Loneliness in older adults living with cancer: a scoping review of the quantitative and qualitative evidence on behalf of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Nursing and Allied Health Interest Group

This SIOG NAH webinar was held on December 13 at 12:00-01:00pm (Eastern Standard), 09:00-10:00am (Pacific Time) and 06:00-07:00pm (Central European Time).

Speakers

Dr. Sophie Pilleron is an epidemiologist specializing in both aging and cancer, affiliated with the University of Oxford. Her research interest includes the description of the global cancer burden in older people and unpacking the drivers of age disparities in cancer survival using national population-based data. She is an alumnus of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and an elected member of the governance board of the Nursing and Allied Health (NAH) group of the International Society for Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), and a member of the Health Services Core of the Cancer and Aging Research Group. She was appointed co-chair of the ICBP Inequalities Network.

Virginia Sun, PhD, RN is Associate Professor in the Department of Population Sciences and the Department of Surgery at City of Hope. Her research program is focused on cancer surgery and cancer survivorship populations. The goal of her research program is to develop and test telehealth and telemonitoring interventions to improve patient- and family-centered care and outcomes.

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