MRF Stewardship Report Vol 3 - FINAL

Advocacy

Hill Day, March 9–11, 2019

OVER 100

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Meetings with lawmakers

Registered attendees

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l  On January 27, 2020, in partnership with the FDA, hosted the first ever Patient-Led Ocular Melanoma Listening Session. 11 ocular melanoma patients advocates spoke, along with Dr. Richard Carvajal, Columbia University Department of Medicine.

Partners in advocacy featured in program

OVER 25

PARTNERSHIPS

l  Created new partnership with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). – Took part in NORD’s #RareCancerDay on October 1, 2019.

l  Expanded partnerships with organizations including American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), Melanoma Research Alliance and the National Council for Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP).

The 2019 meeting of the Global Coalition for Melanoma Patient Advocacy took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

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