2026 Agenda
2026 Agenda
ALLIED HEALTH Professionals Program
Chairs: Ms. Nanette Cox-Kennett, Ms Nikki Blosser
| 11:30 – 12:15h | Registration and Welcome |
| 11:30 – 15:40h | ALLIED HEALTH Professionals Program |
| 12:00 – 12:15h | Opening Remarks – Understanding Pathology LPD Through Storytelling – Nanette Cox-Kennett, Nurse Practitioner, CCI |
| 12:15 – 12:45h | Exercise and Cancer – Marg McNeely, Physiotherapist, ACE research program, Alberta Cancer Care |
| 12:45 – 13:15h | Diet and Microbiome – Jenna Swift, Dietitian |
| 13:15 – 14:00h | Outpatient Bispecific Program – Tina Crosbie, Ottawa ON |
| 14:00 – 14:15h | Coffee Break |
| 14:15 – 14:35h | Chronicity of Cancer – A Patient’s Viewpoint – Calvin Kruger, PhD student |
| 14:35 – 15:30h | Case Discussion: Emerging Therapies and Symptom Management. Panel: Ms. Nanette Cox-Kennett, Michelle Forman, Tina Crosbie, Jenna Swift |
| 15:30 – 15:40h | Closing Remarks/ Evaluation Review – Ms. Nanette Cox-Kennett |
| 1600 – 1700h | Registration and Welcome Reception |
| 1700 – 1710h | Opening Remarks – Dr. Wendy Lam, Dr. Laurie Sehn |
MYELOMA SESSION
Chair:
| 1710 – 1715h | Welcome and Introductions |
| 1715 – 1735h | Resistance to BCMA Targets – Dr. Xavier Leleu |
| 1735 – 1800h | Myeloma Treatment Sequencing in Canadian Clinics – Dr. Suzanne Trudel |
| 1800 – 1830h | Debate : 1. CART – Dr. Xavier Leleu 2. Bispecifics – Dr. Irwin Sandhu 3. ADC – Dr. Suzanne Trudel |
| 1830 – 1845h | Newer Immune Effector Therapies for Myeloma – Dr. Xavier Leleu |
| 1845 – 1920h | Panel Discussion – Chair: Panel: Dr. Xavier Leleu, Dr. Irwin Sandhu, Dr. Darrell White |
| 1930h – | Dinner |
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026
LYMHOMA SESSION
Chair:
| 0630 – 0700h | Breakfast |
| 0700 – 0705h | Welcome and Introductions |
| 0705 – 0725h | Road to Optimal Management of Newly Diagnosed Hodgkins – Dr. Alex Herrera |
| 0725 – 0745h | Options for Treatment of R/R Hodgkins – Dr. Alex Herrera |
| 0745 – 0805h | Primary CNS Lymphoma – Dr. Kate Cwynarski |
| 0805 – 0825h | CNS Lymphoma in the Elderly – TBD |
| 0825 – 0840h | PMBL – Dr. Pier Luigi Zinzani |
| 0840 – 0905h | Best of ASH – TBD |
| 0905 – 1000h | Panel Discussion – Chairs: Panel: Dr. Alex Herrera, Dr. Kate Cwynarski, Dr. Pier Luigi Zinzani |
| 1000 – 1020h | Refreshment Break |
| 1300 – 1645h | Young Investigators’ Poster and Oral Presentations |
| 1645 – 1700h | Presentation of Best Posters – Dr. Pam Skrabek |
CLL SESSION
Chair:
| 1700 – 1705h | Welcome and Introductions |
| 1705 – 1730h | Targeted Therapies, Molecular Profiling, and Strategies to Optimize Treatment Selection – Dr. Versha Banerji |
| 1730 – 1755h | Novel Combinations and Best Sequencing for CLL – Dr. John Seymour |
| 1755 – 1820h | Treatment of Double Refractory CLL Patient – Dr. Indye Ahn |
| 1820 – 1845h | New Therapies with Novel Mechanism of Action for CLL – Dr. John Seymour |
| 1845 – 1925h | Panel Discussion – Chair: Panel: Dr. Versha Banerji, Dr. John Seymour, Dr. Indye Ahn |
| 19:30h – | Dinner |
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026
LYMPHOMA SESSION
Chair:
| 0630 – 0700h | Breakfast |
| 0700 – 0705h | Welcome and Introductions |
| 0705 – 0730h | CART – Dr. Caron Jacobsen |
| 0730 – 0800h | Marginal Zone Lymphoma – Dr. Pier Luigi Zinzani |
| 0800 – 0820h | Algorithms for R/R Follicular Lymphoma – TBD |
| 0820 – 0850h | TBD |
| 0850 – 0955h | Panel Discussion – Chair: Panel: Dr. Caron Jacobsen, Dr. Pier Luigi Zinzani |
| 0955 – 1000h | Closing Remarks – Dr. Laurie Sehn, Dr. Wendy Lam |