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6th National Summit on Community Cancer Control:
Community Cancer Control in Northern and Rural Communities (Completed
June 2004)
$75,000
Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Care is one of nine regional cancer centres in Ontario, which provides comprehensive cancer care services to its regional population. In June 2004, it was host to the 6th National Summit on Community Cancer Control.
Partners:
The conference steering committee was composed of senior representatives from stakeholder groups including: the Canadian Cancer Society, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Alberta Cancer Board, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, Cancer Care Manitoba, Cancer Care Ontario, Centre de coordination de lutte contre le cancer, Conseil Québecois de lutte contre le cancer, Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation, Cancer Care Nova Scotia, and Dr. H. Bliss Cancer Centre in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Objectives:
Approximately 250 delegates from across Canada attended the conference. The Summit incorporated real-time meeting technology with the use of laptops and multi-media projection of working group results for the immediate delivery of recommendations and proceedings. The Summit objectives were to:
- Identify and prioritize challenges and barriers associated with cancer control in rural and northern communities;
- Identify strategies/mechanisms for improving cancer control in priority areas at all levels including innovative initiatives;
- Recommend specific cancer control strategies/mechanisms to a broad range of groups and organizations;
- Identify new, and strengthen existing, partnerships and networks for national, provincial, regional and community-based cancer control; and
- Identify and explore future international linkages.
Expected Results:
The Summit supported primary health care renewal by improving linkages, access, and integration for community-based primary health care organizations in Northern and rural, remote and Aboriginal areas in the field of cancer control. The Summit directed specific strategies for improving cancer control to national and provincial organizations, as well as to local groups and primary health care providers. These strategies included recommendations for all areas of community cancer control, including: prevention, surveillance, screening/early detection, treatment, supportive care, rehabilitation and palliation.
Contact:
Alison McMullen
Acting Director, Preventive Oncology
Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Care
980 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6V4
Tel: (807) 684-7214
Fax: (807) 684-5812
Email: mcmullea@tbh.net
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