Congratulations to the recipients of the C17 100% Grant Awards! See the recipients here ..read more

CADTH is recruiting 17 new members with significant expertise in health care systems in Canada; a range of education, experience, and skill sets; and an interest in helping support health care decision-makers in making informed choices about health technologies. Nominations are open for the following expert and advisory committees: Canadian Drug Expert Committee: 3 expert members, 1 patient member pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review Expert Review Committee: 4 expert members, 1 patient member Health Technology Expert Review Panel: 1 health practitioner member, 1 patient member Formulary Manageme ..read more

Status:               1.0 FTE – Full time City/Town:         Remote work available, office based in Edmonton Position Starts:  1 April 2024 or when available Hours of Work: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – flexible based on location/personal preference, occasional travel/weekend days Salary:                 Commensurate with experience C17 Council is a network that links the 16 Hematology/Oncology and B ..read more

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has added new statistics to the online and interactive CYP-C Data Tool on Health Infobase! The data tool now allows users to explore prevalence, mortality and potential years of life lost (PYLL) for different cancer types in children and youth. Thanks to a fresh redesign, users can view charts by age, sex, and year, and group results by cancer type, region and more. The CYP-C Data Tool also includes the latest available incidence rates and case counts, as well as overall survival, event-free survival, and the cumulative incidence of relapse ..read more

C17 Council is seeking nominations for the following positions: C17 Council Executive Committee Vice-Chair (open) C17 Council Executive Committee Treasurer (Director) C17 DVL Committee Co-Chair (non-MD) C17 Human Resources Co-Chair (non-MD) C17 Hematology Task Force (open) Nominations may be submitted by an individual interested in the position, or by a member of C17. Submit nominations to Kathy Brodeur-Robb, Executive Director, C17 Council, by email at kathy.brodeur-robb@c17.ca. If not a self-nomination, the nominee must indicate that they accept the nomination. The nomination should provid ..read more

PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST-HEMATOLOGIST WITH INTEREST IN PEDIATRIC NEURO-ONCOLOGY The Department of Pediatric Oncology-Hematology – BMT at CancerCare Manitoba and the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, invite applications for the position of Full Time Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist. This position includes an appointment with the University of Manitoba as a Geographical Full-Time academic physician, with rank of Assistant, Associate or full Professor based upon qualifications. While clinical skills in all areas of Pediatric He ..read more

C17 Council has partnered with Canadian Blood Services to help make a difference for patients in Canada. Join our team and help save lives. Join today at https://myaccount.blood.ca/en/join-team/C17C0115147 ..read more

Dear pediatric oncology community,     We would like to invite you to complete a survey on behalf of Advancing Childhood Cancer Experience, Science and Survivorship (ACCESS) exploring the research and career development training needs of the Canadian pediatric oncology community.  One of the priorities of the Education and Training Theme is to create research training and career development educational materials/curriculum. As we plan this curriculum, we have developed a survey to help us determine the educational needs of Canadian pediatric clinicians, research staff, rese ..read more

The 13th ACCELERATE Paediatric Strategy Forum Expression of Interest is officially open! Join us for this crucial discussion on the Medicinal Product Development of Diffuse Midline Gliomas. This time, we’re honored to be hosted by the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto for this impactful event. May 8 & 9, 2024 SickKids, Toronto, Ontario Learn more and submit an expression of interest! Deadline for expression of interest: January 22, 2024 ..read more

This call for Infant Leukemia grant applications is part of the larger 100% Fund Grant Competition that is also funding research in rhabdomyosarcoma and osteosarcoma (Round 4). Nearly one in five children diagnosed with cancer will not survive. For children with rare and hard to treat cancers, the odds can be far worse. The 100% Fund has been created to challenge these odds. Phoebe Rose Rocks Foundation, Fight Like Mason Foundation, Mélia’s Memory, Team Finn, Eli’s Childhood Cancer Foundation, AnnFrances Tropea Foundation, Kindred Foundation and Childhood Cancer Canada have partnered to fund r ..read more