Ovarian Cancer Symposium 2021
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Topics and Speakers
| Bonnie Morgan and Alana Walsh-Giovannini – Welcoming Comments and Our Story |
| Emilie Chaisson, Regional Director, Atlantic – Ovarian Cancer Canada |
| Session One: Ovarian Cancer Care in 2021 |
| What is Ovarian Cancer? How Ovarian Cancer Care has changed: New Treatments, New Hope |
| Bringing Genetic Testing Home to Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Break |
| Session Two: Research Donations in Action |
| Researcher Showcase |
| How to tell my sister? Family Member Outreach and Prevention in BRCA Families |
| Lunch |
| Session Three: Health and Wellbeing |
| Mindfulness |
| Session Four: Breakthrough Research 2021 |
| Take out my tubes! Fallopian tube removal (Opportunistic Salpingectomy) for Ovarian Cancer Prevention: Research that saves lives |
| Panel Discussion: Thinking Big: How can we prevent Ovarian Cancer in NL? |
| Closing Remarks: Thank You to Presenters and Attendees |
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