Andrea Farkas Patenaude (1946-2018)

Presents an obituary for Andrea Farkas Patenaude (1946-2018). Patenaude was a pioneer in pediatric and adult psycho-oncology. Researcher, clinician, administrator, educator, mentor, and ardent patient advocate, she was a brilliant scientist-practitioner. She combined the highest academic standards with compassionate care for patients and families, demonstrating the important role psychologists can have in cutting-edge medical care. She was a founding member of the Pediatric Oncology Group Psychology Committee (later, COG Behavioral Science). At Harvard Medical School, she chaired the 2008 Joint Committee on the Status of Women. As Vice-Chair of the Psychosocial Committee, International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS), she worked to expose and end hospital detentions of children, to improve pediatric medical care internationally, and to increase collaboration with the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).