Patient Voices in Research Initiative Seminar Series (pt. 3)

 

This event is Part 3 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

Patient-focused evAluatioN Of dispaRities AMong pArticipants enrolled onto PRecision Oncology studies (PANORAMA-PRO)

  • Abdulazeez Salawu, MD, PhD - Medical oncologist, Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Assistant professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Co-designing an intervention to support people living with and beyond a metastatic cancer diagnosis

  • Robin Urquhart, PhD - Associate Professor, Canadian Cancer Society (Nova Scotia Division) Endowed Chair in Population Cancer Research, Dalhousie University; Senior Scientist, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute; Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Health Authority; MOHCCN consortium lead (ACC)
Exploring the perspectives of stakeholders for homologous recombination deficient (HRD) biomarker testing to guide precision medicine for advanced ovarian cancer treatment

  • Helen McTaggart-Cowan, PhD - Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University; Scientist, BC Cancer

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