"Young Investigators Research Awards Program"
Call For Abstracts

The COWC Young Investigators Research Awards Program aims to provide educational and research support to trainees interested in the area of cancer related illnesses and disorders. Trainees at any level, confirmed by letter of training from their program director, are eligible to submit an abstract of their work. Abstracts presented at previous meetings, but not in full publication, are allowed for submission.

Abstracts will be presented during a special Young Investigators Poster Session,
Friday, February 24th, 2012.

All travel, hotel, and registration costs for attendance at the COWC meeting will be covered for Young Investigators selected for abstract presentation.
Deadline for submission is January 9, 2012

Please include the following with your submission:

1. The application form, including abstract (download link)
2. One supporting letter of reference from your research supervisor
3. Letter of confirmation of training from your program director

Contact information:
Dr. Christian Kollmannsberger at:
ckollmannsberger@bccancer.bc.ca

Please submit all documents as a single PDF or email application form, including abstract.

 


 

Educational Objectives:

After successfully completing this continuing medical educational program, participants should be able to:

Have a better understanding of how to treat patients with biological agents, and chemotherapy through case study workshop interaction.

Understand the emerging role of biological agents, especially monoclonal antibodies, as treatment options for lymphoma, gastrointestinal, lung and breast cancers.

Learn current and future treatment options of combining biologic agents with chemotherapy as a more targeted approach for optimizing patient care.

This educational session is intended for medical oncologists from academic cancer agencies and the communities, hematologists, radiation oncologists, internal medicine residents, fellows, general practitioners in oncology, and other health care providers who focus in providing patient care for lymphoma, gastrointestinal, lung and breast cancers.

The session will be a combination of didactic presentations followed by case study workshops.


Program chair:

Dr. Barb Melosky

The program is supported by:
BC Cancer Agency

Founding Sponsor:
Hoffman La Roche

Gold Sponsor:
Celgene

 
     


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