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 English by Dr. Sherri Christian.
You can access these presentations here:
Better days ahead.
We are pleased to share the recorded talks delivered on March 15, 2025, as part of the public conference named Cancer is Personal: Humanizing Precision Medicine in Atlantic Canada!
We thank all speakers for making their talks public and tech staff for making this possible.
On behalf of ACC PAC, Sevtap Savas, PhD.
We will update this page as we finalize the schedule
Register http://bit.ly/4h4spjb
Special guest, Darrell Fox
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Lianne Mantla-Look
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Derrick Bishop
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Dr. Cara MacInnis
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Gilles LeBlanc
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Jennifer Coish
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Dr. Amanda Bolderston
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Dr. Rodney Quellette
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Dr. Angela Hyde
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Dr. Ravi RamjeesinghMD, Ph.D
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Kathleen Buckley
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Chantal Boudreau
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Michelle Barton
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Marianne Arab
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Nicole Cardoulis
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Olivier Savoie
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Dr. Sevtap Savas
***For schedule, please see here: https://strength-in-community.ca/2025/02/18/conference-schedule-cancer-is-personal-humanizing-precision-medicine-in-atlantic-canada/
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We are pleased to invite all Atlantic Canadians to this free, virtual, and public conference on cancer and Precision Medicine on March 15, 2025!
This conference is organized by the Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee (ACC PAC), consisting of 14 members from across Atlantic Canada.
The conference will include speakers representing cancer patients, caregivers, researchers, healthcare and support service providers, leaders, and advocates.
Opening and closing keynote speeches will be delivered by a panel of patients and our special guest (Darrell Fox, the younger brother of Terry Fox), respectively.
Topics include lived experiences of patients and caregivers from various backgrounds, clinical trials in cancer, precision medicine in cancer, clinical and support services offered to cancer patients in Atlantic Canada, and role of advocacy in changing things for the better.
Select speeches will be delivered in French.
Register here: https://mun.jotform.com/250295627862061
Thank you – Organizing Committee: Jennifer Coish, Beverly Pausche, Georgia Skardasi, Sevtap Savas.
***For updates, info, and conference schedule, please continue to visit this website.
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Tentative schedule (Feb 14, 2025) – subject to change
Atlantic Cancer Consortium Patient Advisory Committee (ACC PAC) is excited to announce the date for their public, virtual conference titled “Cancer is Personal”: Humanizing Precision Medicine in Atlantic Canada!!
Please save the date, March 15 2025!
Further information, including registration, speakers, and schedule will be announced in early 2025.
Please join us in this public conference designed for Atlantic Canadians by Atlantic Canadians.
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!
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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…
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…