March 12, 2008—The Hassenfeld Children’s Center Education Center and Library is partnering with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to offer programming to patients and their siblings.
Through this program, an art educator from the Museum comes to the Hassenfeld clinic once a month to facilitate an hour-long program about a topic in art.
Patients, siblings, and family members are able to view a slide show of Museum works, discuss art, learn critical thinking skills, and engage in a hands-on art project related to the discussion.
This program is offered to Hassenfeld patients, siblings, and family members once a month in the Hassenfeld playroom.
The first program, Animals in Art, was held February 4. This program complements existing recreation therapy and art therapy programs already in place at the Hassenfeld clinic and underscores Hassenfeld’s interdisciplinary approach to care.
For more information regarding this program, please contact Lita Anglin at 212-263-9958.
December 17, 2007—
William L. Carroll, M.D., the Julie and Edward J. Minskoff Professor of Pediatrics, has accepted the position of Director of the NYU Cancer Institute after a brief tenure as Acting Director.
In this capacity, he will oversee all aspects of cancer research and treatment on the NYU campus.
Since coming here in 2001, Bill has repeatedly demonstrated just the qualities we seek in this crucial position: a passionate devotion to patients, a tireless and fruitful quest for new answers, and an inspiring and inclusive manner with colleagues at all levels.
Under his leadership as Chief, the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology has grown significantly, with increased volume, greater access to clinical trials and phase I protocols, and an expanded research program.
This past year saw the opening of the superb new home of the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, of which he is Medical Director, offering patients and their families premises shining with hope and focused on wellness and interdisciplinary care.
Bill Carroll has attained international recognition for his role in developing new treatments for children with cancer, especially the most common form of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
As Chair of the Children’s Oncology Group ALL Committee, he directs the largest clinical trials network for children with cancer worldwide and has used the field of genomics to understand the underlying biological pathways that drive leukemia progression and drug resistance.
He has served as both a Member and Chair of the National Cancer Institute’s Subcommittee A for Cancer Centers, giving him intimate knowledge of the components required of a world-class program.
November 8, 2007—The Hassenfeld Committee’s next fundraiser, Adults in Toyland – Casino Night, will be held on November 8, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. at Cipriani at 23rd Street, 200 Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street, in New York City.
This event benefits the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
The Hassenfeld Committee is seeking event underwriters to help offset the cost of the event, and in-kind donations of goods and services to be showcased in the event’s Auction, Gambling Prizes and Gift Bags.
September 26, 2007—Hassenfeld’s Teen and Young Adult group will be holding a bake sale in Tisch Hospital’s main lobby from 11:00AM – 1:00PM. Proceeds from the bake sale will be used to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s annual Light the Night Walk in which the group participates every year.
August 30, 2007—Parade Magazine article features Hassenfeld families and Flashes of Hope.
August 16, 2007—Hassenfeld is having a Back to School Blast for patients and their siblings from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the clinic. There will be hands-on science activities, a class for parents, a movie screening, great food, school supplies, and visits by many special guests. Come celebrate with your Hassenfeld friends!
August 2007—The Hassenfeld Center has been awarded a Reading is Fundamental (RIF) grant through Greater New York Reach Out and Read. This grant will allow the clinic to continue supporting early literacy among its youngest patient population in the coming year.
July 14, 2007—Join us on July 14, 2007 for our Fourth Annual Family Field Day Celebration.
The event, held at 660 Second Avenue from 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., will be a venue where patients, families, Hassenfeld staff, and volunteers can participate in a day of treasure island-themed fun complete with carnival games, face painting, tug-of-war, Sponge Bob appearance, fabulous food, raffle prizes, and much more!
For questions regarding the event, please contact Child Life at 212-263-9923.
May 9, 2007—Hassenfeld hosts an open house from 4:30-6:30 p.m. to showcase the new facility to members of the NYU Medical Center community. Visitors will have an opportunity to tour the new facility and learn about our clinical, research, and psychosocial program initiatives.
May 8, 2007—The second in the 2007 “Surviving Together” survivorship seminar series held in conjunction with the NYU Cancer institute will focus on Complementary medicine. It will be held from 5:30-7:30 at the NYU Clinical Cancer Center. Please RSVP to (212) 731-5480.
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April 25, 2007—Please help us celebrate the lives of patients who have died over the last year at our annual Staff and Family Memorial Service which will be held in the Faculty Dining Room in the main hospital on April 25, 2007 at 3:30 p.m.
April 27-28, 2007—Continuing Medical Education course Vascular Anomalies 2007: Update on Research & Controversies in Clinical Management will be offered through the NYU School of Medicine. Hassenfeld’s Dr. Fran Blei is one of the course directors.
April 22, 2007—Hassenfeld patients, family members, and staff participate in the Pediatric Cancer Foundation Walkathon at Manhattan’s Riverside Park in order to raise money and awareness for children’s cancer.
April 17, 2007—Hassenfeld is happy to present the third annual Variety Show, an event that showcases our patients’ special talents. The show begins Tuesday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. in the Hassenfeld clinic lobby.
March 22, 2007—Portraits of Hope will be coming to Hassenfeld for patients and families to participate in their Garden in Transit Program. Portraits of Hope was founded in 1995 to enrich the lives of children and adults through unique, creative arts projects. The program will allow Hassenfeld patients, along with thousands of other participants throughout NYC, to paint flowers on panels that will be placed on the hoods, doors, and trunks of yellow taxis creating a “garden in transit.”
Mar. 5, 2007—The Hassenfeld Center and the NYU Clinical Cancer Center partner to offer the first of a series of four survivorship workshops. The first workshop, Fertility: What You Need to Know, will be Monday, March 5 from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.
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Feb. 28, 2007—The Hassenfeld Center is fortunate to have Flashes of Hope coming to the center the last Wednesday of every month to offer to offer patients and families the chance to have an inspiring photograph taken by award-winning photographers.
Winter 2007—The Hassenfeld Center is featured in the NYU Cancer Institute's Winter 2007 Newsletter.
Winter 2007- The entire Hassenfeld Team “Wishes you Well in 2007.” The Wellness Program at Hassenfeld is an integrative program consisting of complementary and creative arts therapies such as Reiki, Music Therapy, Horticulture, and Pet Therapy.
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Fall 2006- The Hassenfeld Center is a leading member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the expert consortium of pediatric cancer centers in the United States and a major source of pediatric cancer research studies. The NYU Pediatric Oncology program was chosen as a featured site in October.
Fall 2006 – The Hassenfeld Center received a generous contribution from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to support clinical trial research focusing on childhood cancers. St. Baldrick’s raises funds by sponsoring events around the nation in which volunteers shave their heads in support of childhood cancer research.
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