Patient Voices in Research Initiative Seminar Series (pt. 1)

This event is Part 1 of a four-part series featuring presentations from research teams funded through the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network's Patient Voices in Research initiative. The seminars are open to all interested in hearing about these patient-centred projects. Scroll down for more information on other events in the series.

Event Agenda:

Opening remarks

Isabel Serrano, PhD - Managing Director, MOHCCN

Patient Voices in Research Initiative introduction

James Pereira - member, MOHCCN Patient Working Group

Research presentations

PROPEL: Patient Reported Outcomes of People Experiencing Lung Cancer

• Vishal Navani, MBBS, MRCP, FRACP - Medical oncologist, Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Member, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute and Riddell Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy; Early-Phase & Lung Cancer Clinical Trials Lead, Alberta Health Services

PAtient-driven Cancer Trials (PACT): The development of a patient-centred clinical trial design framework for precision oncology

• Samantha Pollard, PhD - Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University; Investigator, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute

This event was co-chaired by Rosilene Kraft, PhD, PEng,, MOHCCN Patient Working Group member, and by Véronique LeBlanc, PhD, Network Program Manager and Scientific Writer, TFRI.