Andrea Knox, MSN

(She, Her, Hers)

Adjunct Professor

School of Nursing
Office: Remote
Phone: 250.258.4928
Email: aknox@bccancer.bc.ca

Biography

After graduating with a BSN from UBC-Okanagan in 2006, Andrea worked as an acute care surgical nurse before moving into oncology at BC Cancer. She completed specialty oncology training through the Cross Cancer Institute in 2010 and later achieved national certification in oncology nursing in 2011. Andrea completed her Master of Science in Nursing program at UBC-O in 2019, receiving the Bryce Carnine Memorial Award for her graduate work in outpatient nursing role optimization in oncology. Currently Andrea is the Director for Nursing and Allied Health Research and Knowledge Translation at BC Cancer. In that role she is responsible for building capacity across the nursing and allied health disciplines to undertake research and knowledge translation at the point-of care. Andrea also holds provincial and national leadership positions with the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) as a board member and president of the BC CANO Chapter, and is an adjunct professor in the school of nursing at UBC-Okanagan.

 

Websites

CANO/ACIO: https://www.cano-acio.ca/page/boardprofiles

 

Selected Publications & Presentations

Selected Publications

Selected Presentations

  • Knox, A., Humber-Drotz, K., Kaur, J. (2017). Oncology Nurses Leading the Way to Interdisciplinary Preceptor Education: Evaluation of the BCCA Preceptor Education Program. Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) Annual Conference
  • Kaur, J., Post, M., LaFreniere, M., Knox, A. (2018). Cancer Treatment Related Symptom Management – Excellence in Oncology from Orientation to Practice. Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) Annual Conference
  • Knox, A. (2021). Patient Needs and Resource Intensity Weighting in the Ambulatory Care Unit. Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology
  • (CANO) Annual Conference
  • Knox, A., Lambert, L.K., Hare, K., Torrejon, M. Wilcox, E., Kaur, J., and Beck, S. (2021). Building capacity to leverage nursing and allied health research perspectives across a provincial cancer program. BC Cancer Summit 2021
  • Knox, A., Haayer, T., Hatcher, A. (2015). Supporting Nurses with Purpose and Passion: Development of an Online Study Group for the CNA Oncology Certification Exam. Presented at the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) Annual Conference.
  • Moser, R., Palfrey, T., Bergin, J., Moore, B., Clark, L., Haayer, T., Knox, A., Filewich, A. (2015). Rooted in Optimal Care – Licensed Practical Nurses in Oncology. Presented at the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) Annual Conference.
  • Jones, A., Moser, R., Knox, A., Haayer, T. (2016). Working Together to Reduce the Swelling – A Nurse-Patient Collaboration to Evaluate the BCCA Lymphedema Assessment Toolkit. Presented at the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) Annual Conference.
  • Knox, A., Zapach, T., Hatcher, A. (2016). Future Ready: A Virtual Redesign of a Provincial Preceptor Program. Presented at the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) Annual Conference.
  • Knox, A. (2019). Optimization of the Specialized Oncology Nurse in the Ambulatory Care Unit. Presented at the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) Annual Conference.
  • Lambert, L.K., Hare, K., and Knox, A. (2021). Building capacity to leverage nursing and allied health research perspectives across a provincial cancer program. BC Cancer Summit 2021

Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees

  • Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia – Okanagan
  • Director-at-Large: External Relations, Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology/Association canadienne des infirmières en oncologie (CANO/ACIO)
  • President, CANO/ACIO BC Chapter

 

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