Meeting Sponsorship
The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
August 17 - 19, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
With Leadership support from
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
and the
University of Pennsylvania Health System
The Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care is pleased to recognize the sponsors and exhibitors for The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care. Their commitment to the advancement of the health profession and patient- and family-centered care is much appreciated.
SPONSORS
Conference Leadership Support
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
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University of Pennsylvania Health System |
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Scholarship Fund Support
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Jewish Healthcare Foundation |
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Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative |
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Tote Bag Sponsors
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Children's Hospital of Michigan |
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Poltronieri Tang & Associates |
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EXHIBITORS
Alicia Rose "Victorious" Foundation
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10 Foster Avenue |
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The Alicia Rose "Victorious" Foundation provides programs and funding for Teen Lounges to meet the psycho-social needs of adolescents with life-threatening illnesses.
Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions
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2520 Renaissance Blvd. |
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Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions is recognized as one of the nation's leaders in the design of healthcare facilities. Focusing solely on healthcare, Array offers a full complement of planning and design expertise including advisory services, healthcare planning, architecture, and interior design.
With offices in Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and New York, Array offers the depth of resources, experience, and design leadership required for complex and unique hospital projects.
Bull Publishing Company
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P.O. Box 1377 |
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Bull Publishing is a small, independent publishing house based in Boulder, Colorado, with a 35-year record of providing sound nutrition and health information to the public. This year we are featuring Privileged Presence: Personal Stories of Connections in Health Care, by Liz Crocker and Bev Johnson.
Buzzy
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322 Sutherland Place |
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Buzzy is an inexpensive reusable personal needle pain solution giving fast natural pain relief. Flippits! (distraction cards) pull attention away from procedures for young or old. We believe there should be no needless pain.
CaringBridge
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1715 Yankee Doodle Road |
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CaringBridge® offers free personalized websites that allow people to stay in touch with family and friends during a health crisis, treatment and recovery. The goal of the service is to ease the burden of keeping friends and family updated, while also providing a way for them to send their love, support and encouragement.
Center for Advancing Health
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2000 Florida Avenue, NW |
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CFAH is a D.C.-based, not-for-profit, that advocates for informed, engaged patients.
Columbia University Master of Science in Narrative Medicine
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2970 Broadway |
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Learn the skills of narrative competence and master the leadership required to develop and implement narrative-based learning and practice in clinical settings.
Elsevier/Mosby/Saunders
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1210 Sandringham Road |
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Elsevier/Mosby/Saunders is the world's largest publisher of medical and scientific books and periodicals. Please stop by and browse our new titles.
GetWellNetwork, Inc.
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7920 Norfolk Avenue-10th Floor |
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GetWellNetwork engages patients in their care by transforming in-room televisions into an interactive resource. The result is first felt by patients, then measured in outcomes.
Global Arena
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230 S. Broad Street |
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For more than 20 years, Global Arena has been a leading language provider of language and cultural services. Our services cover a wide spectrum of solutions and offer our clients the competitive vision and skills to communicate in different languages and foreign contexts.
HopeLab
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1991 Broadway, Suite 136 |
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Hopelab is a non-profit that combines rigorous research with innovative solutions to improve health and quality of life of young people with chronic illness.
Hosts for Hospitals
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4719 Pine Street |
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Hosts for Hospitals provides in-host-home lodging to patients and families who travel to the Philadelphia area for medical care. As we enter our 10th year of service, we will help other communities create similar programs.
I.V. House, Inc.
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418 Seven Gables Ct. |
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If IV site protection and safety is a priority in your institution, please stop by the I.V. House, Inc. booth. Hourly IV site care made easy!!!
Kelsey's Kids Foundation
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P. O. Box 2004 |
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Kelsey's Kids exists to promote positive interventions for children living with life-threatening disease through the use of a marshmallow launcher.
Kevin's Covers
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A division of Hampton House Accessories |
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Kevin's Covers offers fabric cover sleeves for PICC lines for daily wear, and the waterproof breathable shower sleeve, recently successfully trialed at Duke University Medical Center.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
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750 Welch Road, Suite 116 |
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is a 272-bed quaternary care facility devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers. In just 18 years, it has become an internationally recognized leader in pediatric and obstetric care, research, and training. A referral center for the most seriously ill and injured children and mothers in the region, state, and nation, it delivers highly advanced care. Packard's six "Centers of Excellence" and many subspecialties serve fragile, complex patients facing long-term, rare, and life-threatening conditions.
March of Dimes
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1275 Mamaroneck Avenue |
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March of Dimes NICU Family Support complements a hospital's existing family-centered services. Our initiatives offer comfort, emotional support, and information to families in crisis.
National Perinatal Association
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2000 North Beauregard St., 6th Floor |
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The National Perinatal Association is a multidisciplinary group of perinatal health care providers dedicated to the improvement of health care for moms and babies.
NRC Picker
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1245 Q Street |
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NRC Picker is passionate about patient-centered care. We're dedicated to measuring and improving the most important aspects of the patient experience.
Poltronieri Tang & Associates
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206 Park Avenue |
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Poltronieri Tang & Associates is a planning and design firm exclusively dedicated to meeting the unique needs of infants and children's health care and the families they serve.
PSN Corporation
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4835 LBJ Freeway |
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PSN Corporation is the premier provider of Health Care Social Networking solutions. Wellness One is a comprehensive private social networking private social networking technology designed specifically for the health care industry.
Southern Otologic Clinic
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818 St. Sebastian Way |
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Southern Otologic Clinic specializes in Otology-the field of medicine dealing with diseases and problems of the ear. This includes surgical and medical treatment of hearing loss, ear infections and disease, and inner ear dizziness and vertigo, as well as providing the latest technologies in digital and analog hearing aids and assistive listening devices.
Wendy Leebov and Associates
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749 E. Passyunk Ave. |
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Passionate advocates for the quality patient experience, healing environments and service excellence by design, Wendy Leebov and her talented associates offer support for strategies that enhance patient satisfaction. Specialties: Caring communication, anxiety reduction, and "from Good to GREAT." BRAND NEW: Video-Based Skill Training Programs: The Language of Caring and GREAT Every Time.
