Visiting Speakers Program in Oncology
Past Speakers
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Dr. Philippe Moreau | January 10-13, 2012 | Event Schedule "The Use of Novel Agents in Myeloma Treatment" |
Judith Haimovici (Janssen) Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Eric Van Cutsem | December 07-09, 2011 | Event Schedule "Failure of Biologics to Enhance Standard Adjuvant Therapy for Colon Cancer - Lessons Learned and What's Next" |
Ms. Angela Rodgers (Sanofi-Aventis) Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Florian Lordick | November 29 - December 02, 2011 | Event Schedule "Treatment of Metastatic Gastric Cancer. Her2 and Other Novel Targets" "Current Treatment Strategies in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer" |
Ms. Judith Bourassa (Roche) Contact:VSPO |
Webcast |
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Dr. Jan Vermorken | November 23, 2011 | Event Schedule "Is There a Role for Induction Chemotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer?" |
Ms. Chantal Clusiau (BMS) Contact:VSPO |
Webcast |
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Dr. Robert Uzzo | November 01-04, 2011 | Event Schedule "Active Surveillance for Localized RCC Objectifying Risk: A practical approach to treating RCC" "Surgical Considerations for Localized & Advanced RCC in 2011" |
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Lattouf Contact:VSPO |
Webcast |
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Dr. Mark Robson | May 25-26, 2011 | Event Schedule "Update on Treatment for BRCA1 or BRCA2 Carriers with Breast Cancer" "Prevention and Screening Options of Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations" |
Dr. Marc Tischkowitz Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Uzi Beller | May 18 -21, 2011 | Event Schedule "Counseling of the Young BRCA Mutation Carrier" "The Tubal Origin of Ovarian Cancer: From Bench Side to Bedside" |
Dr. Walter Gotlieb Contact:VSPO |
Webcast |
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Dr. Susan Chang | May 17-22, 2011 | Event Schedule "Role of Physiologic Imaging in Neuro-Oncology" "Molecular/Cytogenetic Characterization of Glioma: Impact on Clinical Research Efforts in Neuro-Oncology" |
M. Jean François Raymond (Merck) Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Ronald D. Ennis | May 10-12, 2011 | Event Schedule "Optimizing androgen deprivation in conjunction with radiotherapy for intermediate-high risk prostate cancer" "Phase I/II Trial of Cancer -Specific Imaging using Ultrasound- Based Tissue-Typing and MRI to Guide Prostate Brachytherapy" |
Dr. Daniel Taussky Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Rafael Fonseca | Apr. 26-28, 2011 | Event Schedule "MM Update" & "Clinical Significance of Chromosomal Abnormalities in Myeloma" |
Ms. Anne Rousseau (Celgene) Contact:VSPO |
Pictures |
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Dr. Ross Camidge | Apr. 20-22, 2011 | Event Schedule "The revolution
continues: Understanding, finding and targeting
ALK gene rearrangements in the treatment of lung
cancer" |
Dr. Normand Blais Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Neil Shah | Apr. 05 -08, 2011 | Event Schedule "CML in 2011" |
Ms. Ann-Julie Comeau (BMS) Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Régis Aubry | March 09 & 10, 2011 | Event Schedule "Cancer, fin de vie, éthique et progrès" "Perspective d'avenir et développement des soins palliatifs oncologiques en France" |
Dr. Bernard Lapointe Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Kathleen Pritchard | Nov. 25-26, 2010 | Event Schedule "The Oxford Overview: Is it
still Relevant in 2010?" |
Dr. André Robidoux Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Kathleen Wesa | Oct. 14-15, 2010 | Event Schedule "Optimizing wellness before, during and after cancer treatment"
"Nutrition, Vitamin D and
cancer Care" |
Dr. Mary Grossman Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Charles Geyer | Sept. 28-29, 2010 | Event Schedule "Lapatinib in Palliation of Metastatic HER2 Positive Breast Cancer: Do Benefits Justify Toxicity and Costs?" |
