Feldstain, Andrea

Psychosocial Oncology

Adjunct Assistant Professor

PhD, R.Psych

Biography

Dr. Feldstain is an adjunct Assistant Professor with the Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. She is primarily a scientist-practitioner with the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Rehabilitation at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Her clinical work focuses mainly on supporting patients, their loved ones, and interdisciplinary team members from hematology/stem-cell transplant tumour groups. She also has a special interest in palliative care, supporting those with advanced disease and/or complex psychosocial needs with any cancer diagnosis.

Dr. Feldstain is the Director of Clinical Training within the Department of Psychosocial Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Clinical students under her mentorship develop strong skills in case conceptualization, application of clinical theory-driven intervention, and collaboration skills with interdisciplinary colleagues.  Academic students she has mentored have used their work to bolster applications for grants, graduate studies, and medical school; presented at national and international conferences; and have successfully published manuscripts.

Area of Focus

Summary of Research

Dr. Feldstain’s research interests include program evaluation, interdisciplinary team integration, and psychosocial wellbeing for patients in palliative or end-of-life care. An area of particular interest is interdisciplinary collaboration, both clinically and academically. She works closely with her psychosocial and medical colleagues in hematology and stem cell transplant, clinical and academic colleagues in Psychosocial Oncology, and interdisciplinary colleagues in overall cancer care. She has been sought for her experience in interdisciplinary education, skill with complex patient needs, research leadership, and mentorship.

Selected Publications:

  • Robinson, M.C., Qureshi, M., Sinnarajah, A., Chary, S., de Groot, J.M., Feldstain, A. (2021). Missing in Action: Reports of Interdisciplinary Integration in Canadian Palliative Care. Current Oncology, 28, 2699-2707. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040235
  • Buote, L. C., Wada, K., Russell-Mayhew, S., & Feldstain, A. (2021). Maid in Canada: Controversies, guidelines, and the role of psychologists in relation to Bill C-14. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000286
  • Rutkowski, N., Lebel, S., Richardson, K., Mutsaers, B., Chasen, M., Feldstain, A. (2019). A little help from my friends: Social support in palliative rehabilitation. Current Oncology. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3747/co.25.4050
  • Feldstain, A., Bultz, B., de Groot, J., Abdul-Razzak, A., Herx, L., Galloway, L., … Sinnarajah, A. (2018). Outcomes from a Patient-Centered, Interprofessional, Palliative Consult Team in Oncology. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7014
  • Feldstain, A., MacDonald, N., Bhargava, R., & Chasen, M. (2017). Reported distress in patients living with advanced cancer: Changes pre-post interdisciplinary palliative rehabilitation. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(10), 3191–3197. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3728-2

Area Of Focus

Summary Of Research

Dr. Feldstain’s research interests include program evaluation, interdisciplinary team integration, and psychosocial wellbeing for patients in palliative or end-of-life care. An area of particular interest is interdisciplinary collaboration, both clinically and academically. She works closely with her psychosocial and medical colleagues in hematology and stem cell transplant, clinical and academic colleagues in Psychosocial Oncology, and interdisciplinary colleagues in overall cancer care. She has been sought for her experience in interdisciplinary education, skill with complex patient needs, research leadership, and mentorship.

Selected Publications:

  • Robinson, M.C., Qureshi, M., Sinnarajah, A., Chary, S., de Groot, J.M., Feldstain, A. (2021). Missing in Action: Reports of Interdisciplinary Integration in Canadian Palliative Care. Current Oncology, 28, 2699-2707. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040235
  • Buote, L. C., Wada, K., Russell-Mayhew, S., & Feldstain, A. (2021). Maid in Canada: Controversies, guidelines, and the role of psychologists in relation to Bill C-14. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000286
  • Rutkowski, N., Lebel, S., Richardson, K., Mutsaers, B., Chasen, M., Feldstain, A. (2019). A little help from my friends: Social support in palliative rehabilitation. Current Oncology. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3747/co.25.4050
  • Feldstain, A., Bultz, B., de Groot, J., Abdul-Razzak, A., Herx, L., Galloway, L., … Sinnarajah, A. (2018). Outcomes from a Patient-Centered, Interprofessional, Palliative Consult Team in Oncology. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7014
  • Feldstain, A., MacDonald, N., Bhargava, R., & Chasen, M. (2017). Reported distress in patients living with advanced cancer: Changes pre-post interdisciplinary palliative rehabilitation. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(10), 3191–3197. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3728-2