Christine J McPhersonChristine J McPhersonAssistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorSchool of Nursing School of Nursing Faculty of Health SciencesFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of OttawaUniversity of Ottawa

BackgroundBackground

Registered NurseRegistered Nurse

Health PsychologistHealth Psychologist

Training in the UKTraining in the UK

Post-doctoral studies/Research ScientistPost-doctoral studies/Research Scientist

End of Life Care for Seniors- New Emerging End of Life Care for Seniors- New Emerging

Team (CIHR)Team (CIHR)

Affiliated with the Élisabeth Bruyère Affiliated with the Élisabeth Bruyère

Research InstituteResearch Institute

Family caregiversPsychosocial issues at

the end of life

ProxiesSelf-Perceived

Burden

Research & evaluation

Suffering & concerns

Patient care

Symptoms & Experiences

Palliative care research

Current projectsCurrent projects

McPherson, C.J., Wilson, K.G., Lobchuk, M.M., McPherson, C.J., Wilson, K.G., Lobchuk, M.M., Brajtman, S. Family caregivers’ recognition of cancer Brajtman, S. Family caregivers’ recognition of cancer patients’ symptoms at the end of life. patients’ symptoms at the end of life. ELCS-NET Pilot ELCS-NET Pilot ProjectProject $20,000/ $20,000/Sociobehavioural Cancer Research Sociobehavioural Cancer Research NetworkNetwork. $9,800 (04/2004 – 02/2006). $9,800 (04/2004 – 02/2006)

Lobchuk, M.M., McPherson, C.J., McClement, S.E. Lung Lobchuk, M.M., McPherson, C.J., McClement, S.E. Lung cancer stigma: Attributional effects on informal cancer stigma: Attributional effects on informal caregiver perspective-taking and accuracy outcomes caregiver perspective-taking and accuracy outcomes on patient pain experiences. on patient pain experiences. National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute of Canadaof Canada $204,592 (04/2005- 04/2008) $204,592 (04/2005- 04/2008)

Jones, J.M., Rodin, G., Zimmerman, C., Cohen, S.R., Jones, J.M., Rodin, G., Zimmerman, C., Cohen, S.R., McPherson, C.J. Quality of life in cancer patients McPherson, C.J. Quality of life in cancer patients admitted to an acute palliative care unit and their admitted to an acute palliative care unit and their caregivers: a prospective study of self-report and caregivers: a prospective study of self-report and proxy-for-patient ratings. proxy-for-patient ratings. National Cancer Institute of National Cancer Institute of CanadaCanada $174,941 (04/2005- 04/2008) $174,941 (04/2005- 04/2008)

Links with the palliative Links with the palliative care communitycare community

Local, national & international level- Local, national & international level- Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute/ SCO Health Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute/ SCO Health

ServiceService Optimizing End of Life Care for Seniors: A New Optimizing End of Life Care for Seniors: A New

Emerging Team. (PI Dr. P. Allard). Funding Source: Emerging Team. (PI Dr. P. Allard). Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($1,267,000) Support Period: 04/2004-03/2008 ($1,267,000) Support Period: 04/2004-03/2008

Improving Quality of Life in Palliative Care: Improving Quality of Life in Palliative Care: Sociobehavioural Cancer Research Network (PI Dr. Sociobehavioural Cancer Research Network (PI Dr. S.R. Cohen) Funding Source: National Cancer S.R. Cohen) Funding Source: National Cancer Institute of Canada ($444,000). Support Period: Institute of Canada ($444,000). Support Period: June 2000-May 2005June 2000-May 2005

Training in the UK at St Christopher’s Hospice and Training in the UK at St Christopher’s Hospice and King’s College London King’s College London

Presented my research at the Research Forum of Presented my research at the Research Forum of the European Association for Palliative Care in the European Association for Palliative Care in Venice Italy in May 2006Venice Italy in May 2006

Support for Support for research/education in research/education in palliative carepalliative care Strategic Training Program in Palliative Strategic Training Program in Palliative

Care Research (Principal Investigator Dr. Care Research (Principal Investigator Dr. S. Robin Cohen) Funding Source: Canadian S. Robin Cohen) Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($1,800,000) Institutes of Health Research ($1,800,000) Dates of Proposed Project: April 2003-Dates of Proposed Project: April 2003-March 2006 March 2006

Mentor on this team- assisted a PhD Mentor on this team- assisted a PhD candidate to obtain funding to support her candidate to obtain funding to support her PhD in Nursing at the University of Ottawa PhD in Nursing at the University of Ottawa School of NursingSchool of Nursing

TeachingTeaching

Post-RN:Post-RN: Socio-Cultural Concepts of Aging Socio-Cultural Concepts of Aging NSG 4304NSG 4304 Fall courseFall course

MScN:MScN: Research Methods Research Methods NSG 5140 NSG 5140 Winter courseWinter course

Student supervisionStudent supervision

Member of the Faculty of Post-Member of the Faculty of Post-Graduate Studies (FPGS)Graduate Studies (FPGS)

Co-supervising two students - Co-supervising two students - research in the area of palliative research in the area of palliative care at the masters and doctoral care at the masters and doctoral levellevel