Dr. Azza Omran (left) and Dr. Amany Ahmed from the National Cancer Institute at the Cairo University Hospital came to visit patients at Midwest CareCenterin Glenview to learn about hospice care. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
From left, Nancy Romanchek BSN RN case RN, Dr. Alan Smookler M.D., Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Omran talk in a room at Midwest CareCenter, where they are teaching Egyptian doctors about hospice. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
Midwest CareCenter in Glenview host Egyptian visitors from the National Cancer Institute at the Cairo University Hospital to learn about hospice care. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
From left, Dr. Omran, Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Alan Smookler M.D. talk outside a patient room at the Midwest CareCenter, where the Egyptian doctors are learning about hospice care. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
Dr. Azza Fouad Abdou Omran of Cairo, Egypt visits the Midwest CareCenter in Glenview to learn about hospice care. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
Dr. Amany Mohamed Helel Ahmed of Cairo Egypt visits the Midwest CareCenter in Glenview to learn about hospice care. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
GLENVIEW — Introducing American hospice care to Egypt may be an ambitious calling, yet medical workers in Cairo believe the terminally ill and their families will benefit. In supporting the workers, Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter in Glenview hosted a two-week, hands-on learning seminar. The …