Best of Lung Cancer Conference 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Special offer: Bring a friend or colleague for free with your in-person ticket purchase (second person must be a healthcare professional).
Event Type: Hybrid
Conference Venue: Vantage Venues, Toronto, ON
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Chaired by Dr. Paul Wheatley-Price and Dr. Penelope Bradbury, the Best of Lung Cancer Conference 2024 offers Canadian oncology professionals a unique opportunity to stay current on the most impactful lung cancer data and treatment advances presented at ASCO and ESMO 2024 congresses.
Expert speakers will distill key trials and clinical findings into actionable insights, helping clinicians integrate new standards of care and diagnostic tools into their practice. This conference is essential for staying at the forefront of lung cancer treatment and enhancing patient outcomes with the most current, evidence-based practices.
Watch a Special Event Invite Message From Event Co-Chair Dr. Paul Wheatley-Price
Learning Objectives
- Review emerging strategies for immunotherapy and targeted therapy in non-small cell lung cancer, both early-stage and metastatic disease.
- Describe the emergence of novel issues in lung cancer, including equity of care, management of difficult symptoms, and neuroendocrine tumours.
- Summarize standard of care variations and recent advances in radiotherapy and systemic therapy in small cell lung cancer.
Scientific Agenda
Click below to learn more about the scheduled presentations and incredible speaker lineup at the Best of Precision Oncology Conference 2024.
Meet the Best of Lung Cancer Conference 2024 Co-Chairs
Dr. Paul Wheatley-Price
BSc, MBChN, FRCP (UK), MD
Dr. Paul Wheatley-Price is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and a medical oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, specializing in the treatment of thoracic malignancies and carcinoma of unknown primary.
Dr. Wheatley-Price is a Past President and ongoing Board member for Lung Cancer Canada. Dr. Wheatley-Price attended medical school in the UK, at the University of St. Andrews (1991-1994) and the University of Manchester (1994 – 1997).
He received specialist medical oncology training in Wellington, New Zealand, in London at the Royal Free Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals and St. George’s Hospital, and as a Fellow in Lung Cancer Research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.
He has been in Ottawa since 2009.
Dr. Penelope Bradbury
MB, BCh, FRACP, MD
Dr. Penelope Bradbury is a staff medical oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. After obtaining her medical degree from the University of Cardiff, UK and fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians, she undertook postgraduate fellowships at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the Canadian Cancer Trials Group, ON, Canada. Dr. Bradbury’s main research interest is in the field of clinical trials for thoracic cancer. Before joining the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, she held the position of a senior investigator within the Canadian Cancer Trials Group for the thoracic and investigational new drugs program, during which time she held a Cancer Care Ontario Research Chair in Experimental Therapeutics. Dr. Bradbury is the current chair of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group Thoracic Disease Site Committee and is a prior recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer Early Drug Development Young Investigator Award.
Registration for Healthcare professionals can be completed above. Industry representatives (both sponsor and non-sponsor) must contact Bernadette Gregoris at [email protected]. Industry registrations will not be accepted through the website.
Sponsorship
For sponsorship-related inquiries, please contact Bernadette Gregoris at [email protected].
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