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  • About
    • The Program
    • The Team
    • Our Partners
  • Research
    • Projects
    • Publications
    • Breast Cancer Pathway
    • Cancer Care for Albertans
    • Train with Us
    • Research process
  • Resources
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Past Projects

Alysha Keehn

University of Calgary General Surgery Resident/MSc Epi Clinical Investigator Program

PSP Surgeon's Day Presentation 


Young Women with Breast Cancer Priority Setting Partnership, was presented by Alysha Keehn at Surgeon's Day. This project aimed to find the top 10 research uncertainties using survey methods to outline the research future for Young Women with Breast Cancer.

Alysha won the award for best resident presentation.

01/12

Publication

Keehn AR, Olson DW, Dort JC, Parker S, Anderes S, Headley L, Elwi A, Estey A, Crocker A, Laws A, Quan ML. Same-Day Surgery for Mastectomy Patients in Alberta: A Perioperative Care Pathway and Quality Improvement Initiative., Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct;26(10):3354-3360. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07568-5. Epub 2019 Jul 24. SRI

Downloads

Download and view some of Alysha Keehn's work

Research priorities for young women with breast cancer (pdf)Download
Same-day surgery-A perioperative care pathway (pdf)Download

Ali Hunter-Smith

    Alison Laws

    Downloads

    Download and view some of Alison Laws posters

    Breast conserving surgery technique comparison (pdf)Download
    Improving wait times and patient experience (pdf)Download
    Population based analysis of outcomes for DCIS (pdf)Download
    Post-treatment surveillance (pdf)Download

    Presentations

    CSSO Annual Spring Meeting May 2021 Oral Presentation:

    Preparing to Survive: Improving Outcomes for Young Women with Breast Cancer.

    Alison Hunter-Smith, FRCS (Presenter), Colleen Cuthbert BN MN PhD, Karen Fergus PhD C.Psych, Lisa Barbera MC MPA FRCPC, Yvonne Efegoma MBBS MSc, Doris Howell RN PhD FAAN, Susan Isherwood PhD, Nathalie Levasseur MD BSc FRCPC, Adena Scheer MD MSc FRCSC, Christine Simmons MD MSc FRCPC, Amirrtha Srikantham MD MHSc FRCPC CHE, Claire Temple-Orberle BA MD MSc FRCSC, Yuan Xu MD MSc PhD, Kelly Metcalfe RN PhD FAAN & May Lynn Quan MD MSc FRCSC. CSSO Best Long Abstract Prize Winner.


    Canadian Surgery Forum September 2021 Oral Presentation:

    Preparing to Survive: Improving Outcomes for Young Women with Breast Cancer. 

    Alison Hunter-Smith, FRCS (Presenter), Colleen Cuthbert BN MN PhD, Karen Fergus PhD C.Psych, Lisa Barbera MC MPA FRCPC, Yvonne Efegoma MBBS MSc, Doris Howell RN PhD FAAN, Susan Isherwood PhD, Nathalie Levasseur MD BSc FRCPC, Adena Scheer MD MSc FRCSC, Christine Simmons MD MSc FRCPC, Amirrtha Srikantham MD MHSc FRCPC CHE, Claire Temple-Orberle BA MD MSc FRCSC, Yuan Xu MD MSc PhD, Kelly Metcalfe RN PhD FAAN & May Lynn Quan MD MSc FRCSC.


    ASBrS 23rd Annual Meeting 2022 Poster Presentation:

    Preparing to Survive: Improving Outcomes for Young Women with Breast Cancer from diagnosis, throughout treatment and into survivorship.

