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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 Medicine, McGill University and Jewish General Hospital World Cancer Congress: Connecting for Global Impact Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 28, 2012

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

PORT then & now … ..

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

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

Mentors Michèle Aubin, MD, PhD Laurette Dubé, PhD Belinda Nicolau, DDS, PhD Lynda Balneaves, RN, PhD Mary Jane Esplen, RN, PhD Susan McClement, RN, PhD Gerald Batist, MDCM Lise Fillion, PhD John L Oliffe, RN, PhD (Co-PI) Joan Bottorff, RN, PhD(Co-PI) Eva Grundfeld, MD, DPhil Guy Pelletier, PhD, R Psych Barry Bultz, PhD, RPsych Thomas Hack, PhD, CPsych (Co-PI) Carole Robinson, RN, PhD Linda Carlson, PhD, RPsych (Co-PI) Doris Howell, RN, PhD (Co-PI) John Robinson, PhD, R Psych Santosh Chaturvedi, Ph D Jennifer Jones, PhD Gary Rodin, PhD Robin Cohen, PhD Annett Koerner, PhD Zeev Rosberger, PhD Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD Michelle Lobchuk, RN, PhD Catherine M Sabiston, PhD Lesley F Degner, RN, PhD Carmen G Loiselle, RN, PhD (PI) Josée Savard, PhD Steven A. Simpson, MD, PhD Gerald M Devins, PhD Elizabeth Maunsell, PhD (Co-PI) Michel Dorval, PhD Nancy Moules, RN, PhD Nursing, Psychology, Medicine, Dentistry, Management, Marketing, Disciplines Engineering, Nutrition, Social Work, Kinesiology, Epidemiology, Health Care Services

Our international partners: India and USA Dr. Santosh Chaturvedi Dr. Janet Paramesh Professor and Head Head of Social Work , Kidwai Institute of Oncology Dr. Prabha Chandra Bangalore, India Psychiatrist Jimmie Holland, MD Department of Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences and Neurosciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Bangalore, India Cancer Center New York City, USA 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

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

in research in research ! ! on meaning making, fear of recurrence and Testing more accessible interventions focusing distress ! oncology interventions Economic evaluation of promising psychosocial to reduce gaps in cancer care and enhance ! Differential effects of navigation/support models to reduce gaps in cancer care and enhance patient/family empowerment

Support gaps along the cancer continuum

Patient/family-oriented navigation models Professional+ Peer ! ! Outcomes: ! Enhanced adherence to treatment recommendations ! Psychosocial adjustment and empowerment ! Optimal use of health care services ! Cost-effectiveness Virtual ! Source: Canadian Partnership ! Against Cancer (2010). Guide to Implementing Navigation

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 outside of Canada to continue to expand the program internationally

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

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