St. Jude shows world its palliative success in symposium

By , Daily Memphian Published: September 27, 2019 4:00 AM CT
<strong>Dr. Justin Baker, chief of St. Jude&rsquo;s Quality of Life and Palliative Care Division, is becoming internationally known as one of the top palliative care doctors. The QOLA team's mascot is a koala bear and Baker often wears a koala suit while visiting patients. This week, St. Jude is hosting its third Pediatric Palliative Oncology Symposium, an invitation-only event for health care workers from across the nation and around the world.</strong> (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

Dr. Justin Baker, chief of St. Jude’s Quality of Life and Palliative Care Division, is becoming internationally known as one of the top palliative care doctors. The QOLA team's mascot is a koala bear and Baker often wears a koala suit while visiting patients. This week, St. Jude is hosting its third Pediatric Palliative Oncology Symposium, an invitation-only event for health care workers from across the nation and around the world. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

St. Jude symposium is designed to help hospitals worldwide see what works in palliative care and develop it at home.

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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.


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