Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and Mentice to establish a Simulation Center of Excellence for Interventional Radiology
Jefferson to introduce Mentice s virtual patient technology into IR training and virtual reality simulations used by physicians to improve their clinical practice
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CHICAGO, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and Mentice (STO: MNTC) have formed a strategic collaboration to establish a Simulation Center of Excellence uniting Jefferson s world-class interventional radiology team with Mentice s virtual patient technology aiming to elevate clinical training and to introduce advanced Virtual Reality simulation solutions for physicians in clinical practice.
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Karen E. Knudsen, MBA, Ph.D., is the chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
SM (ACS CAN). As a well-respected cancer leader, researcher, and advocate, Dr. Knudsen guides the organization on our mission to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer. She has a strong commitment to ensuring that all people can benefit from the impact of our work.
Prior to joining ACS, Dr. Knudsen served as executive vice president of Oncology Services and enterprise director for Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health, one of only 71 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers recognized for their research and impact on cancer outcomes. While at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health, Dr. Knudsen experienced firsthand how ACS improves the lives of cancer patients and their families through discovery, advocacy, and patient
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Today, doctors and scientists across America at National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and other organizations issued a joint statement urging the nation s health care systems, physicians, parents and children, and young adults to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination back on track.
Dramatic drops in annual well visits and immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a significant vaccination gap and lag in vital preventive services among U.S. children and adolescents especially for the HPV vaccine. The pandemic also has exacerbated health disparities, leaving Black, Indigenous and other people of color; rural; and sexual minority adolescents at even greater risk for missed doses of this cancer prevention vaccine.