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Thursday, March 9

Fairmont Chateau Whistler – Empress Ballroom
5:00 – 7:00 pm Registration

Friday, March 10

Twenty five Percent (25%) of program time has been allotted for Interactive Learning
6:30 am Registration
6:30 – 7:00 am Breakfast – Empress Ballroom
7:00 – 7:15 am Welcoming Remarks – Dr. Diana Ionescu, Vancouver, BC
7:15 – 8:00 am Molecular tumor in clinical practice: 8-year experience at an academic medical center – Dr. Carlos Jose Suarez, Stanford, USA
8:00 – 8:15 am Question and Answer
8:15 – 9:00 am The Many Facets of BRCA Testing – Dr. Soufiane El Hallani, Edmonton, AB
9:00 – 9:15 am Question and Answer
9:15 – 9:30 am Refreshment Break and Visit with the Sponsors
9:30 – 11:30 am Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas: From the Laboratory to the Clinic -Dr. David Scott and Dr. Graham Slack, Vancouver, BC
11:30 – 11:45 am Question and Answer
11:45 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 – 2:00 pm  Biomarker Testing to deliver Precision Medicine for Gastrointestinal Cancers – Dr. Sharlene Gill, Vancouver, BC
2:00 – 2:15 pm Question and Answer
2:15 – 2:30 pm Refreshment Break and Visit with the Sponsors
2:30 – 3:15 pm Molecular pathology of pancreatic cancer – Dr. Huamin Wang, Texas, USA
3:15 – 3:30 pm Question and Answers
3:30 – 4:15 pm Point of Care Biomarker Testing – Dr. Brandon Sheffield, London, ON
4:15 – 4:30 pm Question and Answer
4:30 pm Closing Remarks for the Day – Dr. Diana Ionescu
6:00 – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception and Visit with the Sponsors

Saturday, March 11

Empress Ballroom
Twenty five Percent (25%) of program time has been allotted for Interactive Learning
6:30 – 7:00 am Breakfast
7:00 – 7:05 am Introduction – Dr. Diana Ionescu
7:05 – 9:15 am Molecular Tumor Board: 4 Clinical Case Scenarios With Clinical, Radiological, Pathology and Molecular Data with Treatment Implications and Emphasis on How Pathology Reporting can Influence Clinical Decision Process
Discussion Includes a Multidisciplinary Panel
Case Presenters on Panel:
Pathologist 1: Dr. Barb Melosky
Pathologist 2: Dr. Nicole Chau
Pathologist 3: Dr. Amy Jamieson
Pathologist 4: Dr. Michael Carter
9:15 – 9:30 am Refreshment Break
9:30 – 10:00 am Communication between the Cancer Care Team and Pathology
The Key in Improving Patient Care – Dr. Barb Melosky, Vancouver, BC
10:00 – 11:00 am The Israeli Strategy for CGP, Early Adaptor’s Perspective – Dr. Gilad W. Vainer, Israel
11:00 – 12:00 pm Towards the Development of a Canadian Training Program in Molecular Diagnostics – Dr. Rashmi Goswami, Toronto, ON
12:00 – 12:05 pm Final Comments and Close – Dr. Diana Ionescu