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

The Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States for the past 16 years, according to U.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $398 million awarded in the 2012 fiscal year.

The University of Pennsylvania Health System's patient care facilities include: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania -- recognized as one of the nation's top "Honor Roll" hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; and Pennsylvania Hospital -- the nation's first hospital, founded in 1751. Penn Medicine also includes additional patient care facilities and services throughout the Philadelphia region.

Penn Medicine is committed to improving lives and health through a variety of community-based programs and activities. In fiscal year 2012, Penn Medicine provided $827 million to benefit our community.

Penn Lung Center Event Highlights Impact of Philadelphia Antique Show Donation

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