• Access Denied: Inequities in Access to Oncology Care Among Indigenous Peoples

    Indigenous Peoples experience startling differences in cancer outcomes that appear to be partly related to inequitable access to oncology care. This presentation by Dr. Tara Horrill highlights some specific challenges to accessing oncology care, and discuss the role of nurses in addressing inequitable access. Dr. Tara Horrill is an Assistant Professor in the College of […]

  • Creating Space for Community Engagement with End-of-life Issues Through Intergenerational Arts Activities: Findings from Sweden

    Max Kleijberg, PhD, is a designer and postdoctoral researcher at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Max will present his doctoral research on Studio DöBra, a participatory, community-based project in Sweden involving children (9 y/o) and older adults (most 80+) in arts activities about dying, death, and loss. Developed and studied in collaboration with academic and […]

  • Using digital story-telling to capture untold stories of Medical Assistance in Dying

    The purpose of this research was to deepen our understanding of the experiences of family and informal support networks (friends) that accompanied someone throughout their dying process involving MAiD in the province of Ontario. Using a social constructivist perspective to better understand the experiences of those who have been impacted by MAiD, digital stories were […]