Friday, October 24, 2008 8: 00 am – 5: 30 pm

The Autumn Education Day

For the New Brunswick Oncology Health Care Providers

Methods and Applications of Cancer Research

Friday, October 24, 2008

8:00 am – 5:30 pm
The Delta Hotel Fredericton

225 Woodstock Road

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Visit NBCN online at:

http://www.gnb.ca/0051/cancer/index-e.asp

Programme

Welcoming remarks by Dr. Réjean Savoie and Dr. Eshwar Kumar

Sharon Turnell- Introduction to Clinical Trials

Dr. Timothy Christie- Ethics in Cancer Research

Dr. Bin Zhang & Suzanne Leonfellner - The NB Cancer Registry & Cancer Epidemiology

Martial LeClair- Knowledge Transfer: From Tertiary Centres to Oncology Clinics in the Northern Regions

Programme

Dr. Baukje Miedema- Research on Young Adults with Cancer

Natali Levasseur and Denise Demers Kennedy- Taking charge of psychological distress in oncology

Dr. Rodney Ouellette- Applications of Research in Cancer Care

The objectives of the education day are to:

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  Facilitate interaction among oncology professionals;
  
• 
  Familiarize participants with various research methods employed in cancer research;
  
• 
  Introduce clinical research and epidemiological studies underway in New Brunswick.
  
• 
  Advance the professional development of New Brunswick’s oncology workforce.
  

Presentations will be made in both French and English. Simultaneous translation will be available for all participants.

1. 
   Dr. Réjean Savoie, Co-CEO, NBCN
   
2. 
   Dr. Eshwar Kumar, Co-CEO, NBCN
   
3. 
   Sharon Turnell, Clinical Trials, Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation
   
4. 
   Dr. Bin Zhang, Biostatistician, NBCN
   
5. 
   Suzanne Leonfellner, Coordinator of Diagnosis, Staging & Surgery, NBCN and Acting Manager, NB Cancer Registry
   
6. 
   Martial LeClair, Coordonnateur de la clinique d’oncologie de Caraquet
   
7. 
   Dr. Baukje Miedema, Director of Research, Dalhousie University Family Medicine Teaching Unit
   
8. 
   Dr. Timothy Christie, Director of Ethics Services, Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation
   
9. 
   Natali Levasseur, Clinical psychologist, Edmunston
   
10. 
    Denise Demers Kennedy, Social worker, Edmunston
    
11. 
    Dr. Rodney Ouellette, CEO, Atlantic Cancer Research Institute
    

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Student participation is FREE.

Coordinator of Education

PO Box 5100

520 King St

2^nd Floor, HSBC Place

Fredericton, NB