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Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Research Advocate Application 2024

The mission of the Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation is to power the future of ovarian cancer research by endowing funds and championing the POWER of scientist/survivor collaboration.
To champion collaboration, we are sending an ovarian cancer advocate to the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Academy annual retreat to be held September 18-19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. While there, the advocate will learn about cancer research and interact with scientists, doctors, health professionals, and other advocates. Please note: for this particular opportunity, the advocate will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.
Research Advocate Requirements/Expectations:
1. The advocate must be an ovarian cancer patient, survivor, family member, caregiver, previvor, or other person touched by ovarian cancer.
2. The advocate must be able to attend both days of the DOD Ovarian Cancer Academy retreat: September 18-19 in Seattle, WA.
3. The advocate will be required to sign and agree to the Powell-Drescher Volunteer Research Advocate Guidelines.
4. Prior to the conference, the advocate will be expected to engage in pre-conference training coordinated by the Powell-Drescher Foundation and will meet with a scientist mentor before the conference.
5. The advocate will be expected to share their experience as a representative of the Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation from selection through December 31, 2025. As such, the advocate may be asked to provide a summary of their conference experience for use on social media, the website, and/or elsewhere, to report on their ongoing advocacy activities, to speak at future Foundation presentations regarding the research advocate program, to speak about their experience at Foundation fundraising events, and/or to review future research advocate applications.
6. While at the conference, the advocate must be willing to promote the Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation and its mission.
7. The advocate may not have any conflicts of interest with a Significantly Regulated Organization (SRO), as defined by the FDA. A complete list of SROs is available here.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
Applications are due by midnight (PST) on May 31, 2024 to be considered for the September 2024 retreat. The applications will be reviewed for involvement in the ovarian cancer community, commitment to research advocacy, and the ability to help POWER the mission of The Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. The successful applicant will be selected from the pool of qualified candidates by an ad hoc group of scientists and/or survivor reviewers.
In an effort to provide advocacy opportunities to as many people as possible, preference will be given to applicants who have not previously been sponsored by the Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Applicants will be notified of the Foundation's decision by June 30, 2024.
The Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation is committed to the values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the successful applicant will be selected without regard to race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or economic and educational background.
⚠️ Please note: You cannot reliably save your application while in-progress. Applications must be completed in a single session. ⚠️
It is highly recommended that you review the questions below prior to completing the application and draft your responses in another document before pasting them into the form when you are ready to submit.

Your Contact Information:

What is your role in the ovarian cancer community currently, what roles have you had in the past, and what role do you hope to have in the future?
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Please list any affiliations you or your immediate family (parent, spouse, child or sibling) have or have had with companies that are Significantly Regulated Organizations (SROs), as defined by the FDA, and/or other for-profit health care companies.

Affiliations may include: employment, volunteer work, leadership, stock or other ownership, honoraria, consulting or advisory roles, speaker, research funding, patents, royalties or other intellectual property, expert testimony, travel, accommodations, or expenses, and other relationships including other uncompensated relationships.
From the FDA website, SROs are defined as:
"A publicly traded company, US or foreign stock exchange, is added to the SRO List if it meets either of the following criteria:
• It is an organization for which the sales of products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) constitute ten percent or more of annual gross sales in the organization's previous fiscal year;
• An organization that does not have a record of sales of FDA-regulated products will be deemed to be significantly regulated if its operations are predominately in fields regulated by FDA, or if its research, development, or other business activities are reasonably expected to result in the development of products that are regulated by FDA."
A complete list of SROs is available here.
Some sample conflict of interest statements are as follows:
• “I have been employed by [SRO] from [dates].”
• “I own stocks or shares in [SRO].”
• “I am affiliated with [SRO], which may benefit from my participation as an advocate for the Powell-Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation by [list benefit].”
• If you have none: “I have no affiliations with any SRO."

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email: [email protected]

What does being a research advocate mean to you, and why are you interested in attending a scientific conference as a research advocate? How will attendance at this conference advance your goals?
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How will you use your attendance at this conference , and your subsequent advocacy, to support the Foundation and its mission?
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What ideas do you have to promote the idea of collaboration between scientists and survivors, and the Powell-Drescher Foundation, as a research advocate?
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Have you ever attended a scientific conference before? If yes, briefly explain.
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How will you disseminate the information you learn as a research advocate to the greater community?
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How did you learn about the Powell Drescher Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation and this opportunity?
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Please watch the following three videos. What are the most meaningful takeaway(s) to you?
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Video 1: https://cancernet.gallery.video/collection/detail/videos/all-videos/video/6169961797001/how-patient-advocates-help-cancer-research

Please provide any additional information you would like us to consider:
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If chosen to be a research advocate, are you able to commit to the expectations listed at the top of the application?

If chosen to be a research advocate, are you able to commit to the expectations listed at the top of the application?