Research

Dr. Daniel Santa Mina, a Clinician-Investigator at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute is co-supervising a PhD student, who is researching Sedentary Behaviour for Older Adults with Cancer. This study includes a Delphi-study, with 3 rounds of online surveys, each about 5-10 min in length. 

They are wanting to get n=120, of comprising clinicians and researchers in the PA/sedentary behaviour/exercise and oncology space. Please take 5-10 minutes of time to complete the survey.

Link to complete the survey: https://redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=4XPYW77D7C44MJMN

World Physiotherapy specialty group, International Physiotherapists in HIV, Oncology and Palliative Care (IPT-HOPE), is inviting a representative from each member organisation to take part in an online survey on the education, training and research needs in physiotherapy and cancer care. IPT-HOPE will use responses to the survey to help plan education and research training initiatives. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous.

To find out more about the IPT-HOPE survey, please contact Grainne Sheill at sheillg@tcd.ie

To complete the survey, please visit: https://tcdhealthsciences.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3PMnGNiKdUoUJg

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2. Dennett, Amy M. PhD^1,2; Tan, Germaine B.Physio^1,2; Lasscock, Ally B.Physio¹; Liedtke, Sabrina MSc³; Taylor, Nicholas F. PhD^1,2; Peiris, Casey PhD⁴; Shields, Nora PhD⁵; Tang, Clarice PhD⁶; Grimshaw, Sarah PhD⁷. A Systematic Review of Exercise-Based Cancer Rehabilitation Programs Worldwide: Availability and Content. Rehabilitation Oncology 43(3):p 111-129, July 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000391
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