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Toronto Cancer is a continuing education (CE) meeting for healthcare professionals who want to give the very best care to cancer patients and their families at any point along the cancer care continuum. Outcomes will improve if we can detect cancer earlier, diagnose more precisely, tailor treatment appropriately and support patients throughout their journey. Patients need the engagement and skill set of a host of health professionals in the formal cancer system and the wider community. This meeting was conceived of and designed to place the patient perspective at the forefront and provide an interprofessional perspective in translating the latest innovations into clinical practice. The second annual meeting will be held November 22 and 23, 2012 in Toronto.

Highlights from 2011

Toronto Cancer 2011 was the inaugural meeting. It was a marriage of 2 established CE meetings — the Princess Margaret Hospital Conference and the University of Toronto Surgical Oncology Update. Academic oversight increased with the addition of the Odette Cancer Centre. Dr Andy Smith, Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) Regional Vice-President of Toronto Central North, and Mary Gospodarowicz, CCO Regional Vice-President of Toronto Central South, were co-Chairs, along with Pamela Catton, Director of Oncology Education at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).

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