News & Events Category: Building Community

The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition team joined the 44th Annual SIU Congress – a leading global event organised by Société Internationale d’Urologie convening urologists worldwide. This marks the fourth consecutive year WBCPC was invited to join the Congress.

This year, the second WBCPC Abstract Poster (see 2023 SIU Poster here) was accepted for presentation at the Congress. Our Executive Director Alex Filicevas is presenting the Poster Divergent Experiences of Bladder Cancer Patients: A Focus on Advanced and Metastatic Disease Stages.

The second day of the World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2024, held on October 2 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, built on the success of the previous day, focusing on the importance of collaboration. It was a day of valuable discussions, global insights, and shared strategies aimed at improving bladder cancer care and support.

By bringing together patient advocates and our member organisations from across the globe, the day highlighted the need for collective action to raise awareness and improve patient outcomes.

The World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2024 took place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, starting with an engaging first day on October 1st. This year’s Forum brought together bladder cancer patient advocates, healthcare professionals, and experts from many different countries to discuss key topics and exchange knowledge.

Focusing on patient advocacy, healthcare collaboration, and the latest research, the Forum’s first day facilitated important conversations aimed at strengthening support people affected by bladder cancer around the world.

Our secretariat team and several WBCPC Board Members attended the European Association of Urology 2024 (EAU24) Congress in Paris, France which took place during 5-8 April. During this event, we hosted a booth where we invited urologists, allied healthcare professionals, patients and others in attendance to learn more about the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition and our member organisations.

During the congress, we had the opportunity to talk with visitors from different countries about the results of our Global Bladder Cancer Patient &

The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition joined for the first time the 14th Cancer in Africa conference in Dakar, Senegal to better understand the realities of bladder cancer patient care in the region. Organised by the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), the conference took place during November 2-6, 2023. The Conference brought together multidisciplinary specialists from the global cancer community focused on efforts to reduce the impact of cancer in Africa.

The World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum took place in Madrid, Spain on October 19, 2023. It was our annual opportunity to bring our bladder cancer patient organisations, charities and those who are making steps in starting their own bladder cancer patient group in their own community.

The morning kicked off with reflections on the Bladder Cancer Awareness Month of past May. Marie Magenhann Cueto, Communications and Community Engagement Assistant at WBCPC, shared the campaign highlights,

The 3rd World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2023 brought together our community in Madrid, Spain, with participants joining online as well. This year’s Forum was a milestone event for our international community as we brought together bladder cancer patient advocates from around the world. It was a day full of important conversations, sharing ideas whilst learning and empowering each other.

This year, we focused on understanding bladder cancer patients’ supportive and complementary needs.