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Dear Council Member,Thank you for joining the Pediatric Patient and Family Advisory Council, a partnership of parents, family members,teen patients, and staff working together to assure the best care for patients of Dana-Farber/Children’s HospitalCancer Care.Over fifty years ago, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston joined together as pioneers tooffer leading-edge, compassionate care to children with cancer. Since then, we have dramatically improvedsurvivorship for childhood cancers and increased our understanding of how to learn from patients and families aboutideal pediatric care.We are grateful for the opportunity to work closely with our patients and families to design and delivercomprehensive programs. Together we strive to promote an environment that focuses on the needs of our patientsand their families; it is through collaboration that we are better able to understand our strengths and opportunities forgrowth. Your voice ensures that we are infusing the patient’s perspective into everything we do.Since the Council’s inception in 1999, our members have been instrumental in guiding our decision-makingpractices, from patient safety efforts to the design of clinical facilities to quality improvement initiatives toeducational materials and beyond. Their presence on committees such as the Pediatric Clinical Operations Group,Quality Improvement/Risk Management, and Clinical Operations have not only been helpful, but critical.We recognize the extensive time commitment of Council membership—monthly meetings and additional committeeand project work—and we truly appreciate your dedication to this important work.Welcome to the Council. We are honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with you.Janet Porter, PhDExecutive VP and Chief Operating Officer, DFCIPat Reid Pone, RN, DNSc, FAANSenior VP for Patient Care Services and Chief of Nursing, DFCIPatricia Branowicki, MS, RN CNAAVP Medicine Patient Services, CHBDirector of Nursing and Patient Services for Pediatric Oncology, DFCISusanne Conley, RN, MSN, CPONProgram Nurse Manager, DFCINancy Frumer-Styron, PsyDDirector, Pediatric Psychosocial Unit, DFCIHolcombe Grier, MDAssociate Chief, Pediatric Clinical Oncology, DF/CHCCDeborah Hoffman, MSW, LCSWProgram Manager, PFACsKathleen Horvath,Patient Relations Representative, DFCIKathleen Houlahan, RNNurse Program Coordinator for Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant Programs, CHBJanet Korman-ParraPatient Relations Representative, DFCIPatient and Family Advisory Council | pfac@dfci.harvard.edu | (617) 632-4319Page 6 of 18