Saturday, April 26, 2008 |
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session |
location |
8:15–9:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
Main Foyer |
9:00–9:10 |
Opening Remarks
Pam Catton and Lisa DiProspero
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Auditorium |
9:10–9:50 |
Keynote 1
Gail Tomblin Murphy
Dalhousie University, Halifax
Healthcare Providers: The Changing Landscape of the Oncology Interprofessional Team
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Auditorium |
Speaking from the Canadian perspective on the health human resource strategy that is being proposed and implemented by the Federal government, the speaker will examine the emerging roles, including benefits and challenges, of the interprofessional oncology team. |
9:50–10:00 |
Question and Answer Period |
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10:00–10:40 |
Plenary 1
David Jaffray
University Health Network (UHN), Toronto
Physics and Biology Reforming Clinical Practice in Radiation Therapy
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Auditorium |
This presentation will review some of the cutting-edge work of the UHN’s SpatioTemporal Targeting and Amplification of Radiation Response (STTARR) program and how this will translate into daily practice for radiation medicine professionals. STTARR is a comprehensive program for advanced radiotherapy research focusing on understanding the dynamics of tumour and normal tissue response to radiotherapy at molecular, cellular and physiological levels. |
10:40–10:50 |
Question and Answer Period |
10:45–11:15 |
Break/Exhibitors
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Main Foyer |
11:15–12:45 |
Oral Presentations |
11:15–11:30 |
Virtual Radiotherapy Training (National Initiative—Local Delivery)
Andrew Williams, University of Portsmouth, UK |
Auditorium |
11:30–12:00 |
Supportive Care Needs of Patients 3-6 Months Following Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
Maurene McQuestion, Princess Margaret Hospital |
12:00–12:15 |
Salivary gland sparing in paediatric patients receiving radiotherapy for tumours arising within the posterior fossa: Optimization of treatment technique to minimise parotid dose
Michelle Lau, Princess Margaret Hospital |
12:15–12:30 |
Facilitating International Trials: Experience with the International Atomic Energy Agency
Glenn Jones, Credit Valley Hospital |
12:30–12:45 |
A real-time database to facilitate decision-making and enhance the Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference (MCC)
Max Dahele, Princess Margaret Hospital |
12:45–2:00 |
Lunch
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Dining Room |
2:00–3:15 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Workshop 1
RT in Developing Countries
Supriya Chopra, Tim Hanna, Anney Hirji, Mary Jon Lachance, Jessy Abed UHN, Toronto
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Auditorium |
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This interactive session will introduce some of the issues driving the provision of radiation therapy in developing countries, with the focus on Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Through group dialogue, methods of providing individual and organisational support will be discussed. |
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Workshop 2
Conducting Practice Based Research
Kathryn Parker and Ann Russell, The Michener Institute, Toronto |
Room 12 |
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This highly practical workshop will provide an introduction to practice based research as a way to problem-solve daily clinical issues. The facilitators will present practice based research as a knowledge building activity and engage the participant in the first steps of practice-based research. |
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Workshop 3
Resolving Conflict in Interprofessional Teams Kerry Knickle and Diana Tabak University of Toronto
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Room 13 |
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This special 2 1⁄2 hour workshop will be presented by facilitators from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Continuing Education Department. The workshop will explore attribution theory and practice as it relates to interpersonal sources of conflict. Interactive exercises and discussion will assist participants in reflecting on and moving toward a concrete communication model for effectively approaching and addressing collegial conflict. Live simulation will stimulate reflection and problem- solving around highly sensitive and emotional situations.
