Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

The 2023 Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) Conference, ARCC2023, is Canadas only applied research in cancer control meeting, focusing on program areas including Health Technology Assessment; Health Systems, Services, and Policy; Societal Values and Public Engagement; and Survivorship. ARCC2023 is being held virtually on September 14th and 15th 2023, and will be delivered over the Whova platform. Since 2020, the annual ARCC conference has been proud to obtain Patients Included(tm) status, and we are committed to this for 2023 as well, including inviting a patient representative to our planning committee, and working with our connected patient groups (e.g. Canadian Cancer Survivor Network). ARCC2023 will attract ~200 delegates from all across Canada, and we expect 75-100 abstract submissions for on-demand presentations, with half or more being presented by students or new professionals. Our two-day program includes multiple "live" sessions interspersed with time for On-Demand presentation viewing. To improve accessibility, all live sessions will also be available On-Demand after they conclude. Awards presented at ARCC2023 will include Student and Overall presentation awards, as well as a "Viewers Choice" award, and several participation prizes for delegates to encourage engagement (e.g. App Leaderboard, Photo Contest). Following ARCC2023, ARCC will make plenary session recordings available to the public on the ARCC website to encourage further discourse and uptake.