Packard Children's News

Packard Children's News is published three times a year by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. To receive a copy of a specific issue, please call (650) 497-8489.

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CURRENT ISSUE

Fall 2009

ISSUES FROM 2009

Spring 2009

• All Together Now
  Bass Center Integrates Cancer Treatment, Training, Research
  
• The Best Place to Heal
  University-based Medical Centers Offer Superior Outcomes for Kids with Cancer
• Taking Aim at Pediatric Cancer
  Collaborations Hold Hope for New Therapies
• Cured and Successful
  Programs Help Kids, Families Cope with Long-term Effects of Brain Cancer Survival
• Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Report
  A Message from Christopher Dawes, President and CEO

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ISSUES FROM 2008

Winter 2008
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• Building on Success
  Planned Expansion Will Meet Growing Demand for Packard's Care
  
• A Spectrum of Care
  Center for Autism and Related Disorders Integrates Clinical Care, Research, Outreach to Tackle Complex Illness

Fall 2008
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• Growing Up Together
  Packard Children's Comes of Age in Step with its Earliest Patients
  
• Everyday Miracles
  Breakthroughs at Packard Are Reshaping Pediatric Care Today
• Planning Your Gift to Packard
  Create a Legacy with a Charitable
  Gift Annuity
• Meet a Community Leader
  Circles of Leadership

Spring 2008

• Packard Welcomes New Physician-in-Chief
  Pediatric Pulmonologist Formerly Led Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children
  
• Reading, Writing, and Recovery
  On-site Hospital School and Follow-up Program Keep Patients on Academic Track
  
• Body and Mind
  Interdisciplinary Team Sheds Light on Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders
• Beyond Bone Marrow Transplants
  Stem Cell Discoveries Promise Safer, More Effective Treatments
• Partnerships
  New Collaboration with HP Enhances Patient Care
• 2007 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Report
  A Message from Christopher Dawes, President and CEO

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ISSUES FROM 2007

Winter 2007
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• The Promise of Regenerative Medicine
• A Change of Heart
• Nailing Down the Window
  Research Fellow Pinpoints Exact Time When Cleft Palate Occurs in Womb
• Battling ''EB''
  Gene Therapy Holds Hope for Rare, Devastating Skin Disease
• A Room of Its Own
  New Dialysis Center Opens
• Children's Circle of Care Spotlight:
  Dianne and Tad Taube
• Planning Your Gift to Packard
  New Law Allows Lifetime Gifts From Retirement Accounts

Spring 2007

• Breaking New Ground
  New Campaign to Fund Hospital Expansion, Research, and Training
• Kayla's Story
  An Everyday Miracle at Packard Children’s
  
• The Next Frontier
  New Pediatric Speciality Focuses on Developmental and Behavioral Conditions in Children
• Tomorrow's Leaders
  Maintaining the Pipeline of Pediatric Specialists
• 2006 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Report
  A message from Christopher Dawes, President and CEO

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ISSUES FROM 2006

Winter 2006
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• A Meeting of Great Minds
  How Stanford Researchers and Packard Physicians Are Transforming
  Pediatric Medicine
  • Keeping the Beat: Blocking Heart Failure in Children
  • Attacking Autism on All Fronts
  • Genetic Signposts Point the Way to Leukemia Treatments
  • How Sex Hormones Affect the Fetal Brain
  • A Perfect Place to Heal
  • Host vs. Microbe: Disarming the Bad Bugs
• Children's Circle of Care Spotlight:
  W.L. Butler
  

Fall 2006
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• The Breath of Life
  New Center for Pulmonary Biology Brings Together Science and Medicine
  • Growing Up with Cystic Fibrosis
    Packard Clinic Provides Wraparound Care for Children with Cystic Fibrosis
  • Wanted: Specialists in Pulmonary Care
    Fellowship Programs Tackle Shortage of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Experts
    
  • A Critical Link
    Active Clinical Trial Program Brings Latest CF Treatments to the Bedside
  • Meet the Patients
    • Nathan, age 18
    • Jenny, age 11
    • Jonah, age 4
    • Rachel, age 12
• Packard Teen Van -- 10th Anniversary
  Giving Homeless and Uninsured Teens a Chance for a Healthy Future
• Children's Circle of Care Spotlight:
  Alan and Agnès Mendelson
• Planning Your Gift to Packard
  Deferred Gift Annuities Give Younger Couples Future Retirement Benefits
• Partnerships
  Laerdal Foundation Teams Up with CAPE to Enhance Simulation Training
  
  

Spring 2006

• If you build it, they will come
  New Pediatric ER Earns High Marks From Families
  • Pediatric Emergency Services Opening Celebrated
• The Emotional Fallout of Disease
  Small Team of Mental Health Specialists Helps Kids Cope with Effects of Medical Treatments
• Connecting the Dots
  Network of Genetic Data Holds Valuable Clues About Childhood Diseases
• 2005 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Report
  A message from Christopher Dawes, President and CEO
• Planned Giving Q&A:
  Gifts of Real Estate
• Children's Fund Medal of Honor:
  Keith and Pamela Fox

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ISSUES FROM 2005

Winter 2005
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• The Campaign for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
  Community Brings Campaign to Record Close
• A Day with Harvey
  Chief of Staff Keeps Children’s Needs Front and Center
  
