The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) Annual Conference 2023 took place from 19 to 21 November, in Liverpool, UK. The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) joined the Fight Bladder Cancer (FBC) team at their booth to share with attendees the work being undertaken to raise awareness, support patients, and improve bladder cancer care.
WBCPC was present to understand first-hand how WBCPC’s UK member, Fight Bladder Cancer, engages with the urological community and those affected by bladder cancer.
For the second consecutive year, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition was thrilled to offer the Bladder Cancer Awareness Month Grants (BCAM Grant) in 2023. The BCAM Grants enable patient organisations, support, or advocacy groups in low and middle-income countries to bring awareness to bladder cancer in their communities.
This year, one of our BCAM grant awardees Mansoura University Safety Society (MUSS) organised activities in Egypt. They have taken inspiring steps to bring bladder cancer awareness to their community in May and beyond.
The European Cancer Summit, organised by the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) took place through November 15-16, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium, and brought together leading oncology experts, experienced patient advocates, key opinion leaders, policymakers, and politicians to discuss key issues in reducing the burden of cancer, saving, and improving the lives of patients and the public.
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition Executive Director, Alex Filicevas, joined the engaging panel discussion alongside other young cancer professionals titled “The Next Generation of Cancer Leaders”.
The Associazione PaLiNUro held its 6th Annual Congress on 11 November 2023, in Milan, Italy, which the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) had the opportunity to attend in person.
The Congress was opened by Edoardo Fiorini, President of Associazione PaLiNUro, who presented the Italian data from WBCPC’s Global Bladder Cancer Patient & Carer Survey. This presentation highlighted how Italy’s quality of bladder cancer care compares with the rest of the world.
WBCPC joined stakeholders for a policy focused EU Continence Health Summit 2023 organised by the European Association of Urology last November 8, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium.
Continence health problems are a major health issue impacting patients and their loved ones, national health systems, the economy, the environment and society. The Continence Health Summit brought stakeholders together to work on a common purpose: Underscore the need for action to improve continence health and to provide policymakers with a policy vision that can drive tangible change.
For the second consecutive year, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition was thrilled to offer the Bladder Cancer Awareness Month Grants (BCAM Grant) for 2023. These grants empower patient organisations, support groups and advocacy entities in low and middle-income countries to raise awareness about bladder cancer within their communities.
This year, The Direct Impact Foundation for Youth (DIFY) from Malawi received one of our BCAM Grants. DIFY has made commendable efforts to promote bladder cancer awareness in their local community throughout the month of May.
