Meetings with Guest Speakers and "Share and Care" Meetings
Our meetings with Guest Speakers are now in-person only.
You are welcome to wear a mask if you wish. Refreshments and food will be available. Feel free to bring food to share. Meeting details and directions to Jubilee United Church are provided below.
Meetings with guest speakers are held every two months; February, April, June, August, October and December, normally on the first Saturday of the month. Share and Care meetings are held monthly on the first Thursday in the months when there is no guest speaker meeting.
You are welcome to wear a mask if you wish. Refreshments and food will be available. Feel free to bring food to share. Meeting details and directions to Jubilee United Church are provided below.
Meetings with guest speakers are held every two months; February, April, June, August, October and December, normally on the first Saturday of the month. Share and Care meetings are held monthly on the first Thursday in the months when there is no guest speaker meeting.
2024 and 2025 MEETINGS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS:
DATE: Dec. 7, 2024
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
TOPIC: This will be an in-person Share and Care meeting, where patients, caregivers, friends and families are welcome to share their expieriences and give their insights on their myeloma journey. It will also be an opportunity to celebrate Christmas and all the Holidays of the Season, and to share in food and drink.
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DATE: Feb.1, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKER: Dr Rinat Nissim, PHD, Clinician Investigator, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Cancer Clinical Research Unit TOPIC: Dr. Nissim will provide a presentation on Caregiving, and then we will break out into facilitated groups, one with caregivers, and one with patients for a discussion on the issues faced by caregiving for each group.
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DATE: April 5, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKER: Dr. Guido Lancman, MD, MSc, Staff Physican, Myeloma Clinic, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Assistant
Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
TOPIC: New Developments in Myeloma Treatments including an update of the ASH conference.
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DATE: June 7, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKERS: - Dr Donna Reece, BA, MD, FRCPC Clinician Investigator, Cancer Clinical Research Unit (CCRU), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Chief Medical Officer, Canadian Myeloma Research Group (CMRG)
- Engin Gul, Director of Research Operations, BS, MBA Canadian Myeloma Research Group
TOPIC: Challenges and Opportunities for Delivering New Drugs to Canadian Myeloma Patients.
The presentation will describe the process of approving and funding new drugs in Canada; describe the options for getting
drugs to patients before approval; and show how CMRG works to benefit patients.
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DATE: August 9, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKERS: In person Share and Care Meeting
TOPIC: In person Share and Care Meeting
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DATE: October 4, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKERS: Dr. Abhijat Kitchlu, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Director, Onco-nephrology Program, University Health Network
TOPIC: Myeloma and the Kidney
SHARE AND CARE MEETINGS
We are hosting additional “share and care” meetings to supplement our regular bi-monthly meetings. Members of the support group have often expressed interest in having more opportunities to share our experiences and learn from each other beyond our formally scheduled informational talks and related discussions.
An email notice will be sent out to all members of the support group with the Zoom link prior to the meeting, or send an email to rinatavitzur@hotmail.com to be sent an invitation, which contains instructions on how to join.
2025 Share and Care Meeting Schedule:
The following is the 2025 Share and Care Meeting Schedule. Meetings are at 7 pm. Most, but not all are on the 1st Thursday of each 2nd month:
Thursday January 9
Thursday March 6
Thursday May 1
Thursday July 3
Thursday September 4
Thursday November 6
DATE: Dec. 7, 2024
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
TOPIC: This will be an in-person Share and Care meeting, where patients, caregivers, friends and families are welcome to share their expieriences and give their insights on their myeloma journey. It will also be an opportunity to celebrate Christmas and all the Holidays of the Season, and to share in food and drink.
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DATE: Feb.1, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKER: Dr Rinat Nissim, PHD, Clinician Investigator, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Cancer Clinical Research Unit TOPIC: Dr. Nissim will provide a presentation on Caregiving, and then we will break out into facilitated groups, one with caregivers, and one with patients for a discussion on the issues faced by caregiving for each group.
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DATE: April 5, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKER: Dr. Guido Lancman, MD, MSc, Staff Physican, Myeloma Clinic, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Assistant
Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
TOPIC: New Developments in Myeloma Treatments including an update of the ASH conference.
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DATE: June 7, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKERS: - Dr Donna Reece, BA, MD, FRCPC Clinician Investigator, Cancer Clinical Research Unit (CCRU), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Chief Medical Officer, Canadian Myeloma Research Group (CMRG)
- Engin Gul, Director of Research Operations, BS, MBA Canadian Myeloma Research Group
TOPIC: Challenges and Opportunities for Delivering New Drugs to Canadian Myeloma Patients.
The presentation will describe the process of approving and funding new drugs in Canada; describe the options for getting
drugs to patients before approval; and show how CMRG works to benefit patients.
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DATE: August 9, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKERS: In person Share and Care Meeting
TOPIC: In person Share and Care Meeting
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DATE: October 4, 2025
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SPEAKERS: Dr. Abhijat Kitchlu, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Director, Onco-nephrology Program, University Health Network
TOPIC: Myeloma and the Kidney
SHARE AND CARE MEETINGS
We are hosting additional “share and care” meetings to supplement our regular bi-monthly meetings. Members of the support group have often expressed interest in having more opportunities to share our experiences and learn from each other beyond our formally scheduled informational talks and related discussions.
An email notice will be sent out to all members of the support group with the Zoom link prior to the meeting, or send an email to rinatavitzur@hotmail.com to be sent an invitation, which contains instructions on how to join.
2025 Share and Care Meeting Schedule:
The following is the 2025 Share and Care Meeting Schedule. Meetings are at 7 pm. Most, but not all are on the 1st Thursday of each 2nd month:
Thursday January 9
Thursday March 6
Thursday May 1
Thursday July 3
Thursday September 4
Thursday November 6
LOCATION OF IN-PERSON MEETINGS:
Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Drive, North York
Please enter the church by the north door.
DIRECTIONS:
Driving Directions:
Take the Don Valley Parkway, exit east on Lawrence Ave. east. Immediately turn left at the first intersection, Underhill Drive, and continue north two blocks to the church. There is plenty of available parking.
Google map location is here: https://goo.gl/maps/2bWppUhriuz
Public Transportation:
1. Take the Lawrence Ave. East bus (Route#54) from the Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Exit the bus at Underhill Drive and walk two blocks to the church.
2. Take the Woodbine 91C bus from the Woodbine Station on the Bloor-Danforth subway line. This bus goes up Underhill Drive past the church.
Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Drive, North York
Please enter the church by the north door.
DIRECTIONS:
Driving Directions:
Take the Don Valley Parkway, exit east on Lawrence Ave. east. Immediately turn left at the first intersection, Underhill Drive, and continue north two blocks to the church. There is plenty of available parking.
Google map location is here: https://goo.gl/maps/2bWppUhriuz
Public Transportation:
1. Take the Lawrence Ave. East bus (Route#54) from the Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Exit the bus at Underhill Drive and walk two blocks to the church.
2. Take the Woodbine 91C bus from the Woodbine Station on the Bloor-Danforth subway line. This bus goes up Underhill Drive past the church.