Impact

2020 – Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO)/CIHR Institute of Cancer Research/ Research Excellence Award – Jennifer Jones
2020 – CAPO/CIHR Institute of Cancer Research – New Investigator Award in Psychosocial Oncology – Jennifer Bell
2020 – CAPO Lifetime Achievement Award – Doris Howell
2019 – Eduardo Bruera Award, Canadian Society for Palliative Care Physicians (outstanding research in palliative medicine) – Camilla Zimmermann
2019 – Innovation Award Cancer Quality Council of Ontario & Cancer Care Ontario (for the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) initiative at UHN) – Madeline Li
2019 – Early Career Investigator Program Award, CIHR Institute of Cancer Research/OICR – Jenny Lau
2017 – CAPO/CIHR Research Excellence Award (outstanding contributions to psycho-oncology research) – Gary Rodin

2018 – Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing – Doris Howell
2017 – International Psycho-Oncology Society Bernard Fox Memorial Award (in recognition of contributions in education and research to the field of psycho-oncology) – Gary Rodin
2017 – GW Hanks Lectureship, European Palliative Care Research Centre and European Association for Palliative Care Research Network – Camilla Zimmermann
2017 – Harvey and Andrea Rosenthal Lecturer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston – Camilla Zimmermann

S. Alibhai: Deputy Editor, Journal of Geriatric Oncology; Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Oncology
J. Jones: Co-Lead, Canadian Cancer Survivorship Research Consortium; Member, Survivorship Guideline Advisory Group, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
K. Edelstein: Co-Chair, Psychology Working Group, Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
M. Li: Scientific Lead, Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Curriculum Development Project; Director of Medicine, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO) Board; Steering Committee Member, Canadian Patient Report Outcomes (CanPROS)
G. Rodin: Editorial Board, Psycho-Oncology; Editorial Board, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice; Chair, Scientific Committee, 23rd Annual World Congress, International Psycho-Oncology Society
C. Zimmermann: Co-Chair, Supportive Care Committee, Canadian Cancer Trials Group; Associate Editor, BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care; Board Member, Multinational Society for Supportive Care in Cancer; Faculty Member, European Society of Medical Oncology; Chair, Scientific Committee, 12th World Research Congress, European Association for Palliative Care National

Canadian Cancer Trials Group: multicenter CIHR and CCS-funded RCT of EASE (Ottawa, Kingston, Vancouver, Sunnybrook)
Kingston General Hospital: CIHR-funded RCT of Symptom Screening and Targeted Early Palliative Care
Canadian Cancer Rehabilitation (CanRehab) Team: funded by CCS/CIHR to improve identification, management, and treatment of adverse effects of cancer; team is a collaboration between PM, BC Cancer (Vancouver), Saint John Regional Hospital (NB), and Dr. H Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre (St. John’s NFLD).

North American Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (USA)
Ulm University (Germany) for iCALM.
European Palliative Care Research Centre (Oslo, Norway)
DART (Distress Assessment and Response Tool) collaborations include
Kuwait, the Chinese Psycho-Oncology Society, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (Hong Kong), Christie NHS Foundation Trust (UK), the MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute (India), Rashid Hospital (Dubai), National Cancer Center (Chile), and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Australia).
CALM Global Program has collaborations in >15 countries
African Palliative Care Association: partnership with GIPPEC to study the quality of dying and death in Africa
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai: International Collaboration for Research methods Development in Oncology (CReDO)