Blood Cancer Patient Advocates Academy

A development program for Blood Cancer Patient Advocates

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The Blood Cancer Patient Advocates Academy aims to bridge the gaps, offering the specific knowledge, techniques and skills that every successful patient advocate needs. Helping them to promote change in the healthcare sector through enhanced advocacy impact and to be considered an equal partner in communication with different stakeholder groups.

All Blood Cancer patient advocates/representatives within the member organisations of LePAF – CMLAN, CLLAN, ALAN, MPNAN – are eligible to enrol in the Blood Cancer Patient Advocates Academy and take its courses.

Available Courses

General courses cover topics that span across all the different blood cancers and are applicable to all disease types. 

Coming soon: Educational programme

"Foundation to Impact: Building Strong Blood Cancer Patient Advocacy Organisation"

This educational program is designed to strengthen the sustainability, impact and credibility of blood cancer patient organisations. Through 3 focused courses, the programme equipes patient advocates with practical tools to build resilient organisations and deliver long-term value to their communities.

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 COURSE 1

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 COURSE 2

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 COURSE 3

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Enroll in our On-Demand Courses

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 ON DEMAND: Interaction with newly-diagnosed

Master communication techniques more successfully, aimed at newly diagnosed patients; improve the effectiveness of conveying key messages; empower all participants in the field by offering support to the newly-diagnosed; learn coping mechanisms and strategies to better address and respond to complex inquiries. Improve your patient advocacy skills.

Duration: 6+ hours of e-learning, 3 modules.
Eligibility: This course is intended for CML, AL, CLL and MPN, Blood Cancer Patient Advocates/Representatives.

Course 'On-demand'  allows you to watch the lessons that are part of the full course edition at your own pace.

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 ON DEMAND: Building relationship with healthcare professionals - hematologists

Master communication techniques more successfully, aimed at hematologists; improve the effectiveness of conveying key messages; empower all participants in the field of problem solving in communication with hematologists. Improve your patient advocacy skills.

Duration: 6+ hours of e-learning, 3 modules.
Eligibility
: This course is intended for CML, AL, CLL and MPN, Blood Cancer Patient Advocates/Representatives.

Course 'On-demand'  allows you to watch the lessons that are part of the full course edition at your own pace.

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 ON DEMAND: Pediatric CML

How CML in children impacts patients and caregivers life, how we can better cope with pediatric CML, what can we still do to meet unmet needs and what are the best practices, learn more by enrolling in CMLAN Pediatric CML course.

Duration: 7+ hours of e-learning, 3 modules.
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: This course is intended for CML Patient Advocates, Caregivers, or any Blood Cancer Patient Advocates/Representatives.

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Find courses by Blood Cancer Network …

These courses are for specific blood cancers and are grouped by disease type. Clicking on the links below will take you to a page with courses for that particular blood cancer international network.

Grow your skills and increase your knowledge to better advocate for the people affected by blood cancers

Why enroll in the Blood Cancer Patient Advocates Academy? How and what will you gain from enrolling in the academy?

Blended Learning

Programme combines online educational materials, live online sessions, and opportunities to interact with other patient advocates.

Novice and expert patient advocates

Benefit from learning with the patient community, regardless of current experience.

Evidence-based

Advocate in a targeted, evidence-based, knowledgeable and professional manner. Develop the skills to lead change.

Join the community

Only for patient advocates. Ask questions and engage in conversations.

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What our Alumni say about us

Silvia Castillo de Armas

Patient Advocate, ASOPALEU, Guatemala
     
I am truly grateful for the participation and opportunity to receive the courses, which provide a lot of learning and strengthen and renew our day-to-day care and support for patients and caregivers. Thank you for your dedication and excellence. Huge hugs filled with gratitude. 

Athanasia Samara

Patient Advocate, K.E.F.I OF ATHENS, GREECE
     
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunity to attend the academy courses. It has been a truly valuable experience for me.

Pasusant Wattanaboonya 

Patient Advocate, MPN Patient Advocacy Group Thailand, Thailand
     
Many thanks to all 4 networks i.e. LePAF – CMLAN, CLLAN, ALAN and MPNAN in establishing a long-term program, an online academy to support blood cancer patient advocates. So far, I attended 3 courses which assisted me to further develop my knowledge and skills in gaining more successful engagement, greater recognition and enabling better communication and interaction between the members.