CIUSSS de l’estrie joins group to extend access to breast cancer clinical research
The Mcpeak-sirois Group for Clinical Research in Breast Cancer, the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation and the CIUSSS de Estrie - CHUS, more specifically the CHUS Research Center (CRCHUS), are teaming up to ensure that a maximum of women with breast cancer in the region have the opportunity to participate in clinical research on their disease.
This partnership, which is part of the Mcpeak-sirois Group's Access-research Program, which was launched in May 2017 with the support of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation, will help improve care for people in the region with breast cancer.
"We are very pleased to have the CIUSSS de l'estrie - CHUS as an associate member of our Group, which aims to unite the efforts of hospitals in all regions of Quebec in the fight against breast cancer through research,” say Dr. Charles Sirois and Susan Mcpeak, cofounders of the Mcpeak-sirois Group.
"It is with great enthusiasm that the CIUSSS de Estrie-chus joins the Mcpeak-
This past Friday morning, the Saintmichel Basilica-cathedral in Sherbrooke was filled to the brim by the more than 1,500 people who turned out for the annual Canadian Organ & Tissue Donors Association (CODA) Ceremony. Every year for the last 25 years the CODA (or ACDO, as it is known in French) has held this ceremony of remembrance and recognition in honour of those individuals who, in the previous year, served as organ or tissue donors in the province of Quebec.
"With this ceremony, we pay tribute to the men and women who have bequeathed a legacy of health through organ and tissue donation," said CODA President and Founder Richard Tremblay. "Through their actions, they've helped save a great many lives and improved the quality of life for thousands
Sirois Group,” added CIUSSS de l’estrie – CHUS Executive Director Patricia Gauthier. “With the CRCHUS, we have a very rich environment for discovery and innovation in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. A team of 26 expert researchers in their field aims to increase our knowledge about this disease. We are thrilled to be able to help as many people as possible."
The partnership was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Université de Sherbrooke and its Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, a partner in CRCHUS.
"Thanks to this partnership, the population of Estrie will now have access to more clinical breast cancer research projects," said Dr. William Fraser, Scientific Director of CRCHUS. "The inclusion of Dr. Michel Pavic, hemato-oncologist at the CIUSSS of Estrie-chus, on the Group's scientific committee is a key element for the Estrie region, ensuring that the most relevant projects are accessible.