Stony Brook University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Pamela Ginex, EdD, MPH, RN, OCN, Clinical Associate Professor Sylvia K. Wood, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP, and their CDC/NIOSH R21 research team were recognized at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) annual conference in November.
The team’s poster, “A Motivational Intervention to Increase Activity for World Trade Center Cancer Survivors,” was selected as a winner in the conference’s professional category.
“The study I presented is a randomized controlled trial of a motivational intervention to increase physical activity among participants in the World Trade Center Health Program who are cancer survivors,” said Dr. Ginex.
“We know being active is beneficial for people following a diagnosis of cancer, yet less than 20 percent of cancer survivors are meeting physical activity guidelines,” she added.
The ACLM conference, held in Grapevine, Texas, is a multidisciplinary gathering focused on lifestyle medicine, encompassing physical activity, nutrition, stress reduction, sleep, substance avoidance, stress management, and social connections. The event brings together people who want to see these lifestyle medicine factors better integrated into our healthcare system.
“I was honored to have received an award for outstanding scientific poster presentation,” Dr. Ginex said. “It was a great experience to learn and share with others who are dedicated to lifestyle medicine.”
Dr. Ginex joined the SBU School of Nursing in 2021 and has a joint appointment at the Stony Brook Cancer Center’s Division of Population Science. Dr. Wood serves as the director of the school’s Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) program.
