Rebecca Auer, MD
@auer_r
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Surgical Oncologist and Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Joined January 2013
Thank you so much TOH/OHRI and uOttawa for the nomination. This is such an honour! 💕
Congratulations Dr. Rebecca Auer on being recognized as one of 2024 @WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners! #WXNTop100 This year’s theme is #BeBold. https://t.co/WdVaBkwgvO
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From @JAMA_current: Among patients undergoing liver resection for a cancer-related indication, tranexamic acid did not reduce bleeding or blood transfusion but increased perioperative complications. https://t.co/mNvn9x8De2
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“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” Christopher Reeve. I have repeated that to myself a thousand times. As doctors we always want to improve the outcome, and although sometimes we can’t, we can always affect the journey. Hope is key to every patient journey 💚
🌟 National Cancer Wellness Awareness Day 🌟 Today, we come together to raise awareness about the importance of #CancerWellness and the incredible support provided by cancer wellness centers and patient groups. Cancer wellness is about nurturing #hope, building strength, and
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Had a great meeting last night with 13 advocates discussing ways to mobilize and participate in advocacy for cholangiocarcinoma! These meetings are co-hosted with Cholangio-Hepatocellularcarcinoma Canada + @curecc and happen every 2nd Wednesday of the month. See you July 10!
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💚💚💚ALBERTA AGREES TO COVER PEMAZYRE FOR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA 🙌🤝💪 #CCAHope #cholangiocarcinoma #Alberta #CancerTreatment #HealthcareVictory #AdvocacyWorks
https://t.co/xBez2ds1kX
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We had our first meeting with @ccranorg about aligning on our common goals! It's amazing to connect with GIANTS in the field of patient-focused cancer care and we are excited to attend their upcoming Biomarkers Conference on June 20-21st! Registration is FREE & open to all
Mark your calendars for June 20th and 21st. Register for FREE here: https://t.co/QZSmXi8E1d
#CCRAN #BiomarkersConference #CancerCare #CancerCanada #CGP #Biomarkers #PrecisionMedicine
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🎙️First in studio experience today joining @mattgallowaycbc to talk about team diversity in the operating room! with input from @SarooSharda_MD 📻🎧Tune in @TheCurrentCBC to listen Thanks for having me @CBC!
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On May 22 and 23, we gathered experts and people with cancer from across Canada for our Cancer Clinical Trials Forum. They met with politicians to talk about cancer treatment and innovation through clinical trials. Thanks to these committed Members of Parliament for leading this
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Noor is one of MANY Canadians that are fighting for equitable access to life saving therapies. @SpencerCTV updated us and @CTVKitchener news story about how Noor's case was brought to the House of Commons by @morricemike. WATCH THE STORY HERE: https://t.co/IAPRmpNoY4 Thank
Without funding, Canadian patients have fallen behind the gold standard of care. Read about Noor's fight - an issue many Canadians with CCA are facing - and sign the petition in the tweet below to stand with her and her family 💚 #CCAHope
https://t.co/YTVm7uN2c4
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Without funding, Canadian patients have fallen behind the gold standard of care. Read about Noor's fight - an issue many Canadians with CCA are facing - and sign the petition in the tweet below to stand with her and her family 💚 #CCAHope
https://t.co/YTVm7uN2c4
ctvnews.ca
A rare cancer treatment could potentially extend the life of an Ontario woman. The problem is, the province won’t approve the pricey drug.
Make Pemigatinib Drug Available in Ontario and Across Canada - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/b25jAhprad via @CdnChange
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Ontario woman with incurable cancer pushing province to cover rare cancer drug | CTV News
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A rare cancer treatment could potentially extend the life of an Ontario woman. The problem is, the province won’t approve the pricey drug.
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📢 Today in Parliament: Urgent discussions on ensuring #Pemazyre coverage for patients with FGFR2 fusion-driven cholangiocarcinoma. Access to life-saving treatments shouldn't be a privilege—it's a right. Let's support equitable healthcare for all! #HealthForAll #CancerTreatment
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On May 22 & 23, we had the pleasure of bringing together the cancer community for our Cancer Clinical Trials Forum in Ottawa.
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2nd line FOLFOX for biliary tract cancers pretreated with cisplatin/gemcitabine @ESMO_Open
https://t.co/2E9esLIZWK 🔎systematic review & meta-analysis of 6 trials 👉ORR 10%, DCR 50%, mPFS 3mo, mOS 6,5 mo 🤨Hmm, we need to do better... @myESMO @ILCAnews @EASLnews #livertwitter
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Biliary tract cancers: 🇫🇷 national clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatments and follow-up (TNCD, SNFGE, FFCD, UNICANCER, GERCOR, SFCD, SFED, AFEF, SFRO, SFP, SFR, ACABi, ACHBPT) https://t.co/PJBqVoRbEW 👏comprehensive recommandations @myESMO @ILCAnews @EASLedu
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Great to see @auer_r sharing progress & opportunities @c3_cholangio #advocacy #curecc 💚 at GI working group @CDNCancerTrials #CCTG2024 🇨🇦
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Great #EarthDay webinar today on greening research labs! Thanks to our speakers Dr. Rebecca Auer @auer_r & Carole Dore of @OttawaHospital & thanks to all who attended! If you missed it - stay tuned - in the coming days we'll post the video online. #Summit4CISpeakerSeries
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What a week! Thank you to so many for your congratulations and kind messages of support. I am honoured to take on this challenging role and privileged to work with amazing colleagues @OttawaHospital and @uOttawaMed!
The Ottawa Hospital is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Rebecca Auer as Executive Vice-President of Research and Innovation at The Ottawa Hospital and CEO and Scientific Director of the hospital’s research institute. https://t.co/OeQmEQarUA
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Thank you for sharing your brave stories Chris and Brenda. @c3_cholangio supports you and we urge the other provinces to join Quebec in giving patients access to pemigatinib. Please don’t deny these Canadian patients hope. #CCA #FGF2R
ctvnews.ca
A new dad from the Calgary area is pressing the province to fund a new cancer treatment that might improve his chances of seeing his daughter grow up.
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