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The On the Tip of the Toes Foundation has the pleasure to count on the generous collaboration of several people serving in the various committees. Since the inception of the organization, it has always been a priority to surround ourselves with specialists from all horizons to help the Foundation to remain a leader in the creation of therapeutic adventure expeditions. Among these committees, the Foundation counts on a group of health care experts who ensures that each participant is surrounded by qualified people during the expeditions. Among other things, the Medical Advisory Committee establishes the medical criteria that young people must fulfil to take part in our expeditions and validates the selection of the medical team that take part in the adventure.
The Foundation can now count on the participation of six new members, joining the 9 other specialists who have expressed their wish to renew their mandate with us.
- Naila Legault
Nurse in expanded role in Nunavik, Naila has already taken part in 11 therapeutic adventure expeditions with the Foundation. The outdoors is a huge part of her life just as the ringette, a sport she practises with passion since she was 6 years old. Her first contact with the On the Tip of the Toes Foundation was in the winter of 2012 during the snowmobile expedition in James Bay. In addition to contributing her medical expertise to the Committee, Naila knows the Foundation’s clientele and the needs, both psychological and medical, that participants may face. - Dr. Monnia Marzouki
Born and educated in Belgium, Dr. Marzouki is a pediatric Hematologist-oncologist. She has subsequently completed her training in pediatric hematology oncology at the CHU Sainte-Justine and specialized in the development of experimental therapies. She directs different programs of solid tumours in a collaborative way at the CHU Sainte-Justine. She also participates in the development of innovative therapies in Oncology for the CHU Sainte-Justine and within the pan-Canadian C17 group (which brings together all the hematology-oncology centres of the country). According to her, the collaboration is also essential for carrying out research projects constructive in this particular area. - Dr. Simon Riendeau
Dr. Riendeau divides his time and expertise between the Inuulitsivik Health Centre and CISSS Bas-St-Laurent. - Dr. Lucie Fay-Cousin
Dr. Lafay-Cousin has been working since more than 10 years in pediatric neuro-oncology at the Alberta Hospital for Children. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Oncology and Pediatrics of University of Calgary. Her research focuses mainly on the development of treatment strategies aimed at minimizing side effects on young patients. - Marie-Ève Girouard
Marie-Ève Girouard is a graduate of the Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe in nursing. She has been working at the CHU Sainte-Justine for over 7 years now. In 2015, Marie-Eve decided to pursue her nursing education at the Laurentian University. - Dr. Anne-Marie Carpentier
A graduate of the University of Montreal since 2006, Dr. Anne-Marie Charpentier completed her residency in radiation oncology in 2011 at the UDM and her postdoctoral clinical studies at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. In 2013, she completed an observation course at the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia. Her journey has allowed her to become an associate member of the Department of Hemato-Oncology at CHU Sainte-Justine, and a member of the Canadian Task Force on Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. She is a Radiation Oncologist with the CHUM / CHU Sainte-Justine Department of Radiation Oncology and an active participant in the CHUM’s academic mission as Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Montreal.
Thank you to all the members working for the Medical Committee since 1996. Heartfelt thanks must be addressed to the members who have recently left this Committee after having served for many years: Martin Robert, François Demers, Joanne Richer, Anne-Sophie Carret, Felix Nguyen, Anne-Frédérique Dupriez, Bertrand Dupuis, Yvan Samson and Michel Duval. Your contribution is priceless!
Picture: Naïla Legault & Dr SImon Riendeau