Presenter
Noma D'Agostino, PhD
Description
Childhood cancer survivors are at risk for emotional distress symptoms, which may require extensive treatment approaches beyond those used for individual symptoms. This longitudinal study examined distress profiles for adult survivors of childhood cancer.
When
Friday, November 18, 2017. 12 - 1:00 pm PST
Where
ELLICSR Boardroom, Toronto General Hospital
Registration
Please email CCSRC@uhnresearch.ca to register for the webinar
Presenter's bio
Dr. D’Agostino graduated from the University of Toronto Applied Developmental Psychology PhD program in 2001. Following that she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 2003. She was on staff at Sickkids until August, 2005 when she "transitioned" to working in the Pediatric Long-Term Follow-up Clinic at Princess Margaret Hospital. She has over 10 years of professional experience in pediatric and adult psychosocial oncology. Her clinical work and research focuses on young adults with cancer, including long-term survivors of childhood cancer. The goals of her work are to create developmentally appropriate psycho-social resources for adolescent and young adults with cancer, optimizing the transition process of emerging adulthood, and exploring how the illness experience in early life influences psychosocial adjustment and development across the life-span.
