Congratulations to Patricia Parker (USA) for Winning the 2026 Bernard Fox Memorial Award

The award will be presented to Dr. Parker at the 27th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, November 9-12, 2026, Barcelona, Spain.

The Bernard Fox Memorial Award honours an IPOS or psycho-oncology community member who has made an outstanding contribution in education or research to the field of psycho-oncology. The primary focus is on the academic and educational output of the nominee.

Dr. Parker has made outstanding contributions to psycho-oncology over the past 28 years. Her work includes training more than 5,000 oncology-care professionals and holding key leadership roles at institutional, national, and international levels. She has served as chair and co-chair for several psycho-oncology programs. Her leadership of the MSK Comskil Program has had substantial institutional and international impact, with extensive training reach and strong integration of research and clinical practice. She has an impressive publication record, consistent extramural funding, and a sustained commitment to mentorship and leadership within IPOS. With multiple impactful publications and sustained contributions to both education and research, she emerges very deserving of this award.

This is a mid-to-late-career award, and the nominee may work as an educator, as a researcher and/or provide clear evidence of being a leader in his/her chosen area of psycho-oncology. It is important that the nominator provide evidence in his/her letter of recommendation that the nominee meets these criteria. In addition, the nominator needs to provide two further letters of recommendation from other individuals to whom the nominee is known, which provide evidence that the nominee meets these criteria.