Riding the Cancer Coaster: Survival Guide for Teens And Young Adults
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For a summary of my research work and publications, please visit my Google Scholar page.
Other publications include:
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The Behavioural Sciences Unit, proudly supported by the Kids with Cancer Foundation, in the Kids Cancer Centre, at Sydney Children's Hospital, provides information about their team and research projects on their website. They also run a blog, on which you can read a post I wrote for the BSU.
Pandemics, social distancing, and getting stuff done
Riding the Cancer Coaster - Clarissa Schilstra
The Stories Between is a wonderful lifestyle blog that allows people to share anything from exploring grief to finding the silver linings in life's challenges.  At the following link you can find a blog post I wrote for their website.
"Cancer: Turning Adversity into Opportunity"
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KevinMD.com is a great website that posts articles by healthcare professionals and patients alike, exploring a variety of topics and issues.  You can find 2 articles I wrote at the links below.
"Both the scientific and social sides of medicine are needed"
"When there was no hope, I used my imagination to create it"

Get Social Health is an awesome company that focuses on educating healthcare professionals and patients on using social media to enhance and improve the healthcare experience.  Through their website, they share podcasts and blogs related to social media use in healthcare.  In the podcast linked below, I share my experiences with using social media tools as a patient, as well as tips and tricks on how to use social media to better access social support during cancer treatment.  
Teen Cancer e-Patient Podcast
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Cancer Knowledge Network is an incredible organization that shares a variety of resources with those impacted by cancer - caregivers, friends, family members, patients, and survivors alike.  At the following link you can find the articles I have written for CKN.
Cancer Knowledge Network: Clarissa Schilstra
Lacuna Loft is a fantastic nonprofit organization that provides resources, encouragement, and support to support young adults with serious illness and caregivers throughout the world.  They have a particularly awesome section called "Young Adult Voices" in which young adult with chronic illness (including cancer patients/survivors) can share experiences and provide support to each other through blog posts.  You can find a post I wrote for them at the link below.
"Rethinking Body Image: Remembering to Love Yourself"
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Applying Social Media Technologies in Healthcare Environments is a great book for healthcare professionals and patients alike, organized and edited by the Healthcare Information Systems Society (HIMSS). I wrote the second chapter of this book, "The Value of Social Media: A Patient's Perpspective."
Applying Social Media Technologies in Healthcare Environments
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