Please note – numbers are limited to the first 25 registrants |
3:15–3:30 |
Refreshment Break |
Main Foyer |
3:30–4:05 |
Plenary Speaker
Caroline Souter Auditorium The Michener Institute, Toronto, ON
When the Practitioner becomes the Patient
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Auditorium |
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This presentation will allow the audience to foster an appreciation of the journey of a person diagnosed with cancer when the patient is a health care professional. The speaker will discuss her experiences, with particular emphasis on the importance of interprofessional communication and patient care. |
4:05–4:15 |
Question and Answer Period |
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4:15–4:35 |
Sixty Second Shorts Poster preview session
Each poster presenter will have one minute (strictly timed!) to present a “Sixty Second Short”. This can be in any format (picture, Haiku poem, song, etc) that will serve to attract the most attention to the poster. A maximum of one slide is allowed. This will inject fun and creativity into poster viewing and allow the whole group to get a perspective on which posters they would like to visit for further discussion. |
Auditorium |
4:35–4:45 |
Closing Lisa Diprospero |
Auditorium |
4:45–6:00 |
Posters Presentations and
Meet the Authors Wine and Cheese |
Room 12 |
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Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
time |
session |
location |
8:15–9:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
Main Foyer |
9:00–9:05 |
Introduction and Welcome |
Auditorium |
9:05–9:10 |
Opening Remarks Amanda Bolderston |
Auditorium |
9:10–9:50 |
Keynote Speaker
Marilyn Hammick Birmingham City University, UK
Learning and Working Interprofessionally
Contemporary practitioners in health and social care are expected to work collaboratively with their colleagues, patients and the patient’s carers. This lecture will focus on two aspects of being interprofessional: ways to optimise interprofessional learning taken from results of systematic reviews on the effectiveness of interprofessional education and what means to be interprofessional in the practice setting. |
Auditorium |
9:50–10:00 |
Question and Answer |
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10:00–10:40 |
Plenary Speaker
Douglas Moseley UHN, Toronto
How does Evolving Technology influence Treatment Outcomes?
This presentation will review the changes in treatment techniques for external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of early stage prostate cancer over the last10 years. Accompanying changes in roles and responsibilities in the treatment team will be examined. The speaker will compare several patient and treatment related outcomes for differing treatment techniques, including cost, morbidity and survival.
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Auditorium |
10:40–10:45 |
Question and Answer Period |
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10:45–11:15 |
Break/Exhibitors |
Main Foyer |
11:15–12:45 |
Oral Presentations |
Auditorium |
11:15–11:30 |
Construction of a Temporary Radiotherapy Bunker in Ottawa
David Wilkins, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre |
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11:30–11:45 |
A One Step Model for Online Planning and Treatment for Palliative Radiotherapy Using Cone-beam CT
David Fitzpatrick, Princess Margaret Hospital |
11:45–12:00 |
Prone Breast Irradiation
Carol Agapito, Windsor Regional Cancer Centre |
12:00–12:15 |
Implementation and Outcomes of a Full Scope-of-Practice Model on an Image Guided IMRT Program
Lynn Montgomery, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre |
12:15–12:30 |
Endobronchial High Dose Rate Brachytherapy on Intubated Patients with Lung Cancer
Richard Singh, Juravinski Cancer Centre |
12:35–12:50 |
Question and Answer Period and
Morning Wrap Up Session |
12:45–2:00 |
Lunch |
Dining Room |
2:00–3:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Workshop 4
Emotional Care for Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Glenn Jones and Lyndsay Richardson
Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga |
Auditorium |
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This workshop will introduce the participant to the concept of screening for and attending to the emotional distress of patients receiving radiotherapy. Typical tools used for screening patients will be discussed and evaluated. In addition, an initiative at Credit Valley Hospital to validate tools and procedures through an on-going series of quality initiatives and formal clinical studies will be discussed. |
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Workshop 5
The Lymphatic System, A Radiation Oncology Perspective: A Cadaver Enhanced View
Joan O’Brien and Clark Brown
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
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Room 12 |
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An introduction to the function of the lymphatic system will be presented as it applies to the spread of cancer. This will be followed by an in-depth look at the locations of the major lymph node groups using a variety of images, including those obtained during the presenter’s dissection of a cadaver with widespread lymphoma. Woven into the presentation will be how this knowledge of lymph node drainage applies to external beam radiation therapy treatment portal design |
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Workshop 6
Development and Implementation of an Interprofessional Carepath for the Treatment of Cervical Cancer: Lessons Learned
Tracey Das Gupta, Ruth Barker, Neil D’Souza and Kari Osmar
Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON |
Room 13 |
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This presentation will discuss the recent development of a Carepath for the support of women being treated for cervical cancer which aimed to standardize: assessment and management of side effects; provision of patient education; preparation for brachytherapy; and access to supportive care services. This presentation will provide an overview of the process used to build the collaborative competencies required to facilitate the successful development and implementation of the Carepath. A discussion of the strategies that fostered respect, optimized active participation of the disciplines across clinical settings, and built interprofessional practice will be provided. The successes and lessons learned will also be shared. |
3:30–4:00 |
Summary and Closing Remarks
door prizes and evaluations |
Auditorium |
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