Myeloproliferative
Neoplasms
We’re all about helping Canadians who want to learn about or who are impacted by the different blood disorders known together as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).
Email Us
Locate Us
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PO Box 64538 Unionville,
PO 4630 Hwy 7E Unionville,
Markham, ON L3R 0M9
Call Us
- 1.844.644.6766 (MPNN)
Welcome to the
Canadian MPN Network
We’re all about helping Canadians who want to learn about or who are impacted by the different blood disorders know together as Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, or MPNs.
What are MPNs?
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) is the name given to a group of conditions sometimes referred to as blood cancers.
MPNs originate in the bone marrow – the soft tissue in the middle of the bones where blood cells are made. In a healthy person, bone marrow makes blood stem cells that, in time, develop into mature blood cells – red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets.
About the
Canadian MPN Network
The Canadian MPN Network was founded in 2014. Our purpose as an organization is to connect and help Canadians from coast to coast to coast who are dealing the challenges of living with a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) disorder.
Better lives for all Canadians with a Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) disorder.
We are a patient-led organization committed to improving the lives of all Canadians living with myeloproliferative neoplasms through patient advocacy, patient support groups, and patient communication while connecting with the MPN medical community and providing up-to-date information on research, treatments and clinical studies.
- Patient communication: Provide reliable and accurate information about MPNs for Canadian patients through many platforms.
- Patient advocacy: Inform healthcare decision-makers about MPNs and the needs of Canadians living with them.
- Annual conference: Hold an annual conference that will allow Canadian patients to connect with other patients and medical experts.
- Regional support groups: Encourage the development of patient groups in every region of Canada.
- Collaboration with MPN medical community: Engage the Canadian MPN medical community to provide patient perspective and seek collaboration on effective communications.
Cheryl Petruk
Executive Director
Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Mckinley
Chair
Kitchener, Ontario
Dov Lidor
Vice-Chair
Markham, Ontario
Phil Arner
Treasurer
Ottawa, Ontario
Doug Chisholm
Board Member
Calgary, Alberta
Augusto Latgé
Board Member
Montreal, Quebec
Catherine Picard
Board Member
Quebec City, Quebec
John Eastly
Board Member
Calgary, Alberta
Kristen Hummel
Board Member
Barrie, Ontario
Charles Kent
Board Member
Ottawa, Ontario
Steve Evans
Board Member
Halifax, Nova Scotia
