2017 SPARC Awardees

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Raising patient voices in Tajikistan

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Awardee: Firuza Abdullaeva
Public Organization "Avesto" (NGO)

Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Mentor: Tatiana Soldak, Director of Programs at Resource and Policy Exchange (USA)

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Ignite hope

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Awardee: Maria Jocelyn Kara Magsanoc Alikpala
ICANSERVE Foundation

Location: Pasig City, Philippines

Mentor: Carmen Auste, Managing Director at Cancer Warriors Foundation (Philippines)

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Building community-based awareness and navigating breast cancer and palliative care

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Awardee: Comfort Asoogo
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Location: Kumasi, Ghana

Mentor: Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Global Health Medicine at University of Washington (USA)

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Improving information and support for metastatic breast cancer patients in Nigeria

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Awardee: Chioma Christie Asuzu
University of Ibadan

Location: Idaban, Nigeria

Mentor: Carolyn Taylor, Founder and President at Global Focus on Cancer (USA)

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Assessing the needs and the quality of life of women with advanced breast cancer

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Awardee: Maria Gabriela Berta
Fundación Cáncer-Fuca

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mentor: Lucy Bonazzi, Clinical Psychologist at Instituto da Mama of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

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The case of Cyprus: The psychosocial needs of women living with metastatic breast cancer

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Awardee: Stephanie Christodoulidou
Europa Donna Cyprus

Location: Nicosia, Cyprus

Mentor: Kyriacos Kyriacou, Head of the Department of Electron Microscopy/Molecular Pathology at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics (Cyprus)

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Financial resources navigation tool

Craig Faucette

Awardee: Craig Faucette
Canadian Breast Cancer Network

Location: Ottawa, Canada

Mentor: Karen A Gelmon MD FRCPC, Professor of Medicine at University of British Columbia (Canada)

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Metastatic e-learning materials

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Awardee: Louise Hamill
McGrath Foundation

Location: St. Leonards, Australia

Mentor: Fran Boyle, Professor of Medical Oncology at Sydney Medical School – Northern (Australia)

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Introducing patient navigation in the Caribbean

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Awardee: Melford John
Caribbean Cancer Research Initiative

Location: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Mentor: Ophira Ginsburg, Director of High-Risk Cancer Genetics Program at Perlmutter Cancer Center (USA)

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Metastatic advocacy training course

Susan Knox

Awardee: Susan Knox
Europa Donna -
The European Breast Cancer Coalition

Location: Milan, Italy

Mentor: Olivia Pagani, Clinical Director at the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland (Switzerland)

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Patient engagement for metastatic breast cancer patients

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Awardee: Shubha Maudgal
Cancer Patients Aid Association

Location: Mumbai, India

Mentor: Jeff Dunn, Chair Social and Behavioural Sciences at Institute for Resilient Regions, University of Southern Queensland (Australia)

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Improved quality of life for metastatic breast cancer patients in Romania

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Awardee: Adriana Melnic
Societatea Romana de Cancer

Location: Cluj Napoca, Romania

Mentor: Julie Gralow, M.D., Jill Bennett Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer at University of Washington School of Medicine (USA)

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“My alma”: A digital app supporting metastatic breast cancer patients

Christiana Mitsi

Awardee: Christiana Mitsi
Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer "Alma Zois"

Location: Athens, Greece

Mentor: Emmanouil Saloustros MD, DSc, Assistant professor of Oncology at Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (Greece)

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Palliative care initiative for Cameroonian women with metastatic breast cancer

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Awardee: Blaise Nkegoum
Clinique Médicale Camassistance

Location: Yaounde, Cameroon

Mentor: Dr Catherine de Souza, Consultant in Palliative Care at Oxford University Hospitals (UK)

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MetaPink navigation and support group for metastatic Breast cancer patients

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Awardee: Ebele Nwankwo
Run for a Cure Africa Breast Cancer Foundation

Location: Ikoyi, Nigeria

Mentor: Dorothy Gibbons, CEO and Co-founder at The Rose (USA)

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National planning and policy improvement for advanced breast cancer patients in Kyrgyzstan

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Awardee: Taalaigul Sabyrbekova
Public Foundation Ergene

Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Mentor: Tatiana Soldak, Director of Programs at Resource and Policy Exchange (USA)

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Improving metastatic breast cancer care in Kenya using information technology

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Awardee: Asim Jamal Shaikh
The Aga Khan University

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Mentor: Joan Kramer, Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine of Atlanta (USA)

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Validation of CALM psycho-social therapy in metastatic breast cancer patients in Portugal

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Awardee: Luzia Travado
Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e
Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Mentor:  Gary Rodin MD, Professor of Psychiatry at University of Toronto (Canada)

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Strengthening advanced breast cancer care in Rwanda through care coordination

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Awardee: François Uwinkindi
Rwanda Biomedical Center

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Mentor: Lawrence N Shulman, Professor of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania (USA)

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Integrative oncology techniques for young women with advanced breast cancer

Cynthia Villarreal

Awardee: Cynthia Mayte Villarreal
Alianza Mexicana por el Cáncer, AC

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Mentor: Anna Cabanes, Ph. D., MPH, Director, Global Programs at Susan G Komen (USA)

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Last update: 
Wednesday 13 June 2018
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