Past Workshop Topics & Resources

Family Physicians & Cancer Care Alberta

Strengthening Linkages Workshop 2023

The 12th annual workshop was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Program Topics

• Training GP Oncologists
• Management of Systemic & Radiation Therapy Toxicities
• Hematology CLL: The Not So Scary "C" Word
• Nutrition in Cancer Patients
• Cancer Screening & Prevention:
  • Latest Update for Breast and Lung Cancer Screening in Alberta
  • Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health Recommendations for Preventing Cancer
  • Enhancement of FIT Pathway in Primary Care
• Supporting Adolescents & Young Adults through Cancer
• Walking Together to Strengthen Indigenous Cancer Care in Alberta 
• Building Web Resources for Community and Primary Care Providers to Access Comprehensive Cancer Information

Strengthening Linkages Workshop 2022

The 11th annual workshop was held on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

Program Topics

• Training GP Oncologists – Dr. Gloria Roldan Urgoiti
• Palliative Care Team: Chronic Cancer Pain & Opioid Management – Dr. Yoko Tarumi
• Physiatry: Outpatient Rehabilitation for Cancer Survivors – Dr. George Francis
• Physiatry: Interventional Pain Management for Cancer Pain – Dr. Arun Gupta (presentation not available)
• Cancer Screening: Update on Cancer Screening Practice in Alberta – Dr. Huiming Yang
• Rehabilitation: Alberta Cancer Exercise: A partnership to support cancer-specific exercise wellness – Dr. Margaret McNeely
• Rehabilitation: Project EXCEL: EXercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well – Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed & Julianna Dreger
• Checkpoint Inhibitors: Beyond the Algorithm – The i-MPACT of optimizing MDT approach to irAE management – Dr. John Walker
• Primary Care Resources: Have your say – Informing the development of a web-based repository for cancer content for Primary Care – Dr. Linda Watson, Claire Link, and Michelle Sharma

Strengthening Linkages Workshop 2021

The 10th annual workshop was held on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

Program Topics

• Training GP Oncologists
• Management of Systemic & Radiation Therapy Toxicities
• Hematology CLL: The Not So Scary "C" Word
• Nutrition in Cancer Patients
• Cancer Screening & Prevention:
  • Latest Update for Breast and Lung Cancer Screening in Alberta
  • Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health Recommendations for Preventing Cancer
  • Enhancement of FIT Pathway in Primary Care
• Supporting Adolescents & Young Adults through Cancer
• Walking Together to Strengthen Indigenous Cancer Care in Alberta 
• Building Web Resources for Community and Primary Care Providers to Access Comprehensive Cancer Information

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