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Carolyn Taylor is a photographer, a supportive cancer care advocate and a survivor of ovarian and endometrial cancers. In 2010, after winning a British Airways grant, she traveled more than 120,000 miles to 14 countries using photography and interviews to document that regardless of race, religion, nationality or economic status, cancer has no borders. Inspired by the people she met and the lack of supportive services taken for granted in high-resource settings, Carolyn founded Global Focus on Cancer in 2011 to act as an agent of simple and effective change to help reduce the global burden of cancer through evidence-based programs in support, awareness, education, advocacy and networking in low-resource settings. Carolyn serves as a content expert with the Women’s Empowerment Cancer Advocacy Network, sits on ASCO’s Gynecologic Cancer Guidelines Committee as well as a Technical Measures Panel, was a contributing author to the Lancet series ‘Health, Equity and Women’s Cancers’ and has another 12 peer reviewed publications to her credit. She is currently a member of the Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer and a frequent speaker/moderator at global cancer conferences. Since 2015, Ms. Taylor has served as the co-founder and co-chair of the SE Asia Breast Cancer Symposium.

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Prof. Inbar Levkovich, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, at Oranim Academic College, Israel. Received her PhD from the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, at Haifa University, in the area of symptoms cluster breast cancer survivors. Completed her Postdoctoral at the School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University. On a research, funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy. She served as the head of the research unit at the Division of Family Medicine, The Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine in the Israel Institute of Technology.

Main areas of research are Stress, coping and health, grief, Covid-19 and psycho-oncology. Participating in IPOS survivorship Special Interest Groups (SIG) group.

She published more than eighty papers in refereed journals and several chapters in edited books.

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I am a PhD student at Duke University School of Nursing. My research interest lies in improving care for Latinx immigrant families living through the loss of a child to cancer, focusing on resiliency. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, I have wielded my lived experiences to guide my academic and clinical pursuits over the last decade. I graduated Suma Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a psychology degree, where I worked as a research assistant in the Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development, was in the first cohort of the Health Equity Scholars Program, and worked on the Brazilian transnational project. Having always wanted to pursue a career in nursing, I then attended Johns Hopkins University for my BSN and MSN-NP where, as a research honors student and Fuld Fellow, I completed a capstone project analyzing racial difference in religious coping and depressive symptoms by extrapolating data from an end-of-life decision-making trial. I then immersed myself in clinical practice as a Nurse Practitioner where I developed my expertise in hematology oncology and captured the practice challenges that remained in providing equitable care for immigrant populations and ignited my desire to return to academia for a doctoral degree. 

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I lost my mum and sister to Cancer. I have lost great friends to cancer and as a Counselling psychologist, I give hope to the hopeless through visitations at home and hospitals. In short, I am a social encourager.

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I am heading a research group on Psychological Aspects of Cancer at the Danish Cancer, where we focus on both adults and children with cancer, but also on their families. I have been working in psychooncology for more than 20 years. Halfway through my career, my son was diagnosed with leukemia. He was cured, but this of course made me consider whether cancer research was something I was going to do both in my work and spare time. Still, the experience underlined the need for further research in support for families with cancer. In our research group, we work with documenting psychological consequences of cancer using nationwide Danish registries, but also with testing new support in RCTs. We have developed the FAMOS therapy program, which in a nationwide RCT was effective for families of children with cancer.  In ongoing multicenter studies, we are e.g. testing nurse navigation in breast (REBECCA) and lung (NAVIGATE) cancer and therapy for families of children in palliative care (SOFUS). I have been attending IPOS conferences many times and I have recently joined the IPOS Survivorship SIG; I am excited about this community, where we can cross borders and develop new international research collaborations.

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A practitioner of mental health with special interest in Substance Use Disorder & Behavioral Addiction. Additional interests in Obsession Compulsive Disorder and Prevention of Burnout of Healthcare Professionals. Engagement with IPOS helps me in dealing with cancer affected patients visiting the city. Alumnus of Calcutta Boy's School & St Paul's School, Darjeeling with graduation from NRS Medical College ,Kolkata and P.G. from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru. A certified Soft skills trainer from the McGrath Institute of Leadership Training(Dale Carnegie) & a Food & Beverage consultant & Art reviewer who also runs Marathons to balance the stress arising out of work & personal life balance.

