Penn Medicine News: Penn Lung Center Event Highlights Impact of Philadelphia Antique Show Donation

PHILADELPHIA – A state-of-the-art, innovative information and communication system created for experts at the Penn Lung Center and made possible from a $950,000 donation from the 2008 Philadelphia Antique Show will be on display Tuesday, October 20 at Penn Medicine’s Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

Now, at the Penn Lung Center, a thoracic surgeon can upload a patient’s high-resolution CT scans to an imaging center 10 feet away from the exam room. There, the doctor can confer about the images with an expert chest radiologist, and together the two will help craft a personalized treatment plan for the patient. The care team will provide the patient with plans right away, paving the way for quick access to a team of other specialists – nutritionists and social workers, for instance – without leaving the department. If the patient requires further studies, they’re just a short escalator ride away from the appropriate testing areas, all housed within the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

WHERE:

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Atrium Level
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA‎, 19104

Please note new traffic pattern. Parking available in Perelman Center or Penn Tower parking garages.

WHEN:

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
6:00 – 7:30pm

WHO:

Ralph W. Muller, Chief Executive Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and Dean of the School of Medicine
John Hansen-Flaschen, MD, Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine Division; Medical Director, Penn Lung Center
Joel D. Cooper, MD, FACS, FRC, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Penn Medicine
Karen Drury, Chair of 2008 Philadelphia Antique Show

Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $3.6 billion enterprise.

Penn’s School of Medicine is currently ranked #3 in U.S. News & World Report’s survey of research-oriented medical schools, and is consistently among the nation’s top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $267.2 million awarded in the 2008 fiscal year.

Penn Medicine is committed to improving lives and health through a variety of community-based programs and activities. In fiscal year 2008, Penn Medicine provided $282 million to benefit our community.

Penn Lung Center Event Highlights Impact of Philadelphia Antique Show Donation

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