Knowledge Translation - Plenary

The plenary is presented by the Dr. D. A Boyes Lectureship Endowment Fund

Friday, December 2, 2011

Learning Objectives for Knowledge Translation Plenary - AM Session
Location: Bayshore Ballroom Salon DEF

At the end of this session, the participants will be able to:

1. Describe the results of MA.20, a randomized breast cancer trial
2. Identify chaperone proteins for prostate cancer
3. Examines the development of anticancer drugs in an academic environment
4. Describe the management of ductal carcinoma in situ
5. Differentiate between true recurrences and new primary breast cancer
6. Inspect two BC Cancer Agency web resources for patients and families

 

Knowledge Translation Plenary - PM Session - will be split into 3 Tracks

Learning Objectives for Track 1 - Breakthroughs and Innovations
Location: Bayshore Ballroom Salon DEF

At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:

• Understand how the BC Cancer Foundation funds cancer research
• Examine a trial of fluorescence guided surgery for oral oncology
• Review a Leukemia treatment trial
• Examine the development of novel prostate cancer therapeutics
• Apply a software platform to facilitate research
• Understand how cancer survival can be improved through delivering care in high volume, multidisciplinary teams in well planned cancer programmes

Learning Objectives for Track 2 - Community Oncology Partners Plenary
Location: Stanley Park Ballroom Salon 1

• Review the Northern Cancer Control Strategy and highlight evolving partnerships and initiatives that enhances cancer care in the Northern.
• Describe a pilot navigation project with volunteers and health care professionals that enhances care for cancer patients.
• Report on a survivorship care planning project for colorectal cancer patients.
• Provide an update on the cancer prevention initiatives by the BC Cancer Agency Prevention team
• Provide an overview of the BC Cancer Agency Communities Oncology Network and highlight plans for strengthening and enhancing the network for cancer patients and health care providers.

 

Learning Objectives for Track 3 - Patient Safety
Location: Stanley Park Ballroom Salon 2

• Discuss learning points from near miss patient safety events at the BC Cancer Agency
• Discuss safety concerns related to radiation treatment programs
• Learn how Venous Thromboembolism events can be reduced in oncology patients by implementing a prophylaxis policy
• Learn how technology can introduce unanticipated errors in healthcare

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Time	Topic	Speakers
07:00 - 08:00	Light Breakfast - Bayshore Ballroom Salon ABC
AM Session – Breakthroughs and Innovations – Multidisciplinary Session
08:00 - 09:00	Keynote Speaker: Living Leadership	John Furlong
09:20 - 09:25	Welcome	Brian Schmidt
09:25 - 09:50	Initial results and implications of MA20: a Canadian-led randomized trial of breast vs. breast + nodal radiation therapy following conservative surgery for breast cancer	Ivo Olivotto
09:50 - 10:15	Lymphoma Biology: A window in carcinogenisis	Joseph Connors
10:15 - 10:40	Developing Anticancer Drugs in  an Academic Environment: The story behind Irinophore C™	Marcel Bally
10:40 - 11:05	Genomics and Personalized Medicine	Aly Karsan
11:05 - 11:30	In-Breast Tumor Recurrence: Distinguishing true recurrence from new primary	Pauline Truong Peter Watson
11:30 - 11:55	Two BC Cancer Agency Web Resources for Patients and Families: Cancer Chat and Cancer In My Family: A website for children and patients when a family member has cancer	Joanne Stephen Gina MacKenzie
12:00 - 14:00	Lunch and Poster Viewing
Track 1 - Breakthroughs and Innovations – Clinical Scientific Session
14:00 - 14:15	Research & Philanthropy: A powerful partnership	Doug Nelson
14:15 - 14:40	The COOLS trial: a pan-Canadian head and neck surgical network for oral cancer control	Catherine Poh
14:40 - 15:05	From Bench to Bedside: The TACL phase 1 leukemia study	Kirk Schultz
15:05 - 15:30	Developing Novel Prostate Cancer Therapeutics	Marianne Sadar
15:30 - 15:55	OaSIS - Outcomes and Surveillance Integrated System to support Clinical, Translational and Outcomes Research	Jonn Wu Cheryl Ho
15:55 - 16:25	Terry Fox Medal Lecture: Translating the lessons learned in cancer control in BC to Ireland	Susan O'Reilly Tom Keane
16:25 - 16:35	Evaluations and Closing Remarks	Ursula Lee
Track Two - Community Oncology Partners Plenary
14:00 - 14:30	Northern Health Cancer Care Partnerships	Jaco Fourie
14:30 - 15:00	Partnering with Communities to Improve Care	Shaun Lorhan
15:00 - 15:15	Refreshment Break - Bayshore Ballroom Salon ABC
15:15 - 15:45	Post Treatment Information Package for People with Colorectal Cancer: A collaborative approach	Heather Watson Geri Arkell
15:45- 16:15	Cancer Prevention Initiatives in BC	Sonia Lamont
16:15 - 16:45	Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: The future for communities oncology	Johanna den Duyf
16:45 - 17:00	Evaluations & Closing Remarks	TBA
Track Three - Patient Safety Plenary
14:00 - 14:05	Opening Remarks	Crystal Amos
14:05 - 14:20	Quality and Safety Plan Strategy	Fiona Walks
14:20 - 14:45	What We Can Learn From Near Miss Patient Safety Events	Sue Fuller-Blamey
14:45 - 15:15	Quality Assurance in Canadian Radiation Treatment Programs	Mike Milosevic
15:15 - 15:40	Infection Prevention and Control in Oncology Patients	Ghada Al-Rawahi
15:40 - 15:50	Refreshment Break - Bayshore Ballroom Salon ABC
15:50 - 16:20	Improving Patient Safety and Quality: Implementing effective venous thromboembolism prophylaxis strategies for BC Cancer Agency inpatients	Shirin Abadi Trish Hunt
16:20- 17:15	Panel Discussion: Technology Induced Errors - Beware the seduction of sophisticated machines	Jeff Barnett Kevin Murphy Elizabeth Borychki Mike Milosevic
17:15	Evaluations & Closing Remarks	Crystal Amos

 

 

December 1 - 3, 2011

Westin Bayshore Hotel,
Vancouver, British Columbia