Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research C2 Grant Award
Leads: Leah Lambert, Sally Thorne, Michael McKenzie
This project was about bringing together researchers, health care providers, leaders in health policy and service delivery, knowledge users and patient and family partners to discuss health and health care equity as it relates to cancer care. This work was about applying a health equity lens to issues of access to cancer care and generating ideas for strategies that can foster more equitable, responsive and respectful cancer services for vulnerable and marginalized populations.
The C2 project was successfully concluded in 2022 with practical ideas, research opportunities and partnership, leading to the formation of the Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (CHEC).
Together with her team, Dr. Leah Lambert, Executive Director and Senior Scientist, Nursing and Allied Health Research and Knowledge Translation worked with Dr. Michael McKenzie and UBC Nursing Professor Dr. Sally Thorne on the project planning to enhance capacity for equity-oriented cancer care in B.C.
Drs. Lambert and McKenzie facilitated a string of engagement sessions with community partners, academic experts, health system leaders and front-line providers to identify key barriers for these populations and developed subsequent research proposals to investigate recommendations and solutions for promoting equity in care and improving disparities in cancer outcomes in B.C.
Planning to Enhance Capacity for Equity Oriented Cancer Care in BC Infographic
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