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SABR Canada Conference

2025 AGENDA

Thursday June 5, 2025

09:30-10:30 BC Cancer SABR Radiation Oncologists Retreat (RSVP)
Moderator: Dr. Rob Olson, BC Cancer – Prince George, BC, Canada
10:30-11:30 Canadian SABR Trials (RSVP)
Moderator: Dr. Sarah Baker, BC Cancer – Surrey, BC, Canada
11:30-12:30 Lunch Symposium: A Case Study Approach to the Multidisciplinary Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) from a RadOnc/MedOnc’s perspective – Dr. John Walker & Dr. Kurian Joseph
12:15-13:00 Registration
13:00-13:30 Opening and Welcome: Dr. Siavash Atrchian, Chair, SABR Canada, Radiation Oncologist, BC Cancer Kelowna, BC, Canada
Mayor Tom Dyas of Kelowna
13:30-14:35 Liver/Pancreas SABR, Moderator: Dr. Devin Schellenberg, BC Cancer Surrey, BC, Canada
13:30-13:55 Liver SABR, Speaker: Dr. Laura Dawson, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Topic: SABR: A Paradigm Shift in Personalized Liver Cancer
13:55-14:20 Pancreas SABR, Speaker: Dr. Daniel Chang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Topic: Pancreatic SABR: Shaping the Present, Defining the Future
14:20-14:35 Q&A Session
14:35-15:05 Refreshment Break
15:05-16:10 Kidney/Prostate SABR, Moderator: Dr. Shankar Siva, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
15:05-15:30 Kidney SABR, Speaker: Dr. Anand Swaminath, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Topic: Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Kidney Cancer – Entering La Belle Époque
15:30-15:55 Prostate SABR, Speaker: Dr. Andrew Loblaw, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Topic: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: Hitting Harder, Faster, & Smarter in Unfavourable Risk Prostate Cancer
15:55- 16:10 Q&A Session
16:10-16:20 Closing Remarks: Mike Darud, COO, SABR Canada
17:30-21:00 Conference Dinner (RSVP) Mission Hill Winery

Friday June 6, 2025

07:30-08:30 Breakfast
08:30-08:45 Welcome: Syilx/Okanagan Nation Acknowledgment
08:45-09:00 Dr. Houda Bahig – Trainees Award Presentation
09:00-10:05 Lung SABR, Moderator: Dr. Benjamin Mou, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
09:00-09:25 Lung SABR 1, Speaker: Dr. Drew Moghanaki, UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Topic: Life after VALOR: How to Consider the Possibilities
09:25-09:50 Lung SABR 2, Speaker: Dr. Alex Louie, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Topic: Beyond Bread and Butter – Challenging Cases in Lung SABR
09:50-10:05 Q&A Session
10:05-11:40 SABR Physics, Moderator: Dr. Melanie Davidson, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
10:05-10:30 SABR Physics 1, Speaker: Dr. Alanah Bergman, BC Cancer Vancouver, BC, Canada
Topic: Beyond the First Dose: SABR in the Era of Complex Reirradiation
10:30-11:00 Refreshment Break
11:00-11:25 SABR Physics 2, Speaker: Dr. Derek Hyde, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
Topic: SABR and the Art of Precision: Turning Uncertainty into Confidence
11:25-11:40 Q&A Session
11:40-12:45 Spine/Head & Neck SABR, Moderator: Dr. Emma Dunne, BC Cancer – Vancouver, BC, Canada
11:40-12:05 H&N SABR, Speaker: Dr. Houda Bahig, CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
Topic: Unleashing the Potential of SBRT for Head and Neck Cancer
12:05-12:30 Spine SABR, Speaker: Dr. Mitchell Liu, BC Cancer – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Topic: Updates on Spine SABR: Some of you may want to start doing it too
12:30-12:45 Q&A Session
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:30 SABR and Immunotherapy, Moderator: Dr. Islam Mohamed, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
13:45-14:15 Speaker: Dr. Suresh Senan, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Topic: A New Frontier: SABR and Immunotherapy’s Collaborative Potential
14:15-14:30 Q&A Session
14:30-14:50 Refreshment Break
14:50-16:20 OLIGOMETS SESSION:
Speaker: Dr. Shankar Siva, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Topic: Oligometastases to and from the Lung: Entry Points to Escape Routes

Panel Discussion: From Complexity to Clarity – Tackling Difficult Oligometastases Cases
Moderator: Dr. Shankar Siva, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Case Presentation: Dr. Amir Safavi, MSKCC, New York, NY, USA
Panel Members: 
Case 1: Dr. Emma Dunne, Dr. Drew Moghanaki, Dr. Alex Louie
Case 2: Dr. Laura Dawson, Dr. Daniel Chang, Dr. Melanie Davidson
Case 3: Dr. Houda Bahig, Dr. Suresh Senan, Dr. Alanah Bergman
16:20-16:30 Closing Remarks: Dr. Siavash Atrchian, Chair, SABR Canada, Radiation Oncologist, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
17:00-19:00 Sponsor’s Social Evening – Kelowna Art Gallery

Saturday June 7, 2025

07:45-09:00 BC Cancer Kelowna Breakfast and Scenic Waterfront Walk
Meeting Point: Delta Grand Hotel Entrance at 7:45 AM
Join Dr. Angela Lin for a scenic morning walk along the waterfront to BC Cancer Kelowna. Upon arrival, collect your “Brown Bag Breakfast” and enjoy a relaxing picnic by the beach.