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January 2025
A big congratulations to Dr. Fiona Schulte for her appointment as the new Associate Dean, Research Grants at the Cumming School of Medicine!
Read more here: https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/dr-fiona-schulte-appointed-associate-dean-research-grants
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December 2024
The AYA Cancer PSP has established the Top 10 research priorities for adolescent and young adult cancer research!
Read more about them here: https://www.ayacancerpsp.ca/top-10-priorities
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NOVEMBER 2024
NEW PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article, led by our visiting PhD student from the University of Lucerne, Pauline Holmer! The paper examines fertility-related concerns in a Canadian cohort of long-term survivors of childhood cancer.
You can read it here: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/12/560
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September 2024
AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to Dr. Fiona Schulte for winning the 2023 Canadian Cancer Society William E. Rawls Prize! This award is given to an investigator whose outstanding contributions have the potential to lead, or have already led, to important advances in cancer control.
Also, Dr. Schulte received the Research Excellence Award and Dr. Perri Tutelman received the Young Investigator Award from the Cumming School of Medicine’s Department of Oncology. Dr. Tutelman has joined the University of Calgary Faculty of Arts as an Assistant Professor of Psychology & Chair in Transdisciplinary Digital Mental Health as of Fall 2024!
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SEPTEMBER 2024
ROUNDTABLE SYMPOSIUM AT THE IPOS WORLD CONGRESS
Hailey Zwicker (PhD Candidate), Jenny Duong (Research Coordinator), and Sharon Hou (Postdoctoral Fellow) delivered an interactive symposium at the International Psycho-Oncology Society 2024 Congress in Maastricht, The Netherlands, entitled: “Understanding culture, race and ethnicity, and sex and gender in pediatric and young adult cancer research: A review of challenges and recommendations for more equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive research practices.” The symposium was well received and marked a critical step for the team to engage with international scholars on the importance of integrating sociocultural considerations in psychosocial oncology research.
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SEPTEMBER 2024
NEW PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article, looking at the experience of thyroid cancer in survivors!
SEPTEMBER 2024
PhD DISSERTATION DEFENCE
Congratulations to Michaela Patton for her successful PhD defence: “Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Chronic Pain in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Single-group Feasibility Trial”!
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AUGUST 2024
NEW PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article, lead by our PhD alumnus Brooke Russell. The article is a part of her doctoral dissertation, examining fear of cancer recurrence in pediatric survivors of childhood cancer through a scoping review.
August 2024
MASTER’S THESIS DEFENCE
Congratulations to Rachelle Drummond for her successful master’s thesis defence: “Healthcare Utilization Among Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer in Canada: The Role of Patient-Level Factors”! She will be continuing her work with the lab as a MSc/PhD Clinical Psychology student.
June 2024
MASTER’S THESIS DEFENCE
Congratulations to Mehak Stokoe for her successful master’s thesis defence: “Educational Achievement and Adaptive Functioning in Survivors of Childhood Cancer”!
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MAY 2024
NEW PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article, co-lead by our postdoc Dr. Perri Tutelman and AYA CAN! The article describes a protocol for establishing the Top 10 research priorities for adolescent and young adult cancer in Canada.
You can read it here: https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31050219
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APRIL 2024
YACPRIME PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article, lead by our postdoc Sharon Hou, on the Young Adults with Cancer in their Prime (YACPRIME) Study!
You can read it here: https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31040166
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April 2024
The AYA Cancer PSP has new updates in the fourth edition of their newsletter!
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MARCH 2024
AWARD WINNER
Congratulations to our postdoc Sharon Hou for winning the University of Calgary’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Postdoctoral Fellows Award, reflecting her ongoing work in advancing diversity and health equity in children’s and families’ health and well-being!
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A screenshot of the publication, title, and authors.
MARCH 2024
NEW PUBLICATIONS
CARE4Kids published two new articles, one by our postdoc Dr. Perri Tutelman and the other by our PhD alumnus Brooke Russell!
The first article examines the feasibility and acceptability of a group psychotherapy intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer. The second article examines end-of-life symptom burden in cancer patients provided medical assistance in dying.
