Cancer Day for Primary Care 2024

Event will be recorded and available to all registrants

Last day to sign up for in-person attendance is May 12th.  After this date you will not be able to change your ticket selection.

The 16th biennial Cancer Day for Primary Care, a collaboration between the Community Oncology Program at Cancer Care Manitoba and the University of Manitoba, is back. This year, our event will be hybrid, offering both virtual and in-person attendance options at Theater B, 727 McDermot Ave, University of Manitoba. Our focus will be on Genitourinary Cancers, covering topics from Prostate to Renal, Urothelial, Testicular, and Bladder cancers, including screening, work-up, and systemic therapy. What sets this event apart is the opportunity for attendees to submit their own cases for discussion by our expert panel. Join us for a dynamic and informative program.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, learners will be able to:

• Identify the decision-making process(es) regarding surgical management, radiation therapy, and systemic therapy of Genitourinary cancers. (professional)
• Describe interventions that help improve the quality of life of specific patient populations. (communicator)
• Describe and undertake required diagnostic work-up for suspected Genitourinary Cancers in Manitoba. (collaborator)
• Explain the services provided by the Cancer Navigation Services, and know when and how to contact them. (health advocate)
• Identify and/or manage the acute complications for cancers and of the various therapies provided. (medical expert)

Agenda

8:30 Welcome & Introduction – Dr. Sri Navaratnam, President & CEO of CancerCare Manitoba

Session 1: Prostate Cancer: Screening, Work-up, and Management
840 Screening and Diagnosis – Dr. Ardalanejaz Ahmad
855 Role of Surgery, Surveillance, and Long-term Effects – Dr. Ardalanejaz Ahmad
910 Management of Complications of Radiation Therapies – Dr. Aldrich Ong
925 Systemic Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Advances in Context – Dr. Daniel Meyers

Session 2: Renal, Urothelial, and Bladder Cancers: Diagnosis, Work-up for Suspected Patients
940 Common Presentation/Diagnosis – Dr. Juliano Offerni
955 The Role of CancerCare Manitoba Navigation Team – Nicole Koschik
1010 Systemic Therapy for Renal Cancer – Dr. Jeffrey Graham
1025 Systemic Therapy for Urothelial & Bladder Cancers – Dr. Jeffrey Graham
1040 Question & Answer (for Session 1 & Session 2) – Dr. Jeffrey Graham, Dr. Juliano Offerni, Dr. Aldrich Ong, Dr. Ardalanejaz Ahmad, Nicole Koschik, and CancerCare Manitoba Navigation team.
1110 Break

Session 3: Cancer Screening, CAR-T, and New Therapy Registration Process
1120 One-Year Update on Cancer Screening in Manitoba – Lesley Baldry
1140 Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T (CAR-T) Cells Update – Dr. Craig Speziali
1200 New and Upcoming Therapy Registration Process – Marc Geirnaert
1220 Question & Answer – Dr. Craig Speziali, Marc Geirnaert, Kathy Bumstead, Laura Coulter and Lesley Baldry
1235 Lunch Break

Session 4: Testicular Cancer, Oncofertility, Adolescent and Young Adult Program, and Treatment Complication & Symptom Management
1320 Welcome back
1325 Testicular Cancer Overview – Dr. Piotr Czaykowski
1340 Treatment Complication & Symptom Management for Testicular Cancer – Dr. Piotr Czaykowski
1355 AYA Cancer Awareness: Insights from the Patient’s Journey – Nick Evans
1410 Oncofertility – Caring for Your Patients – Mackenzie Jansen & Ian Scott
1420 Adolescent & Young Adult Program in Manitoba – Mackenzie Jansen & Ian Scott
1440 Question & Answer
1450 Break

Session 5: Bring your own cases & Panel discussion
1500: Bring your own cases & Discussion – Dr. Piotr Czaykowski, Dr. Ardalanejaz Ahmad, Dr. Tunji Fatoye, Mackenzie Jansen, Ian Scott, CCMB Navigation Team.
1550 Closing & Remarks

Note: Topics and speakers may be subject to change.

Event information will be sent ~24 hours prior to event

Study Credits

This event was co-developed with the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 6.0 Mainpro+ credits.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.

The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).

**A $50 administrative fee will be applied if cancelled 14 days or more before the event date. No refunds will be given past this date**