Health Canada has prepared a survey entitled “National Strategy for High-Cost Drugs for Rare Diseases Online Engagement.” Rare diseases include myeloma, but also many others such as ALS, CFF and more. The groups that represent these patients, including SAMPS, are very interested in these issues. This survey is open to all Canadians, and we encourage you to participate. Read more…
Read MoreSAMPS member Nancy Shamanna is featured in the latest issue of Myeloma Canada's Myeloma Matters. Congratulations, Nancy!
Read MoreWellspring and CCA Patient Education and Supportive care are offering a free speaker series for people living with advanced, metastatic, chronic or non-curable cancer. Our colleague, Dr. Mackey will presenting on January 28 – Clinical Trials for Advanced Cancer. Hope for You, Hope for Others. See the event for more details.
Read MoreAs the holiday draws near, we wish all our members and caregivers of our SAMPS family a very happy holiday. 2020 has been a trying year but with vaccinations on the horizon, it is safe to say things can only get better! Read more…
Read MoreThere are only 10 days left to take part in the Myeloma PSP Prioritization survey. Share your insights for the direction of future myeloma research. Read more…
Read MoreMyeloma Canada is conducting a patient survey on a new CAR-T therapy coming to Canada:idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel, bb2121). Myeloma Canada will share patients’ input with the review committee to ensure our community’s voice is being heard and our needs considered. Read more…
Read MoreWith the ever changing COVID-19 landscape, it has been a positive month with the development of 3 types of vaccines. Many questions have surfaced with regards to these vaccines — how will these vaccines get rolled out to the public? Are they safe for the general population? Are they safe for Cancer patients? Should cancer patients receive priority? Read more…
Read MoreA video recording of last week’s Patient/Caregiver Networking meeting featuring Dr. Gregory Lucier is now available.
Brain Fog is a common experience for cancer patients, and Dr. Lucier speaks about helpful ways of managing and improving symptoms.
After the video is a quick, anonymous survey. We would appreciate your feedback to help us in planning future events that meet the needs and interests of our members.
Read MoreI learned of SAMPS scholarship through a class-wide email that was sent out to my class by the Student Advising and Wellness Office. Immediately, I felt like this was an organization and scholarship that I should apply to because of the personal connection I have had with myeloma in my life. Read more…
Read MoreMy name is Spencer and I am in my final year of medical school at the University of Calgary. I am originally from a small town in Ontario and moved out to Alberta for medical school. Read more…
Read MoreSAMPS will be hosting an informational zoom meeting on December 3, 2020. The speaker will be Dr. Gregory Lucier, presenting on the topic of “Brain Fog”. Kindly please RSVP to Secretary@samps.ca if you intend to join this meeting. Just click the zoom link to join in after 6:30 PM. Meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
See the event for Zoom call details.
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