Marlie Smith

ORCID: 0009-0002-1378-2358
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Research Areas
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
2015-2024

University of Toronto
2023-2024

Southlake Regional Health Center
2024

University Health Network
2015-2023

Abstract Chronic wounds are a significant burden to global patient and health care infrastructures, there is need for better methods of early wound diagnosis treatment. Traditional chronic infection by pathogenic bacteria, using clinical signs symptoms, based on visual inspection under white light microbiological sampling (e.g. swabbing and/or biopsy) the wound, which subjective suboptimal. Diagnosing microbial traditional symptoms in asymptomatic patients especially challenging at bedside....

10.1111/iwj.12451 article EN other-oa International Wound Journal 2015-04-22

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, representing those between 15 39 years of age, face distinctive challenges balancing their life stage the physical, emotional, social impacts a cancer diagnosis. These include fertility concerns, disruptions to educational occupational pursuits, issues related body image sexual health, need for age-appropriate psychosocial support within communities. The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM), quaternary care center, established specialized AYA...

10.3390/curroncol31030095 article EN cc-by Current Oncology 2024-02-27

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs; 15–39 years) diagnosed with cancer have unique medical psychosocial needs. These needs could be better addressed through research that is focused on the topics matter most to them. However, there currently no patient-oriented agenda for AYA in Canada. This manuscript describes early development project protocol a priority-setting partnership (PSP) establishing top 10 priorities follows PSP methodology outlined by James Lind Alliance (JLA) engage patients,...

10.3390/curroncol31050219 article EN cc-by Current Oncology 2024-05-17
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