Dr. André Robidoux Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Joan Bladé | Sept. 14-15, 2010 | Event Schedule "Diagnosis and Prognosis of MGUS, SMM and MM" |
Dr. Chaim Shustik Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Santosh Kumar Chaturvedi | May 31-June 4, 2010 | Event Schedule "Cross-Cultural Issues in Patient-Provider Communication in Cancer Care" "Psychosomatic and Sociological Aspects of Pain Among Cancer Patients" |
Dr. Carmen Loiselle Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Martin Mihm | May 26-27, 2010 | Event Schedule "Present and Future of Melanoma Management” |
Dr. Alan Spatz Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Jennifer Knox | May 11-12, 2010 | Event Schedule "Systemic Treatments for Hepatoma and Biliary Cancer"; "New Avenues in the Treatment of Renal Cell Cancer: How Can We Improve on Current Therapies?" |
Dr. Jeremy Sturgeon Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
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Dr. Lawrence Marks | May 5-7, 2010 | Event Schedule "Predicting Rad-Induced Normal Tissue
Injury"; "Post Mastectomy Radiation Therapy" |
Dr. Caroyln Freeman Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Laurie Sehn | April 27-30, 2010 | Event Schedule "Optimize Outcomes in the Treatment
of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma"; "Follicular Lymphoma:
So Many Treatment Options" |
Dr. Chaim Shustik Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
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Dr. Paul Sugarbaker | March 29- April 2, 2010 | Event Schedule "Current Status of Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy: What is Practice and What is Research?"; "Update on a New Frontier in Oncology: Peritoneal Dissemination from Colorectal, Gastric, Ovarian, Appendiceal Cancer, and Peritoneal Mesothelioma" |
Dr. Carole Richard Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
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Dr. Jeffrey Williamson | March 22-26, 2010 | Event Schedule "Three-Dimensional Conformal Brachytherapy: Basic Concepts and Technological Challenges"; "Improving Cone-Beam CT Image Quality"; "Beyond Image-Guided Radiation Therapy: Imaging Science Challenges for Biologically Targeted Radiation Therapy" |
Dr. Jean- François DeBlois Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Lisa DeAngelis | March 16-17, 2010 | Event Schedule "An update on CNS Metastases"; "An Update on Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma" |
Dr. Bernard Lemieux Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Danielle Ofri | March 04-05, 2010 | Event Schedule "Medicine in Translation: A Cross-Cultural Journey with a Cancer Patient"; "The Resident, the Psychiatrist, and the Oncologist: A Narrative of Denial"; "Singular Intimacies: Literature as Bridge between Doctor and Patient" |
Dr. Thomas Hutchinson Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. James Gulley | December 8-10, 2009 | Event Schedule "Therapeutic Vaccines and Tumor
Volume: Does size matter?"; "Kinetics of an immune
response: Slow and steady wins the race."; "The
translational odyssey of poxviral vaccines from
preclinical to randomized controlled studies." |
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Lattouf Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. John Heymach | October 20-23, 2009 | "Molecular Markers for Predicting Response and Resistance in NSCLC" |
Dr. Jason Agulnik Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Antonio Giordano | September 8-9, 2009 | "Tumour Supressor Genes and Cell Cycle Kinases in
Human Cancer"
Event Schedule |
Dr. Kostas Pantopoulos Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Karsten Jørgensen | June 24-27, 2009 | "How much does breast cancer screening reduce mortality from the disease?"
Event Schedule |
Dr. Marc Tischkowitz Contact:VSPO |
Pictures
Webcast |
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Dr. Gabriel Hortobagyi | June 19, 2009 | "Preoperative Systemic Therapy for Primary Breast Cancer: Biological Correlates of Response to Therapy “ & “Is there sufficient evidence to change anthracycline use in adjuvant therapy?"
