About Us
Our Team
The PROSE team includes experienced health sciences researchers from the University of Calgary and Cancer Care Alberta. They specialize in radiation oncology, data science, health service delivery and public health.
Our team is based out of the Athur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Lisa Barbera
Principal Investigator
Demetra Yannitsos
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Grace Bailey
Research Assistant
Former Team Members
Dr. Petar Grendarova – Co-investigator
Dr Abdullah Al-Rashdan – Fellow
Dr Karishma George – Fellow
Quality Council
The role of the quality council is to provide content expertise and feedback on departmental impact of the projects and patient perspective, as well as shape the vision of the initiative.
The council is comprised of members with clinical, technical, research, and educational backgrounds representing patient reported outcomes implementation, radiotherapy management, medical physics, health services research, quality improvement, clinical education and research methods.
The Working Group meets quarterly to provide program oversight and guidance including project selection and implementation.
Members
- Dr. Linda Watson, Executive Director, Supportive Care Services and Patient Experience, Cancer Care Alberta
- Fiona Lochray, Manager, ACCC Radiation Therapy Program
- Marilyn Gackle, Clinical Educator, Radiation Therapy
- Dr. Safiya Karim, Quality Improvement Advisor, ACCC Medical Oncology
- Dr. Lin Yang, Research Scientist, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research
- Dr. Andrea McNiven, Director of Medical Physics, ACCC
- Jodi Scott, Manager, Outpatient Oncology and Radiation Review Clinics
- Michelle Bonnier, Manager, Systemic Day Medicine
- Dr. Jackson Wu (donor relations, biostatistical review, REB advise/support)
- Bill Richardson, Patient Advisor
- Christina Den Haan, Patient Advisor
The PROSE Program
The Person-centered Radiation Oncology Service Enhancement (PROSE) program is an initiative aimed to improve patient experience, housed at the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Radiation Oncology Department.
Contact Us
If you’re interested in participating in PROSE’s programs or would like to know more about our research outcomes, please contact us.
