PACES PROJECT - Key Persons
Dr. Amy Tan is an Associate Professor and academic family physician and hospice physician in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Tan's research interests focus on empowering quality advance care planning in family medicine and other disciplines, supporting community-based primary palliative care, and effective teaching of shared decision-making with patients and families for medical learners at all stages of training.
Dr. Aynharan Sinnarajah is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology at the University of Calgary. He works as a physician consultant in Palliative Medicine, and also as a physician consultant in Clinical Informatics, Alberta Health Services. His research interests focus on health services research within palliative care.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Palliative Medicine
Dr. Jessica Simon is an Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Palliative Medicine at the University of Calgary. She is the Physician Consultant for Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care in the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services. Clinically, she works as a palliative care physician in Calgary's hospitals. Her research focuses on advance care planning and early palliative care.
Dr. Marc Kerba is a gastrointestinal, lung and palliative radiation oncologist at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kerba's research interests include health services research in the provision of cancer services, clinical trials both at the local and national level, and initiatives aimed at improving care for patients with advanced cancer.
Dr. Patricia Tang is a medical oncologist at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Tang's research interests are clinical trials, investigational new drugs, and health services.
Job Titles:
- Director of the Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Care at the Cross Cancer Institute
Dr. Sharon Watanabe is Director of the Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Care at the Cross Cancer Institute, Professor in the Department of Oncology, and Director of the Division of Palliative Care Medicine at the University of Alberta. Dr. Watanabe also co-leads the CancerControl Alberta Palliative and Supportive Care Tumour Team. Her research interests include early integration of palliative care into cancer care, symptom assessment, opioid administration, and palliative care consultation by telehealth.
Job Titles:
- Research Manager for the Division of Palliative Medicine
- Research Manager, Division of Palliative Medicine / University of Calgary
Patricia Biondo, PhD, is the Research Manager for the Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Calgary, and provides research management support for the PaCES project.