Expert Angle Webinars: 2015
January 6, 2015
This webinar will provide you with:
• A basic understanding of the evidence regarding the role of popular complementary therapies in treating and managing prostate cancer.
• Advice about how to make safe and informed decisions about complementary therapies.
• Where to find credible information about complementary therapies.
January 20, 2015
Prostate Cancer is a significant health issue for all men. As our life expectancy has increased the old adage "you die with prostate cancer, not from it" has become less true. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is still the cornerstone of Prostate Cancer care. There have been a number of recent therapeutic advances that have extended the life of the Prostate Cancer patient and there are more to come.
January 27, 2015
In this Expert Angle webinar, Dr. Andrew Feifer presents “The Basics of Prostate Cancer”. Learn what prostate cancer is, how to diagnose it, and different treatment options.
March 3, 2015
The purpose of this webinar is:
• To examine quality of life for gay and bisexual men diagnosed with prostate cancer and how it compares to that of heterosexual men diagnosed with prostate cancer
• To understand satisfaction with medical care and fear of cancer recurrence
• To examine what accounts for changes in sexual activity and how gay and bisexual men feel about these changes after prostate cancer treatment
March 10, 2015
In this Expert Angle webinar, Dr. Tetteh Ago provides a Black person’s perspective on prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer is our treacherous enemy. Learn how to keep the gained territory, while reducing collateral damage.
March 24, 2015
In this Expert Angle webinar, Dr. Mathieu Lupien discusses:
• Epigenetic modifications annotate gene coding sequences
• Most mutations arising in cancer fall outside gene coding sequences
• Annotating epigenetic modifications in prostate tumours can inform on the function of mutations outside gene coding sequences.
April 2, 2015
In this Expert Angle webinar, Dr. Laurence Klotz:
• Reviews 'smart screening' for prostate cancer.
• Discusses what is over diagnosis, and how can it be effectively managed.
• Explains what is active surveillance, and what are the results.
• Talks about where does focal therapy fit in the management of prostate cancer.
April 28, 2015
Scott Adams presents “Exercise and Prostate Cancer Survivorship: Prevention, Preservation and Restoration”. This webinar covers:
• Common anti-cancer therapies used to treat prostate cancer are associated with harmful and unintended side effects.
• Increasing evidence suggests that exercise may be effective in preventing, controlling and reversing many of these risks and complications.
May 5, 2015
In this Expert Angle webinar Dr. Alison Allan describes the current knowledge about metastasis and the exciting developments in blood-based biomarker tests that may help find metastatic disease earlier and provide important information for effective, personalized treatment of prostate cancer.
May 19, 2015
This webinar explains what is urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. In addition to outlining the possible causes, diagnosis tests and treatment options for urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer treatment.
June 9, 2015
This webinar explains how healthy lifestyles are the best way to add years to your life and life to your years. The discussion will also include how, if needed, prostate cancer survivors can be safely treated with testosterone therapy.
July 14, 2015
During this webinar, you'll learn:
• What is the significance of the pathology report?
• How is the prostate transformed to make it readable to the pathologist?
• How does a pathologist analyze the prostate biopsy and the surgery specimen?
September 22, 2015
During this webinar, you'll learn about:
• Men at high risk for prostate cancer
• The role of genetics in prostate cancer
• Genetic testing for prostate cancer-related hereditary conditions
September 29, 2015
Learning Points:
• Prostate cancer is common and often necessitates treatment which might result in detrimental effects on urinary control and sexual function.
• The AMS 800 artificial urinary sphincter is very effective in restoring reasonably good urinary control and thus quality of life for men whose urinary control has been moderately to severely affected by their prostate cancer treatment(s).
October 6, 2015
During this webinar, you'll learn about:
• There is an intricate relationship between the hormone testosterone and prostate biology
• Giving testosterone to a man with known prostate cancer is not dangerous if done properly
• The impact of moderately low testosterone levels on the prostate is a very different situation than the impact of hormone withdrawal therapy on cancer
October 13, 2015
During this webinar, you will:
• Understand the rationale for intermittent androgen deprivation therapy(IADT) in men with advanced prostate cancer
• Determine which men should/should not be considered for IADT, describe prognostic factors in patients undergoing IADT
• Discuss a practical approach to the use of IADT in clinical practice
November 10, 2015
Learning Points:
• Types of research; how are clinical trials different from standard treatment?
• Where can one find out about clinical trials?
• What is the patient role in a clinical trial?
• What is the role of the oncology nurse in clinical trials; how can we help you?
November 24, 2015
Learning Points:
• What are microvesicles?
• Biogenesis of microvesicles
• Role of microvesicles in cancer biology
• Diagnostic and therapeutic potential of microvesicles
December 8, 2015
Learn from Dr. Stuart Edmonds, Vice President Research, Health Promotion and Survivorship at Prostate Cancer Canada about:
• The prostate cancer research landscape in Canada
• How PCC makes decisions about research
• The difference PCC research investments are making
En Français
21 avril 2015
Regardez ce webinaire préenregistré de l’Angle de l’expert avec la professeure Marie-Élise Parent. La prévention du cancer de la prostate: comment la recherche peut-elle aider? Thèmes abordés:
• Comment mène-t-on la recherche visant à clarifier les causes du cancer de la prostate et à établir des stratégies de prévention?
11 août 2015
Au cours de cette présentation, vous apprendrez:
• Comment la prostate est transformée pour être analysée par le pathologist
• Comment le pathologiste analyse la biopsie et le spécimen de chirurgie
• Quelle est la signification du rapport de pathologie
1 septembre 2015
Thèmes abordés:
• Nouveaux facteurs de risque y compris les genes BRCA2
• Differences majeures entre prévalence, incidence et mortalité dues au cancer de la prostate
• Les nouveaux tests diagnostiques moléculaires
• La place grandissante de la resonance magnetique nucléaire
17 novembre 2015
Thèmes abordés:
• Définir une récidive après le traitement du cancer de la prostate traité par radiothérapie, chirurgie ou castration chimique
• Présenter les différents traitements dans le bassin
• Présenter les nouvelles avancées thérapeutiques dans le cancer de la prostate résistant à la castration.