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bc support groupsconferenceexpand yourh o r i z o n s

september 23 - 25 vancouver

tHanKs to aLL our sponsors

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registration - outside ballroom main floor lobby 6:30 - 8:00 buffet breakfast

A short walk or shuttle ride to the Paetzold Auditorium for the day session 899 12th Avenue W Jim Pattison Pavilion, Room 1888, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1M9

8:30 - 4:0011 - 12:30

lunch and Welcoming RemaRks - kevin higgins

Dr. Kuhl explores the art of men helping men“another way to show support”

support group tools - dr. david kuhl

nutrition - stretch break

12:00

12:45 - 1:35

1:45 - 3:45

3:45- 4:00

5:30 - 7:00 informal get together - the cypress room 2nd floor- cash bar

7:30 free time

tech up your meetingAdding skype etc. to your meeting - Court BrookerWebinars - how to use them at your meeting - Dale Erikson

getting awareness in your community

How to start a walking club or exercise program as an add on to your meeting or in your community and how to exercise safelySarah Weller and Marc Gosselin

how to talk

5:00 - 5:30

Managing the difficult task of communicating Kevin Higgins, Murray Gordon and Dr. David Kuhl

pacific northwest session

agenda friday september 23 Strengthen Your Support group - to better Serve men and partnerS living with proState cancer

4:00 - 4:30

4:30 - 5:00Hosting a successful community event - Dale Erikson and Marc GosselinStarting something new - Butts in a Boat - Vince Schiralli

adding exercise to your meetings

8:30 - 8:40 Program introduction - Dr. Larry Goldenberg

nutRition - stRetch bReak

9:00 - 9:20

9:20 - 9:40

8:40 - 9:00 All you need to know about robotic prostatectomy- Dr. Larry Goldenberg, MD

What’s new in radiation therapy to treat localized disease? - Jennifer Goulart, MD

What to do for PSA recurrence after surgery or radiation therapy - Julie N. Graff, MD

Do Genes make a difference? - Intan Schrader, MD9:40 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:10

10:10 - 10:40 open panel speakers Q & a

lunch

11:00 - 11:20

11:20 - 11:40

A primer on genomics of prostate cancer - Alex Wyatt, MD

Current management of castration-resistant prostate cancer - Tomasz M. Beer, MD

New treatments on the horizon - Kim Chi, MD

open panel speakers Q & a11:40 - 12:10

12:10 - 1:00

10:40 - 11:00

1:00 - 1:10 Afternoon introduction - Dr. Larry Goldenberg

1:55 - 3:00

1:10 - 1:30

Exercise and prostate cancer - Sarah Weller, BCAK, CSEP-CEP

If I had known - David Kuhl, MD

3:00 - 3:30 open panel - speakers Q & a

3:30 - 3:40 closing remarks

agenda saturday september 24the lateStS medical advanceS in proState cancer treatement and reSearch

1:55 - 3:00

Hormone therapy & cardiovascular risk: what do we know - Celestia (Tia) S Higano, MD, FACP

support group issues - what concerns you? 1:35 - 1:45Gord Thomas and Kevin Higgins

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speakers

friday nigHt - informaL get togetHer

Here is a great opportunity to mingle with your peers. expand your horizons beyond your own circle and get to know each other better and possibly make some new friends. Join us in the cypress room for a refresh-ment or two and some snacks. Kick back after a long day of learning and relax.

banQuet saturday night september 24

saturday nigHt - awards we will be presenting the 2016 grant awards including the pioneer and founder awards along with some other special recognitions.

let’s get together

wrap up 11:55 - 12:00

cocktail reception - the cypress room 2nd floor- cash bar5:30 - 6:30

dinner banQuet Join us for an eVening of awards, entertainment and fun.

