Updated: March 5, 2008
A National Forum on Cancer Care for ALL Canadians Improving Access & Minimizing Disparities for Vulnerable Populations
November 1-3, 2007. Coast Plaza Vancouver, BC.
This site contains information about actions arising from the Forum. Please submit any information or questions to our website at C4Forum@bccancer.bc.ca
NEW Final Forum Proceedings and Forum Resource Document:
Forum proceedings include a one page summary from participating professionals who work in the area of access and quality cancer care. Read the Final Forum Proceedings (click here) 
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Please find a list of Resources and Programs in the second part of the Forum Proceedings. (click here) 583 KB
A list of participant contact information was sent to all Forum participants on November 7th. If you were at the meeting and did not receive the list, please email C4Forum@bccancer.bc.ca to let us know.
A brief executive summary of the Forum, outlining the principles for addressing access and disparities in the Canadian cancer control system is now available (click here). This was distributed to all participants as well as to the Rebalance Focus Action Group. This communicates the key points of our meeting, provides guidance for our initiatives moving forward, and demonstrates to the CPAC that we mean action.
We would like to eventually post all abstracts and presentations on our website. Please send the most updated version of your presentation as well as your permission to use this resource, to C4Forum@bccancer.bc.ca.
National Forum on Cancer Care for Underserved Populations featured in Connections Newsletter - Issue 8 (click here)
Other ideas and initiatives are ongoing and upcoming. Stay tuned for updates!!!
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is a new independent corporation charged with accelerating action on cancer control across Canada. www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca
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