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Faculty
| Deborah McLeod, PhD, MN, RN Clinician Scientist, QEII Cancer Care Program QEII VG Site Telephone - (902) 473-2964 |
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MY PROGRAM OF RESEARCH IS FOCUSED on clinical work with couples and families in oncology and psychosocial oncology. I am studying interventions and outcomes in family systems nursing, family nursing, and couple/family therapy. I am interested in the reciprocal relationship between beliefs and illness experience, sexuality/intimacy for couples living with cancer and family/health care provider relationships. I am also studying education outcomes in web-based, interprofessional psychosocial oncology education. Methodologies include qualitative and interpretive approaches such as philosophical hermeneutics, hermeneutic phenomenology, and narrative inquiry
Educational Background
B.N., M.N. Dalhousie University
Ph.D., University of Calgary
Current Professional and Educational Responsibilities
I hold a position as a clinician scientist with the Capital Health Cancer Care Program. In that position, clinically I provide clinical care (individual, couple/family and group psychotherapy) as a member of the psychosocial oncology team.
I am the national project lead for the Interprofessional Psychosocial Oncology Distance Education (IPODE) project (www.ipode.ca). I teach within that project and provide overall course coordination across partner universities for 2 courses: NURS5895 Interprofessional Psychosocial Oncology: Introduction to Theory and Practice (Winter) and NURS5897 Relational Practices with Families in Oncology and Palliative Care (Fall). A third course, Sexual Counselling in Cancer Populations is currently under development. The IPODE project is an initiative of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO). Course development was funded by Health Canada and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.
I also provide graduate student research and clinical supervision.
Nationally, I am a member of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology Board of Directors (Vice President 2009-2011).
Recent Publications
Blacquiere, D., Gubitz, G., Dupere, D. McLeod, D., Phillips, S. Evaluating an Organized
Approach to Palliative Care in Patients with Devastating Stroke. (in press).
McLeod, D.L. & Wright, L.M. (2008). Opening space for the spiritual: Therapeutic conversations with families living with serious illness. Journal of Family Nursing 14, 118-141.
McLeod, D.L, Dumont, S. (2008). The IPODE Project: Overview and Focus Group Findings. Psycho-oncology 17(6) (supp), S27. (abstract)
White, M., McLeod, D. L. & Dumont, S. (2008). The IPODE course design and development. Psycho-oncology 17(6) (supp), S28. (abstract)
Curran, J., McLeod, D. L., White, M., & Dumont, S. (2008). The IPODE Project: Evaluation of a community of practice using social network analysis. Psycho-oncology 17(6) (supp), S29. (abstract)
McLeod, D.L, Dumont, S. (2008) The interprofessional psychosocial oncology distance education project. Psycho-oncology 17 (supp), S80 (abstract).
Sabo, B, McLeod, D., Couban, S., Hughes, J. (2008). Family caregivers, hematological cancers and the psychosocial consequences of caring work. Psycho-oncology 17 (supp), S59 (abstract).
McLeod, D. L., Gray, R., & Robinson, J. (2007). Couple focused sexual rehabilitation in prostate cancer: Findings of an exploratory study. Psycho-Oncology, 16: S19. (abstract)
McLeod, D.L. (2004). Spirituality and illness in the professional literature (book chapter) in L.M. Wright. Spirituality, suffering, & illness: Ideas for healing. F.A. Davis.
Recent Presentations
McLeod, D. L. (2009) Redefining intimacy: A couple focused intervention for sexual rehabilitation in prostate cancer. Presented at the International Family Nursing Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland June 4th .
McLeod, D. L., Dumont, S., White, M., & Curran, J. (2009). The IPODE Project: An innovative approach to family nursing education in a web-based environment. Presented at the International Family Nursing Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland. (Talking Poster, June 2nd).
Sabo, B., McLeod, D., Couban, S., & Hughes, J. (2009). Spouses as caregivers: The oft forgotten survivors of cancer. Presented at the International Family Nursing Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland (Talking Poster, June 3rd).
Fergus, K., McLeod, D., Warner, E., Esplen, M.J., Garner, S., Fitzgerald, B., Fitch, M., Granek, L. (2009). An online psychoeducational intervention for young women with breast cancer and their partners. Presented at the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, April 3.
McLeod, D.L., Curran, J., White, M., & Dumont, S. (2009). The IPODE Project: Survivor Narratives and Practice Outcomes. Presented at the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, April 4.
Sabo, B, McLeod, D., Couban, S., Hughes, J. (2009). Spouses as caregivers: The oft forgotten survivors of cancer. A year in the lives of spouses of patients undergoing blood and marrow transplant. . Presented at the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, April 3.
McLeod, D. L. (2008). Interprofessional Psychosocial Oncology Distance Education (IPODE) Project: Advanced Practice Nurses in Psychosocial Oncology. Paper presented at the 15th International Conference of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. August 18th, Singapore.
McLeod, D. L., Dumont, S., White, M., Curran, J. (2008). Developing a Community of Learning in Psychosocial Oncology Education: Results from the IPODE Project (Symposium)(2008). Paper presented at the International Psycho-oncology Society Annual Conference. June 11th, Madrid, Spain.
McLeod, D. L., Dumont, S., White, M., Curran, J. (2008). Celebrating Diversity in Psychosocial Oncology. Symposium presented at the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology annual national conference, May, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Sabo, B, McLeod, D., Couban, S., Hughes, J. (2008). Family caregivers, hematological malignancies and blood and marrow transplantation: A longitudinal study of psychosocial health and wellbeing- preliminary findings. 11th Biennial Canadian BMTG Conference. Montreal, QC April 9-12.
McLeod, D. L., Gray, R., & Robinson, J. (2007). Couple focused sexual rehabilitation in prostate cancer: Findings of an exploratory study. Paper presented at the International Psycho-oncology Society Annual Conference. September 18th, London, England
R McLeod, D. L., Tapp, D. M., Moules, N. J., Campbell, M., Rallison, L. Revealing The Invisible: Exploring Healing Family Nursing Practices In Cancer Care. Presented, 8th International Family Nursing Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, June 5-7, 2007
McLeod, D. L., Gray, R., Robinson, J. Designing a Brief Couples’ Counselling Intervention for Sexual Rehabilitation in Prostate Cancer: Findings of a Pilot Study. Presented, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, May 10, 2007