Scientist
Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Jackie Bender is a Scientist in the Department of Supportive Care at the ELLICSR Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Centre at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and an Assistant Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. She has a vibrant program of patient-oriented research in digital health, cancer survivorship and implementation science. Her research focuses on designing, implementing and evaluating ways to improve the health and health care experience of people affected by cancer through the use of peer support and information and communication technologies. She is currently leading projects in the areas of web-based peer navigation, virtual follow-up care, online communities and social media, privacy enhanced web-based research, and sustainability. Dr. Bender obtained her BSc in Physiology and Neuroscience from McGill University, and MSc in Behavioural Health Sciences and PhD in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences from the University of Toronto.
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Friday, November 1, 2024
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM