
Katie Rizvi
@katie_rizvi
20 years invested in psychosocial care for #childhoodcancer patients, passionate about youth involvement, founder of Youth Cancer Europe
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http://www.youthcancereurope.org 26-09-2015 08:49:52
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There is no health without mental health. Join me on 10 October 2023 as we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay with a hybrid conference dedicated to the EU's new comprehensive approach to #mentalhealth Register today: europa.eu/!x3Wmt3 #HealthUnion EU One Health #mentalhealthmatters

"And let me tell you, the battle against cancer at a tender age can be mentally exhausting." Cancer survivors like Nicola know first-hand how important tailored mental health support is. THANK YOU, Nicola Unterecker #WorldMentalHealthDay #HealthUnion


Speaking about loneliness & the unseen effects of cancer and then discovering Youth Cancer Europe, the community she never asked to be a part of, but that has become her strength to help her not just to survive but thrive. Nicola Unterecker we're humbled and in awe of yr strength🙌


Can't express how deeply moving your speech was Nicola Unterecker as you spoke about the hidden struggles so many face. Thank you for your kind words and the inspiration you are to us all. Youth Cancer Europe / European Network of Youth Cancer Survivors honoured to work with you as such a powerful patient advocate



Aaand we started 🤩 Razvan Chereches, MD PhD, Professor of Public Health, Babes-Bolyai University and Shajjad Rizvi Honorary British Consular Agent for Cluj Napoca - British Embassy Bucharest are opening the Round Table 👏






🎤 “ In our definition Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in #CancerCare encompasses the principles of fairness, accessibility, and respect for individual differences” - Katie Rizvi at the “Transition from Pediatric to Adult Cancer Care” Policy Event at the Lithuanian Parliament 🇱🇹


🎤 “Only by thinking of providing for the needs of diverse individuals we can make sure that everyone has the best chance of getting better” - Katie Rizvi at the “Transition from Pediatric to Adult Cancer Care” Policy Event at the Lithuanian Parliament 🇱🇹



⚡️Absolutely amazing energy here at the Closing Event of our European Network of Youth Cancer Survivors project, hosted by Youth Cancer Europe and funded by the European Commission through #EU4Health to support the #EUCancerPlan.🎗️ We are #unstoppable! 💪 #HealthUnion #EU4Health #EUCancerPlan #BePartOfTheChange

🎈We continue celebrating 2 years of European Network of Youth Cancer Survivors in action, funded by the European Commission under #EU4Health - Europe’s largest initiative created and led by youth thriving beyond cancer.🎗️ #EUCancerPlan #BePartOfTheChange #unstoppable

At the kick-off meeting of JANE-2 Katie Rizvi brought our expertise on AYA #CancerCare and the “Recommendation and Implementation Roadmap for Minimum Standards of Specialist Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Care Units” Position Paper we published with the European Network of Youth Cancer Survivors


📌 Katie Rizvi participated in high-level working consultations under the @POLAND25EU, joining patient organisations from across Europe 🇪🇺 to push for stronger, standardised patient rights. 🎗🙌🏻


