Breadcrumb Learning and development Grants 2017 SPARC Awardees 2017 SPARC Awardees Raising patient voices in Tajikistan Awardee: Firuza Abdullaeva Public Organization "Avesto" (NGO) Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan Mentor: Tatiana Soldak, Director of Programs at Resource and Policy Exchange (USA) View the project abstract Ignite hope Awardee: Maria Jocelyn Kara Magsanoc Alikpala ICANSERVE Foundation Location: Pasig City, Philippines Mentor: Carmen Auste, Managing Director at Cancer Warriors Foundation (Philippines) View the project abstract Building community-based awareness and navigating breast cancer and palliative care Awardee: Comfort Asoogo Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Location: Kumasi, Ghana Mentor: Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Global Health Medicine at University of Washington (USA) View the project abstract Improving information and support for metastatic breast cancer patients in Nigeria Awardee: Chioma Christie Asuzu University of Ibadan Location: Idaban, Nigeria Mentor: Carolyn Taylor, Founder and President at Global Focus on Cancer (USA) View the project abstract Assessing the needs and the quality of life of women with advanced breast cancer Awardee: Maria Gabriela Berta Fundación Cáncer-Fuca Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Mentor: Lucy Bonazzi, Clinical Psychologist at Instituto da Mama of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) View the project abstract The case of Cyprus: The psychosocial needs of women living with metastatic breast cancer Awardee: Stephanie Christodoulidou Europa Donna Cyprus Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Mentor: Kyriacos Kyriacou, Head of the Department of Electron Microscopy/Molecular Pathology at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics (Cyprus) View the project abstract Financial resources navigation tool Awardee: Craig Faucette Canadian Breast Cancer Network Location: Ottawa, Canada Mentor: Karen A Gelmon MD FRCPC, Professor of Medicine at University of British Columbia (Canada) View the project abstract Metastatic e-learning materials Awardee: Louise Hamill McGrath Foundation Location: St. Leonards, Australia Mentor: Fran Boyle, Professor of Medical Oncology at Sydney Medical School – Northern (Australia) View the project abstract Introducing patient navigation in the Caribbean Awardee: Melford John Caribbean Cancer Research Initiative Location: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Mentor: Ophira Ginsburg, Director of High-Risk Cancer Genetics Program at Perlmutter Cancer Center (USA) View the project abstract Metastatic advocacy training course Awardee: Susan Knox Europa Donna - The European Breast Cancer Coalition Location: Milan, Italy Mentor: Olivia Pagani, Clinical Director at the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland (Switzerland) View the project abstract Patient engagement for metastatic breast cancer patients Awardee: Shubha Maudgal Cancer Patients Aid Association Location: Mumbai, India Mentor: Jeff Dunn, Chair Social and Behavioural Sciences at Institute for Resilient Regions, University of Southern Queensland (Australia) View the project abstract Improved quality of life for metastatic breast cancer patients in Romania Awardee: Adriana Melnic Societatea Romana de Cancer Location: Cluj Napoca, Romania Mentor: Julie Gralow, M.D., Jill Bennett Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer at University of Washington School of Medicine (USA) View the project abstract “My alma”: A digital app supporting metastatic breast cancer patients Awardee: Christiana Mitsi Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer "Alma Zois" Location: Athens, Greece Mentor: Emmanouil Saloustros MD, DSc, Assistant professor of Oncology at Faculty of Medicine of the University of Thessaly (Greece) View the project abstract Palliative care initiative for Cameroonian women with metastatic breast cancer Awardee: Blaise Nkegoum Clinique Médicale Camassistance Location: Yaounde, Cameroon Mentor: Dr Catherine de Souza, Consultant in Palliative Care at Oxford University Hospitals (UK) View the project abstract MetaPink navigation and support group for metastatic Breast cancer patients Awardee: Ebele Nwankwo Run for a Cure Africa Breast Cancer Foundation Location: Ikoyi, Nigeria Mentor: Dorothy Gibbons, CEO and Co-founder at The Rose (USA) View the project abstract National planning and policy improvement for advanced breast cancer patients in Kyrgyzstan Awardee: Taalaigul Sabyrbekova Public Foundation Ergene Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Mentor: Tatiana Soldak, Director of Programs at Resource and Policy Exchange (USA) View the project abstract Improving metastatic breast cancer care in Kenya using information technology Awardee: Asim Jamal Shaikh The Aga Khan University Location: Nairobi, Kenya Mentor: Joan Kramer, Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine of Atlanta (USA) View the project abstract Validation of CALM psycho-social therapy in metastatic breast cancer patients in Portugal Awardee: Luzia Travado Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud Location: Lisbon, Portugal Mentor: Gary Rodin MD, Professor of Psychiatry at University of Toronto (Canada) View the project abstract Strengthening advanced breast cancer care in Rwanda through care coordination Awardee: François Uwinkindi Rwanda Biomedical Center Location: Kigali, Rwanda Mentor: Lawrence N Shulman, Professor of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania (USA) View the project abstract Integrative oncology techniques for young women with advanced breast cancer Awardee: Cynthia Mayte Villarreal Alianza Mexicana por el Cáncer, AC Location: Mexico City, Mexico Mentor: Anna Cabanes, Ph. D., MPH, Director, Global Programs at Susan G Komen (USA) View the project abstract Tags SPARC SPARC grants Awardees Seeding Progress and Resources for the Cancer Community Metastatic Breast Cancer Challenge MBC Last update Friday 06 March 2020 Share this page