Reviewed: September 2009

SON Annual Council Meeting 2008

BC Surgical Oncology Network held its Annual Council Meeting on Friday, February 27, 2009. Approximately 30 invited delegates were able to give their input on provincial planning for surgical oncology. Consultants from PricewaterhouseCoopers were contracted to facilitate the session and write up a report. SON Council members gave presentations on the past and future activities of the Network and discussed the strategies on achieving the goals of the Network.

The following are the presentations from the Annual Council Meeting 2008.

SON Activity Report 2008
Models of Surgical Oncology Programs
Cancer Surgeon Directory
Cancer Surgery Wait Times
ROE Committee Activities Update
CPD-KT Committee Activities Update


SON Annual Council Meeting 2007

BC Surgical Oncology Network held its Annual Council Meeting on Saturday, January 25, 2008. The meeting featured presentations from Susan O’Reilly, VP Cancer Care, BCCA, Dr. Carl Brown, Research and Outcomes Evaluation Committee Chair and a surgeon at Saint Paul’s Hospital, and other important members of the SON Council. Approximately 30 invited delegates shared their opinions on the future direction of the Surgical Oncology Network in BC.

The following are the presentations from the Annual Council Meeting 2007.

Overview of Activity and SON Update
Data Collection and Reporting
Template Operative Reports: A Pilot Study of WebSMR in BC
Evaluation of SON



SON Annual Council Meeting 2006

On January 26, 2007, the Network held its 2006 Annual Council Meeting at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. This year marked the fifth year since the Network was established and it marked the final year for founding Co-chair, Dr. Con Rusnak. Dr. Rusnak was honoured with a presentation by Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, President, BC Cancer Agency at the annual meeting. The Network has greatly benefited from Dr. Rusnak's contribution and vision over the years. We are fortunate to have his continued input as we transition into 2007.

The objectives at the annual meeting were to:

• Review the 2006 activities of the Network and provide an update to Council. Co-chairs Dr. Con Rusnak and Dr. Noelle Davis gave a presentation on the work of the past year.

• Review the challenges and successes of Surgical Tumour Groups. Presentations were given by the Surgical Tumour Group Chairs:
  • Dr. Allen Hayashi - Breast
  • Dr. Gregor McGregor - Proximal GI
  • Dr. Terry Phang - Colorectal
  • Dr. Charles Scudamore - Hepatobiliary
  • Dr. Frank Wong - Head & Neck

• Receive an update on the Provincial Surgical Services Project. A presentation on the Provincial Surgical Patient Registry and Clinical Assessment Tools for Surgical Prioritization was given by Judy Delaney, Implementation Manager, Provincial Surgical Services Project, PHSA.
• Review how the Research and Outcomes Evaluation Committee can support research, data collection and outcomes reporting. Colleen McGahan, Network Statistician and Coordinator of ROE Committee, gave a presentation on the type of research support and database development that can be provided through the Committee.
• To discuss future directions and the Network structure. An open discussion was held during the afternoon.

SON Annual Council Meeting 2005

The SON held its annual planning meeting/workshop on Saturday November 5^th, 2005 (in conjunction with the BC Cancer Agency's Annual Cancer Conference). The day featured presentations by Dr. Hartley Stern, Provincial Head of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario, and Dr. Frederick Greene, Chair, American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer. Approximately 35 invited delegates offered their input and opinions on where the BC Surgical Oncology Network should focus its efforts in the coming years.

The following are the presentations from the Annual Council Meeting and all links open pdf  documents:

Dr. Hartley Stern: Dr. Hartley Stern - Cancer Care Ontario

Dr. Frederick Greene: Dr. Frederick Green - ACS Commission on Cancer

Dr. Peter Doris: Dr. Peter Doris - Quality in Surgery

Dr. Noelle Davis: SON Infrastructure Survey

Ms. Tina Strack: SON Report Card

Ms Barbara Poole/Ms. Colleen McGahan: SON Surgical Atlas


Annual Council Meeting 2004
In the afternoon of Friday, 6th February 2004, a planning meeting took place involving the Council Executive, Surgical Oncology Network Committees, the Working Group and the Surgical Tumour Group Chairs. The meeting focussed upon activities to be pursued during 2004 and into 2005. A summary of the meeting is available.

Annual Council Meeting 2003
We held our 2003 Annual Council Meeting on Friday 24th October, at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver