In Brief: May 2015

Published in Dome - May 2015

Chinese Col-LAB-oration

An international collaboration between Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Department of Pathology and Zhejiang DIAN Diagnostics Co., the largest private diagnostic laboratory in China, became official last month. Representatives from the Chinese lab toured The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s newest and most sophisticated diagnostic laboratories, then attended a signing ceremony in the Billings Administration Building. The collaboration between Johns Hopkins and DIAN, which has laboratories in 17 Chinese cities, will offer Chinese doctors and patients access to Johns Hopkins’ diagnostic services, bring medical education programs led by Johns Hopkins pathologists to China, and make the latest diagnostic knowledge available via iPad apps in English and Mandarin. Ranked the No. 1 U.S. teaching program in its field by U.S. News & World Report, the Johns Hopkins Department of Pathology is home to experts in more than 20 diagnostic areas. Its core lab analyzes more than 8 million samples per year, and the surgical laboratory handles about 80,000 cases annually, including second opinions drawn from all over the world.

Labyrinth Milestone

The labyrinth at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is a spiral walking course that leads into the center and back out. There are no dead ends or false turns. Designed to offer community members, patients, visitors and employees a peaceful, quiet and healing space, the labyrinth is marking its 15th anniversary. Join staff members and visitors for A Celebration of the Labyrinth Through Art on Tuesday, June 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Hopkins Bayview labyrinth (located on Mason Lord Drive, adjacent to the red awning entrance). The event—free and open to the public—will commemorate the impact the labyrinth has had on the community and Hopkins Bayview, and will feature performances by local musicians, dancers and artists. Light refreshments and complimentary parking will be provided. For more information, call 410-550-7569. Learn more about the labyrinth at bit.ly/hopkinsbayviewlabyrinth.

Suburban and Sibley Memorial Hospitals Cancer Survivorship Event

On Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the pastoral care and oncology departments at Sibley Memorial Hospital will host a cancer survivorship event at the hospital in partnership with Suburban Hospital to commemorate National Cancer Survivors Day. (The event is being held a day earlier than the national commemoration date). Themed “Seeing the Bigger Picture,” the event will take place on the first floor of Sibley’s Renaissance Building and will feature presentations and interactive sessions in such areas as art therapy, community acupuncture and healthy eating. Lillie Shockney, administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center and director of The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s cancer survivorship programs, will speak on “The Future of Survivorship.” For more information, contact Paulette McPherson at 202-537-4084. For information on National Cancer Survivors Day events at other Johns Hopkins affiliates, visit hopkinsmedicine.org/dome.

Employee Remembrance Service

Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System Corporation employees who died last year will be remembered at a service on Monday, June 8, at noon in the Sheikh Zayed Tower’s Peterson Courtyard. The inaugural program, hosted by the departments of Human Resources and of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy, is open to colleagues and family members of those employees. Attendees are invited to recall their contributions to Johns Hopkins. Ronald R. Peterson, president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine, will provide remarks. The service will be held annually.