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My PhD Title: 'Proximal and distal determinants of timely access and delivery of lung cancer-care and the role of patient navigation programs as a tool for early diagnosis and treatment'
Supervisor: Hynek Pikhart, Cecilia Vindrola, Anne Peasey, Michael Marmot
Lay summary:
This mixed methods research protocol will identify the proximal and distal barriers encountered by lung cancer patients throughout their pathway to treatment and measure their role in delaying cancer care. In parallel, the role of Mexican patient navigation programes in early diagnosis and treatment will be analyzed and evaluated. Patient data will be collected through surveys and extracted from electronic health records from the National Cancer Institute; while navigators from different programs will be interviewed. Outcomes from this research will be useful to set specific targets for the time-to-lung-cancer-treatment in health institutions and patient navigation programs. Lastly, this study provides evidence for the design, focus and evaluation of a patient navigation program as a tool for secondary prevention.
I am currently funded by CONACYT and working in collaboration with the Mexican Health Foundation (FUNSALUD) and the National Cancer Institute in Mexico
My Background
I am a Medical doctor and public health professional. I seek to address the social gradient in health through the design of equitable and sustainable policies and interventions. I have directed and conducted quantitative and qualitative research projects in Mexico, United Kingdom and LATAM. During my last appointment in the Mexican Health Foundation I worked on the establishment of public health priorities in Mexico and advocated for the allocation of federal resources to cover uninsured lung cancer patients.
Qualifications
Medical Degree (2014)
MSc Social Epidemiology (2017)
PhD (Candidate 2022)
Awards
2019-2023 CONACYT Fellow (National Council of Science &Technology)
2019-2020 Future Leaders Connect Fellow (British Council)
2016-2017 CONACYT Fellow (National Council of Science &Technology)
2016-2017 Santander Master's Fellow (Santander Latino-America)
2016 Women with Professional Excellence Award (Colegio Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
2015 Resolution Project Winner (United Nations Winter Youth Assembly, NY)
2014 Latin-American Women's Representative (CSW 58, United Nations, NY)
Publications
Appointments
Currently, she works as a research assistant in the INHERIT project collecting and analyzing data in order to identify ways of living, moving and consuming that protect the environment and promote health and health equity.
Contact details
@ElysseBG