National Alliance of Psychosocial Care Online
Members of the steering group for the National Alliance of Psychosocial Care Online (NAPSCO) provide clinical oversight for CancerChatCanada and ensure that the all of the counselors who work as facilitators are well-prepared for leading online support groups. These national leaders in psychosocial oncology also provide scientific leadership for CancerChatCanada's ongoing research on online support for people affected by cancer.
NAPSCO Members
Michael Speca, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Holy Cross Site, Phase I
2202 - 2nd Street SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C1
Office: 403-355-3216
Fax: 403-355-3206
michael.speca@albertahealthservices.ca
Jill Taylor-Brown, MSW, RSW, Co-Chair
Director, Patient and Family Support Services
Cancer Care Manitoba
675 McDermot Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0V9
jill.taylorbrown@cancercare.mb.ca
Kate Collie, MFA, PhD, ATR
Cross Cancer Institute
Westmount Centre
111 Ave & Groat Rd
Edmonton, AB
T5M 3L7
Kate.Collie@albertahealthservices.ca
Karen Fergus, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychologist)
Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
karen.fergus@sw.ca
Lise Fillion, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychologist)
Research Cancer Center of Laval University
6 rue Mc Mahon
Québec, (QC), G1R 2J6
Tel : (418) 525-4444 Poste 15754
Fax : (418) 691-2920
lise.fillion@fsi.ulaval.ca
Deborah McLeod, R.N., Ph.D.
QE II Health Sciences Centre
School of Nursing
Dalhousie University
Victoria 11-006
1278 Tower Rd.
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
deborahl.mcleod@cdha.nshealth.ca
Joanne Stephen, Ph.D., Chair
BC Cancer Agency, Fraser Valley Centre
Patient and Family Counselling Services
13750 96th Ave.
Surrey, BC V3V 1Z2
1-800-663-3333 extension 4960
jstephen@bccancer.bc.ca
Jill Turner, Ph.D.
Cross Cancer Institute
11560 University Ave, Edmonton, AB
T6G 1Z2
Jill.Turner@albertahealthservices.ca
Karen Flood, Ph.D, RCC
Patient and Family Counselling Department
BC Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
V5Z 4E6
kflood@bccancer.bc.ca