    Alison Hunter-Smith, FRCS, Colleen Cuthbert BN MN PhD, Karen Fergus PhD C.Psych, Lisa Barbera MC MPA FRCPC, Yvonne Efegoma MBBS MSc, Doris Howell RN PhD FAAN, Susan Isherwood PhD, Nathalie Levasseur MD BSc FRCPC, Adena Scheer MD MSc FRCSC, Christine Simmons MD MSc FRCPC, Amirrtha Srikantham MD MHSc FRCPC CHE, Claire Temple-Orberle BA MD MSc FRCSC, Yuan Xu MD MSc PhD, Kelly Metcalfe RN PhD FAAN & May Lynn Quan MD MSc FRCSC.


    The American Society of Breast Surgeons Official Proceedings, Volume XXIII 2022 Annual Meeting Scientific Session Abstracts. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 1–330 (2022).


    American Society of Breast Surgeons, Las Vegas April 2022 Poster Presentation:

    Investigating factors associated with post-mastectomy emergency department visits: a population-based analysis.

    Steven Langer, Shiying Kong, Yuan Xu, May Lynn Quan.  Poster presentation at American Society of Breast Surgeons.

    Poster Downloads

    Steven Langer (pdf)Download

    Past Resident Publications

    Explore past projects residents worked on for SPHERE on various health and cancer topics.

    Jennifer Yoon – U of C general surgery resident

    Yoon J, Knapp G, Quan ML, Bouchard-Fortier A. Cancer-Specific outcomes in the elderly with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A systematic review. Curr Oncol. 2021 Jun 24;28(4):2337-2345. Read


    Yiming Qian – U of C general surgery resident


    Hyunming Jung – Post doctoral fellow 

    Jung H, Lu M, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Kong S, Lupichuk S, Feng Y, Xu Y. New method for determining breast cancer recurrence-free survival using routinely collected real-world health data.BMC Cancer. 2022 Mar 16;22(1):281. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09333-6.PMID: 35296284 Free PMC article. Read


    Abdullah Al-Rashdan – Radiation Oncology fellow 

    Locoregional Management of Breast Cancer: A Chronological Review.

    Al-Rashdan A, Deban M, Quan ML, Cao JQ.Curr Oncol. 2022 Jul 1;29(7):4647-4664. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29070369.PMID: 35877229 Free PMC article. Read


    Al-Rashdan A, Xu Y, Quan ML, Cao JQ, Cheung W, Bouchard-Fortier A, Kong S, Barbera L. Higher-risk breast cancer in women aged 80 and older: Exploring the effect of treatment on survival. Breast. 2021 Oct;59:203-210. Epub 2021 Jul 9. Read


    Evan Jost – Surgical Oncology Fellow

    Jost E, Dingley B, Jost C, Cheung WY, Quan ML, Bouchard-Fortier A, Kong S, Xu Y. Associations Between the Density of Oil and Gas Infrastructure and the Incidence, Stage and Outcomes of Solid Tumors: A Population-Based Geographic Analysis. Front Oncol. 2021 Oct 15; 11:757875. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.757875. eCollection 2021. Read 


    Suzana Kupper – Surgical Oncology Fellow

    Küpper S, Austin JL, Dingley B, Xu Y, Kong K, Brar M, Wright FC, Nessim C, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Extent of Groin Dissection in Melanoma: A Mixed-Methods, Population-Based Study of Practice Patters and Outcomes. Curr Oncol. 2021 Dec 16;28(6):5422-5433. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28060452. Read 


    David Wu – Medical Oncology resident 

    Wu CHD, Quan ML, Kong S, Xu Y, Cao JQ, Lupichuk S, Barbera L. Acute Care Use by Breast Cancer Patients on Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Alberta: Demonstrating the Importance of Measurement to Improving Quality. Curr Oncol. 2021 Nov 2;28(6):4420-4431. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28060375.PMID: 34898555 Free PMC article. Read


    Steven Langer- U of C General Surgery Resident

    Steven Langer, Yuan Xu, Shiying Kong, Jennifer Puddy, May Lynn Quan. Investigating Factors Associated with Postmastectomy Emergency Department Visits: A Population-Based Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul 15. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13727-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37454012. Read

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