Special Report
WORLD OF HOSPICE
Too much
sun in the past?
Do you have sun spots or sun damaged skin?
We are conducting a clinical research study to evaluate
an investigational gel for Actinic Keratosis.
•Actinic Keratoses (Sun Spots) are a common skin
problem mainly caused by long term sun exposure.
• If you have sun damaged skin on your body, you may be
eligible for entry into this clinical study.
• To qualify for enrolment into this study you must be:
At least 18 years old
In general good health
Able to attend up to 6 visits over a 4 month period
• All study visits will be performed and study gel will be pro-
vided at no cost to you.
For more information please contact Karen
Henry Ford Health Center — Farmington Road, West Bloomfield
Dermatology Clinical Research
313-916-9759
JHCN executive director Rabbi Bunny Freedman, standing, introduces
panelists Dr. John Finn, psychologist Elana Goell-Varkovitzky, hospice
volunteer Renee Gruskin and nurse practitioner Margaret Campbell to
hone in on "Michigan in Pain."
Soldiers Against Pain
Wishing our
friends and .fainlly
a happy, healthy
PatidOver
- The Staff of The Detroit Jewish News -
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April 2 2009
Jewish Hospice conference gives
professionals a comprehensive view.
Judith Doner Berne
Special to the Jewish News
ots of people die on the
midnight shift:' said Kathy
Strettar, overnight nursing
supervisor at Providence Hospital in
Southfield. She gives that fact as her
reason for attending "The War on
Pain" conference spearheaded by the
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network
(JHCN).
"I would hope I could mentor some
of the nurses on end-of-life issues:'
she said.
Strettar was among the more than
740 physicians, pharmacists, social
workers, clergy, nurses, medical
administrators, hospice and elder care
givers who attended the March 19
session held at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield.
JHCN, celebrating its 10th anni-
versary, either partnered with or
listed as sponsors virtually every
major medical institution in Metro
Detroit as well as hospices, Jewish
agencies, private donors and Wayne
State University's Eugene Applebaum
College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences.
"Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy
Network has the privilege of working
with all of you as we serve more than
500 patients and their families a year:'
executive director Rabbi E.B. "Bunny"
Freedman told the audience.
"Unfortunately, many come to us
writhing in pain: Freedman said.
"We're all soldiers in the war against
pain."
JHCN volunteer Renee Gruskin
took up the battle after watching the
suffering of her husband, nationally
renowned pediatric nephrologist Dr.
Alan Gruskin, who died from pancre-
atic cancer six years ago.
"Told by his doctor to `Go home
and plan your funeral; he could never
lie down in a bed again:' Gruskin of
West Bloomfield told the attentive
crowd. "He sat in a chair. Every eve-
ning for six months he became panic
stricken as soon as the sun went
down."
When a friend suggested that she call
Jewish Hospice, their lives changed, she
said. "They gave us so much warmth
and comfort and medications that were
so needed. In the end, as caregivers, we
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