Dr. Andrea Barsevick will present the first 2018 NINR Director’s Lecture. In her presentation, “The Science of Symptom Management,” Dr. Barsevick will describe her program of research which addresses cancer-related symptoms and quality of life research. The lecture will be followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion.
About the Speaker
Andrea Barsevick, PhD, RN, FAAN, AOCN is a Professor in the Population Science Division of Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University. She is known internationally for her research on symptom clustering during and after cancer treatment, particularly fatigue and its interactions with sleep disturbances, depressed mood, and quality of life.
Dr. Barsevick is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and a past member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines Panel on cancer-related fatigue.
About the Event
This event is free and open to the public. The event will not be webcast, but it will be available on YouTube a few weeks following the lecture.
The NINR Director’s Lecture series is designed to bring the nation’s top nurse scientists to the NIH campus to share their work and interests with a transdisciplinary audience. For more information, visit https://www.ninr.nih.gov/directors-lecture.