You can read them here: https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6335 and https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16071294
January 2024
MASTER’S THESIS AND PhD DISSERTATION DEFENCE
Congratulations to Brooke Russell and Kaelyn McDonald for their successful thesis defences! Brooke successfully defended her doctoral dissertation: “Fear of Cancer Recurrence Experienced by Pediatric Survivors of Childhood Cancer”, and Kaelyn successfully defended her master’s thesis: “Cognitive-Executive Processes and Social Adjustment in Survivors of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia”. We’re so proud of you!!
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december 2023
The AYA Cancer PSP presents some key updates in the third edition of their newsletter.
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December 2023
PhD PROPOSAL DEFENCE & NEW PUBLICATION
Congratulations to Hailey Zwicker for her successful PhD Proposal Defence, Candidacy Exam, and published master’s thesis: “Social adjustment in children diagnosed with sickle cell disease: A retrospective study”.
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August 2023
The AYA Cancer PSP is thrilled to share key updates with the community in the second edition of their newsletter.
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A screenshot of the publication, title, and authors.
June 2023
NEW PUBLICATIONS
CARE4Kids published two new articles, lead by our graduate student Sara Cho as part of her master’s thesis: “Making sense of the cancer journey: Pediatric cancer survivors’ and their parents’ autobiographical memories” and “Exploring pain among young people who have completed treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: experiences of youth and caregivers”!
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MAY 2023
Dr. Perri Tutelman and her Co-Leads are excited to announce the launch of their first AYA Cancer Priority Setting Partnership newsletter!
Click here for the May 2023 newsletter.
Follow along on social media! #AYACancerPSP
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February 2023
AWARD WINNER
Congratulations to Hailey Zwicker for winning Sickle Cell HCP Advocate of the Year! This award recognizes medical and healthcare professionals and medical students demonstrating true allyship in clinical care and treatment for sickle cell by displaying excellence in engaging with patients and their loved ones to optimize care and treatment for sickle cell.
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february 2023
AWARD WINNER
Congratulations to ACHRI member Dr. Brae Anne McArthur, and ACHRI Trainees in the Department of Psychology, Michaela Patton, PhD candidate and Caroline Luszawski, clinical psychology student on receiving the 2023 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Team Award!
This research team created training for trans and gender-diverse mental health care. The project was student-driven and designed to improve the training of clinical psychologists related to EDI, social justice and cultural humility. The team partnered with the Skipping Stone Foundation to design a trans-affirming mental health-care workshop for students, faculty and staff. The team also created an accessible mental health service at UCalgary’s Psychology Clinic for trans and gender-diverse people who often experience higher rates of mental-health difficulties compared to their cisgender peers.
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The second of two pictures, presenting the themes derived from the mHealth community workshop.
oCTOBER 2022
mHEALTH COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
On October 22, 2022, Dr. Fiona Schulte and her team hosted a virtual community workshop on #childhoodcancer survivorship in collaboration with Fuselight Creative and Cambian. This was a knowledge mobilization initiative stemming from a multi-site patient-oriented research project investigating the aftercare experience of survivors of childhood cancer. We invited survivors of childhood cancer, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and researchers to exchange knowledge on ways to enhance the survivorship experience. Information gathered will inform the development of a Canada-wide platform to educate, engage, and connect survivors on their aftercare. This research is funded by the CIHR Catalyst Grant in Patient-Oriented Research.
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May 2022
NEW PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article, lead by our postdoc Sharon Hou and former honour’s student Andrew Tran! The article examines the perceived impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer, along with the development of a knowledge translation tool.
You can read it here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.867151
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april 2021
YACPRIME PUBLICATION
Dr. Schulte published a new article on the Young Adults with Cancer in their Prime (YACPRIME) Study!
You can read it here: https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33372
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December 2020
YACPRIME INTERVIEW
Dr. Fiona Schulte was interviewed by Young Adult Cancer Canada for their series: “We Get It” to discuss findings from her new study on Quality of Life. Check it out below!
