Building inroads for equity-oriented cancer care: a nurse-led quality improvement initiative at BC Cancer -- Vancouver...Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO)/Association canadienne des infirmieres en oncologie (ACIO) 37th Annual Conference, October 29-November 1, 2025, Banff, Alberta.
Problem: Inequities in care experiences and outcomes persist across the cancer continuum, particularly among people with lived/living experiences of health and social inequities (PWLEHSI). These inequities are especially prevalent in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood -- one of Canada's mos...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 586 |
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Pappin Communications
2026
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