Volume 5
WHAT’Snew honors
Number 24
November 25, 2016
Pennsylvania Hospital
35TH ANNUAL ZUBROW LECTURE
KATRINA A. ARMSTRONG, MD
The Molly & Sidney Zubrow Lecture and Award Program is a long standing Pennsylvania Hospital tradition that celebrates leaders in the health care field who carry on Sidney Zubrow, MD’s legacy of always working to improve patient care and broaden the horizons for everyone and anyone who works in health care. “While Sidney and Molly Zubrow are no longer with us, their legacy of compassion, humanism, and dedication to providing the best care possible remains with us today,” said CEO Theresa Larivee. “Dr. Zubrow believed in always maintaining respectful and compassionate relationships among physicians, students, and every single member of the health care team, as well as the patients.”
This year’s 35th annual Zubrow lecture honored former Penn Medicine faculty member, Katrina A. Armstrong, MD for her efforts to improve trust and communication in health care.
strong through this period. However, critical steps are needed to strengthen trust in the physician-patient relationship and restore trust in American health care.”
Armstrong is an internationally recognized investigator in medical decision-making, quality of care, and cancer prevention and outcomes as well as an award-winning teacher. Her work focuses on the interface of genomics, cancer, and social policy.
During her time at Penn, Armstrong served as the chief of the Division of General Medicine and as a professor of Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine until 2013 when she moved to Boston. She now serves as the Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School, chair of the Department of Medicine, and Physician-in-Chief of Massachusetts General Hospital.
During the Zubrow lecture, Armstrong shared her insights for restoring trust in health care. “Trust is central to the function of many key parts of society, especially in health care,” Armstrong said. “Although trust is health care has seen some decline, the trust between a patient and physician has remained remarkably
“Dr. Armstrong is a tremendous honoree who truly represents everything that the Zubrows stood for and held dear in the practice of medicine,” Larivee said.
`` Lillian Cohn, MD, Katrina Armstrong, MD, and Theresa Larivee at the 35th Annual Zubrow Lecture
INSIDE PAH Heart Walk Team Raises More than $30,000............................... 2 Welcome Christine M. Tierney, PAH's Chief Human Resources Officer.................................................... 3 Get Involved with the Patient and Family Advisory Council............. 3 Annual Food Drive............................... 4 2016 Holiday Party............................... 4 Save the Date for The Phildelphia Antiques and Art Show...................... 4
SAVE THE DATE: 36TH ANNUAL ZUBROW LECTURE IS APRIL 19, 2017 The next Molly & Sidney Zubrow lecture will take place on April 19, 2017, and will feature Robert Aronowitz, MD, a former Internal Medicine resident from PAH who is now a professor of Medicine and chairman of the History and Sociology of Science department at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of the best-selling book "Risky Medicine: Our Quest to Cure Fear and Uncertainty."
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W PAH Heart Walk Team Raises MORE THAN $30,000 Congratulations to everyone at PAH who helped make the 2016 Philadelphia Heart Walk a record-breaking success on Nov. 5! This year, our team captains led the charge for PAH to exceed its goals by raising more than $30,000 and registering 340 walkers. The 2016 Heart Walk boasts the highest PAH fundraising and walker participation to date. As a health system, Penn Medicine raised more than $261,000, surpassing this year’s system-wide goal and breaking the record for the highest amount fundraised by a health system for the Philadelphia Heart Walk. The top individual fundraiser was our very own Chief Executive Officer, Theresa Larivee, who also served as Penn Medicine's Executive Champion for the 2016 Heart Walk. “It was amazing to hear Theresa’s name and Penn Medicine announced as the top fundraisers,” said Danielle Heffner, director of Program Development and Service Line Integration for PAH Heart and Vascular Services. “This was a true team effort to help eradicate heart disease and stroke.”
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According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Every day, more than 2,200 Americans die from heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases — that’s one person every 40 seconds. The Philadelphia Heart Walk is part of a collaborative, nationwide event to raise awareness and funds to support AHA's mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. “Congratulations, and more importantly, thank you, to everyone who helped make this year’s walk our most successful Heart Walk to date,” Larivee said. “The enthusiasm and leadership during this campaign was truly astounding.”
TOP THREE PAH FUNDRAISING TEAMS »» $5,464 – The Arrhythmics & The Heart Attack Busters (Cath Lab/EP Lab/Heart) »» $3,220 – The Beat Goes On (Engineering and Facilities) »» $2,435 – VCT-OR (3rd Floor Heart & Vascular Operating Room)
TOP THREE PAH TEAMS BY REGISTERED WALKERS »» T he Arrhythmics & The Heart
Attack(Cath Lab/EP Lab/Heart): 44 registered walkers
»» Heart Pacers (4 Cathcart): 22 registered walkers »» 6CC Full of Heart (6 Cathcart): 22 registered walkers
Welcome
Christine M. Tierney, Pennsylvania Hospital’s Chief Human Resources Officer Pennsylvania Hospital is pleased to welcome Christine M. Tierney, RN, MSN, SPHR, CHCR, SHRM–SCP, as Pennsylvania Hospital’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).
