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1. WHAT CHRONIC DISEASE ADVOCACY CAN OFFER
CANCER SURVIVORS!
Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Webinar
September 2015

2. Cancer a chronic illness?
• Cancer survival rates are improving
• Many patients must manage their illnesses on an ongoing
basis
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• New / different challenges:
• Fragmented health care system / care continuum
• Navigating the health care system
• Coordination of multiple care providers and specialties
While there are still many cancers that strike quickly and metastasize or
have poor survival rates, for many, cancer is becoming a chronic
condition that requires ongoing treatment and support to deal with side
effects ranging from nausea, pain and low immunity to bone loss, heart
disease and arthritis.
- CCSN

3. Chronic disease advocates
• Gail Attara
• Gastrointestinal Society
• Shelagh Ross
• Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance
• Linda Wilhelm
• Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance
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4. Gail Attara, President & CEO
• GI Society provides information and advocates
regarding a wide array of gastrointestinal and liver
diseases and disorders
• Gail is the President of the Best Medicines Coalition and
Co-Founder of Advocacy Boot Camp
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5. Shelagh Ross, Former Executive
Director
• Grass-roots volunteer-based organization for patients with
congenital heart disease (CHD) that focuses on raising
awareness of CHD, providing peer support and mentoring,
and advancing CHD-related research
• Shelagh helped found CCHA and has been actively involved
in various capacities, including President and Executive
Director
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6. Linda Wilhelm, President
• Supporting patients to advocate for themselves and the
arthritis patient community by building links between them
and other organizations, researchers and governments
• Linda also participates in Health Canada expert advisory
panels, is on the Best Medicines Coalition’s board of
directors and is also a member of CIHR’s Drug Safety and
Effectiveness Network’s steering committee
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7. Discussion
• Does the advocacy story change when dealing with
chronic disease?
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8. Discussion
• How do you approach different elements along the
continuum of care?
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9. Discussion
• How do you engage patients in advocacy for treatments?
• What elements do you emphasize or focus on in the
context of patient input submissions to the Canadian
Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)?
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10. Discussion
• How do you sustain momentum in your advocacy
campaigns?
• How do you generate patient engagement?
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Advocacy
campaign

11. Discussion
• What are some of the challenges in moving your
advocacy efforts forward?
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12. Discussion
• What is one of your great successes?
• What were some of the key success factors?
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13. Discussion
• Do you have any recommendations for the cancer
advocacy community to help support survivors?
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The fact is, 63 per cent of Canadian cancer patients
live longer than five years after diagnosis, and if a
cancer patient survives past one year, that number
rises to 81 per cent … This requires a huge shift in the
way we treat cancer patients. We need to make sure
that people are aware of this change, and that our
system adapts to meet the long-term needs of people
throughout their cancer journey.
- Jackie Manthorne, CCSN

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QUESTIONS