Training - AbSPORU Patient Engagement Learning Series (APELS) Wednesday, September 16, 2026; 12-1 pm MT
Patient Engagement in a Lab-Based Co-Mentorship Program
This presentation will share the background and highlight learnings of a co-mentorship program that connected patient partners with graduate trainees at a Cancer Research Institute (Riddell Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy). The session will describe how the program aimed to foster collaboration between laboratory-based trainees and individuals with lived experience, and evidence on how patient engagement can be embedded early in research and sustained and scaled with proper support.
Presenters:
Camri Imlach, MSc trainee University of Calgary
David Spence, Patient Partner
Shahrbano Rukunuddin (MSc Trainee) University of Calgary
Brenda Scott, Patient Partner
To register
https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/gf-XI9v8RKGo4CLHj-2GtA#/registration
