The Team
This decision aid was created by a team at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. It was funded by a Canadian Cancer Society Quality of Life Grant. None of the authors will directly gain or lose from the decision people make after using this decision aid.
Team Members
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nancy Baxter, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS | General Surgeon |
| Erin Kennedy, MD, PhD, FRCSC | Surgical Oncologist |
| Frances Wright, MD, MEd | Surgical Oncologist |
| Christine Brezden-Masley, MD, PhD, FRCPC | Medical Oncologist |
| Christine Simmons, MD, MSc, FRCPC | Medical Oncologist |
| Abha Gupta, MD, MSc, FRCPC | Medical Oncologist |
| Lisa Hicks, MD, MSc | Hematologist |
| Paul Nathan, MD, MSc, FRCPC | Pediatric Oncologist |
| Ellen Greenblatt, MDCM, FRCSC | Obstetrician/Gynecologist |
| Samantha Yee, BCS, BSW, MSW | Social Worker |
| Marcia Facey, PhD | Qualitative Researcher |
| Kelly Metcalfe, RN, PhD | Genetic Counselling Nurse |
Expert Content Reviewers
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Adena Scheer, MD | Surgical Oncologist |
| May Lynn Quan, MD, MSc, FRCSC | Surgical Oncologist |
| Angel Arnaout, MD MSc FRCSC FACS | Surgical Oncologist |
| Anil Abraham Joy, BSc, MD, FRCPC | Medical Oncologist |
| Ellen Warner, MD, FRCPC, FACP, MSc | Medical Oncologist |
| Mateya Trinkaus, MD, FRCPC | Medical Oncologist |
| Kara Laing, BMedSc, MD Memorial, FRCPC | Medical Oncologist |
| Amirrtha Srikanthan, MD | Medical Oncologist Fellow |
| Shu Foong, MD, FRCSC | Obstetrician/Gynecologist |
| Karen Glass, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG | Obstetrician/Gynecologist |
| Karen Buzaglo, MD | Obstetrician/Gynecologist |
| Jinglan Han, MD | Obstetrician/Gynecologist Fellow |
| Andrea Simpson, MD, MSc (C) | Obstetrician/Gynecologist Fellow |
| Ruth Heisey, MD | General Practitioner |
| Anne Kehoe, MD | General Practitioner |
| Paula Myers, MSW | Social Worker |
| Laura Mitchell, RN, BA, BScN, MN, CON(C) | Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Christel Helwig, RN, BScN | Nurse Navigator, PYNK Sunnybrook |
| Katrina Grieve, MEd | Patient Education Specialist |
Content Development and Research Support
- Brittany Speller, BSc, MSc
- Corinne Daly, BSc, MSc
- Anne Sorvari, BA
- Andrea Covelli, MD, PhD
- Amanda Sissons, RN, HBA, BSCN Nursing
- Mika Imai, BA, JD
- Samantha Timla, MSW
- Mariana Lamacie, MD
- Nathalie Baudais, Patient Advisor
- Annie Boudrias, Breast Cancer Survivor
- Miranda Mailey, Artist, Survivor
- Tasleem Ismail, DPM
- Tari Little, BSc.
Organizational Support
- Karen Irwin, Cancer Knowledge Network
- Stefanie De Rossi, Cancer Care Ontario
- Jan MacVinnie, Pamela Feigen, Linda Kurjanczyk, Canadian Cancer Society
- Shawna Rich Ginsberg, Rethink Breast Cancer
- Geoff Eaton, Young Adult Cancer Canada
Breast cancer survivors from across Canada were a vital part of the team who helped to create the BEFORE decision aid.