Mentors: Psychosocial
Musab Aldhari
- Contact: Musabaldhari@gmail.com
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Profession & Credentials: M.B.B.S, Saudi Board of Internal Medicine, Saudi Fellowship of Palliative Medicine, Canadian Fellowship of Palliative Medicine and Advanced Care Planning
- Current Position: Director of the Palliative Care Fellowship the Founder of AYA-Palliative Care Program at KFSHRC. Director of the Palliative Medicine – Continuous Trainnig Committee at SCFHS, Saudi Arabia. Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Language(s) Spoken: Arabic and English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Administration/Leadership in Hospital, Cancer Pain, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Palliative Care for Geriatrics and AYA, Culturally-Sensitive Palliative Care Practices, Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Settings
Evgeniia Ananeva
- Contact: eugeniaananyeva@gmail.com
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Profession & Credentials: Psycho-oncologist
- Current Position: General Manager of Virtual Psychooncology Clinic “Salute”
- Language(s) Spoken: Russian, English
- All Areas of Expertise: Administration/Leadership in Hospital, Digital Health, Psychosocial
Madonna R. Bacorro
- Contact:Â drmadonnabacorro@gmail.com
- Location:Â Manila, Philippines
- Profession & Credentials:Â MD, DFM, FPAFP, MBA, Fellow, Family and Community Medicine, And Fellow, Philippine Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Current Position:Â Section Head, Supportive, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, JRRMMC, Manila Philippines. Consultant, Palliative Medicine, UST Hospital/ MCGH/ TMCC. Alternate Member, Research Ethics Committee, UST Hospital. Board Member, Hospice Philippines. Chairperson, and Service Head, DFCM Supportive, Hospice and Home Care Services, Navotas City Hospital
- Language(s) Spoken:Â English, Filipino
- All Areas of Expertise:Â Academia/Research, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Survivorship, Research Ethics Committee
Fatma Ben Abid
- Contact: fbenabid@co16.ma
- Location: Rabat, Morocco
- Profession & Credentials: Medical Oncologist MD
- Current Position: Head of the onocology and supportive care department at clinique d oncologie 16 novembre
- Language(s) Spoken: French, English, Arabic
- All Areas of Expertise: Administration/Leadership in Hospital, Antiemetics, Cancer Pain, Emerging Toxicities, Fatigue, Geriatrics, Hematological Toxicities, Mucositis, Neurological Complications, Nutrition/Cachexia, Oncodermatology, Oral Care, Psychosocial
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Anna Boltong
- Contact: annaboltong@hotmail.com
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Profession & Credentials: PhD
- Current Position: Self-employed
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Administration/Leadership in Hospital, Nutrition/Cachexia, Psychosocial, Survivorship, Cancer Strategy Development, Taste Dysfunction
Thomas Butler
- Contact: tbutler@health.southalabama.edu
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA
- Profession & Credentials: Hematology/Oncology/Supportive/Palliative Care in Cancer
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Clinical Interdisciplinary Oncology, University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Cancer Pain, Fatigue, Hematological Toxicities, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Addiction Medicine in Patients With Cancer-related Pain
Antonio Di Meglio
- Contact: antonio.di-meglio@gustaveroussy.fr
- Location: Paris, France
- Profession & Credentials: Medical Oncologist and Clinical Researcher
- Current Position: Physician Scientist
- Language(s) Spoken: Italian, English, French
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Exercise Oncology, Fatigue, Psychosocial, Survivorship
Richard Gelb
- Contact: Rhgelb39@gmail.com
- Location: Beacon Falls, Connecticut, United States
- Profession & Credentials: M.A. Rehabilitation Counseling
- Current Position: Cancer Survivor Advocate; Retired Behavioral Health Professional/Family Therapist
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Administration/Leadership in Hospital, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Survivorship, Patient/Caregiver/Clinician Communications, Especially Goals of Care, End of Life and Other Difficult Treatment Decision-Making Conversations
Nicolas Hart
- Contact:Â nicolas.hart@uts.edu.au
- Location:Â Sydney, Australia
- Profession & Credentials:Â Allied Health, Exercise Science
- Current Position:Â Professor (Cancer Survivorship); Program Director (Clinical Exercise Physiology)
- Language(s) Spoken:Â English
- All Areas of Expertise:Â Academia/Research, Exercise Oncology, Fatigue, Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine, Psychosocial, Survivorship, Health Services, Implementation Science
Jane Hopkinson
- Contact: HopkinsonJB@cardiff.ac.uk
- Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Profession & Credentials: PhD, Registered General Nurse
- Current Position: Professor Emerita of Nursing and Cancer Care
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Nutrition/Cachexia, Palliative Care, Psychosocial
Christoffer Johansen
- Contact: christoffer.johansen@regionh.dk
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Profession & Credentials: Medical doctor, Ph.D. in coping with cancer and Dr.Med.Sci. in environmental epidemiology
