Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Patient Engagement in Cancer Research in Canada Community of Practice This Community of Practice, through sponsorship of the Canadian Cancer Society, aims to provide a forum to share, identify, and address needs amongst patient engagement (PE) leaders in Canada. It is a forum to exchange ideas and approaches, explore challenges and issues, learn and share knowledge, develop collaborations, and engage in meaningful discussions. Membership is open to any organization engaged in cancer research. The current membership of over 50 individuals represents a diverse range of organizations including patient advocacy, research institutes, research networks, research funders, government, and industry. The keynote presentation for the October meeting will highlight CCTG's patient engagement model. Patient Engagement Resources A new webpage has been created for members to access patient engagement resources. You can now find the direct link to the these resources on the CCTG website in the "Member Resources" tab under "Member links".The new direct link can be found here: https://www.ctg.queensu.ca/private/patient-engagement-resources-members if your team needs to bookmark the information. Patient Representative Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge Patrick Sullivan, a former CCTG Patient Representative Committee member that has recently left the committee. Patrick started as CCTG patient representative in January 2018 and was a member of the Data Safety Monitoring Committee as well as the PM.1 Trial Committee. We thank Patrick's for his participation and contributions over the last 5 + years.