Event Schedule |
Dr. André Robidoux Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Christian Kollmannsberger | June 9 - 12, 2009 | Recurrent Testicular Cancer
Event Schedule |
Dr. Normand Blais Contact:VSPO |
Picture Webcast |
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Dr. Yee Ung | June 3 - 4, 2009 | "Integrating PET into Lung Cancer Management with Evidence Based Care"
Event Schedule |
Dr. Normand Blais Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Ulrich Güller | April 23 - 24, 2009 | - Laparoscopy in Surgical Oncology - Critical Appraisal of Surgical Literature Event Schedule |
Dr. Rami Younan | Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. James Coyne | April 20 - 21, 2009 | - Cancer Care - Psychology Event Schedule |
Dr. Zeev Rosberger Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Gareth Evans | April 20 - 22, 2009 | - Breast Cancer - NF2 - Risk Reducing Surgery Event Schedule |
Dr. Marc Tischkowitz Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Jonathan Shamash | March 15 - 20, 2009 | - Germ Cell Tumours - Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Event Schedule |
Dr. Marc Tischkowitz Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Frances Shepherd | March 12 - 13, 2009 | - Cell Lung Cancer Event Schedule |
Dr. Normand Blais Contact:VSPO |
Pictures |
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Dr. Mario Lacouture | February 18, 2009 | - Targeted Therapies in Oncology Event Schedule |
Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Ignace Vergote | February 08 - 10, 2009 | - Ovarian, Fallopian, Peritoneal, and Endometrial Cancer Event Schedule |
Dr. Walter Gotlieb Contact:VSPO |
Pictures |
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Dr. Monica Morrow | February 06, 2009 | - Breast Conserving Surgery Event Schedule |
Dr. André Robidoux Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Thomas Jagoe | December 17, 2008 | - Cancer Cachexia Event Schedule |
Dr. Danielle Charpentier Contact:VSPO |
Pictures Webcast |
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Dr. Alexander Eggermont | October 30, 2008 | - Melanoma Treatment Event Schedule |
Dr. Alan Spatz Contact:VSPO |
Pictures |
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Dr. Hans Wildiers | Oct. 15-18, 2008 | - Breast Cancer - Chemotherapy Event Schedule |
Dr. Howard Bergman Contact:VSPO |
Pictures |
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Ms. Cindy Kenis | Oct. 15-18, 2008 | - CGA Implementation Event Schedule |
Dr. Howard Bergman Contact:VSPO |
Pictures |
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Dr. Elihu Estey | June 4 - 5, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr. Wilson Miller Contact:VSPO |
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Dr. Gina Brown | June 1 - 3, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr. Te Vuong Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Gabor Maté | May 22 - 23, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr. Thomas Hutchinson Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Steven O'Day | May 20 - 22, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr. Catalin Mihalcioiu Contact: VSPO |
Pictures | |
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Dr. Anne Katz | April 28 - 29, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr. Carmen Loiselle Contact: VSPO |
Pictures | |
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Dr.Michael A. Andrykowski | April 22 - 25, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr.Zeev Rosberger Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Alain Fourquet | Feb. 6 - 9, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr. Rami Younan Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Christiane K. Kuhl | Jan. 16 - 19, 2008 Event Schedule |
Dr. Rami Younan Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Jehonathan Pinthus | Dec 17 - 21, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Daniel Taussky Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Pierre Lavertu | Dec 11 - 14, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Sophie Lavertu Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Leonard Gunderson | Nov. 27 - 30, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Sophie Lavertu Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli | Nov. 13 & 14, 2007 Event Schedule |
Mr. Marc Basik Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Karen Gelmon | Oct. 11, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Gerald Batist Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Sundar Jagannath | Oct. 2 - 4, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Margaret Warner Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Joseph Mikhael | Sept 25 - 26, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Jaroslav Prchal Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. John MacDonald | Sept 18 - 21, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Lawrence Panasci Contact: VSPO |
Pictures | |
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Dr. Frank Smith | Sept 11 - 12, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Martin Champagne Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Andrzej Niemierko | June 13 - 15, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. Frank Verhaegen Contact: VSPO |
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Dr. Susan Dent, Ottawa Hospital |
May 30 & 31, 2007 | TBC Contact: VSPO |
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Dr George Thomas Director, Genome Research Institute Professor, Dept. of Genome Sciences University of Cincinnati |
April 26, 2007 | Dr. Michael Pollak | Event Schedule | |
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Dr Lewis Cantley Professor, Systems Biology, Chief, Division of Signal Transduction, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston |
April 26, 2007 | Dr. Michael Pollak | Event Schedule | |
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Dr. Paul Jacobsen Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida |
April 16 & 17, 2007 | Dr. Zeev Rosberger & Dr. Robin Cohen Contact: Dr. Zeev Rosberger |
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Dr. Thomas Suter, University of Bern, Switzerland |
April 1 - 4, 2007 | Dr. Gerald Batist Contact: VSPO |
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| Photo not available | Dr. SunilVerma, Medical Oncologist, Toronto SunnybrookRegional Cancer Center |
March 28 - 30,2007 | TBC Contact: VSPO |
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 | Dr. Angelita Habr-Gama | March 12 & 13, 2007 | Dr. Te Vuong | Event Schedule | |
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Dr. Norman Breslow, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
Feb. 26 – 28, 2007 Event Schedule |
Dr. E. Franco & the McGill Biostatistics Seminar | Pictures | |
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Dr. Howard Ozer, Section of Hematology/Oncology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Feb. 28 – March 1, 2007 | Visiting Speaker in Oncology Program | Event Schedule | |
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Dr. David Kuhl, Director, Centre for Practitioner Renewal Providence Health Care (PHC) and the University of British Columbia |
Feb. 22 & 23, 2007 | Dr. T. Hutchinson | Event Schedule | |