Familial GI Cancers Unit
2nd Familial Polyposis Education Night (2)
For families who want to learn the latest on FAP & MAP
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Place: Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto
18th Floor Auditorium
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Refreshments at 6:45pm
| Welcome and Moderator: |
Dr. Zane Cohen |
| Director, Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases and Co-Director of the FGICR |
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| The Latest on Upper Gastrointestinal Screening (Slides) |
Dr. Jeff Mosko |
| Dr. Jeffrey Mosko is a gastroenterologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He specializes in advanced endoscopy including ERCP, EUS and endoscopic oncology. |
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| Pediatric Issues in Familial Polyposis (Slides) |
Dr. Carol Durno |
| Dr. Carol Durno is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and Scarborough Centenary Hospital, with an interest in caring for children, teenagers and families with familial polyposis. Dr Durno is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto. She is involved with various research projects in the FGICR with a special interest in polyposis and biallelic mismatch repair deficiency. | |
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| Post-Surgical Quality of Life and Support (Slides) |
Dr. Erin Kennedy |
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Dr. Erin Kennedy is a Colorectal Surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital and researcher at Mount Sinai’s Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute focusing on patient centered care and shared decision making in surgery. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. |
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| Patient’s Perspective | Stephanie Lerner |
| Stephanie will share her personal experience with FAP. |
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| Question Period | |
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To RSVP online here: 
Please RSVP at www.zanecohencentre.com/event/polyposis or call: 416-586-4800 ext. 5112or 1-877-586-5112 ext. 0