Introduction & Planning Committee

Whether attending one day or two, the CME Program at planning com-new Toronto Cancer is designed for today's busy cancer care professional. Aimed to meet your needs, the Planning Committee have sought out top physicians in their field of practice to deliver over 50 lectures covering the latest updates and clinical challenges. Our schedule also provides networking time with your peers to discover new solutions to your patient's problems.

Accreditation

The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME), a subcommittee of the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). This standard allows the Office of CEPD to assign credits for educational activities based on the criteria established by The College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Additionally, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education of the United States (ACCME) maintains a reciprocity relationship with CACME, which the American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes for the purpose of allowing Canadian medical schools the ability to accredit activities for AMA PRA Category 1. As a result of a reciprocal agreement between the AMA and the European Accreditation Council for CME (EACCME), this agreement permits the Office of CEPD to assign EACCME credits."

Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent participating in the educational program.

Goals and Objectives
The goal of the conference is to discuss ideas and innovations in cancer management with an emphasis on topics of practical importance to providers caring for patients along the entire cancer care continuum.

Declaration of Potential Conflict of Interest
Speakers will be requested to disclose to the audience, any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of this program.

Course Development & Independence
The education program is developed by the Toronto Cancer Planning Committee, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and is independent of any commercial influence. All decisions about the program content and faculty are made exclusively by the Planning Committee. No session in the Toronto Cancer CME program receives direct financial support from any pharmaceutical or other commercial company; nor does any speaker receive such support for participation in this program.

Planning Committee Co-Chairs:

Pamela Catton, MD MHPE FRCPC Director Oncology Education, Medical Director Cancer Survivorship, Princess Margaret Hospital Butterfield Drew Chair in Cancer Survivorship, Professor and Vice Chair Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto		Barbara-Anne Maier, RN BScN CON(c) Nurse Navigator, Colorectal Cancer Diagnostic Assessment Program North York General Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Planning Committee:
Carlo DeAngelis, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator - Oncology, Department of Pharmacy, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre Pharmacy Clinician Scientist - Oncology, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto		Barbara Fitzgerald, RN MScN Director Oncology Nursing, Princess Margaret Hospital
Audrey Friedman, MRT(T) BA MSW Director Cancer Patient Education and Survivorship, Princess Margaret Hospital Provincial Head Patient Education, Cancer Care Ontario Associate Director ELLICSR Health, Wellness & Cancer Survivorship Centre		Ralph George, MD FRCSC Director General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital Associate Professor General Surgery, University of Toronto
Mary Gospodarowicz, MD FRCPC FRCR(Hon) Medical Director, Princess Margaret Hospital Program Professor and Chair, Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto		Meredith Giuliani, MEd MBBS FRCPC Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Rashida Haq, MBBS MD FACP FRCPC Director, Medical Education and Clinical Leader Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto		Ruth Heisey, MD CCFP FCFP Associate Professor and Clinical Investigator, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto GP Oncologist, Princess Margaret Hospital
Alejandro (Alex) Jadad, MD DPhil FRCPC FCAHS Chief Innovator and Founder, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation; Senior Scientist, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; and Anesthesia, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto		Ed Kucharski, MD CCFP Medical Director, SHerbourne Health centre Toronto Central Regional Primary Care Lead, Cancer Care Ontario
Calvin Law, MD MPH FRCSC Head of Surgical Oncology, Toronto Central North, Cancer Care Ontario Surgical Oncologist, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Associate Professor Surgery, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Univversity of Toronto		Suzanne Richter, MD MSc FRCPC Clinical Research Fellow, Princess Margaret Hospital Department of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto
Julia Ridley, MD CCFP Palliative Care Physician, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Lecturer, University of Toronto		Pamela Savage, RN MAEd CON(C) Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Myles Smith, MB BCh BAO PhD DCH FRCSI Clinical Fellow, General Surgical Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre		David Wiljer, BA MA PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Health Policy, Management & Evalutation, University of Toronto Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre