Friday, April 12, 2024
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Fairmont Chateau Whistler – Empress Ballroom |
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Registration |
Saturday, April 13, 2024
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Twenty five percent (25%) of program time has been allotted for Interactive Learning |
6:30 am |
Registration |
6:30 am – 7:00 am |
Breakfast – Empress Ballroom |
7:00 am – 7:15 am |
Welcoming Remarks – Dr. Diana Ionescu (Vancouver, BC) |
7:15 am – 8:00 am |
Cervical Cancer Screening – A Global Overview with a BC Focus – Dr. Gina Ogilvie (British Columbia, Canada) |
8:00 am – 8:15 am |
Question and Answer |
8:15 am – 9:00 am |
Molecular Pathology of Ovarian Cancer – The Central Role of Pathologist – Dr. Frederique Penault-Llorca (France) |
9:00 am – 9:15 am |
Question and Answer |
9:15 am – 9:45 am |
Refreshment Break and Visit with the Sponsors |
9:45 am – 10:30 am |
Molecular Pathology of Gastrointestinal Cancers – Dr. David Schaeffer (British Columbia, Canada) |
10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Question and Answer |
10:45 am – 11:30 am |
Pathologists Supporting Clinical Trials – Integration of Biomarker Use in Endometrial Cancer – Dr. Mary Kinloch (Saskatchewan, Canada) |
11:30 am – 11:45 am |
Question and Answer |
11:45 am – 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm |
Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Pathology – Dr. Vania Nose (Massachusetts, USA) |
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
Question and Answer |
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm |
Refreshment Break and Visit with the Sponsors |
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm |
The Landscape of Biomarkers in Breast Cancer – Dr. Zuzana Kos (British Columbia, Canada) |
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Question and Answers |
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm |
Search and Research: From Histological Observation to Scientific Discovery – Dr. Zu-hua Gao (British Columbia, Canada) |
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm |
Question and Answer |
4:30 pm |
Closing Remarks for the Day – Dr. Diana Ionescu |
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Welcome Reception and Visit with the Sponsors |
Sunday, April 14, 2024
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Empress Ballroom |
Twenty five percent (25%) of program time has been allotted for Interactive Learning |
6:30 am – 7:30 am |
Breakfast |
7:30 am |
Introduction – Dr. Diana Ionescu |
7:30 am – 8:30 am |
Liquid Biopsy in the Cancer Care Continuum from Screening to Acquired Resistance – Dr. David Gandara (California, USA) |
8:30 am – 9:15 am |
Challenges and Opportunities in Liquid Biopsy Implementation: A Canadian Perspective – Dr. Patrice Desmeules (Quebec, Canada) |
9:15 am – 9:45 am |
Addressing Testing Challenges in Molecular Pathology: Fireside Chat (Multiple Panelists) |
9:45 am – 10:00 am |
Refreshment Break |
10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
From Germline to Somatic: Clinical Application of Molecular Pathology Real-World Cases |
Discussion Includes a Multidisciplinary Panel |
Case Presenters on Panel: |
Pathologist 1: Dr. Frederique Penault-Llorca |
Pathologist 2: Dr. Vania Nosé |
Pathologist 3: Dr. David Gandara |
Pathologist 4: TBD |
12:00 pm – 12:05 pm |
Closing Remarks – Dr. Diana Ionescu |