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Family Caregiving for People at the End of Life

Margaret (Marge) A. deJong-Berg, MSW

Ph.D. student, Department of Human Ecology
Research Coordinator for Dr. P. Koop

Faculty of Nursing
University of Alberta
3rd Floor Clinical Sciences Building
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3

Phone: (780) 492-7789
Email: maberg@ualberta.ca

Educational Background

MSW, University of Calgary
BSW, University of Calgary
B.Sc. (Biology), Loyola University, Chicago

Research Interests

Bereavement, Pediatric Palliative Care, Family theory.

Research and Scholarship

Dissertation topic: Family adjustment in the loss of a child.

Provost Award, University of Alberta (2004 and 2005).

Studentship, Family Caregiving in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A New Emerging Team (2005-2006).

Research Funding

Family care-giving at end of life: A women's health issue. Canadian Foundation for Women's Health (Priscilla Koop [PI], Marge deJong-Berg, Robin Cohen, Allison Williams, Kelli Stajduhar, Diane Allan); Canadian Foundation for Women's Health; $8035.43 (2006-2007).

Achieving respite: Family care-giving at end of life. Faculty of Nursing Minton Endowment Award-$5000 (2006-2007)

Publications

deJong-Berg, M. A., & deVlaming, D. Bereavement care for families part 1: a review of a paediatric follow-up programme. International Journal Of Palliative Nursing (in press).

Peer-Reviewed Abstracts

Koop, P.M., deJong-Berg, M.A., Williams, A., Cohen, R., Allan, D., & Stadjuhar. (2006). Defining respite for family caregivers to persons at end of life: A systematic literature review (SLR). Poster Presentation given at Canadian Association of Psychosocial
Oncology, May 3-6,Montreal, QC.

Koop, P.M., deJong-Berg, M.A., Williams, A., Cohen, R., Allan, D., & Stadjuhar.(2006). Defining caregiver respite in end-of-life care: A systematic literature review. Oral presentation given at UICC World Cancer Congress, July 8-12, Washington, DC.