Coping Together

Coping Together is looking for volunteers residing in Quebec or Ontario for our study. Participants receive a cancer support program we are testing with cancer patients and caregivers. Call Cindy Ibberson at 514-345-3511 at extension 5593 for more information!

The Coping-Together study for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their primary support person (caregiver) is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and spearheaded by Dr. Sylvie Lambert of McGill University and St. Mary's Research Centre. Call 1-833-898-3996 to learn more and to receive the program's 6 self-care booklets!

Canada Research Chair - Profile Chairholder Profiles

You are in our hearts and we are so proud of you all! Nous pensons bien fort à vous et sommes très fiers de vous!

Dr. Christine Maheu
Coping Together co-investigator
Dr Maheu is a Professor at the Ingram School of Nursing at McGill University. She also holds a Clinical Scientist position with the Cancer Survivorship Program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto. At McGill University, she teaches research, supervises graduate students (masters, doctorates, post-doctorates), mentors practicing nurses and students in research and conducting research (in English/French). Her research is focused on cancer survivorship care with special interests in psychosocial oncology clinical interventions. Dr. Maheu is a co-principal investigator on fear of cancer recurrence, a study with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society. Sponsored from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC), she currently leads a team on the creation of the Cancer and Work website, addressing the needs of cancer survivors, health care providers and employers when returning and staying at work following cancer. Additionally in partnership with IPSOS, funded by CPAC, she is co-leading a nationwide survey assessment of transition care needs of cancer patients from end of treatment to three years post diagnosis. Dr. Maheu received excellence awards in nursing research (2013, 2015, 2016) from Ovarian Cancer Canada, the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology and the Quebec Association of Nurses in Oncology.