Care workshops

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for Integrative Medicine ‫ג‬:‫קהלת ג‬

‫וְ ֵעת לִ ְרּפֹוא‬

A time to heal

Ecclesiastes, 3:3

The Tal Center was founded in memory of Tal Yacobson (1983-2009) in order to create change through the application of compassion and wisdom in the way cancer is treated and prevented.

Tal Yakobson left this world when she was 26 years old. She never stopped reaching out to the weak, to the human beings, to animals and to our environment. She was a vibrant student of Chinese and alternative medicine, an artist and activist. Tal left us with three commandments love, truth and compassion.

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Synergetic & Integrative Oncology Care

The 360째 Oncology Care pilot program is unprecedented in terms of scope, collaborative effort and ambition. Designed as a model for integrative, synergetic oncological care, the pilot sets out to meets the unique needs and resources of cancer care. The 360째 Oncology Care pilot will be carried out under strict research-based guidelines, and we are confident that the results will demonstrated the place of this approach in improving patient quality-of-life outcomes while improving the use of available resources.

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Financial, Insurance, Patient Rights

Medical Consulting & Second Opinion

Patient

Case Manager

Oncology Treatment and Follow-up

Survivorship Center

Medical Record & Data Management

Inpatient Care

Spiritual Guidance

Volunteer Organizations Community

Complementary Medicine

Clinical Trials / Pharmaceutical

Palliative Care

Psycho-Social/ Sexuality Support

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,‫ וכל המקיים נפש אחת‬...“ ‫מעלים עליו כאילו קיים‬ ”.‫עולם מלא‬ ‫ה‬:‫ ד‬,‫מסכת סנהדרין‬

“…when ones saves even one life, it is considered as if he has saved an entire world.”

The Talmud, Sanhedrin 4:5

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With your help,

‫ ֶח ֶסד יִ ָּבנֶ ה‬,‫עֹולָ ם‬

the 360° Oncology Care Program at the Chaim

)‫ ג‬:‫(תהילים פ”ט‬

Sheba Medical Center can realize its vision, offering a new approach in oncology care in

“The world is built on compassion”

Israel; for all patients, in their difficult journey

(Psalms 89:3)

through sickness and health; with Respect, Compassion and Dignity.

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Israel Kasirer Head of Development, Oncology Service Tel / Fax: +972-3-5305443 Mobile: +972-54-8807376 Email: Israel.Kasirer@sheba.health.gov.il www.sheba.co.il Zohar & Jacob Yakobson Tal Center Fax: +972-3-5273310 Mobile: +972-52-2904300 Email: takobson@netvision.net.il www.talyakobson.co.il

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