  • Spend the Day with Harvey
• Two-Way Translation
  Researchers and Caregivers Trade Expertise to Bring Innovative Treatments to Kids
  • Pediatric Translational Research
• A "Special" Kind of Care
  Shortage of Pediatric Subspecialists Makes Training Next Generation a Priority
  
• Children's Circle of Care Spotlight:
  Steven and Michèle Kirsch
• Planned Giving Q&A:
  Creating an Estate Plan

Fall 2005
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• Best In Your Own Backyard
  Local Families Benefit from Packard’s Excellence
• One for All
  Packard Opens Doors to Any Child in the Community
  
  • Supporting the Safety Net
• More Than Medicine
  Health Education Classes Promote Community’s Well-Being
  
• Locally Grown
  Bumper Crop of Packard-Trained Pediatricians Keeps Local Kids Healthy
• Children's Circle of Care Spotlight:
  Patty McGuigan and Richard Bush
• Planning Your Gift to Packard
  Real Estate Gift Provides Lasting Benefits

Spring 2005

• The Dark Realm of Brain Tumors
  New Center Sheds Light on Deadliest of Childhood Cancers
  • Research: Seeking the Seeds of Cancer
  • Research: Skrinking the Effects of Radiation
    
• Fostering Innovation
  Two-year Fellowships Attract Entrepreneurs to Move Surgical Care in New Directions
• 2004 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Report
• Children's Circle of Care Spotlight:
  Anita and Steve Westly
• Planned Giving Q&A:
  Charitable Gift Annuities

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ISSUES FROM 2004

Winter 2004
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• Building the Best in Children's Health
  
• Transforming Packard
  Moving from Good to Great
  
  • Children's Heart Center
  • Surgical Program
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Cancer and Blood Diseases
  • Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Disease
• The Right Stuff
  Melding of Medicine, Research, Hi-Tech
• Caring for the Community
  Campaign Helps Bring Packard’s Family-Centered Care to All
  

Fall 2004
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• Through the Looking Glass
• The Birth of Neonatology
  Packard and Stanford Lead the Way in Giving Babies a Healthy Start
• A Fragile Existence
  Discoveries Help Overcome Newborn Vulnerabilties

Spring 2004

• A Growing Operation
  Packard Expands Surgical Program and Builds Dedicated ORs for Kids
• Busy Clinics Get a New Home
  Mary L. Johnson Center for Ambulatory Care to Transform Community Outpatient Services

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ISSUES FROM 2003

Winter 2003
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• Found in Translation
  Give and Take Between Research and Practice Means Better Care for Kids
• From Biotech to Bedside
  Bringing the Biotechnology Revolution to Children's Health

Fall 2003
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• Out of the Dark
  Revolution in Imaging Brightens Propects for Diagnosis and Treatment
• A Clean Start
  New Dialysis Facility Will Boost Spirits as Well as Health
• More than Medicine
  Packard Brand of Care Encompasses Diverse Needs of Children and Their Families

Spring 2003

• Wanted: Emergency Care Just for Kids
  Joining Forces to Develop Dedicated Pediatric Emergency Services
• Training for the Unexpected
  High-Tech Simulations Prepare Medical Staff to Care for Mothers and Newborns in Critical Situations
  
• A Magic Formula
  Blend of Science and Medicine Entices Outstanding Young Faculty to Packard

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ISSUES FROM 2002

Winter 2002
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• Defining State-of-the-Heart
  Medical Visionaries Aim to Develop the Best Pediatric Heart Center in the World
  
  • Cardiology
    
  • Cardiac Surgery
    
  • Research

Fall 2002
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• Lifting Barriers for Children with Movement Disorders
  Clinical Savvy and High-Tech Tools Shed New Light on Motor Problems
  
• "To Stay Still"
  Child Life Specialists Help Children Cope with Lengthy Imaging Procedures
  
• Homes with a Heart
  Local Families Create Havens for Healing

Spring 2002

• A Blueprint for the Future
  Children's Surgical Research
  
• "In Search of the Perfect Transplant"
  Packard Strives for Flawless Kidney Transplants in Kids
  

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ISSUES FROM 2001

Winter 2001
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• The Center for Cancer and Blood Disease
  Success Story: Treating Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disease at an Academic Medical Center
  
  • Diagnosing and Treating the Many Forms of Childhood Cancer and Blood Disease
    
  • Investigating Cell Death
    Developing More Effective Cancer Therapies
    
  • Coping and Overcoming: Childhood Cancer and Its Survivors

Fall 2001
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• Leading the Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis
  Pioneering Clinical Research Helps Kids Breathe Easier, Live Longer
  
• "There Has to be a Lab Right Here..."
  Onsite Genetic Testing for Newborns Speeds Diagnoses
  
• "To Cure, When Possible...To Relive, Often...To Comfort, Always
  Palliative Care Program Offers Solace to Children and Families

Spring 2001

• Diagnosis: Pulmonary Vascular Disease
  Seeking Causes and Cures for this Elusive Condition
  
• United Front
  Harman Clinic Promotes Integrated Approach to the Neurosciences
  
• The Day Hospital
  Life-Saving Treatments Without a Hospital Stay

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ISSUES FROM 2000

Winter 2000
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• Investigating the Mysteries of Autism
  
• Circles of Caring
  The Story of Anthony's Heart Transplant
  
• Adolescent Medicine
  Meeting the Physical, Psychological, and Emotional Needs Unique to Teens

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