Introducing our 2021-2023 SIOG NAH Members
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Aligned with the programmatic aims of SIOG, the Nursing & Allied Health Interest Group develops and promotes, practical and educational excellence in geriatric oncology nursing and allied via the SIOG strategic directions: education/clinical practice, research, and advocacy/communication. It oversees the nursing and allied health related activities that are included in SIOG scientific, educational and advocacy related projects.
We are happy to introduce the governance group of the Nursing & Allied Health Interest Group for the period 2021-2023.
Martine Puts (Chair) (RN, PhD, FAAN) is an Associate Professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. She currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Care of Frail older Adults. Dr. Puts’ research interests are improving the health and wellbeing of older adults with cancer.
Schroder Sattar (Co-Chair) (RN, PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Sattar’s research focuses on falls and functional outcomes of older patients with cancer.
Kristen Haase (member) (RN, PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Haase conducts research on the patient experience with cancer, with a specific interest in optimizing self-management in older adults with cancer.
Michelle Hannan (member) (RGN RNP MSc), is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Geriatric Oncology, coordinating the Geriatric Assessment and Liaison clinic within the medical oncology department at University Hospital Waterford, Ireland. Michelle has a specialist interest in the unmet needs of older adults with cancer and developing educational opportunities for oncology nurses. This inspired her Master’s thesis “Examining Oncology Nurses Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Caring for Older Adults with Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study”.
Sophie Pilleron (member) (PhD) is an epidemiologist with expertise on cancer and ageing at Nuffield Department of Public Health, Big Data Institute, University of Oxford. Her main research interest is to better understand age disparities in cancer survival.
Fay Strohschein (member) (RN PhD) is a postdoc at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary. Dr. Strohschein’s research focuses on aligning health care delivery with the needs and concerns of older adults with cancer and their families.
Virginia Sun (RN, PhD) is an Associate Professor in the Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, and the Department of Surgery at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California, USA. Dr. Sun’s research focuses on postoperative functional recovery and cancer survivorship.
We would like to thank the outgoing NAH governance group members Drs. Cindy Kenis, Ginah Nightingale and Petra Stolz-Baskett for their hard work and dedication over the past years!!!
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Cancer care providers' care for older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Written by Dr. Jessica Krok-Schoen is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Sciences, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University’s College of Medicine.
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The Cancer and Aging Research Group's (CARG) Advocacy Committee recently published two manuscripts in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology regarding cancer care providers' care for older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objectives were to learn, in the context of COVID-19, about: 1) the provision of and concerns about cancer care for older adults; 2) decision making regarding cancer treatment and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders; and 3) barriers and facilitators related to the care of older adults with cancer, particularly regarding telehealth.<More>
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Drs. Schroder Sattar and Mackenzi Pergolotti presented on: Geriatric assessment in action: a how-to guide to performance measures
The webinar was held on Thursday, February 18 and its recording is now available here.
Dr. Schroder Sattar is an Assistant Professor at the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Her research focuses on functional performance, falls, and exercise intervention for fall prevention in older adults with cancer.
Dr. Mackenzi Pergolotti is the Senior Director of Research and Clinical Development for ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation, adjunct professor at Colorado State University and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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We are looking for volunteers who would like to share their experiences in the field of geriatric oncology for our NAH members on a webinar. These webinars are typically 40 min presentation and 20 minutes for discussion and can be organized on a day and time that works for you.
Please contact Martine at martine.puts@utoronto.ca if you are interested in presenting your work (can be your clinical work, a QI project, a research project, or your doctoral work).
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SIOG NAH/EONS Survey: Results
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We thank everyone who has participated in our survey to understand the current challenges in oncology nursing care for older adults with cancer and their caregivers. We are proud to announce that the results have just been published.
Optimizing care for older adults with cancer: International Society of Geriatric Oncology Nursing and Allied Health Interest Group and European Oncology Nursing Society survey results from nurses regarding challenges and opportunities caring for older adults with cancer.
Martine Puts, Wendy H. Oldenmenger, Kristen R. Haase, Schroder Sattar, Fay J. Strohschein, Petra Stolz Baskett, Ginah Nightingale, Lorelei Newton, Rana Jin, Allison Loucks, Margaret I. Fitch, Cindy Kenis.
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Almugbel FA, Timilshina N, AlQurini N, Loucks A, Jin R, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Puts M, Alibhai SMH. Role of the vulnerable elders survey-13 screening tool in predicting treatment plan modification for older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020.
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Arthur EK, Worly B, Carpenter KM, Postl C, Rosko AE, Krok-Schoen JL, Quick AM, Jenkins LC. Let's get it on: Addressing sex and intimacy in older cancer survivors. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020.
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Baxter MAJ, Madureira T, Haase K, Battisti NML. Perspectives on geriatric oncology research presented at the 2020 ESMO Science Congress. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020.
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Olive Lai Shu Jun (NCCS)
I'm a Board certified Oncology pharmacist. I counsel oncology patients for their new chemotherapy medications and manage their treatment-related side effects. I'm also in charge of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) in National Cancer Centre in Singapore- my team and I provide holistic review of medication to elderly cancer patients, including their long-term, chemotherapy and chemotherapy-related supportive care medicines.
We ensure their chronic medication is still appropriate and safe to use by actively titrating and stopping unnecessary medications by liaising with both internal and external institution physicians.
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As a trainer, I am the preceptor to resident pharmacists in both the oncology and geriatric residency programs(PGY2). I provide experiential learning to local Pharm D. students attached to the National Cancer Centre. I also train in-house junior pharmacists to run the MTM program. I am interested in quality improvement projects and am currently looking at how Teleconferencing will impact the delivery of our MTM service on our patients. I look forward to learn from others for other project ideas. |
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CANO/ACIO 2020 Conference: Now and Forever Oncology Nursing
Written by Fay J. Strohschein & Allison Weins
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The Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) held their 2020 Annual Conference virtually from November 6-8. Despite the disappointment of not being able to gather in Victoria, British Columbia, conference planners actively worked to foster engagement among CANO members in a virtual platform. Attendance was exceptional, with many frontline oncology nurses, who may not have been able to travel for an in-person conference, being able to engage in the online sessions. Given that there was only one-stream for this 2-day conference, there were fewer sessions than for typical conferences. Several sessions led by Oncology & Aging Special Interest Group members were included, giving visibility to issues and concerns related to oncology nursing care of older adults with cancer and their families. <More>
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Abstract submissions are open. The best submitted NAH abstracts will have the opportunity to present their research in a dedicated session during the SIOG 2021 Annual Conference. Don’t forget to apply for the SIOG NAH Investigator Award which comes with a free registration to the SIOG 2022 Annual Conference and and a 1'000 EUR cash prize. Find out more on how to apply here.
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