- Current Position: Head of Cancer Late Effect Research, Onkology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
- Language(s) Spoken: English, Swedish, Norwegian, some German and Danish
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Psychosocial, Survivorship, How to Deal With Supervisors and Mentors – if in Troubles
Bogda Koczwara
- Contact: bogda.koczwara@flinders.edu.au
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
- Profession & Credentials: Medical Oncologist
- Current Position: Senior Staff Specialist, Professor
- Language(s) Spoken: English, Polish
- All Areas of Expertise: Psychosocial, Survivorship, Cardio-Oncology
Larissa Nekhlyudov
- Contact: lnekhlyudov@partners.org
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Profession & Credentials: MD, MPH
- Current Position: Professor, Harvard Medical School
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Exercise Oncology, Psychosocial, Survivorship
Ian Olver
- Contact: inolver@gmail.com
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
- Profession & Credentials: Medical Oncologist
- Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Antiemetics, Palliative Care, Psychosocial
Nosa Osazuwa-Peters
- Contact: nosa.peters@duke.edu
- Location: Durham, United States
- Profession & Credentials: Dentist, Transdisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiologist and Population Health Scientist
- Current Position: Associate Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Cancer Pain, Digital Health, Oral Care, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Survivorship, Head and Neck Cancer
Oxana Palesh
- Contact: oxana.palesh@vcuhealth.org
- Location: Richmond, USA
- Profession & Credentials: PHD, MPH
- Current Position: Professor
- Language(s) Spoken: Russian, English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Cancer Pain, Fatigue, Psychosocial, Survivorship, Conduct of Clinical Trials
Sapna Paliwal
- Contact: sapnapaliwal4@gmail.com
- Location: Ghaziabad, India
- Profession & Credentials: Rehabilitation Psychologist (RCI)
- Current Position: Director/ Founder, Aadhya Foundation
- Language(s) Spoken: Hindi, English
- All Areas of Expertise: Psychosocial
Adrian Pogacian
- Contact: adipogacian@gmail.com
- Location: Targu Mures, Romania
- Profession & Credentials: Clinical Psychologist, Psycho-oncologist
- Current Position: Founder and Psycho-oncologist INCKA Psycho-oncology Center www.incka.org
- Language(s) Spoken: Romanian, English, French
- All Areas of Expertise: Cancer Pain, Oncodermatology, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, Psychosocial, Coping with Cancer, Communication in Cancer Care
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Stella Rithara
- Contact: mwaris48@gmail.com
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Profession & Credentials: Palliative care nurse
- Current Position: Palliative care tutor
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise:Â Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Home-based Palliative Care
Manisha Singh
- Contact: singhmanisha0806@yahoo.com
- Location: Muscat, Oman
- Profession & Credentials: Palliative Medicine Consultant, MBBS, MD Anesthesiology, Fellowship in Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine
- Current Position: Consultant Pain and Palliative Medicine
- Language(s) Spoken: English, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Arabic (not fluent)
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Antiemetics, Cancer Pain, Fatigue, Geriatrics, Mucositis, Oral Care, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Survivorship, Acute Care in Palliative Medicine
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Rama Sivaram
- Contact: Ramasivaram@gmail.com
- Location: Pune, India
- Profession & Credentials: Health Educator and Counsellor
- Current Position: Consultant KEM Hospital Res Centre , Pune and Faculty Sanjeevani Life beyond Cancer
- Language(s) Spoken: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and working knowledge of Marathi and Gujarati.
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Exercise Oncology, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Survivorship
Nihanthy Sreenath
- Contact: nihanthyds@gmail.com
- Location: Kolkata, India
- Profession & Credentials: DrNB (Medical Oncology) Consultant Medical Oncologist & Clinical Researcher, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Kolkata-India
- Current Position: Consultant Medical Oncology
- Language(s) Spoken: English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Psychosocial, Adult and Adolescent Population
Patsy Yates
- Contact: p.yates@qut.edu.au
- Location: Kelvin Grove, Australia
- Profession & Credentials: PhD, RN
- Current Position: Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Palliative Care, Psychosocial, Survivorship
Annie Young
- Contact: annie.young@warwick.ac.uk
- Location: Glasgow, Scotland
- Profession & Credentials: Nurse; PhD
- Current Position: Emerita Professor of Nursing, Warwick Medical School, UK
- Language(s) Spoken: English
- All Areas of Expertise: Academia/Research, Antiemetics, Digital Health, Emerging Toxicities, Exercise Oncology, Fatigue, Hematological Toxicities, Neurological Complications; Oncodermatology, Psychosocial, Nursing, Global Cancer Care