Speakers: - Kim Auclair, consultant, speaker and blogger - Elsie Côté, Founder and President of Sirote-moi

Welcome to our Events Calendar! Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rare disease community in Canada and beyond. From webinar and conferences to workshops and other events, our calendar is your one-stop destination for all rare disease-related happenings. Explore upcoming events, mark your calendar, and join as we work together to make a difference in the lives of those affected by rare diseases.
Watch our walkthrough videos in English and French for guidance navigating the calendar HERE.
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Speakers: - Kim Auclair, consultant, speaker and blogger - Elsie Côté, Founder and President of Sirote-moi |
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Matchmaking for Rare Disease Diagnosis is a panel discussion and interactive Q&A with patient matchmaking pioneers, Dr. Nara Sobreira, Matthew Osmond, CGC, and Dr. Orion Buske. |
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Speaker: - François Bernier, entrepreneur, strategist, co-founder of Horizon b2b |
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ACCELERATED ACCESS TODAY, DEMONSTRATING VALUE FOR 2026 AND BEYOND This Rare Disease Day, join CORD for a 1-hour webinar marking the first 1.5 years of Canada’s Rare Disease Drug Strategy (RDDS). The session celebrates progress in accelerated access while focusing on what comes next: demonstrating value. |
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On February 28th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., we invite you to participate in the RQMO 2026 International Rare Disease Day. The event will be held in hybrid mode, meaning that it will be possible to attend in person or virtually. |
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Stem Cell Network and BioCanRx are pleased to present this webinar on clinical translation, offering trainees, early-career investigators, and researchers a high-level introduction to how cell and gene therapies (including regenerative medicine and cancer biotherapeutics) move from the lab to clinical trials. |
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Join this in-person workshop focused on how to measure and evaluate the impacts of engaging people with lived and living experience in health research, systems, and policy. The session will share practical approaches, real-world case examples, and lessons learned from engagement evaluation. Participants will learn how to select and apply evaluation tools to measure impact […] |
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Are you a rare disease methodologist, investigator or trainee? Join RareKids-CAN and speaker Arlene Jiang for a Rare Methods Workshop on expert elicitation in rare disease research on March 11. Learn what expert elicitation is, how it can support rare disease clinical design and how expert input can be used to construct a prior distribution. |
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The event will take place in the Cruess Amphitheatre and the Elspeth McConnell Atrium at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montréal, and will also be offered in a virtual format. |
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