Make One Rb World 2021 Accessible to All
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Please help us continue the positive momentum of our fifth One Retinoblastoma World 2020 conference, held in October 2020. The event was to be hosted in Ottawa, Canada, but due to COVID-19, it became a virtual program. 270 medical professionals, researchers, retinoblastoma survivors, parents and other family members participated from 38 countries on 6 continents, highlighting the vital need to ensure this year’s event is globally accessible.
Your donation and fundraising will help make this happen!
One Rb World 2021 will be held October 1-3, 2021. We had hoped to host a hybrid event, alongside the wolrd congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology in Honolulu, Hawaii. However, due to continuing uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic we are planning an entirely virtual event to ensure everyone's safety.
All elements of our main program will be streamed live and interactive, allowing full global participation. Sessions will be recorded to enable access and continued learning long after the event.
$50 will help us bring key cancer knowledge, understanding, support and collaboration for best care to one more family, survivor, or medical professional. Please help us make access a reality for all. by donating now. Or select the Join this Event link at top of this page to start fundraising with your friends and family. Thank you so much!
Some Thoughts from One Rb World Participants
“It was great to connect and hear from retinoblastoma survivors and experts around the world. We are so lucky to be able to access that much information without having to leave our homes.”
Tara, mom of a five-year old bilateral Rb survivor.
“I found Dr. David Freyer’s advice on non-medical aspects of RB, such as financial considerations, and his discussion of ‘The Golden Triangle’ of survivorship to be important. Those life lessons are relevant for survivors of RB, and those without the challenges of cancer, in light of the global pandemic.”
Mark, Father of Rb survivor Lucia, and husband of Rb survivor, Katherine.
“This conference unites patients and doctors in the fight for a better way and better therapies for this disease. The unity between patient directed needs and doctor directed solutions is unprecedented.”
Dr. Jesse L. Berry, Associate Director of Ocular Oncology, CHLA, Los Angeles.
“We are so grateful to be part of an international platform where we can learn and share with experts and families from around the world. Both days of the conference captured topics vital to raising awareness, treatments and what it means to be a cancer survivor.”
Genevieve, bilateral Rb survivor.
Hear from parents, survivors and professionals who attended One Rb World 2017.
Donate now. or select Join this Event (top) to start fundraising!
More about One Retinoblastoma World
One Retinoblastoma World is a global network with the bold idea that all children with retinoblastoma and survivors can have equal opportunity to access optimal care. When diagnosed early and treated effectively, childhood eye cancer is curable. No child should die, or suffer avoidable blindness because of it.
Many challenges impede scientific research needed to develop evidence based care, but One Rb World is breaking down those obstacles.
The One Rb World Conference gathers together eye, cancer and other specialists, researchers, parents, diagnosed children, siblings and survivors from around the world to pursue the best possible retinoblastoma care for all children and throughout life. Collaborative research, clinical care and family support benefitting the majority of children and survivors can only be developed through inclusive meetings with a real-world focus.
The livestreaming element of our 2017 conference, and novel structure of our 2020 virtual program allowed for unprecedented global collaboration and networking. Everyone affected by retinoblastoma and all involved in patient care and research should be able to engage in this vital conversation, and access sessions later.
You can help us make this a reality in 2021!
Please donate now. or select the Join this Event link at top of this page to start fundraising with your friends and family. Together, we can reach our goal! Thank you so much!