News and Events at the Zane Cohen Centre - 2015
2015
6th Lynch Syndrome Education Night, May 27th, 2015.
We were pleased to present the 6th Lynch syndrome education night on May 27th, 2015. The evening was hosted by Dr. Zane Cohen, director, Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases.
The audience - the largest to date - heard the latest information about cancer research from Dr. Robert Gryfe. He has completed several studies on Lynch syndrome and will discuss the latest research on cancer risk, screening and prevention in Lynch syndrome.
Dr. Jeff Spodek is the Chief of Urology at the Rouge Valley Health System. He works at the Centenary site in Scarborough, Ontario. He completed his medical training at the University of Western Ontario in 1998 and completed his fellowship training in Urology in 2003 at the University of Western Ontario. He will be giving an overview on the types of urinary tract cancers seen in Lynch syndrome including kidney, ureter and bladder cancers.
Brent Mizzen is Director, Policy Development for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). He is responsible for policy development and analysis on industry issues as well as responses to policy demands from government. Brent will give us the background on insurance and genetic testing, how companies assess individuals for insurance policies, and what the industry's position is on genetic testing.
The event ended with a long question and answer discussion with our panel of experts dealing with everything from diet and nutrition to the risk of developing secondary cancers in LS patients with a previous diagnosis.
Feedback from the patients and their families noted that ‘knowledge is power’ and that there are ‘not many other information sources’ available.
Looking forward to future events, the consensus was summed up by a patient who wrote ‘thank you, you have helped my family enormously”.
Please find the links and videos to these talks here: Link
Ostomy Toronto Manufacturers Fair
Date: Wednesday May 20th, 2015
Where: Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Avenue, 18th floor Auditorium
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
www.ostomytoronto.com
Ostomy Toronto would like you to be our special guest at this fantastic event. This is a great opportunity for you to talk to the manufacturers, learn more about all of their products and provide them with feedback. Refreshments will be served.