Author Archives: carrielethborg

Translating evidence into practice, doing ‘whatever it takes’ to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer in the acute hospital setting.

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Carrie Lethborg, Fay Halatanu, Sonia Posenelli, Michelle Gallagher Winters NOTE: Click here to download this article as a printable PDF. Dr Lethborg is the Manager of Inclusive Health Action Research for St Vincent’s Health Australia and Grade 4 – Senior Social Worker at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. Ms Halatanu is an Aboriginal Hospital […]

How Social Determinants Impact on Access to Cancer Care in Australia

These are the slides from a plenary presented at COSA / OSWA November 15, 2012 in Brisbane, Australia on “How Social Determinants Impact on Access to Cancer Care in Australia.” Download the Powerpoint file (zipped 14.5MB) Download the Mac Keynote file (zipped 19.9MB) (Embedded Slideshare slides and PDF available soon…)

Investigating the process of Meaning Based Psychotherapy in Patients with End-Stage Cancer – an exercise in complexity

A 2011 poster presentation describing the MaP (Meaning and Purpose) Therapy intervention program conducted at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

Cancer in the Under-served

A presentation on improving cancer services to the under-served, highlighting issues and strategies for allied health services in Australia. (I’ve added a hypen into the title as there have been accidental misinterpretations for some, giving offence by reading “underserved” as “un-deserved”, rather than “under-served”.) Given as the plenary keynote for the Victorian Integrated Cancer Services […]