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New paper by the Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee (ACC PAC)

We are pleased to share our scholarly paper published in Discover Health Systems journal this week!

In this paper, we describe the formation of our team (ACC PAC) and the patient and family priorities its members identified regarding cancer and precision medicine in Atlantic Canada.

The ACC PAC identified priorities in two categories:

Addressing needs of everyone affected by cancer equitably, and the whole patient and family
Increasing awareness, access, and affordability of precision medicines

You can freely access this manuscript here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44250-025-00201-1?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20250324&utm_content=10.1007/s44250-025-00201-1

Better days ahead

Sevtap Savas, PhD.

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by sevtapsavas Categories: ACC PAC (Atlantic Cancer Consortium_Patient Advisory Committee)Tags: Advocacy, Atlantic Canada, Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee, Canada, cancer, knowledge dissemination, Marathon of Hope, Priorities, Public Engagement, Public Outreach Leave a comment

SAVE THE DATE: Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion event focusing on transgender individuals with cancer

MAY 16, 2024

All interested individuals are invited!

Registration details to be announced soon.

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January 15, 2024January 22, 2024 by sevtapsavas Categories: Public Interest Group on Cancer ResearchTags: 2SLGBTQIA+ health, Canada, cancer, cancer lived experience, Documentary Screening, knowledge dissemination, LGBTQ, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Public Engagement, Public Interest Group on Cancer Research, Public Outreach, Quadrangle NL, St. John's, Transgender individuals 1 Comment

Public Interest Group on Cancer Research made two presentations in a national academic conference!

We are delighted to note that our group has made two presentations at the The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) Conference (Sept 14-15, 2023)!

The titles and authors of these presentations are:

1. Partnering with patient advisers in designing and delivering public engagement events on cancer. Sevtap Savas, Alicia Follett, Holly Etchegary, Cindy Whitten, Namiko Sakamoto, Janine Taylor-Cutting, Jason Wiseman, Derrick Bishop, John King, Tristan Bilash, Teri Stuckless.

2. The Public Interest Group on Cancer Research – The 2022 Update. Sevtap Savas, Holly Etchegary, Cindy Whitten, Alicia Follett, Namiko Sakamoto, Janine Taylor-Cutting, Jason Wiseman, Derrick Bishop, John King, Teri Stuckless.

You can find the recording of the 1st talk here:

Our group will continue to produce public and scientific knowledge AND disseminate them for access by anyone locally, nationally, and globally.

We thank our funder (Office of Public Engagement at Memorial University) and supporters (NLSUPPORT) for giving us a much appreciated support to grow our group’s activities!

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 by sevtapsavas Categories: Public Conference on Cancer - 2022, Public Interest Group on Cancer ResearchTags: #ARCC2023, Academic conferences, Academic presentations, ARCC conference, Canada, cancer, knowledge dissemination, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, patient partners, Public Conference on Cancer, Public Engagement, Public Interest Group on Cancer Research, public knowledge, Public Outreach, St. John's, The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) Leave a comment

Presented the work of Public Interest Group on Cancer Research in an international congress (IPOS/CAPO 2022)

So excited to have represented and presented the Public Interest Group on Cancer Research in the International Psycho-Oncology Society / Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (IPOS/CAPO) 2022 Congress!

This is a joint congress held between IPOS and CAPO between August 29-September 1.

I truly enjoyed listening to talks from all corners of the world and disseminating information about the Public Interest Group, how we created it, why we created it, and what we have been achieving since its inception.

I thank all past and current members of this group for their contributions!

You can check the #IPOS2022 to see tweets about the congress and talks.

I will be talking about the importance and work of this interest group during the Public Conference on Cancer, October 15. Please join us to hear more.

I also plan to record a talk and make it widely accessible for anyone in our province. Stay tuned.

Until next time, Sevtap Savas, PhD. Sept 1, 2022 St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 by sevtapsavas Categories: Blog, Public Interest Group on Cancer ResearchTags: #IPOS2022, acadmeic presentation, Canada, cancer, CAPO congress, conference presentation, knowledge dissemination, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Public Conference on Cancer, Public Engagement, Public Interest Group on Cancer Research, Public Outreach, Representation, St. John's Leave a comment

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