8:00 - 9:00

REGISTRATION AND VISIT EXHIBITS

  9:00 - 9:05

Welcome and Introduction to the Day’s Programme

Laura Hayes, Chair, 7^th Biennial Conference on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer; McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada

  9:05 - 9:10

Introduction of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Foundation

Harley Eisman, MD, Co-President, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Montréal, QC, Canada

  9:10 - 9:15

HBOC Movie

  9:15 - 9:20

Introductions

  9:20 - 9:40

Screening, Early Detection, and Breast Cancer Prevention Strategies in BRCA1/2 Carriers

Stephanie Wong, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada

  9:40 - 10:00

Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction: Surgical Techniques and Personal Considerations

Joshua Vorstenbosch, MD, PhD, FRCSC
McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada

  10:00 - 10:20

Question Period

  10:40 - 10:45

Introductions

  10:45 - 11:05

Other Cancer Risks You Might Need to Know about Beyond HBOC

Marc Tischkowitz, MD, PhD
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

  11:05 - 11:25

How to Share Information With Your Children

Karen Hurley, PhD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

  11:25 - 11:55

Patient Testimonial

  11:55 - 12:15

Question Period

  13:15 - 13:20

Introductions

  13:20 - 13:40

Reproductive and fertility options for BRCA carriers

Claire Bascuñana, MSc, CCGC
Genetic Counsellor, Clinique Ovo, Montréal, QC, Canada

  13:40 - 14:00

Sexuality and Intimacy after Cancer and/or Risk-reducing Surgery

Sharon Bober, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

  14:00 - 14:20

Identification and Treatment of BRCA-Associated Ovarian Cancer

Xing Ziggy Zeng, MDCM, FRCSC
McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada

  14:20 - 14:40

Question Period

  14:40 - 14:45

Closing Remarks

Laura Hayes, Chair, 7^th Biennial Conference on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer