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About this Webinar: Interventions are considered complex when a number of factors associated with their use contribute to their effectiveness. An emerging complex intervention is the use of T-cell redirecting therapy. These therapies change the behaviour of a patient’s T-cells to modify (usually amplify) an immune response.
There are currently two types of T-cell redirecting therapies currently funded in Canada: chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies , and; bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTEs). These therapies have created the need for interdisciplinary teams due to heightened requirements for care coordination and toxicity management. Delivering these therapies creates several challenges for healthcare systems ranging from focused educational strategies to improved protocols and more sophisticated resource planning.
The use of T-cell redirecting therapy is likely to grow in coming years due to better experience with the interventions, introduction in earlier lines of therapy, reduced costs of delivery, and expansion into other therapeutic areas including outside of cancer. Health systems may create unnecessary delays for patient access if they are not prepared to quickly change approaches to care delivery.
Don Husereau will describe alternative feasible approaches to care delivery, or initiatives that may support the safe delivery and access to care of complex therapies in the Canadian health system setting, including the coming wave of T-cell redirecting therapies.
About the Presenter: DON HUSEREAU is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at The University of Ottawa. He does freelance health care research, and works with private and public sector life sciences organizations to help them understand the value of health technology and its implications for health and innovation policy.
Description : Dans cette conférence sous forme de dialogue, Nathalie Stoltz, bénévole à la Fondation et ancienne patiente, partagera son parcours personnel : du diagnostic de son cancer à son retour au travail, en passant par les défis physiques, émotionnels et professionnels qu’elle a dû relever. À ses côtés, France présentera comment la Fondation soutient les personnes touchées par le cancer à chaque étape de leur parcours, notamment grâce à un programme d’accompagnement spécifique au retour à l’emploi.
Un échange humain et inspirant, porteur d’espoir et d’outils concrets pour celles et ceux qui traversent une situation similaire.
À propos des conférencières:
France Locas
Issue du monde du développement des affaires et du marketing, France Locas a entrepris sa carrière en philanthropie en 2005. Depuis 15 ans déjà, France travaille à la Fondation québécoise du cancer. Inspirée par les besoins de la clientèle, elle œuvre au développement du programme de soutien en entreprise depuis les 8 dernières années. Son expérience lui permet d’accompagner les gens d’affaires face au cancer en milieu de travail, en abordant des thèmes tels que la peur, l’espoir, et l’importance du soutien.
Nathalie Stoltz
Après une carrière de 28 ans dans la restauration, dont 14 ans en tant que propriétaire, Nathalie Stoltz décide de tout quitter pour faire des études universitaires. À 44 ans et avec un baccalauréat en études internationales en poche, elle s’envole pour le Chili où elle représente une entreprise de L’Islet (Québec). En 2020, à l’âge de 50 ans, sa vie prend un tournant inattendu : elle reçoit un diagnostic de cancer colorectal. Pendant un an, elle affronte l’incertitude de ce que l’avenir lui réserve. Deux ans plus tard, en rémission et forte de son expérience, elle s’engage bénévolement au service de jumelage téléphonique de la Fondation à Québec, puis comme ambassadrice.
About this Webinar:
Research shows that an average of 30% of early-stage breast cancers may eventually progress to Stage IV, often years beyond the treatment have ended. Yet most women are being discharged with little credible guidance on how to support their bodies long-term. In this webinar, Mina will cut through the confusion and share evidence-based strategies to strengthen your immune system, balance hormones, improve digestion, and protect long-term wellbeing, so you feel confident and supported well beyond treatment.
About this Presenter:
Mina Yun is a two-time breast cancer survivor who recognized a major gap in cancer care: the lack of credible, detailed guidance on nutrition during and after treatment. The advice she encountered was often vague, conflicting, and even harmful. Determined to change that, she formalized her education as a certified Oncology Nutrition Consultant, and dedicated her career to closing that gap. Today, Mina combines her lived experience with evidence-based functional nutrition to support women who are newly diagnosed, in treatment, or navigating survivorship. She delivers clear, practical strategies that restore wellbeing and bring clarity to an overlooked stage of care.
About this Webinar: Patient survey results are in, and they show that you want to learn more about different aspects of diagnostic imaging!
Join us on October 15th, 2025 at 1 PM EST as radiologist Dr. Zahra Kassam and technologist Stuart Brice answer your questions about medical imaging. Discover what to expect throughout the entire diagnostic imaging journey—from preparing for your exam, to understanding the process during your appointment, and gaining insight into what happens afterwards.
About the Presenters:
Dr. Zahra Kassam is an Associate Professor of Radiology in the Department of Medical Imaging at Western University in London, Ontario, and Division Head of Body Imaging at Western University. She completed her MD at the University of Alberta, her Diagnostic Radiology residency at Western University, and a fellowship in Body Imaging at Stanford University.
Her clinical and research interests include abdominal and pelvic MRI, oncologic imaging, hepatic fibrosis, and MR elastography. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and a Fellow of the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR). Dr. Kassam is a member of the SAR Membership Committee, the SAR Disease-Focused Panel on Anal and Rectal Cancer, sits on the Executive Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Diagnostic Radiology Examination Board, and has served terms on the RSNA Education Exhibit Awards Committee.
Dr. Kassam is widely published, with over 100 peer-reviewed articles and more than 1,600 citations, reflecting her ongoing contributions to education, research, and clinical excellence in radiology.
Stuart Brice is originally from Perth in Western Australia. He has been working in paediatric radiology for almost 25 years including a few years in Australia, England and Ireland. He Started at BC Children’s in 2014 as a MRI technologist later becoming the Supervisor of CT and X-ray. His favourite foods include cinnamon buns and ice-cream, has four kids and enjoys exploring the outdoors with his wife and dog.