As an accomplished healthcare professional, Tierney previously served as director of Corporate Human Resources at Abington Health, where she acted as the senior human resources presence for two hospitals with more than 700 beds and 6,000 employees. Prior to her fifteen years in the Abington Health system and after spending two years as a Recruitment Manager at Reimbursement Technologies, Inc. Tierney started her career at the Albert Einstein Medical Center, first as a pediatric nurse before moving into administration in a nurse recruitment role which later evolved into a broader human resources position. Tierney received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Holy Family College and
her Master of Science degree in Nursing Administration from Villanova University. As the Chief Human Resources Officer at PAH, Tierney will be responsible for the overall delivery and management of the human resources function at Pennsylvania Hospital, overseeing the human resources team who provide employee relations, recruitment efforts, and various workforce development initiatives. Tierney, along with her team, serves Pennsylvania Hospital’s 2,775-person staff, and she will act as a liaison with peerCHROs to support the 550 on-site clinical practice staff. In this position, she will leverage Penn Medicine’s shared human
resources services, including compensation, benefits, and organizational and leadership development programs for the benefit of Pennsylvania Hospital. Tierney will be a member of the senior leadership team and will act as a business partner with this team to transform Pennsylvania Hospital to a culture of accountability, self-motivation and selfdirection. Tierney will be a key partner for enabling an enhanced clinical practice environment that is patient centered, with unsurpassed customer service, clinical quality and patient safety while supporting financial and operational decision making.
W I T H T H E Patient and Family Advisory Council Earlier this year, Pennsylvania Hospital launched the Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) to foster a culture of patient- and family-centered care. The PFAC includes past and present patients and family as well as PAH staff members. The PFAC scope includes: Participate and share recommendations on the development of policies, programs, services, and facilities at PAH Monitor, evaluate, and address the needs of patients Serve as an advisory resource to administration and staff romote improved relationships between patients, families, P and staff rovide opportunities for staff to receive feedback from P the community
Patients and their families are often the most knowledgeable members of the care team and can offer unique perspectives and valuable feedback regarding the standard of care they receive. Through PFAC, PAH team members will have the opportunity to better understand the needs of the diverse population we serve and develop new projects and initiatives that will help to evaluate and improve care delivery at PAH. To date the PFAC has provided valuable input on: patient advocacy, the cafeteria transformation, and patient involvement in falls prevention. They were also involved in a recent focus group with the Penn Medicine leadership team to define the “patient experience” at Penn Medicine. If you are interested in presenting a project or idea to the advisors for their input, or if you would like to request advisor participation on a committee or project team, please fill out a PFAC project request form (http://uphsxnet.uphs.upenn.edu/pahhome/committees/pat_fam_ advisory/index.htm) and return it to PFAC@uphs.upenn.edu.
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YOU’RE INVITED
2016 HOLIDAY PARTY Please join CEO Theresa Larivee and your colleagues for PAH’s annual holiday celebration
ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE
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In the Delaware Valley alone, approximately 750,000 people struggle with food insecurity, and one out of every three children lives in poverty and may not know when they will receive their next meal. To help end hunger our community, Pennsylvania Hospital is proud to hold its annual food drive to support Preston & Steve Campout for Hunger, the annual, week-long food collection fundraiser from 93.3 FM WMMR Rocks morning show hosts Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison. Donations will also help support families and patients of Hall Mercer.
5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13
W HE RE : Great Court of the Pine Building Please RSVP to Lauren Gallagher at Lauren.Gallagher@uphs.upenn.edu
Donation bins will be available at the main entrance across from the security desk and in the new cafeteria lounge. We will be accepting non-perishable food items throughout the holiday season. Please help us feed people in our community in need—every ounce counts, whether it is one can or an entire shopping bag—your contributions are greatly appreciated.
Save the Date & Contact Kristi Spaide at 215.829.7003 with any questions.
THE PHILADELPHIA ANTIQUES April 21 - April 23, 2017
WHAT’Snew EDITORIAL STAFF Johanna Harvey Editor
ART SHOW
This year’s show will benefit Penn Medicine’s department of Radiation Oncology. The money raised will help support the department’s Quality of Life Program, designed to improve the overall wellbeing of patients and caregivers within the department’s waiting areas, making patients’ first encounter on the journey of healing a transformative and holistic experience by providing a place of calm, community, optimism, inspiration, and support. The Philadelphia Antiques and Art Show is an exciting opportunity to experience history through a world of extraordinary treasures. With more than 60 distinguished exhibitors presenting exceptional handcrafted items and art from the Colonial to the Mid-20th Century eras. Mark your calendars to see why the Philadelphia Show has been called one of the finest of its kind for over 50 years. More details are available at www.philadelphiaantiquesandartshow.com.
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