Patient Voices in Research Initiative Seminar Series (pt. 2)

 

This event is Part 2 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

André Veillette, MD - Executive Director, MOHCCN

Research presentations

Towards Equity: Co-designing Interventions to Address Disparities in Cancer Genetics

  • Yvonne Bombard, PhD, FCAHS - Canada Research Chair in Genomics Health Services and Policy; Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Director, Genomics Health Services Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Co-founder & CEO, Genetics Adviser
  • Sonya Grewal, MSc - Research coordinator, Genomics Health Services Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
The challenge to offer a second hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to children and yound adults with relapsed hematological malignancies: Using a qualitative approach to explore health care professional, parental and patient decision-making variables

  • Joerg Krueger, MD, PhD - Staff Physician, Section Head, BMT/CT Section, Medical Director, CAR T-Cell Program, Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids); Project Investigator, SickKids Research Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

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