Barsevick Gives NINR Director’s Lecture

Dr. Barsevick presents first 2018 NINR Director’s Lecture on symptom management.

Dr. Andrea Barsevick will present the first 2018 NINR Director’s Lecture on Thursday, Mar. 1, from 11 a.m. to noon in Lipsett Amphitheater, Bldg. 10. In her presentation “The Science of Symptom Management,” she will describe her research on cancer-related symptoms and quality of life.

Barsevick 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.

Barsevick is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a past member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines panel on cancer-related fatigue.