International Outreach Program George Velez, MBA CAAMA CHE DHAc Administrative Director International Outreach Program “A hospital without walls”

International Outreach Program “No child should die in the dawn of life.” Danny Thomas, Founder St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee Circa 1960

International Outreach Program Mission To improve the survival rates of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide, through the sharing of knowledge, technology, and organizational skills.

It’s about the kids!

International Outreach Program

Partner Site Healthcare Challenges Cost: Medications, Diagnostic studies, dedicated trained healthcare professionals, adequate facilities and equipment, abandonment Access: Poor economy, limited resources, low national prioritization, little to no formal education of parents, cultural and religious factors Cost Access Quality Quality: Successful use of best practices, lack of quality control, Retention of qualified and trained personnel

International Outreach Program

Global Education and Collaboration Yuri Quintana, PhD Director, Education and Informatics International Outreach Program St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

To deliver high quality education and support collaborations Cure4Kids Mission To deliver high quality education and support collaborations for the care of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide

Cure4Kids Users Worldwide Impact! As of April 2007, Cure4Kids has 10,000 users in 155 countries 70% are international users

Cure4Kids Online Education Cure4Kids World’s largest and most widely used educational resource for pediatric oncology Over 800 on-demand seminars Over 20 professional courses Digital library of online medical textbooks and articles Accessed over 30,000 times per month All content provided at no cost to users

Cure4Kids Users

Cure4Kids Users Worldwide

Cure4Kids Clinical Seminars

Cure4Kids Translated Seminars

Cure4Kids Translated Seminars

Cure4Kids Online Courses Cure4Kids Pediatric Oncology Nursing Course 8. Infection Control 9. Pain Assessment and Pain Management 10. Survivorship and Late-effects of cancer 11. End-of-life and Palliative Care 12. Professional portfolio development 13. Individual disease Entity 14. Future Trends in Pediatric Oncology Nursing 1. Historical Perspectives of Pediatric Oncology 2. Biological Basis of Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer 3. Assessments 4. Planning 5. Implementation 6. Oncologic Emergencies 7. Symptom Management and Supportive Care The world’s ONLY freely accessible pediatric oncology nursing course

Cure4Kids Professional Courses Courses on Clinical Research Ethics and Regulations in Clinical Research Clinical Research Data Collection and Data Management Short Course on Protocol Development Courses on Nursing Nursing Care Assistant Advancement Course Cure4Kids Pediatric Oncology Nursing Course Courses on Infectious Diseases Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Educational Program All seminars have a summary of key points written by professional medical writers, doctors and nurses with experience in the subject area.

Cure4Kids Patient Education All seminars have a summary of key points written by professional medical writers, doctors and nurses with experience in the subject area. Hand-washing education translated to Chinese and in use in Shanghai, China

Cancer Education for Children Program Components Age-appropriate content for children, teachers and parents Children’s books and workbooks Teachers Guide

Cancer Education for Children Program Components In-class presentations on cells, cancer and healthy living practices In-class St. Jude faculty led activities on cells, cancer and healthy living practices Cure4Kids for Kids website (under development)

Cure4Kids Global Collaborations St. Jude, USA Rabat, Morocco Casablanca, Morocco Cure4Kids Live meeting between Morocco and St. Jude staff

Cure4Kids Clinical Consultations Online consultation between doctors in Lebanon and St. Jude (Memphis)

Cure4Kids Clinical Consultations The use of Cure4Kids for online pathology consultations

Oncopedia has chapters written collaboratively by multiple authors Oncopedia Chapters Oncopedia has chapters written collaboratively by multiple authors

Oncopedia Discussions

Cure4Kids User Feedback “Yesterday I registered on Cure4Kids and did not move from my computer for 10 hours. I said to my wife God Bless Danny Thomas! It is from my heart, and I extend it to his followers who continue his work” “Cure4Kids has been an outstanding source of updated information for a better caring, relief and treatment towards a reachable cure for children who are the future of mankind. ” “Coming from a developing country, online resources are always expensive to seek. Most of the time, we have to rely on outdated online journals. Books are also expensive. Cure4kids has benefited more kids by making information and education available to everyone who wants to learn and be updated. Thank you. ” All seminars have a summary of key points written by professional medical writers, doctors and nurses with experience in the subject area.

Cure4Kids – Key Success Factors Global Education and Collaboration

www.Cure4Kids.org Questions International Outreach Program St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital www.Cure4Kids.org All seminars have a summary of key points written by professional medical writers, doctors and nurses with experience in the subject area.