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2024 Agenda

Friday, April 12, 2024

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

Saturday, April 13, 2024

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

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