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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
– Mt. Boucherie Room
10:30-11:30 Canadian SABR Trials (RSVP)
Moderator: Dr. Sarah Baker, BC Cancer – Surrey, BC, Canada
– Mt. Boucherie Room
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
– Okanagan Ballroom/South Hall
12:15-13:00 Registration- Grand Foyer
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
– Okanagan/ South Hall
13:30-14:35 Liver/Pancreas SABR, Moderator: Dr. Devin Schellenberg, BC Cancer Surrey, BC, Canada
13:30-13:55 Speaker: Dr. Laura Dawson, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Topic: SABR: A Paradigm Shift in Personalized Liver Cancer
13:55-14:20 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 – Grand Foyer
15:05-16:10 Kidney/Prostate SABR, Moderator: Dr. Shankar Siva, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
– Okanagan/ South Hall
15:05-15:30 Speaker: Dr. Anand Swaminath, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Topic: Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Kidney Cancer – Entering La Belle Époque
15:30-15:55 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
18:00-21:00 Conference Dinner (RSVP) Mission Hill Winery

Friday June 6, 2025

07:30-08:30 BreakfastShuswap/ Pennask/ Skeena
08:30-08:45 Welcome: Syilx/Okanagan Nation Acknowledgment
– Okanagan/ South Hall
08:45-09:00 Trainees Award Presentation, Sponsored by Cancer Care Alberta, Presented by Dr. Houda Bahig, Dr. Amir Safavi                       & Dr. AJ Ghose
09:00-10:05 Lung SABR, Moderator: Dr. Benjamin Mou, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
09:00-09:25 Speaker: Dr. Drew Moghanaki, UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Topic: Life after VALOR: How to Consider the Possibilities
09:25-09:50 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 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 – Grand Foyer
11:00-11:25 Speaker: Dr. Derek Hyde, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
Topic: SABR and the Art of Precision: Turning Uncertainty into Confidence
– Okanagan/ South Hall
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 Speaker: Dr. Houda Bahig, CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
Topic: Unleashing the Potential of SBRT for Head and Neck Cancer
12:05-12:30 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 LunchShuswap/ Pennask/ Skeena
13:45-14:30 SABR and Immunotherapy, Moderator: Dr. Islam Mohamed, BC Cancer – Kelowna, BC, Canada
– Okanagan/ South Hall
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 – Grand Foyer
14:50-16:20

14:50 – 15:15

 

15:15 – 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
Co-Moderator: Dr. Amir Safavi, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 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 SABR Canada Social Wine & Cheese – Kelowna Art Gallery

Saturday June 7, 2025

07:45-09:00 Ethos Adaptive RT ShowcaseSponsored by Varian

Meet Dr. Angela Lin in the hotel lobby (main entrance) at 7:45am for a leisurely walk along the lake to BC Cancer Kelowna where clinical experts will show off the Ethos adaptive RT process in use at BC Cancer Kelowna.

Coffee and breakfast served at BC Cancer Kelowna