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Interviews, Articles, Talks and Publications

MEDIA INTERVIEWS OF VERONICA CARDENAS, PH.D.

  1. Caring for Those Who Cared for Us
    Interviewed for film produced by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
    Fox Learning Systems, 2009
  2. More Than Just the Blues
    Interviewed for film produced by University of California, San Diego and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego, 2008
  3. As ‘Crucial Piece” of Cancer Experience, Caregivers Often Require Emotional Support
    Interviewed for article in HemOnc Today, December 2015.
  4. Help for the Helpers: Why Cancer Caregivers Need Self-Care
    Interviewed for article in Living Beyond Breast Cancer, June 2016.
  5. Eight Tips for Long-Distance Cancer Caregivers
    Interviewed for article in Breastcancer.org, September 2018.
    https://staging.breastcancer.org/treatment/blog/long-distance-caregivers
  6. Everyone Needs to Know About Hospice
    Interviewed for article in Desire Health Magazine, Inc. (DHMI.org), September 2022.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES & TREATMENT TOOLS IN CANCER CARE

  • Cardenas, V., Abbott, Y., Hirst, J., Mausbach, B., Agarwal, S., Collier, G., Tran, L., Tamayo, G., Downey, A., Herring, M., Irwin, S. (2019) Development, Implementation, and initial results of the UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center Wellbeing Screening Tool. Palliative and Supportive Care, Jan 2:1-5.
  • Ko, E., Cardenas, V., Zuniga, M., Woodruff, S. (2019). Treatment Summary & Survivorship Care Plan for Breast Cancer. San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Partnership.
  • Cardenas, V., Ko, E., Zuniga, M., Woodruff, S. (2019). Mariposa Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) Training Manual for Nurse and Social Work Patient Navigators. (Note: This is a 7-module manual designed to train patient navigators on the delivery of an SCP to Latina breast cancer survivors).
  • Ko, E., Cardenas, V., Zuniga, M., Woodruff, S (2019). Mariposa Animated Teaching Video. (Note: This 3-scene animated video was written and produced as part of a survivorship care planning (SCP) intervention designed to teach Latina breast cancer survivors how to utilize and SCP and communicate with their primary care physician and family members.
  • Ko E, Zúñiga ML, Woodruff SI, Serra-Martinez Y, & Cardenas V. (2020) Development of a Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) Program for Rural Latina Breast Cancer Patients: Proyecto Mariposa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6), 5784.
  • Ko, E., Cardenas, V., Zúñiga ML, Woodruff SI, Rodriguez, V., Palomino, H. (2021) Challenges for Latina Breast Cancer Patient Survivorship Care in a Rural US-Mexico Border Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.;18(13):7024. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137024.
  • Ko E, Woodruff SI, Zúñiga ML, Cardenas V, Lizarraga M, Urias, A. (2022) Culturally-tailored survivorship care planning for rural Latina breast cancer patients: a pilot study. Journal of Psychosocial Oncololgy.10:1-12. doi:10.1080/07347332.2022.2141168.
  • Felix-Wilson, J., Tao, C., Martinez-Parker, M., Meier, E., Berman, M., Tiamson-Kassab, M., Cardenas, V. (2020) UCSD Moores Cancer Center Psychiatry and Psychology Services Telepsych Service Manual.

SYMPOSIUM AND INVITED TALKS IN CANCER CARE BY VERONICA CARDENAS, PH.D.

  1. Cardenas, V., Abbott, Y., Hirst, J., Tamayo, G., Downey, A., Tran, L., Collier, G., Agarwal, S., Mausbach, B., Irwin, S. (2015, July). Successful Development and Implementation of the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Comprehensive Wellbeing Screening Program. Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference, Washington, D.C.
  2. Mausbach, B., Cardenas, V., Irwin, S. (2015, July). Relations Between Depression and Healthcare Use in Patients With Cancer. Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference, Washington, D.C.
  3. Tran, L., Agarwal, S., Cardenas, V., Abbott, Y., Hirst, J., Tamayo, G., Downey, A., Irwin, S. (September, 2016). Wellbeing Screening for Oncology Patients with Process Improvement. Presented at the EPIC Users’ Group Annual Meeting, Verona, WI.
  4. Cardenas, V. (2016, August). UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center¹s Psychology Training Program. Presented to the UCSD Moores Cancer Center¹s International Dokyo Medical School Training Program from Japan.
  5. Cardenas, V. (2016, September). When and How to Say “No.” Presented for the Department of Psychiatry’s Professional Development Series, University of California.
  6. Cardenas, V., Meier, E., Fiorentino, L., Montross, L., Hirst, J., Tiamsom-Kasabb. (2017, February). Development of an Advanced Graduate and Internship Psychology Training Program in Psychosocial Oncology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center. Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference, Orlando, FL.
  7. Cardenas, V. (2019, August). Mariposa Latina Breast Cancer Survivorship Project. Lecture delivered to the UCSD Moores Cancer Center¹s International Dokyo Medical School Training Program from Japan.
  8. Cardenas, V., Pan, T., Villalpando, R., Meier, E., Tiamson-Kassab, M. (2019, February). Psychosocial Assessment and Management During/After Head and Neck Cancer. Presented at the 2nd Annual Multi-Disciplinary Head & Neck Cancer Conference, La Jolla, CA.
  9. Cardenas, V., (March, 2019). One Size Does Not Fit All: Advanced Care Planning and End-of Life Treatment Preferences Among Latino Patients with Advanced Cancer. Presented at the annual Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference, Washington, D.C.

Please see Curriculum Vitae (CV) for other published works.