Our multidisciplinary research group is committed to improving our understanding and knowledge of the health outcomes of young people living with cancer.
ONTRAC RESEARCH AT PETER MAC
RESEARCH FOCUS
Engaging with local, national and internal colleagues, our particular research interests include:
- developing youth friendly models of cancer care
- improving young people’s health related quality of life
- clinical trial development
- health service evaluation
- survivorship
- palliative care, and
- understanding patient and family experience.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Active
- Evaluation of Youth Cancer Services Phase II, 2013 to 2017
- RCT of a structured exercise intervention after the completion of cancer treatment in adolescents and young adults
- Recovery, health and wellbeing: An exercise and self-management program for AYA cancer survivors.
- Taking Care of Staff: The development of a practice based model of supervision within an Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Service
- Youth cancer service experience of care study
Recruiting
- Evaluation of Youth Cancer Services Phase II, 2013 to 2017
- RCT of a structured exercise intervention after the completion of cancer treatment in adolescents and young adults
- Recovery, health and wellbeing: An exercise and self-management program for AYA cancer survivors.
- Youth cancer service experience of care study
Ongoing
- Phase 1 implementation and evaluation of a model of youth friendly genetic counselling
Completed
- An exploratory study into the experience for healthcare professionals in caring for Adolescent & Young Adults (AYA) with cancer when cure is no longer the goal of care
- Survivorship Connections: A model of youth-friendly survivorship care
CONTACT
Program Manager: Kate Thompson
Medical Director: Dr Lisa Orme
Email: ontrac@petermac.org
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER
We have delivered a range of presentations and published many journal articles about the outcomes of our research.
ONtrac_2015-2006_Publications.pdf
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
Opportunities for research students (honours and postgraduate) at Peter Mac are listed on our Research Education website page.