PATIENTS
The Learning Institute
The BioCanRx–Cancer Community Partnership Learning Institute connects oncology patient leaders and immunotherapy researchers for collaborative knowledge exchange at the annual Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy.
Shared Understanding
Connecting Patients and Researchers
Academic scholars are exposed to the realities of the cancer patient experience and patient leaders are familiarized with research concepts in immuno-oncology. Both develop their networking knowledge and translation skills. Partnerships are also created and strengthened as a result.
They also work together on a Dissemination Report that captures their key take-away messages and reflections from the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy, and serves as a way to share this information with BioCanRx, the oncology communities, and the general public.
Goals
Engaging Patients and Making Research Accessible
Patient Integration
To create a model of learning that encourages, supports and creates the integration of patient leaders into the scientific conference.
Research Access
To ensure that scientific research presented at the conference is translated to patient participants in an understandable way so that it can be shared with interested partners.
At a Glance
Core Program Activities
Pre-Summit training to learn about basic cancer biology and immunotherapy
A series of high-energy knowledge exchange sessions
A “buddy system” where patient leaders are paired with academic scholars
Patient Perspective in the creation of the Dissemination Report.
Participants are given a workbook and assigned notetaking for the various plenaries, talks and events at the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy.
Then & Now
Upcoming and Past Institutes
We will be launching the next Learning Institute once we announce our next Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy. Please stay tuned for details.
See the links below for more information about past institutes:
2025 Learning Institute
October, Toronto, ON
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2023 Learning Institute
October, Ottawa, ON
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2022 Learning Institute
November, in Montreal, Quebec
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2021 Learning Institute
November, Virtual
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2019 Learning Institute
October, in Victoria, British Columbia
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2018 Learning Institute
October, in Banff, Alberta
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2017 Learning Institute
June, in Gatineau, Quebec
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Development
Where It Started
In 2016, the Cancer Community Partnership and BioCanRx identified the Learning Institute as a joint priority, and made it part of the BioCanRx-Cancer Community Partnership Joint Action Plan.
In response to the Joint Action Plan, the following members of the 2017 Cancer Community Partnership Working Group, BioCanRx Highly Qualified Personnel community and BioCanRx staff came together and developed the BioCanRx-Cancer Stakeholder Alliance Learning Institute:
Louise Binder
Health Policy Consultant, Save Your Skin Foundation
Kathy Brodeur-Robb
Executive Director, C17 – Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders
Linda Eagen
President & CEO, Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation
Nicole Forbes
Postdoctoral Fellow, Jean-Simon Diallo Lab, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Renée Leduc
Manager, Knowledge Mobilization, BioCanRx
Patrick Sullivan
President, Team Finn and a Founder & Chairman of Ac2orn
Jovian Tsang
(former) Manager of Highly Qualified Personnel Training Programs, BioCanRx
Brittany Umer
PhD Candidate, David Evans Lab, University of Alberta