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Programme Focus:

Breast and Ovarian Cancers:
Where do we go from here?


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18th Genesis Awareness Breakfast


Thursday, April 23, 2009, 7:15 a.m.

MaRS Discovery District
www.marsdd.com
101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario


Guest Speakers:

Dr. Barry Rosen Dr. Barry Rosen,
M.D., FRCSC

Dr. Rosen is a highly respected Gynecologic Oncologist and serves as Director of The Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Clinic, Department of Gynecology-Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, The University Health Network. Concurrently Dr. Rosen is the Head, Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto. Barry Rosen is a valued Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) and served with distinction as past President of The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada. Dr. Rosen has developed special clinical and research interests in hereditary ovarian cancer and the development of gyn-oncology databases that integrate patient medical records for clinical research purposes.

Dr. Marcus Bernardini Dr. Marcus Bernardini,
MD, MSc, FRCSC

Dr. Bernardini is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. He completed a residency program in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto. During this time Dr. Bernardini also obtained a Masters of Science degree through the Clinical Investigator Program. In 2007, Dr. Bernardini was awarded the prestigious RBC Foundation/McArthur/Genesis Research Foundation Fellowship in Gynaecologic Oncology. Dr. Bernardini completed his Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology in 2008 through the University of Toronto, which included training at Duke University Medical Center (US). He is presently a Gynecologic Oncologist in the Department of Gynecology-Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, The University Health Network and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Sandra Messner Dr. Sandra J. Messner,
MD, MSc, FCFP

Dr. Messner earned her MD at McMaster University, Hamilton, BSc at McGill University, Montreal and MSc at the University of Toronto. Dr. Messner is a distinguished Fellow of the College of Family Physicians (FCFP). Currently Dr. Messner is a Clinician, Researcher and Medical Coordinator, Clinical Breast Services, Preventive Oncology, Toronto Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre and Women's College Hospital. As a noted breast specialist and highly regarded speaker for women's health, Sandra Messner's special interest and primary focus is breast cancer risk, prevention and diagnosis specific to women and families with hereditary breast cancer.


Contact: Beverly Allen, CFRE, Genesis Executive Director at ballen@genesisresearch.org or 416-978-4249

Gold Level

TD Bank Financial Group


Silver Level

MerckFrosst

Scotiabank Group

Schering-Plough

University of Toronto

Bronze Level

GlaxoSmithKline
www.gsk.com

Mount Sinai Hospital/University Health Network, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Woodbridge Company Limited

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
www.wyeth.com

Donations In Lieu

Toronto East General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Gifts-In-Kind:

Annan and Sons
www.annanandsons.com

Demarco-Perpich
www.demarco-perpich.com

Imaging Excellence
www.imagingexcellence.com