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Burlingame Foundation
The Burlingame Foundation gave $300,000 to provide support for patient navigation through the Cancer Care Equity Program (CCEP). Patient navigation involves supporting and assisting patients through the complexities of treatment—a key component of the CCEP’s effort to address disparities in cancer care.
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National Palliative Care Research Center
The National Palliative Care Research Center awarded $198,000 to support the creation of a program to develop nurse-led psychosocial intervention for historically marginalized pediatric patients, with the goal of improving family-centered communication and pediatric patients’ quality of life during treatment.
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Poorvu Jaffe Chair Celebration
James Tulsky, MD, was named the first incumbent of the Poorvu Jaffe Chair in Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at Dana-Farber, the first chair in this field established at the Institute. The Poorvu Jaffe Family’s gift also established the Poorvu Jaffe Fund for Supportive Oncology and Health Equity. Pictured at a celebration in November 2022…
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Leadership gift establishes Poorvu Jaffe Chair in Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care and launches health equity initiative
Dana-Farber is committed to providing the best possible care to patients from all walks of life. In recent years, the Institute has prioritized expanding its clinical facilities into surrounding communities to better reach medically underserved patients with the Institute’s signature Total Patient Care model, which includes supportive services from the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and…
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