Dr. Leah Lambert, RN, PhD
Executive Director and Senior Scientist
Projects and Programs
Practice Based Research and Knowledge Translation
Planetary Health Nurse Internship Program
In our current climate crisis, we know the health of our planet impacts human health and has implications on cancer incidence and outcomes. As the healthcare industry is a major contributor to the greenhouse gases that disrupt the Earth's natural systems, BC Cancer has taken responsibility to evaluate our contributions to this crisis and is taking action to implement innovative and sustainable solutions to tackle this problem.
Clinical Workforce Development
Current Projects
Barriers, Facilitators and Motivations to Pursue Specialty Certification in Oncology Nursing: the Case of BC Oncology Nurses
Dementia-Friendly Cancer Care
Informing Policy to Optimize the Clinical Nurse Specialist Workforce
Coming Soon
CHR Study: Clinical Specialist Workforce
Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS Workforce Mobilization
Clinical Research Specialist Radiation Therapy Role Development & Mobilization
Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS Fellowship
Equity Program of Research
Current Projects
Canadian Cancer Society Health Equity Research Grant
Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (CHEC)
Equity-Oriented Models of Care (CPAC EMOC)
Examining the Unmet Needs of Panjabi-Sikh Cancer Patients During the Treatment Phase of Cancer Care
Identifying and Supporting People Affected by Cancer who Experience Health and Social Inequalities
Advancing Health Equity in the Cancer Care Sector: Identifying Organizational and Contextual Factors Impacting the Integration of Equity-Oriented Healthcare for Marginalized Populations
Advancing Equitable Cancer Care for Incarcerated Populations
Past Projects
Coming Soon
Substance Use Study (UBC HIFI)
Knowledge Mobilization
Current Projects
Advanced Care Planning - Understanding How to Better Support Oncology Nurses in Conducting Advanced Care Planning in BC’s Cancer Care System
Advanced Care Planning - Knowledge Mobilization
Pilot Study Using an Online Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Portal to Optimize Breast Cancer Follow-up Care
Team-Based Care Patient Staff Experience
Coming Soon
Knowledge Mobilization Dietitian: Lindsay Van der Meer
Other Projects
Independent Scientists
Current Projects
Health Informatics and Quality (HI-Q)
Head and Neck Cancer Application for Patients and their Partners (HANC APP) Study
Improving the Care Experiences and Quality of Life of People with Cancer-Related Spinal Cord Injury in B.C.
Implementing Nurse-Led Geriatric Screening and Management with Older Adults with Lung Cancer as Part of Team-Based Care: A Quality Improvement Project
Intermittent Fasting Oncology Studies
Eleah Stringer, MSc, RD, CSO
Clinical and Research Dietitian
Bonnie Leung, MN-NP(F)
clinician scientist
Dr. Chantelle Recsky, PhD, RN
Doctoral Fellow
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