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Edith Pituskin

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Edith Pituskin

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
47 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Crc

Latest papers

Developing a cardio-oncology education programme for nurses.
Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026
Mechanisms Underlying Reduced Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.
JACC. Advances · 2026
Cardio-Oncology Nursing Education (CONE): an innovative educational program for nurses caring for patients with cancer and concurrent cardiovascular disease.
Cardio-oncology (London, England) · 2026

All 81 publications

Latest funding

LIVinG with ChrONIc cancer TrEatments (LONGEVITI)
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$72,500
A novel remote intervention to decelerate the age-related decline and disease development among older breast cancer survivors
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$895,050
Using a multimodal and digital intervention to optimize waist circumference, body composition, and cardiometabolic health in endometrial cancer survivors
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$918,000

All 7 grants and awards

81 publications.

Developing a cardio-oncology education programme for nurses.

Lee G, Nodzon L, Kriesberg CP, Al Bulushi A, Reehal P, Pituskin E, Fadol A

Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2026.100934 PMID: 41947886

Mechanisms Underlying Reduced Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.

Foulkes SJ, Pituskin E, McMurtry T, Skow RJ, Grenier J, Weeldreyer N, Tomczak C, O'Neill D, Welsh RC, Thompson RB, Haykowsky MJ

JACC. Advances2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102610 PMID: 41854565

Cardio-Oncology Nursing Education (CONE): an innovative educational program for nurses caring for patients with cancer and concurrent cardiovascular disease.

Fadol A, Nodzon L, Reehal P, Younus AM, Kriesberg CP, Stuart M, Pituskin E, Lee G

Cardio-oncology (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00516-9 PMID: 42192543

Body composition and functional status in the COVID-19 recovery phase: Prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity.

Montes-Ibarra M, Vieira FT, Gonzalez MC, Garcia-Grimaldo A, Osuna-Padilla IA, Bauermann-Vieira A, Pituskin E, Thompson RB, Paterson DI, Prado CM

Clinical nutrition ESPEN2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.102877 PMID: 41475463

Cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Weinkauf K, Fyfe E, Hewitt D, Wang J, Kennedy M, Pituskin E, La Gerche A, Foulkes SJ, Haykowsky MJ

European journal of preventive cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwae317 PMID: 39365168

Postexercise muscle oxygen uptake kinetics in older breast cancer survivors and healthy individuals: Association with myosteatosis.

Weeldreyer NR, McMurtry TJ, Foulkes SJ, Shewman A, Pituskin E, Skow RJ, Thompson RB, Grenier J, O'Neill DE, Welsh RC, Haykowsky MJ, Tomczak CR

Experimental physiology2026

DOI: 10.1113/ep093370 PMID: 41504663

Baseline Characteristics of Individuals with Metastatic Cancer Enrolled in the Alberta Cancer Exercise Study and 12-Week Findings for Symptom-Related and Physical Fitness Measures.

Shallwani SM, Culos-Reed SN, Courneya KS, Williamson T, Sellar C, Lau H, Joy AA, Easaw JC, Audoin M, Pituskin E, McNeely ML

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32100560 PMID: 41149480

Nurse Practitioner Care Delivery Models: Meeting the Rapidly Expanding Needs of Cancer Patients.

O'Rourke T, Smigorowsky M, Moch D, Hoffman T, Rawson K, Ruston T, Beranek J, Railton C, Kennett CJ, Kruger CP, Lu S, Cox-Kennett N, Pituskin E

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32090492 PMID: 41002562

Tumour initiated purinergic signalling promotes cardiomyocyte RBFOX1 degradation and cardiotoxicity from DNA damaging anticancer agents.

Tejay S, Lorenzana-Carrillo MA, Huang G, Tabatabaei Dakhili SA, Zhao Y-, Eaton F, Mendiola Pla M, Bowles DE, Kinnaird A, Paterson DI, Pituskin E, Ussher JR, Michelakis ED, Sutendra G

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62172-4 PMID: 40715150

Cancer Immunotherapy: The Role of Nursing in Patient Education, Assessment, Monitoring, and Support.

Mirzadeh P, Pituskin E, Au I, Sneath S, Buick CJ

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32070392 PMID: 40710202

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Edith Pituskin

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Developing a cardio-oncology education programme for nurses.

Mechanisms Underlying Reduced Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.

Cardio-Oncology Nursing Education (CONE): an innovative educational program for nurses caring for patients with cancer and concurrent cardiovascular disease.

Body composition and functional status in the COVID-19 recovery phase: Prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity.

Cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Postexercise muscle oxygen uptake kinetics in older breast cancer survivors and healthy individuals: Association with myosteatosis.

Baseline Characteristics of Individuals with Metastatic Cancer Enrolled in the Alberta Cancer Exercise Study and 12-Week Findings for Symptom-Related and Physical Fitness Measures.

Nurse Practitioner Care Delivery Models: Meeting the Rapidly Expanding Needs of Cancer Patients.

Tumour initiated purinergic signalling promotes cardiomyocyte RBFOX1 degradation and cardiotoxicity from DNA damaging anticancer agents.

Cancer Immunotherapy: The Role of Nursing in Patient Education, Assessment, Monitoring, and Support.

LIVinG with ChrONIc cancer TrEatments (LONGEVITI)

A novel remote intervention to decelerate the age-related decline and disease development among older breast cancer survivors

Using a multimodal and digital intervention to optimize waist circumference, body composition, and cardiometabolic health in endometrial cancer survivors

A novel remote intervention to decelerate the age-related decline and disease development among older breast cancer survivors

Mechanisms and Management of Impaired Functional Capacity in Older Breast Cancer Survivors

Quantitative Imaging of the Evolution of the Whole-Body Fat Profile in Breast Cancer Survivors

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Frequent collaborators

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Harald Becher

Puneeta Tandon

Gopinath Sutendra

Richard Thompson

Margaret Mcneely

Mark Haykowsky

Ian Paterson

Kathleen Hunter

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Nawaid Usmani

Marshall Pitz

Amy Kirkham

Kristine Godziuk

Ashley Hyde

Michelle Nadler

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Ken Kirkwood

Grace Lam

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Joon Lee

Gavin Oudit

Marcello Tonelli

Wendy Duggleby

Marcello Tonelli

Justin Ezekowitz

Christian Beaulieu

Mark Clemons

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