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November 2020
AWARD WINNER
Andrew Tran is the winner of the Department of Psychology Award at the University of Calgary Undergraduate Research Symposium! Andrew presented on radiotherapy and social functioning in survivors of pediatric brain tumors.
Watch the 5 minute video on his research here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VQzcZ-_WLg
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April 2020
NEW PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article lead by one of our former summer students Hayley Wroot. Congratulations team!
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March 2020
PhD PROPOSAL DEFENCE
Brooke successfully defended her PhD Thesis Proposal this month after having to quickly adapt to presenting online. No surprise, she nailed it. Way to go Brooke!!
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January 2020
NEW GRANT SUPPORT: CIHR CATALYST GRANT PATIENT ORIENTED RESEARCH
Dr. Schulte was successful in obtaining a CIHR Catalyst Grant in Patient Oriented Research for her project entitled: “Creating a National Aftercare Strategy for Survivors of Pediatric Cancer”. This is a national initiative with patients at the forefront to improve the lives of survivors of pediatric cancer.
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January 2020
NEW GRANT SUPPORT: CIHR PROJECT SCHEME PRIORITY ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. Schulte was successful in obtaining a CIHR Priority Award as an Early Career Researcher conducting Patient Oriented Research. This funding will be used to support her project examining Social Adjustment in Survivors of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
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January 2020
NEW PUBLICATION
CARE4Kids published a new article lead by one of our former summer students Matthew Yeung! The article reviews literature on cannabis use in pediatric cancer patients.
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November 2019
GRADUATION
Huge congrats to two of our CARE4Kids team members who successfully convocated today. Brooke Russell has completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Courtney Charnock has completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology. We are proud of you!
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OCTOBER 2019
CARE4KIDS @ SIOP in LYON, FRANCE
It was a pleasure to travel to Lyon, France to present at the 51st International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) meeting in Lyon, France. Good science, great networking, and amazing city! Looking forward to SIOP in Ottawa, Canada in 2020.
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October 2019
LATE NIGHT LAB at STUDIO BELL: Cancer in Young People
Many thanks to the Charbonneau Cancer Institute who hosted the Late Night Lab at Studio Bell: Cancer In Young People. Check out the video of the event here:
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September 2019
CAPO/IPOS WORLD CONGRESS
What an honour it was to host the CAPO/IPOS World Congress in Banff this month. Over 600 attendees representing close to 50 countries from around the globe right in our backyard.
Keynote presentations addressed (a) Cancer Moonshot (Dr. Howard Krein); (b) Patient Engagement in cancer research and care (SickBoys); (c) implementation science for improved pediatric health research and care (Dr. Christine Chambers); and (d) cancer care in indigenous populations (Dr. Gail Garvey). Invited symposia include specific topics focused on 1) patient engagement/advocacy in research and clinical care; 2) exercise; and 3) technology. Speakers representing international expertise for these symposiums have been confirmed.
And, for the first time ever, the World Congress was ‘Patients Included’. This meant that we were “committed to incorporating the experience of patients as experts in living with cancer, while ensuring they were neither excluded nor exploited.” In order to achieve the Patients Included status, the conference must meet five key criteria of the Patients Included conference charter. One of these criteria is that scholarships are provided by the conference to allow patients and/or care-givers to attend the meeting as delegates. Through the generous support of our sponsors, including the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research and Kids Cancer Care Foundation, we had 5 patient and family members who were the successful recipients of these scholarships.
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September 2019
NEW GRANT SUPPORT!
We were thrilled to receive support from the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada as Co-PIs on a project with Dr. Derek Tsang from the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada to investigate the quality of life of children who receive repeat radiation as treatment for their brain tumor. This will be an extension to the clinical trial we currently have underway funded by Meaghan’s Walk Foundation to explore the quality of life of children diagnosed with DIPG who receive repeat radiation.
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AUgust 2019
MASTER’S THESIS DEFENCE
Brooke successfully defended her Master’s thesis this month entitled: “Sleep Disturbances & Fatigue in Survivors of Pediatric ALL and their Siblings”. Way to go Brooke!! We are all so proud of you!