Breadcrumb Learning and development Grants 2017 SPARC Awardees 2017 SPARC Awardees Raising patient voices in Tajikistan Awardee: Firuza AbdullaevaPublic Organization "Avesto" (NGO) Location: Dushanbe, TajikistanMentor: Tatiana Soldak, Director of Programs at Resource and Policy Exchange (USA) View the project abstract Ignite hope Awardee: Maria Jocelyn Kara Magsanoc AlikpalaICANSERVE Foundation Location: Pasig City, PhilippinesMentor: Carmen Auste, Managing Director at Cancer Warriors Foundation (Philippines) View the project abstract Building community-based awareness and navigating breast cancer and palliative care Awardee: Comfort AsoogoKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Location: Kumasi, GhanaMentor: Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Global Health Medicine at University of Washington (USA) View the project abstract Improving information and support for metastatic breast cancer patients in Nigeria Awardee: Chioma Christie AsuzuUniversity of Ibadan Location: Idaban, NigeriaMentor: Carolyn Taylor, Founder and President at Global Focus on Cancer (USA) View the project abstract Assessing the needs and the quality of life of women with advanced breast cancer Awardee: Maria Gabriela BertaFundación Cáncer-Fuca Location: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMentor: Lucy Bonazzi, Clinical Psychologist at Instituto da Mama of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) View the project abstract The case of Cyprus: The psychosocial needs of women living with metastatic breast cancer Awardee: Stephanie ChristodoulidouEuropa Donna Cyprus Location: Nicosia, CyprusMentor: Kyriacos Kyriacou, Head of the Department of Electron Microscopy/Molecular Pathology at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics (Cyprus) View the project abstract Financial resources navigation tool Awardee: Craig FaucetteCanadian Breast Cancer Network Location: Ottawa, CanadaMentor: Karen A Gelmon MD FRCPC, Professor of Medicine at University of British Columbia (Canada) View the project abstract Metastatic e-learning materials Awardee: Louise HamillMcGrath Foundation Location: St. Leonards, AustraliaMentor: Fran Boyle, Professor of Medical Oncology at Sydney Medical School – Northern (Australia) View the project abstract Introducing patient navigation in the Caribbean Awardee: Melford JohnCaribbean Cancer Research Initiative Location: San Fernando, Trinidad and TobagoMentor: Ophira Ginsburg, Director of High-Risk Cancer Genetics Program at Perlmutter Cancer Center (USA) View the project abstract Metastatic advocacy training course Awardee: Susan KnoxEuropa Donna - The European Breast Cancer Coalition Location: Milan, ItalyMentor: Olivia Pagani, Clinical Director at the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland (Switzerland) View the project abstract Patient engagement for metastatic breast cancer patients Awardee: Shubha MaudgalCancer Patients Aid Association Location: Mumbai, IndiaMentor: Jeff Dunn, Chair Social and Behavioural Sciences at Institute for Resilient Regions, University of Southern Queensland (Australia) View the project abstract Improved quality of life for metastatic breast cancer patients in Romania Awardee: Adriana MelnicSocietatea Romana de Cancer Location: Cluj Napoca, RomaniaMentor: Julie Gralow, M.D., Jill Bennett Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer at University of Washington School of Medicine (USA) View the project abstract “My alma”: A digital app supporting metastatic breast cancer patients Awardee: Christiana MitsiHellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer "Alma Zois" Location: Athens, GreeceMentor: Emmanouil Saloustros MD, DSc, Assistant professor of Oncology at Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (Greece) View the project abstract Palliative care initiative for Cameroonian women with metastatic breast cancer Awardee: Blaise NkegoumClinique Médicale Camassistance Location: Yaounde, CameroonMentor: Dr Catherine de Souza, Consultant in Palliative Care at Oxford University Hospitals (UK) View the project abstract MetaPink navigation and support group for metastatic Breast cancer patients Awardee: Ebele NwankwoRun for a Cure Africa Breast Cancer Foundation Location: Ikoyi, NigeriaMentor: Dorothy Gibbons, CEO and Co-founder at The Rose (USA) View the project abstract National planning and policy improvement for advanced breast cancer patients in Kyrgyzstan Awardee: Taalaigul SabyrbekovaPublic Foundation Ergene Location: Bishkek, KyrgyzstanMentor: Tatiana Soldak, Director of Programs at Resource and Policy Exchange (USA) View the project abstract Improving metastatic breast cancer care in Kenya using information technology Awardee: Asim Jamal ShaikhThe Aga Khan University Location: Nairobi, KenyaMentor: Joan Kramer, Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine of Atlanta (USA) View the project abstract Validation of CALM psycho-social therapy in metastatic breast cancer patients in Portugal Awardee: Luzia TravadoFundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud Location: Lisbon, PortugalMentor: Gary Rodin MD, Professor of Psychiatry at University of Toronto (Canada) View the project abstract Strengthening advanced breast cancer care in Rwanda through care coordination Awardee: François UwinkindiRwanda Biomedical Center Location: Kigali, RwandaMentor: Lawrence N Shulman, Professor of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania (USA) View the project abstract Integrative oncology techniques for young women with advanced breast cancer Awardee: Cynthia Mayte VillarrealAlianza Mexicana por el Cáncer, AC Location: Mexico City, MexicoMentor: Anna Cabanes, Ph. D., MPH, Director, Global Programs at Susan G Komen (USA) View the project abstract Tags SPARC SPARC grants Awardees Seeding Progress and Resources for the Cancer Community Metastatic Breast Cancer Challenge MBC Last update Friday 06 March 2020 Share this page