Nurses and Research in Perspective Day
Symptom Clusters:Â Managing Diversity and
Complexity
28th Annual Nurses and Research in Perspective Day
PROGRAM
Presentations will be in English. A bilingual discussion will
follow.
07:30 – 08:15 Registration / Poster Display /
McGill Bookstore Table Room L6-500
08:15 – 08:30
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Diane Borisov, N, MSc(A), Director of Nursing, MUHC
08:30 – 09:45 Keynote address
“Symptom Clusters: The New Frontier in Symptom Management
Researchâ€
Marylin J. Dodd, RN, PhD, FAAN; Professor Emerita, School of
Nursing; Director, Center for Symptom Management; University of
California, San Francisco, USA
09:45 – 10:15 Health Break / Poster Display /
McGill Bookstore Table
10:15 – 11:30 Panel Discussion
“My Tool Box: Patient Self-Management of Chronic Health
Conditionsâ€
Lucia Fabijan, N, MSc(A) Nursing Coordinator - Ambulatory
Services
Neurosciences Mission, MUHC
Deborah Radcliffe-Branch, PhD. Director,Chronic Disease
Self-management Program, MUHC
Mario DiCarlo, Master Trainer, Chronic Disease Self-management
Program, MUHC
11:30 – 11:45 Door Prizes
11:45 – 13:00 Lunch (provided) / Poster Display /
McGill Bookstore Table
13:00 – 14:00 Pfizer Lecture
“The Pro-Self Program: Self Care Interventions to Reduce Patient
Morbidityâ€
Marylin J. Dodd, RN, PhD, FAAN; Professor Emerita, School of
Nursing; Director, Center for
Symptom Management; University of California, San Francisco,
USA
14:00 – 14:15 Health Break
14:15 – 15:30 Panel Discussion
“Nursing Approaches to Symptom Clustersâ€
Gillian Taylor, N, MSc(A), Clinical Nurse Specialist – Pediatric
Rheumatology, MUHC
Caroline Gendron, N, BScN, Infirmière Pivot - Breast Cancer,
MUHC
Ninon Yale, N, MSc, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Psychiatry,
MUHC
15:30 – 15:45 Closing Remarks, Door Prizes,
Evaluations
