
ACCESSlab
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Aging, Cancer Care + Support Research Lab at @UBCNursing
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https://accesslab.nursing.ubc.ca/ 05-05-2025 14:45:28
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Thank you to all who joined our May 5th #DialogueOnAging Public Presentation on #GeriatricOncology at VanDusen Garden! Grateful to our panelists, organizers, and partners @Providence_HC, ACCESSlab & UBC Nursing for a vital discussion on aging + cancer care. #GeriOnc2025 🧑🔬


A warm thank you to our invited guests who joining us last night for our partner dinner. Building collaboration across disciplines and institutions to advance geriatric cancer care. #GeriOnc2025 Kristen Haase RN PhD Bonnie Leung Martine Puts RN PhD BC Cancer Providence Health Care University Health Network and more.

The Speaker Series moves to Victoria! We’re excited to connect with partners and community members at today’s events. #GeriOnc2025 #CancerCareBC Eldercare Foundation

This afternoon’s community event in Victoria features a dynamic panel discussing *Healthy Aging: Before, With, and Beyond Cancer*. What does holistic, equity-focused care look like for older adults? #GeriOnc2025 #HealthyAging Eldercare Foundation


Dr. Enrique Soto Enrique Soto (CU Anschutz Medical Campus) opens the Victoria panel with global insights on aging, cancer, and survivorship. A powerful voice on inclusion and justice in cancer care. #GlobalOncology #GeriOnc2025

Bonnie Leung Bonnie Leung (BC Cancer UBC Nursing) shares stories from BC’s frontline nurses working to support older adults before and after treatment. Practical wisdom, deep compassion. #GeriOnc2025 #OncologyNursing


More photos from today’s public presentation on aging, cancer, and geriatric oncology today in Victoria with Eldercare Foundation! UBC Nursing Kristen Haase RN PhD Enrique Soto Bonnie Leung


Thank you to the wonderful team Eldercare Foundation for hosting us in Victoria yesterday! #gerionc2025 Bonnie Leung Enrique Soto Kristen Haase RN PhD


#ThankYou to all speakers, partners, and participants who joined us this week. Your voices are shaping the future of cancer care for older adults in BC. #ThankYou to our silver sponsor Pfizer Canada and bronze sponsors Acuitas Therapeutics Bristol Myers Squibb Novartis Canada for your generous support!


ACCESS team members at the Graduate Student in Nursing Association UBC Nursing today! Kayoung, president of the GSNA, organized and hosted the event. Bonnie Leung and BC Cancer colleague Jagbir presented an insightful keynote about the essential role of Advance Practice Nurses.


New publication from ACESS lab members Kristen Haase RN PhD Ailsa Sirois, RN and colleagues from SIOGNAH on prehabilitation for older adults with cancer.

How can older adults prepare for, manage, and thrive when facing cancer in older age? Check out our blog post recapping our May 5 community event with Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging Providence Health Care UBC Nursing #gerionc2025 accesslab.nursing.ubc.ca/2025/03/28/joi…

A recent article in The ASCO Post on ageism in society and healthcare highlights scoping review on ageism in cancer care led by Dr. Kristen Haase RN PhD CANO/ACIO SIOG ascopost.com/issues/march-2…

Congratulations to PhD Candidate, Francis Kobekyaa, who won an internal research grant from UBC Nursing for his work titled, Canadian Nurses’ Involvement in Human-Centered Health Information Technology Design for Digital Nursing Practice, from Helen Shore Nursing Endowment Fund.

Congratulations to PhD student Bonnie Leung for being awarded a UBC Nursing internal research grant from the Helen Shore Nursing Endowment Fund, for work on Cancer-related Treatment Decision-making Among Older Chinese Im/migrants with Metastatic Cancer, Family Caregivers and HCPs

A new piece today from the ACCESS lab about the need for #GeriOnc services, supports, and innovations in care for #older adults with #cancer in Canada. theconversation.com/the-leading-ri… SIOG Young SIOG CANO/ACIO SIOGNAH @ccs UBC Nursing Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging University of British Columbia