Patient Voices in Research Initiative Seminar Series (pt. 4)

 

This event is Part 4 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

Landscape of cancer drug approvals and reimbursement decisions in Canada

  • Bishal Gyawali, MD, PhD, FASCO - Oncologist, Kingston General Hospital; Associate professor, Department of Oncology and Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen's University; Clinician-scientist, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)

Setting up a personalized learning path for patients with neuroendocrine tumours (Mise en place d’un parcours d’apprentissage personnalisé pour les patients porteurs de tumeurs neuro-endocrine

  • Marie-Pascale Pomey, MD, PhD  - Professor, Department of Management, Evaluation and Health Policy, School of Public Health and Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal; Co-director, Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public, Université de Montréal

Physical Activity as a Novel Management Approach in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: the MPN-FIT Study

  • Natasha Szuber, MD, MSc - Haematologist-oncologist, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
  • Marie Ouellet - Medical Student, Université de Montréal

This event was co-chaired by Natalie A-K, BSc, MBA, CPA-CMA, de novo stage 4 breast cancer patient, MOHCCN Patient Working Group and Network Council member, and by Clare Dean, Patient Working Group Coordinator, TFRI.