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Clinical and pediatric psychologist, Specialty in Cognitive Emotive Behavioral Psychotherapy. I have developed care programs for families in grief. I love researching, training and playing with legos.I work as a psycho-oncologist
pediatrician at Mateo Esquivo Foundation, which accompanies pediatric oncopatients and their families at each stage of the process. It is located in the city of Santa Fe, Argentina.

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Charlotte, NC, United States
Job ID: 47289
Job Family: Behavioral Health Services
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day
Detailed Shift and Schedule: M-F 8-5
Job Type: Regular
Department Name: 11011036633275-Psychiatric Services - LCI

Overview

If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina and South Carolina. We invite Psychologists to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our Psycho-Oncology team at Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC.

Levine Cancer Institute, a part of Atrium Health, is currently seeking to add a fully licensed Psychologist to its Psycho-Oncology team within the department of Supportive Oncology in the Charlotte-metro area. Current Post Doctoral Psychology Fellows who are eligible for NC licensure in 2023 will also be considered and encouraged to apply. Our team is comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers and dedicated nursing support.

Qualified Candidates Will Be:

• A PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Health Psychology
• Experienced in Psycho-Oncology (preferred)
• Focused on providing direct patient care

About the Opportunity:

• Full-time, outpatient opportunity that includes a combination of clinical, academic, and research responsibilities in an integrated psycho-oncology section at a large cancer institute
• Schedule is Mon-Fri, 8am – 5pm
• No weekends, no nights and no call

About Levine Cancer Institute:

The Levine Cancer Institute of Atrium Health is a unique institution designed with the innovative vision to deliver outstanding cancer care across the Carolinas, building upon its strong network of affiliated hospitals and providers. At LCI, there are more than 200 cancer doctors experienced in treating the full spectrum of solid tumor and blood cancers. With training from some of the nation’s best cancer programs and expertise in treating even the rarest and most challenging cases, our specialists have the knowledge and skill needed to best treat our patients.

About Atrium Health:

Atrium Health is the second largest non-profit healthcare system in the United States, and its cancer programs serve 4.7 million people across the Carolinas with 14 thousand new cases diagnosed annually. The Institute provides the headquarters in Charlotte, where specialized clinical activity interface with extensive research and educational endeavors.

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.

Learn more here: https://careers.atriumhealth.org/jobs/10948575-psycho-oncology-psychologist-charlotte-nc-ah-levine-cancer-institute

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https://careers.atriumhealth.org/jobs/10948575-psycho-oncology-psychologist-charlotte-nc-ah-levine-cancer-institute

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I am a clinical psychologist, head of psychosocial services of pediatric cancer and blood disorders center of Armenia, which is part of Hematology center after R.Yeolyan. Our team works in the pediatric hematology and oncology, pediatric palliative care and stem cell transplantation departments providing care for local and international patients. Our aim is to develop and improve pediatric psychosocial oncology services in Armenia. My research interest is diagnosis related information preferences of the patients and their families. For this research I received Young Investigator Award Scholarship during 54th Congress of International society of pediatric oncology annual Congress in 2022.

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She is working as a Psycho oncologist in the oncology field from 2012 till now in many cancer centers in Egypt. She is working as a General Manager at Comprehensive Association for Psychological and social crisis therapy from 1/11/2020 till now that present psychological and Social services to patients and their families with cooperation with government cancer centers in Egypt. She founded an initiative called Hayat from 2022 till now to support cancer patients psychologically and socially, and has served more than 650 patients in one year with a population in need in government cancer centers in all over Egypt for free .In addition, it organized more than 120 workshops to teach more than 2400 psychologists and Social workers how to deal with cancer patients and their families within one year. She created an academic specialized in learning Psychologists and social workers to deal with cancer patients and their families as the first academic specialized in the cancer field.

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