Lisa Chao, RN, BSN, CON(c)
Lisa has been a chemotherapy nurse at the Richmond Hospital Cancer Care clinic since 2002. From 2010 to 2023, Lisa was the Clinical Resource Nurse where she played a key role in patient care coordination, patient and staff education, and drug access navigation. Prior to finding her passion in oncology nursing, Lisa has a strong background in medicine and critical care.
Michelle Forman, RN, CON(c)
Michelle has been working in the outpatient oncology clinic at Burnaby Hospital since 1995, and prior to that had worked in various areas throughout the hospital. Her current role includes administering chemotherapy, patient teaching and management of disease symptoms and treatment side effects Michelle is passionate about oncology nursing and feels that her knowledge and experience play an integral role in helping to provide for the physical and emotional patient care needs. Michelle has also enjoyed the opportunity to be involved in many projects aiming to enhance the cancer patients experience as well as educating fellow oncology nurses.
Julie Groundwater, RN
Julie is a Registered Nurse with 29 years of front line clinical experience. She started her career in Orthopaedics, and completed her specialty education to work in Critical and Cardiac Care. In March of 2008, she joined the Oncology team at Lions Gate Hospital administering systemic chemotherapy. In August of 2017, she accepted the position of the Symptom Management Nurse/drug access navigator in the Outpatient Chemotherapy Clinic at Lions Gate Hospital. Julie finds her role very rewarding helping patients navigate through their cancer treatments with patient teaching, symptom management support and assisting them in accessing new and innovative treatments as they become available in Canada.
Jen Rosychuk, RN, BSc
Jen Rosychuk is the Systemic Therapy Clinical Nurse Leader at with the Vancouver Center BC Cancer Agency. After spending 2 years delivering drug therapies to patients, she made a transition to leading the nursing team in the Systemic Therapy Ambulatory Care Unit. In her role, Jen has been involved with change projects to enhance patient care. Jen has found that her background and passion in immunology and system improvement has led to many nursing project opportunities. You can find her in the garden, on the seawall or sampling Vancouver’s food scene.