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ACADI’s post-summer updates
Welcome back – we hope you enjoyed the summer break! Here are ACADI’s latest updates.
Editorial Board Invitation
Dr Sophie Pilleron has been invited to join the Editorial board for the Journal of Geriatric Oncology. Please help us in congratulating her on this wonderful achievement. The link to the journal can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-geriatric-oncology/about/editorial-board
Masterclass
Dr Sophie Pilleron has been invited as a Faculty member to the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) 2024 Masterclass on designing patient-centred clinical trials in Fribourg, Switzerland. To read more about this session or sign up for the session here: https://siog.org/events/siog-events/siog-2024-masterclass/
Publications
Dr India Pinker has co-authored a publication led by Aurelie Fischer from the Deep Digital Phenotyping Unit. The paper, titled ‘Co-design of a Voice-Based App to Monitor Long COVID Symptoms with its End-Users: A Mixed-Method Study,’ which has been accepted for publication in Digital Health. Stay tuned for the link!
Conferences
On the 28th of August, Drs. Sophie Pilleron and India Pinker attended the CA21152 Conference: “Empowering Cancer Survivors: Innovations and Insights through Digital Solutions – A COST Action Conference on Cancer Survivorship” in Gdańsk, Poland. Dr Pinker presented some of ACADI’s latest work, done with Fei Liu during her internship with the team (https://www.lih.lu/en/article/acadi-newsletter-june/ ). We appreciate all the interest in our work and thank the conference organisers for hosting this interesting event. It was a great networking opportunity in a beautiful setting.
SIOG Board Member Candidate
Dr Sophie Pilleron is a candidate for the board of directors for SIOG. Please, if you are eligible, cast your vote now! To have an overview of the leadership structure of SIOG, please follow this link: https://siog.org/about-us/governance/leadership/
Successful PPI Workshop
Dr India Pinker and Gladys Langue hosted a successful PPI workshop with patients with a history of cancer to help in the co-design and development of their upcoming study entitled “Reducing Cancer Disparities in Cancer Outcomes (REDICO) – The qualitative Component”. The patients provided invaluable insight and guidance for how to make the study more relevant and accessible and we are very grateful! To read more, please see LIH’s announcement.
Graduation news
We want to congratulate our previous master’s intern Fei Liu on her successful completion of her Master’s in Psychology (Evaluation and Assessment) at the University of Luxembourg. We are proud of you!
Meet the Team
This month, we would like to introduce you to our newest member Dr Lisa Zangarini!
Hi, my name is Lisa, and I am from Luxembourg. I joined the team on June 1st as an intern to work on my master’s thesis. I am currently a Master’s student in Global Health at the University of Maastricht, and I hold a medical degree, specializing in General Practice at the University of Luxembourg.
My current research focuses on the use of commercially available devices, such as smartwatches, in health.
I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from this wonderful team, led by Dr. Sophie Pilleron, including Dr. India Pinker and Gladys Langue. Their responsiveness and guidance have already greatly helped me improve my research skills and advance with my work.”
Until next time, keep well!
Team ACADI