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2024 Research Day

The theme was innovation in cancer care

The 1st Annual Nova Scotia Research Day occurred on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM at the Halifax Convention Centre.

The 2024 Nova Scotia Oncology Research Day brought together over 200 multidisciplinary healthcare professionals from across Eastern Canada.

Moderator

Ravi Ramjeesingh, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Medical Oncologist & Assistant Professor
Chair of the HPB Cancer Disease Site Group Halifax
Division of Medical Oncology & Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
Nova Scotia Cancer Centre & Dalhousie University
Medical Director of ACCRU
Medical Director of Oncology ACTN

Invited Speakers

Christopher Booth, MD, FRCPC
Plenary Speaker

Medical Oncologist, Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Director, Division of Cancer Care & Epidemiology, Queen’s Cancer Research Institute
Professor, Department of Oncology, Queen’s University
Canada Research Chair in Population Cancer Care

James Robar, PhD, FCCPM
Guest Lecturer

Medical Physicist
Chief of Medical Physics, Nova Scotia Health
Professor, Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University

2024 Advisory Committee Members

Dr Mary Ellen Macdonald – Division of Palliative Medicine

Dr Ryan DeCoste – Department of Pathology

Dr Sharon Clarke – Department of Radiology

Dr Michael Ha – Department of Radiation Oncology

Dr Katerina Neumann – Department of Surgery

Dr Richard Spence – Department of Surgery

Dr Katharine Keiser – Department of Gynecological Oncology

Dr Scott Grandy – Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research

Dr Alasdair Syme – Department of Medical Biophysics

Dr Amy Trottier – Division of Hematology

Dr Ravi Ramjeesingh – Division of Medical Oncology

RESEARCH DAY AGENDA

Click the button below to download a copy of the Research Day agenda

Click the button below to download a copy of the Research Day program handout

Click the button below to download a copy of the 2024 Cancer Research Conference in Atlantic Canada, taking place on Tuesday, November 5