@samTpollard

Assistant Professor @ SFU | investigator @ BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute | TFRI-MOHCCN | she/her 🚴🏼‍♀️

Joined June 2018
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@healtheconomics @jbuchanan_ox @IliasGoranitis @DeirdreWeymann @ZANFINA @hadleyssmith @samTpollard @Michael_Abbott2 @lizzyl1119 @SallySansom
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@healtheconomics @jbuchanan_ox @IliasGoranitis @EiGEN_UoM @DeirdreWeymann @ZANFINA @hadleyssmith @samTpollard @Michael_Abbott2 @twanghealthecon @lizzyl1119 @SallySansom
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[2] Patient and population impacts of multi-gene panel and pembrolizumab coverage in metastatic melanoma | @DeirdreWeymann @samTpollard @DeanRegier @emanuelkrebs | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4120… [3/4] #healtheconomics

Patient and population impacts of multigene panel and pembrolizumab coverage in metastatic melanoma...

The policy of reimbursing multigene testing and pembrolizumab produced patient survival improvements, but selectivity of response prevented population mortality improvement. Health-care system costs...

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Summer Konechny and Terry Fox were both diagnosed with osteosarcoma as young adults. Thanks to advances in research, Summer did not lose her leg, and if her cancer returns, her oncology team has another option to fight it: precision medicine. Learn more: impact.terryfox.org
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We are number #1! 🏆 SFU tops the 2025 WURI rankings as the #1 university in Canada for innovation for the 5th straight year. The university was also named #1 in Canada for entrepreneurial spirit, #3 for industrial application and #3 for its responses to global challenges. Globally, the university ranks 12th in the world for innovation, up three spots from 2024. Learn more at ow.ly/KOei50WyaBy
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Value in Health is looking for Systematic Reviews, and we're open to submission all year! We're especially interested in Evidence Synthesis. More info here: ow.ly/mlZg50WxlxW #CallforPapers #SystematicReviews #ValueInHealth #HEOR
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🔔 REMINDER: The #IHEA Econ-Omics SIG global survey on integrating #healtheconomics into #genomicmedicine is still open and the deadline has been extended to Friday 1 August! We’d love your input! No economics background needed. @healtheconomics q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe…
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This year I’ll be completing my 6th Cypress Challenge in honour of my dad! Donations support urgently needed pancreatic cancer research: cypresschallenge.ca/fundrais… @BCCancer @bccancerfdn #cypresschallenge
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#OnThisDay - June 28, 1981 The day family, friends, and all of Canada lost Terry Fox to cancer. Terry started a marathon against cancer. Together, we can finish it. Donate or join us for the #TerryFoxRun on September 14 and start fundraising today: terryfox.org
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Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by last night’s tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver. Our deepest condolences to the victims, their loved ones and the wider Filipino-Canadian community. If you are in need of support, please make use of the resources available: sfu.ca/sfu-community/communi…

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💡 New to cost-effectiveness analysis? Start here! Join our beginner-level virtual course and master the basics of CEA in a practical, easy-to-follow way. Perfect for beginners! 📅 Register now: loom.ly/kktMMwo #HealthEconomics #CostEffectiveness #OnlineLearning
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TOMORROW! Our 45th anniversary collection drops April 8. All proceeds support cancer research in Canada. terryfox.org/2025merch
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🚨 MILESTONE ALERT: Network publishes landmark paper in Cancer Cell! 🚨 The paper highlights the Network’s history, objectives and key accomplishments, underscoring how this unprecedented national collaboration is accelerating precision oncology! More ▶️bit.ly/4jemiKn
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Congratulations to the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network and 1,200+ collaborators on this landmark publication in @Cancer_Cell! Read the paper to learn how, together, we're transforming cancer research and care in Canada! ⬇️
Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network@marathonofhope3 Apr 2025
🚨 MILESTONE ALERT: Network publishes landmark paper in Cancer Cell! 🚨 The paper highlights the Network’s history, objectives and key accomplishments, underscoring how this unprecedented national collaboration is accelerating precision oncology! More ▶️bit.ly/4jemiKn
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LSBC JOB BOARD: @HlthResearchBC is hiring a Chief Executive Officer Learn more and apply here: lifesciencesbc.ca/job/chief-…
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Meet our team! @ZANFINA, @Zhuo_Adam_Chen & Dimple Butani are the #LMIC focused research conveners of the IHEA Economics of Genomics & Precision Medicine Special Interest Group (i.e., the Econ-Omics SIG). @healtheconomics #IHEA #healtheconomics #genomics #precisionmedicine
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Even if you're not new, it's always fun listening to Jeffrey Hoch talk about CEA (or health economics, generally)!
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💡 New to cost-effectiveness analysis? Start here! Join our beginner-level virtual course and master the basics of CEA in a practical, easy-to-follow way. Perfect for beginners! 📅 Register now: loom.ly/kktMMwo #HealthEconomics #CostEffectiveness #OnlineLearning
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[1] Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Multigene Panel Sequencing in Advanced Melanoma: A Population-Level Real-World Target Trial Emulation | @emanuelkrebs @DeirdreWeymann @samTpollard @DeanRegier | ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO-… [2/2] #healtheconomics

Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Multigene Panel Sequencing in Advanced Melanoma: A...

PURPOSETargeted therapy and immunotherapy promise improved survival in patients with advanced melanoma, yet the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of multigene panel sequencing compared with...

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LSBC JOB BOARD: @GenomeBC is hiring an Education Engagement Coordinator. Learn more and apply here: lifesciencesbc.ca/job/educat…
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Well, an earthquake wasn't on today's bingo card, but here we are. #Squamish
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