Physicians of the Zane Cohen Centre
Symposium Accreditation
- 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 (RCPSC), approved by Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. The event has been awarded with 7.0 Section 1 hours.
- The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the Mount Sinai Hospital – Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases to offer up to 0.65 CEUs or 6.5 Category 1 contact hours for the event Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium 2017. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor certification and recertification.
All individuals attending the Symposium who would like to claim Category 1 CEUs are required to pay a CAD $35 CEU fee. This fee is payable in advance of the conference online using the following link: https://ddcrc.mshri.on.ca/NoviSurvey/n/CEUreg.aspx Alternatively, individuals can bring cash or a cheque addressed to Zane Cohen Centre – Mount Sinai Hospital in the amount of $35. Self-report forms will be supplied by conference organizers, to be completed on the day of the conference. - This conference has been approved by the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) for 6.75 CECs.
Symposium Agenda
Time | Event | Speaker |
7:30 AM | Registration and continental breakfast | |
8:30 | Welcome | Dr. Zane Cohen |
8:40 | Update on Hereditary Gastric Cancer | Dr. Sav Brar |
9:00 | Introduction of Dr. Patrick Lynch, Keynote Speaker | Dr. Zane Cohen |
Mismatch Repair Mutation Detection: Workable Strategies and Evolving Perspectives | Dr. Patrick Lynch | |
10:05 | MMR testing of gynecological cancer | Dr. Sarah Ferguson |
10:30 | BREAK | Moderator: Kara Semotiuk |
10:45 | New Polyposis Genes: Beyond FAP and MAP | Dr. Robert Gryfe |
11:10 | Novel therapies for replication repair deficiency syndromes | Dr. Uri Tabori |
11:35 | Update from 2011 working group topics | |
Update on MOH criteria | Ms. Melyssa Aronson | |
Update on universal IHC | Dr. Nancy Baxter | |
Advancing Genetics in Ontario - Challenges & Opportunities | Dr. Aaron Pollett | |
12:30 PM | LUNCH | |
1:30 | Working group discussion - Lynch Syndrome (LS) algorithm | Moderators: Dr. Lea Velsher & Mrs. Karen Panabaker |
2:45 | BREAK | |
3:00 | Summary from LS algorithm working group | |
3:15 | Working group discussion - Use of gene panels for hereditary GI cancer | Moderators: Dr. Alison Rusnak & Dr. Tracy Stockley |
4:45 | Summary of panel working group | |
5:00 | Adjournment |
Symposium Slides
Presentation | Speaker | Slides |
Update on Hereditary Gastric Cancer | Dr. Sav Brar | Download |
Mismatch Repair Mutation Detection: Workable Strategies and Evolving Perspectives | Dr. Patrick Lynch | Download |
MMR testing of gynecological cancer | Dr. Sarah Ferguson | Download |
New Polyposis Genes: Beyond FAP and MAP | Dr. Robert Gryfe | Download |
Novel therapies for replication repair deficiency syndromes | Dr. Uri Tabori | Download |
Update from 2011 working group topics | ||
Update on MOH criteria | Ms. Melyssa Aronson | Download |
Update on universal IHC | Dr. Nancy Baxter | Download |
Advancing Genetics in Ontario - Challenges & Opportunities | Dr. Aaron Pollett | Download |
Working group 1 - Lynch Syndrome (LS) algorithm | Moderators: Dr. Lea Velsher & Mrs. Karen Panabaker |
Download |
Working group 2 - Use of gene panels for hereditary GI cancer | Moderators: Dr. Alison Rusnak & Dr. Tracy Stockley |
Download |
Symposium Accommodations
Hotel | Average cost/room(^) | Distance to Hyatt (km) |
Hyatt Regency Toronto (Map) |
*$300/night | 0.0 |
Hilton Garden Inn (Map) |
#$239/night | 0.18 |
Le Germain Hotel Toronto Mercer (Map) |
$340/night | 0.22 |
Soho Metropolitan Hotel (Map) |
$300/night | 0.24 |
Templar Hotel (Map) |
$250/night | 0.25 |
Residence Inn by Marriot (Map) |
$250/night | 0.29 |
- ^ plus applicable taxes
- * limited rooms at a lower cost at Hyatt Regency, contact Melyssa Aronson: melyssa.aronson@SinaiHealth.ca first come/first released.
- # Limited rooms at $239 at the Hilton Garden. Follow this link to register: http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/Y/YYZDTGI-SI7-20170525/index.jhtml (back to the top)