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Connecting psychosocial oncology researchers and graduate students through an innovative research training initiative: The Canadian PORT program reaches to international partners Dr. Carmen G. Loiselle Department of Oncology and Faculty of

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World Cancer Congress: Connecting for Global Impact Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 28, 2012

Connecting psychosocial oncology researchers and graduate students through an innovative research training initiative: The Canadian PORT program reaches to international partners

Dr. Carmen G. Loiselle

Department of Oncology and Faculty of Medicine, McGill University and Jewish General Hospital

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Our Mission

To train the next generation of promising graduate students & post-doctoral fellows in psychosocial oncology research - the study of personal, contextual, social, spiritual and survivorship factors that affect people’s experience with cancer

The PORT Program

A CIHR-Funded Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research (STIHR) $3.75 million; Loiselle et al., 2003-2015

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PORT then & now…..

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The PORT Program at a glance

! Range of funding for trainees ($17,950 to $47,250/ year) ! National and international internship program ! State-of-the-art mentorship ! Sustained transdisciplinary exchanges ! 45-hour evidence-based videoconferencing seminar ! Yearly meetings and workshops at the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology

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Our Team

Carmen G. Loiselle, R.N., Ph.D. Principal Investigator Linda Carlson, Ph.D., R.Psych Elizabeth Maunsell, Ph.D. Doris Howell, R.N., Ph.D. Eva Grundfeld, M.D., D.Phil. Thomas F . Hack, Ph.D., C.Psych Joan Bottorff R.N., Ph.D., FCAHS John L. Oliffe, R.N., Ph.D. 37 mentors as internationally renowned psychosocial oncology researchers

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Nursing, Psychology, Medicine, Dentistry, Management, Marketing, Engineering, Nutrition, Social Work, Kinesiology, Epidemiology, Health Care Services

Mentors

Michèle Aubin, MD, PhD Lynda Balneaves, RN, PhD Gerald Batist, MDCM Joan Bottorff, RN, PhD(Co-PI) Barry Bultz, PhD, RPsych Linda Carlson, PhD, RPsych (Co-PI) Santosh Chaturvedi, Ph D Robin Cohen, PhD Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD Lesley F Degner, RN, PhD Gerald M Devins, PhD Michel Dorval, PhD

Disciplines

Belinda Nicolau, DDS, PhD Susan McClement, RN, PhD John L Oliffe, RN, PhD (Co-PI) Guy Pelletier, PhD, R Psych Carole Robinson, RN, PhD John Robinson, PhD, R Psych Gary Rodin, PhD Zeev Rosberger, PhD Catherine M Sabiston, PhD Josée Savard, PhD Steven A. Simpson, MD, PhD Laurette Dubé, PhD Mary Jane Esplen, RN, PhD Lise Fillion, PhD Eva Grundfeld, MD, DPhil Thomas Hack, PhD, CPsych (Co-PI) Doris Howell, RN, PhD (Co-PI) Jennifer Jones, PhD Annett Koerner, PhD Michelle Lobchuk, RN, PhD Carmen G Loiselle, RN, PhD (PI) Elizabeth Maunsell, PhD (Co-PI) Nancy Moules, RN, PhD

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Our international partners: India and USA

Dr. Santosh Chaturvedi

Professor and Head

Dr. Prabha Chandra

Psychiatrist

Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

Loiselle CG, Sitaram B, Hack TH, Bottorff J, Degner LF Oncology Nursing Forum, 2008;35: 583-7 Chaturvedi S, Loiselle CG, Chandra P Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2009:15: 2-9 Jimmie Holland, MD

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York City, USA

Dr. Janet Paramesh

Head of Social Work,

Kidwai Institute of Oncology Bangalore, India

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Our fellows

! 2012-2013 competition ! 10 new awards ! 17 renewed awards ! Over 242 publications & 381 scientific presentations ! International representation from 6 countries: Argentina, China, India, Japan, Nigeria, USA ! International representation from 6 countries: Argentina, China, India, Japan, Nigeria, USA

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in research in research

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Testing more accessible interventions focusing

n meaning making, fear of recurrence and

distress

Economic evaluation of promising psychosocial

ncology interventions

Differential effects of navigation/support models to reduce gaps in cancer care and enhance to reduce gaps in cancer care and enhance patient/family empowerment

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Support gaps along the cancer continuum

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Patient/family-oriented navigation models

Outcomes:

! Enhanced adherence to treatment recommendations ! Psychosocial adjustment and empowerment ! Optimal use of health care services ! Cost-effectiveness

Source: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (2010). Guide to Implementing Navigation

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PORT’s opportunities and challenges

" Creation of a critical mass of promising young

researchers

" Enhanced short and long-term networking " Program goes beyond traditional funding/

learning models (transdisciplinary; flexible, accessible world wide)

# Identifying funding opportunities

utside of Canada to continue to

expand the program internationally

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Acknowledgments

! Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) ! The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) ! Institute of Health Services and Policy Research

(IHSPR)

! Indo-Canadian Shastri Foundation

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For more information

! www.port.mcgill.ca ! port@mcgill.ca ! Tel: 514-398-7158 ! Fax: 514-398-8455

Carmen G. Loiselle, N., Ph.D., PORT Leader Christine & Herschel Victor/Hope & Cope Chair in Psychosocial Oncology McGill University, 3506 University Street, Rm. 214 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7