session 6 - Human Resources
This video is an introduction to this theme and includes actual footage from candid interviews with attendees at the 2008 BC Cancer Agency Conference.
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Presenter - Dr. Sangita Sharma
PhD, RPHNutr, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Department of Nutrition
Title: Community based and community driven nutrition and physical activity intervention programs for prevention of chronic disease and to improve dietary adequacy for the Inuit, Inuvialuit and First Nations
Dr. Sharma is a gifted researcher and scholar. She is an expert in the relationship between nutrition, ethnicity, and disease, focusing on why different ethnic groups have different risk factors and rates of chronic disease.
Co-Presenter - Dr. Judith Pike
MB, BCh, BAO, BC Cancer Agency
Title: Family Practice Oncology Preceptorship Course
Dr. Judith Pike Graduated from Medicine at Queen’s University, Belfast. Northern Ireland in 1969.
From 1969 to 1971 she completed postgraduate training with a rotating Internship in Internal Medicine at Belfast.
Co-Presenter - Dr. Bob Newman
MD, Dawson Creek
Title: Family Practice Oncology Preceptorship Course
Dr Bob Newman attained a Bacherlors Degree from UBC in 1975 and went on to graduate from the UBC medical program in 1979.
He completed his studies with an internship in New Zealand in 1979 to 1980 and then upgraded with GP Aesthesia training from Vancouver General Hospital in 1981.
Co-Presenter - Dr. Biz Bastian
MD, Smithers Community Cancer Services
Title: Family Practice Oncology Preceptorship Course
Dr. Elizabeth Bastian is a graduate of McGill University. She has been based in Smithers, BC for the last 28 years and worked for many years as a full service GP in rural/remote practice. In 2005 she completed training through the BCCA as a GP in Oncology and began work with the Smithers Community Cancer Services.
Co-Presenter - Dr. Shannon Douglas
MD, Oncology, Fraser Lake BC
Title: Family Practice Oncology Preceptorship Course
Dr. Shannon Douglas is a general practitioner in oncology working in Fraser Lake, B.C.
She graduated from UBC in 2000, completing family practice residency in 2003.
Co-Presenter - Sandra Cook
RN, BA, HSN, Cancer Care Nova Scotia
Title: Cancer Patient Navigation: Improving Access Rural Communities - Click here to download presentation
Sandra Cook RN,BA, HSN is a graduate of Dalhousie School of Nursing, Victoria General Hospital and Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. She is currently the Project Manager of Cancer Patient Navigation at Cancer Care Nova Scotia.
Co-Presenter - Janet Bates
RN, Alberta Health Services Cancer Corridor
Title: Cancer Patient Navigation: Improving Access Rural Communities
Janet Bates is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. After working in a number of clinical areas she started what she thought would be a brief sojourn into oncology nursing. Twenty-five years later she still finds it a challenging and rewarding career with more to learn every day.
Co-Presenter - Karen Janes
RN, MSN, BC Cancer Agency
Title: Cancer Patient Navigation: Improving Access Rural Communities
Karen Janes, RN, MSN, is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, and has spent most of her 30 year career in cancer care.
Karen has worked in clinical practice, education, and leadership.
Presenter - Linda Weir
RN, BScN, Sasketchewan Cancer Agency
Title: Implementation of the Community Liaison Nurse Position - Click here to download presentation
Linda Weir graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor of science in nursing in 1981. Her career started in Pediatrics at the Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon.
Presenter - George Eisler
MASc, MBA, PhD, former CEO BC Academic Health Council
Title: Linking Healthcare and Education Planning
Dr. George Eisler recently (March 31, 2009) stepped down from the position of CEO, BC Academic Health Council (BCAHC). He was its founding CEO in January 2003. As a unique collaborative initiative between BC’s advanced education and health care sectors, BCAHC’s particular focus is on joint strategies for healthcare workforce development and education.
Presenter - Dr. David Snadden
Associate Dean, Northern Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, UBC and Associate Vice-President Medicine, UNBC
Title: Increasing the number of physicians in rural areas; expansion of undergraduate medical education in BC with an emphasis on rural training
David Snadden is Vice Provost Medicine at the University of Northern BC, and Assistant Dean Northern Medical Program at the University of British Columbia. In addition he is a Professor at both institutions.
Presenter - Tracey Keighley-Clarke
R.N., B.A.,CON Royal Victoria Hospital
Title: Thinking Outside the Box: Bringing Radiation Therapy to Rural
A Registered Nurse and Certified Oncology Nurse, Tracey has held a variety of positions including staff nurse, team leader, manager, program manager, and director. For the last decade, Tracey has worked in the cancer field developing a small community cancer clinic into a full service regional cancer program with a dedicated and passionate team.
Session 1: Improving Access to Services
