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Through comprehensive fund raising efforts and prudent management of donor funds, the Nashville Alumnae Chapter has supported the Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program at Vanderbilt's Children's Hospital for over 36 years.  Throughout the nation, hospitals for childhood cancer have become the national philanthropy of Delta Delta Delta sorority, primarily because of the outstanding work done in Nashville and Southern California areas on behalf of children's hospitals.   The Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital is a highly specialized medical facility offering comprehensive treatment to children with cancer and blood diseases.  The emphasis is on family-centered, exceptional patient care and on “translational research,” where innovative therapies are rapidly brought to the bedside.  The Director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology that we support and work closely with is Dr. James Whitlock.

 

James A Whitlock, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

2220 Pierce Ave 397 PRB
Nashville, TN 37232-6310

Phone: (615) 936-1762
Fax: (615) 936-1767

Specialty:
Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric

Bio:
A native of upper East Tennessee, Dr. Whitlock graduated cum laude from Southwestern at Memphis and from Vanderbilt Medical School. He completed his residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Vanderbilt before joining the faculty. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. His clinical interests include the biology and treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, the biology and treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and other forms of histiocytosis, and the development of new agents for the treatment of childhood cancers and blood diseases. He is actively involved in clinical research in these areas and has leadership roles in the Children's Oncology Group (COG), the Histiocyte Society, the Histiocytosis Association of America, and the Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators' Consortium (POETIC).
Degree: 
MD - Vanderbilt University, 1984
Post Graduate Training: 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Patient Care Emphasis: 
Pediatric Hematology
Pediatric Oncology
 

Connie Ford, RN, BSN, CPON - Manager, Patient Care Services
Hematology-Oncology Nurse

Bio:
Connie Ford is the Manager for Patient Care Services for the Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Connie graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1979 with an Associate Degree in Nursing.  She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing in 2001 and will complete her Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration in December, 2005.  Connie began her nursing career as a Pediatric Staff Nurse at Vanderbilt in 1979.  She became the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Case Manager in 1996.  During this time she has served as the data manager for the international Children’s Oncology Group (COG), research nurse for COG investigational studies and served on the committee for the multi-institutional ALL study.  Connie recently was elected to serve on the Nursing Discipline Nominating Committee of COG.

Connie is well known for her passion for her work, knowledge and expertise in nursing care of children with cancer and blood disorders, her support of family centered care and work with the Bereavement Committee.  She has played a key role in the planning of both the Children’s Hospital and the Doctor’s Office Tower and the successes that we have enjoyed to date

 

 



Delta Delta Delta Foundation
In 2008 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Delta Delta Delta Foundation, which continues to brighten the future for today's young sisters by providing extraordinary scholarship and leadership opportunities.

In 2007, scholarships (awarded for academic excellence, extracurricular involvement, and community service) resulted in $82,500+ for 45 outstanding undergraduate and graduate sisters. Through the Crescent Funds, we directed more than $70,000 to members in financial crisis. And some $151,000 funded leadership and educational endeavors available to sisters at every chapter. Such assistance strengthens the perpetual bond of friendship in a unique and lasting way.

Please let your light shine on tomorrow by giving to the Annual Fund today. Click on the link below that will take you directly to the DDD Executive Office/Foundation website:  http://www.tridelta.org/foundation/.

To make a donation to the DDD Foundation
CLICK HERE

 



Eve of Janus - July 31, 2010
For more information or to volunteer, e-mail one of us!
The General Chairman are:
Amy Tanksley: atanksley@uncleclassicbarbershop.com
Andrea Smith: asmith@nashvilleopera.org
Phyllis Ekdall: Phyllis.ekdall@Vanderbilt.edu


CLICK HERE
for the 2009 Eve of Janus Committee Chairmen

Go to
www.EveofJanus.com for more information.

In its thirty-ninth year, the Eve of Janus, which raises funds for the Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program, is Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital’s longest-running fundraising event.  Begun in 1970 by Tri Delta Alumnae Patsy Bradshaw, Mary Ann Chaffin and Sandra Polk, The Eve has become an important Nashville tradition. Funds raised from the Eve go directly to the Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic to support the program's vital contributions in research, education and patient care. Through The Eve, the Nashville Tri Delta Alumnae Chapter has contributed over three million dollars to Children's Hospital.

Due in large part to the Nashville Alumnae Chapter's efforts to raise funds to support pediatric cancer research, the Delta Delta Delta National Fraternity adopted childhood cancer as its national philanthropic project. Locally, the Tri Delta Chapter at Vanderbilt University also raises funds each year for childhood cancer through its annual Delta Underground event.

The Signs of the Times are outstanding young women who are selected to be honored during the presentation at The Eve of Janus Ball. This tradition remained unchanged for thirty-seven years. However, in 2003 outstanding young men were selected and honored as well. The young men, known as Marshals, act as escorts for the Signs during their presentation. The Nashville Tri Delta Alumnae Chapter is delighted that these exceptional young women and men have accepted the invitation to be recognized and to be supportive of the Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic at the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

The Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital is a highly specialized medical facility offering comprehensive treatment to children with cancer and blood diseases.  The emphasis is on family-centered, exceptional patient care and on “translational research,” where innovative therapies are rapidly brought to the bedside.

Although cure rates are up, the incidence of cancer continues to rise in all age, racial and ethnic subgroups—especially in adolescents.  The following facts may surprise you: 

  • One in every 330 Americans develops cancer before the age of 20.
  • This year, over 12,500 children will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States.
  • In the past twenty years, the cure rate for childhood cancers has more than doubled, from approximately 30% to about 75%.
  • Despite these advances, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children after trauma.

The Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program works closely with the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, which is one of a select group of National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in the southeast and the only one in Tennessee dedicated to providing the most promising therapies and advancing research in all types of cancer in children and adults.

For more information and to find out how you
can help, call Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Development office at 615.322.7450.

 

Click Here to see the Cancer Fact Sheet

 


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