Patient Advocacy @CTOS 2024

  We are delighted to announce that patient advocacy will once again have a valued presence at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) Annual Meeting. This year, we are pleased to host the Patient Advocacy Lounge at CTOS 2024 in San Diego: Patient Advocacy LoungeRoom Balboa ABC, Second Level, Manchester Grand Hyatt San DiegoOpen from Thursday, November…

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Your Poster @CTOS 2024

Show Off Your Advocacy Work at CTOS 2024, to the broadest international community of sarcoma experts: Create and Submit a Poster! Sarcoma patient advocacy organizations are cordially invited to participate in SPAGN’s poster presentation session that will be held at this year’s CTOS conference. This session is an opportunity for you to showcase your organization…

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Sarcoma Intelligent Specialist Network and How We Got Here

A graphic promoting a blog post by Sarcoma Patient Advocacy Global Network. The caption reads "Sarcoma Intelligent Specialist Network and How We Got Here." Included is a photo of SPAGN's Honorary President Roger Wilson presenting this paper at CTOS 2023 in Dublin.

One of the first things a newly diagnosed sarcoma patient is told when they contact a patient support group is that they must be treated by expert doctors in a specialist centre. But no one knows how to judge whether there are experts in a centre or not. SPAGN therefore set out a year ago to work towards a universally acceptable definition of an expert centre. Such a definition would allow new patients to get a quick understanding, advocacy groups to gain deeper knowledge of their country’s resources, and doctors in centres that are developing their expertise to have a clear understanding of what we as patients expect.

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CTOS 2023 Highlights: Patient Advocacy Lounge Leaves a Lasting Impression

The Connective Tissue Oncology Society held its annual conference in Dublin, Ireland from November 1-4, 2023. The conference, an opportunity for the global sarcoma community to come together, has left a lasting impression: The role of patient advocates in this community is growing and SPAGN’s Patient Advocacy Lounge was a huge success.

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Facilitating Collaboration in Sarcoma Care

A photo of Prof. Dr. Bernd Kasper standing on a red bridge which is out of focus.

In this interview, SPAGN Communications Director Cory Archibald speaks with Dr. Bernd Kasper, to learn about the role of patient advocacy groups like SPAGN in strengthening global cooperation to improve patient outcomes.

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