6:30 - 9:00

nutrition - stretch

8:30- 9:30

9:30 - 10:30 good planning

accessing informationProstate Cancer Suportive Care Program - Phil PollockFinding Trusted Websites - Dr. Richard Wassersug

bc support group council agm 12:00 - 12:15

What will your legacy be- tips and traps in estate planning Sally Dennis, Partner Farris, Vaughan, Wills

7:30 - 8:30 buffet breakfast

Key money issues for retirees

Cindy David, CFP, CLU, Raymond James

legacies aren’t Just for dead people - robb lucy11:00 - 11:55

agenda sunday september 25 looking beYond our Support groupS saturday nigHt - Keynote speaKer

glenda standeven is an author, inspiration-al speaker, amputtee, and cancer survivor who incorporates life experiences into en-gaging and interactive presentations. we are please to present glenda as our Key-note speaker for the saturday night banquet

10:30 - 11:00 support group issues - what concerns you? - SolutionSGord Thomas and Kevin Higgins

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robb Lucyour mc - tHe Legacy guyrobb is a prostate cancer survivor with a rich background in broadcasting, production, mar-keting and non-profit development. After pro-ducing with cbc in calgary, edmonton, toronto and whitehorse, robb began his own company to produce media for corporations and govern-ments around the world, as well as educational dvds. robb has been involved with several non-

profits: Chair of the Peter Gzowski Golf Tournament and co-mc with peter mansbridge as they raised money for adult literacy; trustee of the bc sports Hall of fame; founding board member of the business Laureates of bc Hall of fame; and has always been there with re-sources, ideas and talent for the prostate cancer foun-dation of bc. robb was recently awarded the Queen’s diamond Jubilee medal as co-founder of the make-a-wish foundation in canada and director of maw inter-national. robb will be presenting content from his book “Legacie’s aren’t (just) for dead people” on sunday.

dr. ricHard wassersugaccess to great information

richard wassersug is a research scientist, who has published over two hundred and fifty aca-demic papers in various fields ranging from nat-ural history to psychology and oncology. the main focus of dr. wassersug’s current research is on how males adapt to androgen depriva-

tion therapy (adt). the primary goal of this research is to develop ways to help men and their partners adapt to the side effects of adt, which is the most common treatment for advanced disease. for ten years, he was a columnist on the tv science show “daily planet” as well as “scientist-in-residence” for an additional five years for the Canadian Discov-ery channel. He has also published over 30 popular essays and reviews in newspapers and magazines.

dr. david KuHLsupport group tooLs

dr. david Kuhl is a ubc professor in the fac-ulty of medicine in the departments of family practice and urologic sciences, with a cross appointment in the faculty of education. inte-grating medicine, psychology and the social sciences is fundamental to his world view and

his work as a clinician. this is evident in the pro-grams he has founded, including the palliative care program at st. paul’s Hospital, the veterans transi-tion program (vtp), and the centre for practitioner renewal (cpr). each of these unique programs has informed his commitment to creating a centre for the integrity and well-being of men and boys that will provide service, research, education, and policy development addressing the needs of men and boys locally and globally – today and into the future

daLe eriKsonwebinars you can use

dale is the facilitator for the bcpc web confer-ences. He has been able to arrange for speak-ers on topics like incontinence, erectile dys-function and other topics related to prostate Health. He will show you how to successfully use a webinar for your group.

Kevin HigginsHow to taLK

Kevin Higgins, is chair of the cranbrook support group, the pcfbc support group council and the cpc sup-port group council.

saLLy dennistips and traps in estate pLan-ning

sally is an experienced adviser on all aspects of the transfer and protection of wealth, including estate, mental incapacity and business succes-sion planning. sally is a member of the society of trust and estate practitioners and sits on the

executive of the vancouver branch of step cana-da. she is a member of the estate planning council (vancouver) and the canadian bar association (bc Branch) and holds a certificate in family enterprise advising from the ubc sauder school of business. she is also a member of the board directors for the cKnw orphans’ fund. sally is a contributing writer of the bc estate planning and wealth preservation practice manual (cLebc) and a regular presenter on topics relating to estate planning and business succession.

