Martine Puts
RN, MScHS, MSc epi BaN, PhD
Dr. Martine Puts is an assistant professor at Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing since July 2009. Prior to joining the faculty she did a postdoctoral fellowship at the Solidage Research Group on Frailty and Aging, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital/Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University. Before that, she did her PhD project on frailty, biological risk factors, negative consequences and quality of life with the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA), Vu University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. During her studies and before starting her PhD she has worked as a RN at the Geriatric department, Kenmermer hospital, Haarlem, the Netherlands and in home health care in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her research interests include health, functioning and quality of life of older adults, frailty and geriatric assessment and improving care for older adults with cancer (geriatric oncology).
University:University of Toronto
Principal Faculty:Faculty of Nursing (Lawrence S. Bloomberg)
Principal Department/Program:Nursing
Telephone:416-978-6059
Fax Number:416-978-8222
E-mail Address:martine.puts@utoronto.ca
Current Grants:
(1) A systematic review of factors influencing older adults' decision to accept or refuse cancer treatment proposed by their physician. CIHR.
(2) A systematic review of the use of geriatric assessment for older adults with cancer in the oncology setting. CIHR.
Top Awards:
(1) Connaught new researcher award.
(2) Price for best poster presentation. Eastern Canada Health Outcomes meeting.
(3) Third place in best gerontology PhD thesis 2006 Dutch Gerontology Association.
Key Publications:
(1) Puts, M. T., Hardt, J., Monette, J., et al. (2012). Use of Geriatric Assessment for Older Adults in the Oncology Setting: A Systematic Review. J Natl Cancer Inst. [Epub ahead of print].
(2) Puts, M. T., Papoutsis, A., Springall, E., et al. (2012). A systematic review of unmet needs of newly diagnosed older cancer patients undergoing active cancer treatment. Support Care Cancer, 20(7), 1377-94.
(3) Puts, M. T., Monette, J., Girre, V., et al. (2011).Quality of life during the course of cancer treatment in older newly diagnosed patients. Results of a prospective pilot study. Ann Oncol., 22(4), 916-23.
(4) Puts, M. T., Monette, J., Girre, V., et al. (2011). Are frailty markers useful for predicting treatment toxicity and mortality in older newly diagnosed cancer patients? Results from a prospective pilot study. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 78(2), 138-49.
(5) Puts, M. T., Monette, J., Girre, V., et al. (2010). Potential medication problems in older newly diagnosed cancer patients in Canada during cancer treatment: a prospective pilot cohort study. Drugs Aging. 27(7), 559-72.