Updated 12 January 2012

Here are some great opportunities for professional development and networking with your colleagues in cancer care:

• Preceptor Program Introductory Modules
  Feb. 27 - March 9, 2012 and Sept. 24 - Oct. 5, 2012, Vancouver Cancer Centre. The Network offers its Preceptor Program as an opportunity for family physicians to strengthen their oncology skills and enhance cancer care in their communities. The program includes a flexible, modular format that can be taken in eight consecutive weeks or over a one-year period. For more information contact Gail Compton at the Family Practice Oncology Network, 604.707.6367.
• Family Practice Oncology Network CME Webcast: Neoadjuvant Treatment for Rectal Cancer, February 16, 8-9:00 a.m. Dr. Howard Lim of the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre. Contact Jennifer Wolfe for details.
• Family Practice Oncology Network CME Webcast: Updates on Pancreatic Cancer, March 15, 8-9:00 a.m. Dr. Dan Renouf of the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre. Contact Jennifer Wolfe for details.
• Ovarian Cancer: What a Family Physician Needs to Know,a two-hour evening workshop presented by the University of British Columbia's Division of Continuing Professional Development to be held various dates in March in Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Prince George, Vernon and Victoria
• Family Practice Oncology Network CME Webcast: Prostate Cancer: Surgery vs. Brachytherapy vs. Radiation Therapy:, April 19, 8-9:00 a.m. Dr. Mira Keyes and a Surgeon (tbc) of the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre. Contact Jennifer Wolfe for details.
• Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology Conference, April 25-28, 2012 in Vancouver at the Marriot Vancouver Pinnacle. Contact Gina MacKenzie for more info.
• Family Practice Oncology Network CME Webcast: Surgical Management of Breast Cancer, May 17, 8-9:00 a.m. Dr. Rona Cheifetz of the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre. Contact Jennifer Wolfe for details.
• Family Practice Oncology Network CME Webcast: New Breast Screening Guidelines and the Provincial Clinical Pathway, June 21, 8-9:00 a.m. Dr. Christine Wilson of the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre and Lynn Pelletier of the Provincial Breast Health Strategy. Contact Jennifer Wolfe for details.
• World Cancer Congress, August 27-30, 2012, Palais des Congres, Montreal