court brooKerusing sKype

court was an early adopter of a variety of technologies. portions of his career involved training and assisting others with technology and he will share with you how easy skype can be for your meetings.

pHiL poLLocKtHe supportive care program

phil pollock is the program manager of the pros-tate cancer supportive care (pcsc) program, initiated at the vancouver prostate centre in January 2013. using clinical, educational and evidence-based strategies, the pcsc program aims to address the educational, physical and

psychological needs of the prostate cancer popu-lation across the entire disease trajectory. phil’s role in the program is to oversee all activities of the pro-gram by coordinating physicians and healthcare professionals, developing outcomes measures and research evaluations of the program, and integrat-ing the program into larger research projects. prior to phil’s relocation to canada, he was employed at the university college London cancer trials centre as a senior trials coordinator for 2 years.

dr. Larry goLdenbergrobobtic surgery and more

dr. Larry goldenberg, is an award-winning ca-nadian researcher in the field of medicine and a pioneer in the treatment of prostate cancer.dr. goldenberg is recognized around the world as being one of the first researchers and medi-cal practitioners to compare the practical ef-fectiveness of intermittent androgen suppres-

sion (i.a.s.) as a treatment alternative to continuous hormonal therapy for patients with advanced cases of prostate cancer. a world-renowned advocate of patient education, dr. goldenberg is the author of the intelligent patient guide to prostate cancer that is given out in each pcfbc reef knot kit.in 2007, dr. goldenberg succeeded in bringing the first multipurpose surgical robot to Western Canada which has dramatically improve surgical outcomes for prostate cancer patients in british columbia.

dr. Kim cHinew treatments on tHe Horizon dr. Kim chi is an oncologist and chair of the genitourinary tumour group for the bc cancer agency; an associate professor at ubc; and the medical director for clinical trials at the vancouver cancer centre. His research is in the area of genitourinary cancers with a focus

in prostate cancer and investigational new drugs. this includes phase i, ii and iil trials, therapeutic use of antisense oligonucleotides and small molecules, neoadjuvant studies and mechanisms of treatment resistance. He is an author on more than 70 peer-re-viewed publications. dr. chi is an executive commit-tee member of the genitourinary disease site for the national cancer institute of canada – clinical trials group canadian uro-onology group, and chair of the sub-site advanced prostate group.

speakers speakers

cindy davidKey money issues for retirees

cindy david has 20 years of industry experi-ence and an extensive background inestate planning. using her expertise and practi-cal tax-effective solutions, cindyprovides customized plans that are tailored to the life goals and financial needs of each

client. cindy offers expert advice on long-term retirement planning, estate, andinsurance planning. cindy is also an accomplished speaker, frequent member ofindustry panel discussions, and co-author of the book financial first aid.

saraH weLLerexercising witH cancer

a cancer exercise expert, sarah’s goal is to help patients overcome the side ef-fects of cancer and its treatments by using evidenced-based exercise prescription to improve overall physical functioning and quality of life.

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registration formregistration form registration information

to register

Online registation is at www.prostatecancerbc.ca/events. Or call the Foundation office for assis-tance at 604-574-4012

prostate cancer foundation bc is sponsoring some members from each bc prostate cancer support group with partial funding. see your group leader for more information.

registration fee:

designated bc delegate $ 50.00

non designated delegate $175.00

accommodationsdesignated delegates from bc support groups will have their rooms paid for by the foundation for both nights of the conference. after you register online please call shelley at 604-574-4012 to reserve your room. (note room sharing for cost saving)non designated delegate - the workshop hotel is the Holiday inn broadway 604-707-1939. please use group code pcf when making your reservation. our preferred room rate is $165.00 per night.

travelDesignated delegate - Air travel will be paid for up to $300 per delegate who must fly to the confer-ence. those using the bc ferries will be reimbursed for their ferry however we expect the groups will carpool to save funds. Those who might fly and instead drive will be reimbursed 25 cents a kilometer after the first 100 kilometers up to a maximum of $300.