🌟 #WECANAcademy 2024 #lookback: 11-14 July🌟
“There is no shortcut to knowledge.” Over 80 #patientadvocates gathered in Barcelona for the knowledge-packed 4-day event. WECAN SmartStart and Masterclass trainees #capacitybuilding to better drive change in #cancercare 1/2
💡 “There is no shortcut to knowledge” 📖
In its 4th year, the #WECANAcademy 26 esteemed speakers cover:
⚙️ Advocacy Tools & Skills
🏛️ Healthcare Systems, Policy & Access
📊 Research & Data
Stay tuned for updates & enjoy our Day 1 snapshots! 💪💜#PatientAdvocacy#CancerCare 2/2
🌟 #WECAN Academy 2024 off to a flying start 🚀
The #WECANAcademy makes its highly anticipated return, with over 80 trainees from 32 countries undergoing an intensive four-day #capacitybuilding training from 11-14 July, designed to empower #cancer#patientadvocates 1/2
Late diagnosis has been associated with more complications and worse disease-free survival. Approximately 30% of #MYELOMA patients are being diagnosed through emergency services.
#EuropeanMyelomaDay
📢 On #EuropeanMyelomaDay, our goal is to highlight the crucial importance of early diagnosis for better patient outcomes. 24% of patients will wait 5 months or more to get a #myeloma diagnosis. Learn more here: https://t.co/LrMAW4V1na
Exactly one week ago, the WECAN Academy 2023 concluded. 22 speakers trained ~100 advocates from 26 countries in 3 tracks over 24 sessions. Huge thanks to the Programme Committee, speakers, support team and sponsors for making this event a success! https://t.co/JOEgztRzpF
🔴 #WECANAcademy
🗣️ @ZPWLC
Why do we need evidence-based advocacy?
👉Understanding. Evidence gives a fundamental way to understand your community.
👉 Credibility. Makes you work better and more effective.
Citizen science at work at the #WECANacademy training for about 100 patient advocates from all across Europe: roundtables reviewing and discussing scientific publications of clinical trial results, and presenting the key characteristics and issues the groups identified.
Great presentation from @GilliosaSB at @WECANadvocate#WECANacademy
On pseudoscience…
“It is much easier to produce misinformation than it is to refute it”
How to develop good content for patients - or “seeing through the smog” - an interactive training session for cancer patient advocates held by @Endo_Editor of @TCA_thyroidca at the #WECANacademy of @WECANadvocate
The @WECANadvocate Academy 2023 has kicked off: a 4-day training for 100 cancer patient advocates from all across Europe, organised by 22 pan-European cancer patient orgs. 22 speakers, 24 sessions, 26 countries - and a huge amount of energy in the room!
Patients’ rights on the @WECANadvocate#WECANAcademy programme this afternoon. @tamasbereczky is shining a light on inequalities, discrimination and the challenge of affordability in the lives of patients. ‘Human rights and patient advocacy go hand in hand’.
There is no better person to drill down some of the most complex topics in patient advocacy. @KateEMor_ on behalf of @MyelomaEurope is presenting on Access and Regulatory Basics for @WECANadvocate at the #WECANAcademy !
MPE’s Co-CEO, @KateEMor_, will speak today at 13:30 hrs (CET) at the @WECANadvocate Academy!
Her session will be an introduction and overview of how cancer medicines are assessed and bought to market in Europe.
Check out the agenda here: https://t.co/U8d5Bxb9nE
The patient community owes so much to EUPATI. I couldn’t imagine any of our capacity building programmes in the @WECANadvocate community without those amazing educational resources. Thank you so much @eupatients! And thank you Maria Dutarte for speaking at the #WECANAcademy
Patients have unique perspectives on what is important to them. If you want to know what matters to patients, ask patients. At the #WECANAcademy@WECANadvocate quoting a piece of research done by the myeloma community @MyelomaEurope in 2009!