Advancing Care in Melanoma and GI Cancers, with Key Updates Across Oncology

The Provincial Cancer Care Conference is Manitoba’s leading annual event for the oncology community—uniting healthcare professionals from across the province to connect, collaborate, and advance cancer care. Each year, the conference reaches full capacity, welcoming over 220 participants from a diverse range of disciplines.

This year’s event, taking place September 24-25, 2026, will feature a focused exploration of the latest breakthroughs in GI Cancers and Melanoma while highlighting the vital role of multidisciplinary approaches in oncology care.

Whether you’re a family physician in oncology, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, nurse, nurse navigator, psychosocial oncology clinician, dietitian, or any other allied health professional, this conference is tailored to support your professional development and elevate your practice.

For more details, click here to view the agenda.

Early Bird registration ends August 15, 2026. Register by this date to take advantage of discounted rates. Fees will increase after the deadline.

The registration portal will close on Friday, September 11, 2026.

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Presentations from the conference coming soon.

Presentations from the conference coming soon.

Presentations from the conference

• Equity in Action: Disrupting the Status Quo – Dr. Claire Betker
• Addressing Indigenous Specific Racism in Clinical Practice: Strategies for Optimizing Cancer Care of First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples – Dr. Sara Goulet and Dr. Linda Diffey
• Thriving at Work: The Key Factors for Resilient, Engaged and Connected Teams – Shannon Gander
• Prostate Cancer: Turtles, Rabbits and Birds! – Dr. Jay Nayak
• Systemic Treatment Options in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer – Dr. Joel Gingerich
• Prostate Cancer: What is New in Radiation Therapy? – Dr. Arbind Dubey
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Kidney Cancer in 20 Minutes – Dr. Jeffrey Graham
• Medications Instilled into the Bladder to Treat Cancer – Dr. Jeff Saranchuk
• Systemic Therapy for Bladder Cancer in 2022: The Medical Oncologist’s Perspective – Dr. Hanbo Zhang
• Keep Fit and Have Fun(ction): The Importance of Cancer Prehabilitation – Dr. Lindsey Woodrow
• The Virtual World Meets Healthcare: Telepractice, What Nurses Need to Know – Diane Genyk
• Immunotherapy - The Dark Side - Blair Einarson and Dr. Belynda Salter-Oliver
• How do Bladder, Prostate and Testicular Cancers Effect Patients’ Relationships? – Mike Edwards
• Varicella-Zoster Virus: an Ever-Present Risk for Cancer Patients – Dr. Eric Bow
• "Deciphering Anticancer Drugs”: The Increasing Role of Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics in Treatment Optimization – Danica Wasney
• Using CBTm Principles to Promote Resilience and Hope in Patients with Cancer – Irene Maendel
• Flushing Away Common Allergy Misconceptions – Marc Geirnaert, Dr. Karver Zaborniak, Dr. Lundy McKibbin
• Bridging the Gap Between Research and Clinical Care: Expanding Research Opportunities for Patients in Manitoba – Dr. Brett Houston
• Hyper-progression and Pseudo-progression with Immune Based Antineoplastic Therapy: Am I Doing Well or Getting Affairs in Order? – Dr. Brady Anderson
• Navigating Fertility Preservation for the Testicular Cancer Patient – Dr. Premal Patel

Videos from the conference

• Welcome Remarks - Dr. Piotr Czaykowski
• Timing and Choice of Systemic Therapy in Early Breast Cancer - Dr. Danielle Desautels
• Breast Surgery 101: Picking a Lumpectomy or Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Surgery - Dr. Pam Hebbard
• Breast Reconstruction in 2021: Options Exist for Nearly Every Patient! - Dr. Edward Buchel
• 4 Top Tips to Support Your Patient After Breast Cancer Surgery - Monica Bouvier
• Breast Radiotherapy: Everything You Need to Know, but Were Afraid to Ask - Dr. Julian Kim
• Hand in Hand: Easing Anxiety for Patient with Breast Cancer (panel) - Ian Scott, Lori Santoro, Susan Dennehy
• Primary Care & The Roadmap to Cancer Control in Manitoba - Dr. Sri Navaratnam
• Breast is Best: Rural Breast Cancer Surgery - Dr. Elizabeth Thompson
• The 411 on Sexuality and Fertility in Cancer - Dr. Anne Katz
• Hot and Bothered: An Approach to Managing Side Effects of Hormonal Therapy for Breast Cancer - Dr. Marshall Pitz
• Room to Improve: Where to Go Next in Supporting Young Adults with Breast Cancer - Ian Scott
• BreastCheck: No Referral Required - Dr. Murray Wilson
• Breast Health Centre: Linking Services, Reaching Communities - Tania D'Amato
• My Patient Has Lymphedema, What Do I Do Next? - Katherine Styrchak
• Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer in Manitoba - Heidi Rothenmund
• Breast Cancer Counts! An Epidemiologic Perspective - Dr. Donna Turner
• Tell Me What You Want! What You Really Really Want! Helping Breast Cancer Patients Make Informed Surgical Decisions - Lori Santoro
• Moving Forward After Breast Cancer (panel) - Jan Belanger, Cheryl Dizon-Reynante, Michelle Rosentreter, Lori Santoro, Laryssa Sawchuk
• Cancer Surgery in Manitoba: Where Are We and Where Are We Going - Dr. Pam Hebbard
• The Provincial Oncology Pandemic Experience: Discoveries to Date - Dr. Maclean Thiessen, Dr. Kathleen Decker
• Virtual Care: The New Normal? Dr.Piotr Czaykowski
• New Treatments for Breast Cancer - Marc Geirnaert
• CLLandMe - Dr. Lin Yang
• Liver Cancer Service in Manitoba: From Standstill to First Gear - Dr. Maged Nashed

Provincial Cancer Care Conference 2020 

Videos from the Conference

• Immunotherapy: From Bench to Bedside in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer- Dr. Neil Watkins, Chief of Research - CCMB
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Colorectal Cancer Surgery but Were Afraid to Ask - Dr. Jason Park, Surgeon, Associate Staff - CCMB
• The Reluctant Butterfly: Helping our Patients through the Transformative Changes of Life with an Ostomy - Carisa Lux, Coordinator, Manitoba Ostomy Program
• Systemic Therapy for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: What Regimens and for Which Patients? - Dr. Christina Kim, Medical Oncologist - CCMB
• How Can I Best Support My Patient with Pancreatic Cancer? Addressing Symptom Management Issues - Dr. Paul Daeninck, Medical Oncologist and Consultant in Palliative Medicine - CCMB
• Hereditary Cancer - Syndromes in Colorectal Cancer, Dr. Neil Watkins, Chief of Research - CCMB
• Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: A Treatment for All Seasons, Dr. Maged Nashed, Radiation Oncologist - CCMB
• Hot Chemo: The What, Where, Why of Carcinomatosis Surgery, Dr. Pam Hebbard, General Surgical Oncologist, CCMB, SH-WRHA
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Manitoba: Not an Orphan Cancer Anymore - Dr. Maged Nashed, Radiation Oncologist - CCMB
• Any New Treatments for GI Cancers Upcoming? - Marc Geirnaert, Director - Provincial Oncology Drug Program - CCMB

The CancerCare Manitoba Board Annual Public Forum started after Advances in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers. The forum included a presentation on the Roadmap to Cancer Control for Manitoba by CCMB President and CEO Dr. Sri Navaratnam. View the poster.

For information and presentations from previous Provincial Cancer Care Conferences, please click here.