Research Grants

Partnerships and Collaborations

Interdisciplinary Team

  1. Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing
  2. Thompson Rivers University School of Business and Economics
  3. Interior Health Authority 
  4. BC Cancer Kelowna
  5. Canadian Foundation for Policy Research

Clinical Partnerships 

  1. Royal Inland Hospital Foundation 
  2. BC Cancer Kelowna and Prince George
  3. Research and Knowledge Translation BC Cancer 
  4. BC Cancer Kamloops
  5. Kamloops Cancer Connections

Student Researchers

  1. II Year MSc Nursing
  2. III and IV Year BSc Nursing  
  3. Undergraduate Research Apprenticeships

Community Collaborations

  1. Interior Health Clinical Research
  2. Kamloops BC Cancer Clinic 
  3. Royal Inland Hospital
  4. Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic
  5. Breast Cancer Survivorship 
  6. Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing 
  7. Thompson Region Division of Family Practice
  8. Spirit Warriors Society
  9. Kamloops Breast  Cancer Support Group
  10. Kamloops Cancer Supportive Care Society 
  11. Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority 
  12. Sensational Survivors
  13. Give Cancer The Finger
  14. May cause radiance
  15. Kamloops Immigrant Services

Funded Research Grants

Breast Cancer Society of Canada Award – Peer Navigation

Enhancing peer navigation for adult cancer survivors and caregivers in interior region of British Columbia.

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Internal Research Fund – Psychoeducational Support

Enhancing patient engagement in the care of adult cancer survivors and caregivers through a psychoeducational supportive care in BC. 

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Health Research Cluster Grant – Clinical Research

The Financial Burden and Outcomes of Existing Oncological Care in Kamloops B.C. and Alternative Prophylactic …

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Internal Research Fund – Knowledge Synthesis

A Systematic Review on Breast Cancer Survivorship and Support for Immigrant Women with Breast …

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Publications & Website

Publications

  1. D’Souza, M.S., Latif, E., McCarthy, A., & Karkada, S. N. (2022). Experiences and perspectives of ethnocultural breast cancer survivors in the interior region of British Columbia: A descriptive cross-sectional approach. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 16 (1): 101095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101095.
  2. D’Souza, M.S., O’Mahony, J., & Karkada, S. N. (2021). Effectiveness and meaningfulness of breast cancer survivorship and peer support for improving the quality of life of immigrant women: A mixed methods systematic review protocol. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 10(2), 100678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.100678.
  3. Joshua Kanaabi Muliira, D’Souza, M.S., Samira Maroof Ahmed, Salim Nasser Al-Dhahli and Fahad Rashid Matar Al-Jahwari. (2016). Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Settings: Attitudes and Knowledge of Nurses and Physicians. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 3(1),98-107. DOI: 10.4103/2347-5625.177391. PMID: 27981145; PMCID: PMC5123546.
  4. Muliira, Joshua , D’Souza, M.S., (2016). Effectiveness of patient navigator interventions on uptake of colorectal cancer screening in primary care settings. Japan Journal of Nursing Science. 13(2):205-19. DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12102. Epub 2015 Nov 5. PMID: 26543010.
  5. Muliira, J., D’Souza, M.S., Maroof, S. (2016). Contrasts in Practices and Perceived Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening by Nurses and Physicians Working in Primary Care Settings in Oman. Journal of Cancer Education. 31(1):15-25. DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0806-3. PMID: 25739678.

Website

D’Souza, M. S., Latif, E., & Edwards, A. (2022). Initiatives in Nurturing, Caring and Healing in Cancer Care. SSHR Exchange Knowledge Mobilization. Retrieved from https://cancercareinitiatives.trubox.ca/