ACC PAC – Strength in Community

We are excited to communicate our work and goals with the very people we aim to benefit – the residents of the Atlantic Canada (and beyond).

In addition to circulating or Year End Report, we also published two articles in local media about how we formed and why, and what have we accomplished in such a short time (we were created in January 2024!).

Please take a look at these articles
Here and here.

if you have any feedback or comment, we will be delighted to hear them. Please send your thoughts to savas{at}mun.ca or place them in the comment box below.

With our best wishes,

Sevtap Savas, PhD. Lead, ACC PAC May 8, 2024 St. John’s, NL

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 by sevtapsavas Categories: ACC PAC (Atlantic Cancer Consortium_Patient Advisory Committee), BlogTags: ACC PAC, Atlantic Canada, Atlantic Cancer Consortium, Canada, cancer, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Patient Advisory Committee Precision Medicine Marathon Of Hope Cancer Centres Network, Public Engagement, Public Outreach Leave a comment

We are pleased to let you know that we have started the process to formally start the Patient Advisory Committee of Atlantic Cancer Consortium!

Atlantic Cancer Consortium is a part of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centre Networks led by the Terry Fox Research Institute. This consortium consists of a team of over 70 scientists, clinicians, staff, and trainees in Atlantic Canadian provinces.

The primary aim of the Cancer Centres Network is to advance the way to cancer cure via research (particularly focusing on Precision Medicine), collaboration, and training the next generation cancer researchers.

ACC PAC will be led by Sevtap Savas, PhD. Sevtap is a cancer scientist, patient advocate, and professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, NL.

Stay tuned!

ACC PAC (Atlantic Cancer Consortium_Patient Advisory Committee)

Farewell message by the ACC PAC

After 2 years and 3 months of working together, sadly the ACC PAC (Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee) is coming to an end due to lack of funding. During this time frame, our committee worked tirelessly to connect patient stories, scientific and medical knowledge, and priorities with the general public, scientists, clinicians and funders.…

by sevtapsavas March 21, 2026April 10, 2026

ACC PAC (Atlantic Cancer Consortium_Patient Advisory Committee)

The 2nd scholarly manuscript by the ACC PAC is now published

We are pleased to note that we – the Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee (ACC PAC) – have just published our 2nd scholarly paper!! 💓 In this paper, we describe our experience with organizing a Public Conference on Precision Medicine (March 15, 2025) for Atlantic Canadians, self-reflections, feedback received and lessons learnt for future…

by sevtapsavas February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

ACC PAC (Atlantic Cancer Consortium_Patient Advisory Committee)

ACC PAC webinars have started

The Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee (ACC PAC) is proud to note that it has started its webinar series. In the first two webinars, the committee focused on the research done by the Atlantic Cancer Consortium. The first webinar was delivered by Dr. Alexi Surette in French and the second one was delivered in…

by sevtapsavas December 6, 2025

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 by sevtapsavas Categories: ACC PAC (Atlantic Cancer Consortium_Patient Advisory Committee)Tags: ACC PAC, Atlantic Canada, Atlantic Cancer Consortium, Atlantic cancer research, Canadian cancer research, cancer, Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Patient advisors, Patient Advisory Committee, patient partners, Precision Medicine, Public Engagement, Public Outreach, Terry Fox Research Institute Leave a comment

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Reporting back to Community in Atlantic Canada through media: April -May 2024

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We started the process to create the Patient Advisory Committee of the Atlantic Cancer Consortium (ACC PAC)!

Farewell message by the ACC PAC

The 2nd scholarly manuscript by the ACC PAC is now published

ACC PAC webinars have started

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Farewell message by the ACC PAC

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