Vital Options Press Release
Media Alert: The Group Room® to Broadcast Live from Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 22, in Honor of Children's Cancer Awareness Month

LOS ANGELES-Sept. 4, 2002--The Group Room -- the nationally syndicated weekly radio call-in cancer talk show--will present a live radio broadcast from Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1-3 pm PT, in the Weingart Auditorium. The broadcast can be heard in Los Angeles on KLSX-97.1 FM.

Based on Vital Options' work in Europe and its affiliate organization in France, where the social stigma associated with cancer is still very great, The Group Room will invite English speaking pediatric and adolescent cancer patients in France to call into the program to speak with their American peers.

The event is free and open to the public; however, since space is limited, please call 818-788-5225 to pre-register. Audience members should arrive by 12:45 pm PT.

Joining The Group Room's host Selma R. Schimmel--CEO and Founder of Vital Options® International TeleSupport® Cancer Network, a not-for-profit cancer communications, support and advocacy organization--will be:

  • Dr. Stuart E. Siegel, Division Head of Hematology-Oncology; Director of the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA); and Professor and Vice Chairman of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
  • Aura Kuperberg, PhD, LCSW, Director of Social Work, USC/University Affiliated Program and Director of Teen Impact, Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, CHLA.
  • Kathy Ruccione, RN, MPH, nursing administrator for the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at CHLA and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at USC's Keck School of Medicine.
  • Kathleen Ingman, PhD
    Coordinator of Psychological Services, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Produced by Vital Options in association with Premiere Radio Networks, the nation's largest radio network, The Group Room reaches more than half-a-million radio listeners each Sunday throughout the United States as well as others worldwide who hear the show simulcast live over the Internet at www.vitaloptions.org. In the United States and Canada, callers join discussions by dialing 1-800-GRP-ROOM (1-800-477-7666); listeners overseas can call through special toll-free numbers listed on the Vital Options website. All phone calls are screened by a licensed oncology social worker.

Founded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and injured children in Los Angeles for more than a century, and is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Childrens is one of America's premier teaching hospitals, training more young pediatricians than any other facility in California through its 70-year association with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, and is a national leader in pediatric research.

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