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The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation is proud to announce the six awardees of the 2020 edition of the “$1 Million to improve care” competition. Launched in January 2020, this competition provides financial support for projects aiming to improve the quality of care and educational programs of breast cancer in Quebec. This grant is made possible in part thanks to the support of National Bank, the Foundation’s Main Partner. The Foundation is investing close to $1 million to support six health experts in Quebec whose work will revolutionize the care of people with breast cancer by improving their quality of life and patient experience. Among the winning projects:
e-IMPAQc, a symptom detection program delivered using a mobile application
Under the leadership of Dr. Sylvie Lambert and Rosanna Faria, e-IMPAQc offers people with breast cancer questionnaires on their cell phones, prior to their medical visit, to identify the severity of their symptoms. A report is then transferred to the treating clinician to adapt the care provided according to the patient’s responses. Patients also receive a report to facilitate symptom management, which is supported by educational materials tailored to their needs.
“$1 Million to improve care” is an initiative of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation’s Support and Education Fund, which was established in 2014 to improve breast cancer care and education in the province of Quebec. More than $7 million have been invested so far in this program to permit the accomplishment of 30 projects targeting different aspects of breast cancer care.
About the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation
The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation is the only non-profit charitable organization dedicated to making investments for the benefit of the province’s breast cancer patients and its scientific and medical community, with every dollar its many fundraisers and activities raise.
