In the Community - May 2017

What's happening in the Canadian myeloma community?

Ontario

Windsor

To register, donate or sponsor, contact
Denis, Joe or Jeff Rousseau

519-726-5201

Burlington

To register, donate or sponsor, visit www.scrambleforthecure.ca

The Economic Club of Canada Luncheon

Ottawa

Please join the Economic Club of Canada luncheon on May 31st for a topical and timely armchair discussion aimed at addressing and unlocking the value of innovative medicines, the evolution of cancer treatments and how we can further accelerate this scientific progress.

Special introductory remarks will be made by “Stuntman” Stu”. Partial of the proceeds of this event will be donated to Myeloma Canada, The Canadian Cancer Society and The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Guest Speakers include:

Aldo Del Col, Co-Founder and Chairman - Myeloma Canada

Bruce Williamson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Janssen Inc.

Darrell J. White, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Ctr and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Linda Eagen, MBA, Founder, Cancer Coaching - President & CEO, Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation

Pamela Fralick, President - Innovative Medicines Canada

Stuntman Stu, Stu - Schwartz

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Manitoba

Trevor Olfert Concert

The Annual Trevor Olfert and the Open Sky Orchestra on May 4th and 5th in Winnipeg was once again a success this year, raising over $3500 for the cause! Thank you to Trevor and his gang for their continued generosity and for putting on a great show, as well as event coordinators Abbie Grieder and Heidy Foot for all of their hard work in ensuring the event was a success!

Quebec

Sherbrooke InfoSession

The Sherbrooke InfoSession was a full house! We were beyond pleased to welcome over 80 patients, caregivers and Healthcare professionals to learn about the latest advancements in myeloma research and its management of the disease. A special thanks to our savvy speakers, Dr Michel Pavic, Hematologist at the Centre hospitalier univesitatire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Dr Richard LeBlanc, Hematologist at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Émilie Boisvert, Oncology Pharmacist at the CHUS, and Martine Elias and Olivier Jérôme from Myeloma Canada.

New Brunswick

Saint John InfoSession

Myeloma Canada would like to thank the 70 patients and caregivers who attended the Myeloma Canada InfoSession in St John, New Brunswick and at the satellite locations on April 7, 2017. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the St John Regional Hospital for their hospitality as well as the staff for assisting with the event. It was certainly an informative day! A special thanks to our speakers, Dr. Elisabeth Zed, MD, Hematologist, Dr Anthony Reiman, MD, Hematologist, Colleen Chisholm, RN, CON(C), Donna Warner, RD/DT.I, Véronique Guitard, RD/ DT.I, and Margaret Wiebe, myeloma patient.