Dr. Kate Wong
Positions
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Nursing, Faculty
Affiliations
President and Chair
University of Calgary Alumni Association
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403-210-9832
Location
Office: PF3257
For media enquiries, contact
Lynda Sea, Senior Manager - Communications
Office: +1.403.471-9762
Email: lsea@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @ucalgarynursing
Background
Credentials
Registered Nurse (RN), College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, 2012
Educational Background
PhD Nursing, University of Calgary, 2025
BN Nursing, University of Calgary, 2012
Biography
Katherine (Kate) Wong is a proud two-time alumna of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary (BN'12, PhD'25). Her clinical background includes paediatric hospice/palliative care and paediatric acute care. Kate's program of research focuses on children and family experiences in paediatric palliative care. She has been actively involved with University of Calgary and the Faculty of Nursing, serving in leadership roles such as the president of the UCalgary Nursing Alumni Committee, and is currently president and chair of the University of Calgary Board of Directors. Kate also serves on the Alberta Registered Nurses Education Trust Board of Directors.
Projects
Children with neurological and congenital life-shortening illnesses and their families work with paediatric palliative care teams, as they may have limited or no options for a cure. With advancements in treatments and technology, a growing number of children with neurological and congenital life-shortening illnesses are living long enough to become adolescents and young adults (AYAs). This means that AYAs with life-shortening illnesses are requiring care transitions from paediatric to adult palliative care services. AYAs with neurological and congenital life-shortening illnesses often have significant cognitive and physical limitations, requiring a continuity of support from their parents (as decision-makers and caregivers) and their healthcare teams to manage the unique challenges that arise during transitions from paediatric to adult services. Paediatric palliative care teams may not have prepared for a future in which the child survived to adulthood, while adult palliative care teams may be receiving patients that, historically, they would not have cared for – this leads to a disjointed transition that may result in poor health outcomes and lapses in care. This research will inquire into the experiences of transitions from pediatric to adult palliative care for AYAs with neurological and congenital illnesses and their families.
Awards
- Nursing Research Endowment Award, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary. 2025
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