Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Earlier today, Dr. Charles J. Yeo was presented with a 2020 Globy Award for Corporate Leadership by the Global Philadelphia Association. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor! The virtual program included comments from @Steve Klasko, CEO & President at Jefferson Health & grateful patient at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health. #GlobyPHL

Please join us online this Monday, Dec 14 at noon for the 2020 Globy Awards honoring five Philadelphia leaders - including our Enterprise Chair of Surgery Charles J. Yoe, MD - whose work has global social impact. #GlobyPHL @TJUHospital @JeffersonUniv Register here for this free event: http://globalphiladelphia.org/globys

ICYMI: If you weren't able to join us for our #PancreaticCancer and Related Diseases Patient Symposium earlier this month, you can watch the recording online now: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/annualpancreatic/2020/nov14/1/ Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health Jefferson Health

At Jefferson, we’re committed to ensuring the health and safety of our staff and patients is our priority. Jefferson Health has taken the necessary steps to ensure that all of our patients and healthcare providers are safe at all of our locations. Learn more: https://www.jeffersonhealth.org//health-visits-during-coro

Smokers are more likely to have severe outcomes to #COVID19 than non-smokers. There is no better time to quit. "Meet Florence, WHO's first virtual health worker, designed to help the world's 1.3 billion tobacco users quit. She uses artificial intelligence to dispel myths around COVID-19 and smoking and helps people develop a personalized plan to quit tobacco." https://www.who.int//to/ai-for-quitting-tobacco-initiative

Our #PanceaticCancer team was honored to spend time with patients/survivors (pictured), and their friends and family last weekend. This inspiring group logged in from 167 different locations to attend the 15th Annual (1st Virtual!) Patient Symposium at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health #WorldPancreaticCancerDay

Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it is still essential that our patients receive their routine cancer care and screenings. At Jefferson, we’re committ...ed to ensuring the health and safety of our staff and patients is our priority. Below are just some of the steps we are taking to keep you safe. Learn more: https://www.jeffersonhealth.org//health-visits-during-coro For additional questions or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-JEFF-NOW.

Our team is committed to the safety of our patients and staff. #WeGotThis To date, Jefferson Health has cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other system in the Philadelphia area. Additionally, none of the patients in our care have been infected by those patients who were admitted with COVID-19. https://twitter.com/richwebster/status/1280240424792330241

It's not too late to register for our very first VIRTUAL Symposium this Saturday: http://ow.ly/BgX550C98DW We hope to see you there!

For smokers, screening with low-dose CT scans is helping to detect #lungcancer at earlier stages and improving overall survival, according to Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health's Nathaniel Evans, MD: http://ow.ly/WapI50AahNc via @PhillyInquirer #cancerscreening #lcsm

On the SKCC "Strides Toward the Cure" podcast, host Kevin Kelly, DO, spoke with Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Charles Yeo, MD,... about the encouraging improvement in survival rates for patients with pancreatic and related cancers, the drive to continue pushing ahead, and potential future breakthroughs: https://vimeo.com/416415843 See more

At Jefferson, we’re committed to ensuring the health and safety of our staff and patients. Our surgeons are pleased to be scheduling elective procedures again and provide care in the safest way possible. Here are just some of the steps we are taking to keep you safe: https://www.jeffersonhealth.org//health-visits-during-coro

Congratulations to recent retiree Joe Cozzitorto. Joe started working as a Research Associate at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health in 2006, just one day before Jonathan Brody, PhD. He went on to work in the Brody Lab at Jefferson until May 2020. Thank you for your subcloning, discoveries, your dedication, and your friendship. You made the Brody Lab better and pushed us and the science! You’ll always be part of the Jefferson family!

Coming soon to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health Strides Toward the Cure Podcast - conversations with pancreatic cancer surgeons Charles J. Yeo, MD, and Harish Lavu, MD, as well as researcher Jonathan Brody, PhD. In the first episode, below, Dr. Kelly interviews Matthew Huesser, MBA, Enterprise Associate Director for Cancer Research Administration & Operations at SKCC, about ongoing and new research initiatives, including the innovative ways we are promoting our open clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Cancer Support Community is looking for patients and caregivers affected by cancer to join their Cancer Experience Registry. The Cancer Experience Registry ...is a research survey to understand the personal experiences of people impacted by cancer. By joining you will help the cancer community gain insights about the social and emotional needs of patients, families, and caregivers. The Cancer Experience Registry is open to anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer as well as relatives or friends who assist with their care. Join in three easy steps: 1. Go to cancerexperienceregistry.org 2. Register and complete your profile 3. Fill out the survey For assistance, email [email protected].

DYK Jonathan Brody, PhD is co-hosting a new #PancreaticCancer Podcast? Dr. Brody is the Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health. Listen now:

Happy National Nurses Week (and Month!) to all the nurses in our department and throughout Jefferson Health. Thank you for everything you contribute to our team. #WeImproveLives #ThankAJeffersonNurse

Today is a day of global action. We are committed to providing support and safety for our employees during the #COVID19 crisis through our COVID-19 Better Toget...her Fund. Your gift will help address the unexpected and immediate needs of our frontline staff. Please consider supporting Jefferson employees: https://fal.cn/37UR1 #GivingTuesdayNow #ImInForJefferson See more

The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health is offering virtual support... Caring for a loved one with cancer can be difficult. With the added stress of COVID-19 and limitations to visitation in the hospital and in the treatment areas, we invite you to join us for a support group where caregivers can discuss concerns and connect with and support each other. Register in advance for this virtual meeting:... https://bit.ly/2RHR3gs See more

Our JCPH experts Drs. Amy Leader, Amy Riley and Rosemary Frasso weigh in on #COVID19 messaging & sorting through information to get to the evidence. Great guidance from our very own #publichealth leaders! @JeffersonUniv @ResearchAtJeff @SMLibrary_TJU

Another great virtual event offered by the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health Cancer Support and Welcome Center: Join Melissa Denton, RD, Clinical Dietitian, who will discuss mindful eating during stressful times for patients impacted by cancer.