Our next regular monthly PCSO meeting will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 20 June 2024, starting at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Jill Burns, Senior Community Health Promoter with the Ottawa Cancer Foundation.
To attend in person
- Please register early at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), and ensure that you include the number of attendees in your party.
- By email, we’ll either confirm your reservation, or advise you that we’ve reached the Centre’s capacity of 24 persons.
Note: Masks are not mandatory but are recommended in the Maplesoft-Jones Centre
To attend virtually by Zoom
- To register, please click on this link. After registering, you’ll receive an email with instructions for joining the meeting.
Our Guest Speaker Jill Burns, MPH, RD, DipNurs(UK)
Jill is the Senior Community Health Promoter with the Ottawa Cancer Foundation. She brings over 25 years of health care experience both as a former nurse and currently as a Registered Dietitian. Jill also has a Master’s of Public Health, and a strong interest in food and nutrition for prevention and healing. She offers the Nourish Program year-round at the Community Cancer Hub. Nourish is an evidence-based nutrition program that is licenced from WellspringÔ in Toronto.
Jill’s topic for the evening is Nutrition and Prostate Cancer.
Regular PCS Ottawa Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, we hold Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa’s regular monthly meetings at the Maplesoft-Jones Cancer Survivorship Centre [Map] on the third Thursday of each month. We don’t hold meetings in the months of July and August, except for our ever-popular annual BBQ on the third Thursday of August.
We offer most of our meetings in hybrid format, allowing you to attend either in person or virtually. Watch our Meetings and Events website page or your e-mail inbox for meeting locations and specific registration instructions.
We normally start our meetings with a social gathering at 6:30 pm, followed at 7:00 pm with brief business announcements, followed by either a guest speaker or a sharing session.
Not sure where to start?
We are only a phone call or email away. Contact PCSO anytime at 613-828-0762 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).