Join Us Live In-Person at Best of Oncology East Conference 2023

Friday, December 1, 2023 | 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Event Type: In-person Only

Location: The Westin Harbour Castle, 1 Harbour Square, Toronto, ON M5J 1A6

Event Landscape

The Best of Oncology East Conference is a full-day in-person event and taking place at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto on Friday, December 1, 2023. This year’s highlights include the top 3-4 most clinically relevant achievements of 2023 for several tumour sites and will incorporate several multi-disciplinary event sessions addressing: radiation oncology, surgical oncology, and support care. Faculty will be drawn from some of the most influential oncologists across Eastern Canada.

Learning Objectives

Discuss the pivotal oncology trials presented in the different disease sites
Review the current standard of care for key malignancies
Discuss the current controversies in the management of specific cancers

Scientific Agenda

About the Faculty

Dr. Scott Berry

Conference Co-Chair

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Dr. Scott Berry is a medical oncologist and Chief and Medical Director of the Oncology Program at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga. He is the interim regional vice-president for Cancer Care Ontario – Ontario Health’s Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program and an Adjunct Professor of Oncology at Queen’s University. Dr. Berry’s clinical specialty is gastrointestinal cancer. He is actively involved in clinical research and Co-Chair of the Gastrointestinal Disease Site Group of the Cancer Cancer Ontario Program in Evidence Based Care. Dr. Berry is a medical educator who has previously served as Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Specialty Committee for Medical Oncology. He is one of the co-founders of OncologyEducation.com. His other academic interest is the bioethical issues surrounding the care of people with cancer, in particular the ethical issues related to equitable access to cancer medications. He is a former member and ethics advisor to the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review Expert Review Committee and has served on the ASCO Ethics Committee.

Dr. Suneil Khanna

Conference Co-Chair

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Dr. Suneil Khanna is a Medical Oncologist at the Mackenzie Health Hospital in Richmond Hill. He completed his medical school at the University of Alberta, residency training at the University of Calgary, and Fellowship Training at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, specializing in Gastrointestinal and Thoracic malignancies. He has a special interest in clinical trials and medical education, and is the co–chair of the COMET Education Committee and a planning committee member for the annual MAGIC meeting.

Dr. Dorothy Lo

Conference Co-Chair

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Dr. Dorothy Lo graduated from U of T Faculty of Medicine, McMaster Internal Medicine Programme, and medical oncology residency at U of T. During residency, Dr. Lo started studies in MHSc-Health Administration at U of T and graduated in 2008. She contributed to research projects and publications in cancer diagnostic assessment programs as part of residency training and as part of her internship at CCO.

As a staff medical oncologist at SJHC since 2007, Dr. Lo has served as the Head of the Division of Haematology & Oncology since 2013. At SJHC, she has been the site Principle investigator for five clinical trials.

In the oncology community, Dr. Lo has been active as the co-chair of education for COMET since 2008. Dr. Lo previously served as the Secretary and then VP of the Haematology & Oncology Section of the OMA. She has an academic affiliation with U of T as an Adjunct Clinical Lecturer. Since 2015, Dr. Lo has been the Chair of the Partnership Series which focuses on building Communities of Practice to improve access and collaboration in cancer care. Outcomes data from the Partnership Series was presented at CAMO 2017 and published as two separate articles in 2018.

Join Us Live In Person Toronto

Registration for Healthcare professionals can be completed above. Industry representatives (both sponsor and non-sponsor) must contact Kelly Allan at [email protected] for registration and sponsorship opportunities. Industry registrations will be not be accepted through the website.