Next Awareness Night meeting: Tues. Jan. 28, 2025, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. when Dr. Urban Emmenegger (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) will present on “Androgen Deprivation Therapy”. The Awareness Night Meetings are being held on the Zoom teleconferencing platform. Please follow the link in the banner at the top of every page for details. On these occasions, leading medical professionals speak on a range of topics related to prostate cancer and then, following a break, answer your questions. Family members and friends are welcome to attend. If you are on our mailing list, a notice of each event will be sent to you.
From our January 2024 Awareness Night
Coming Meetings – 2025
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Subject |
| NEXT! 2025 Jan. 28 |
Dr. Urban Emmenegger (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) | Androgen Deprivation Therapy |
| 2025 Mar. 25 | Dr. Robert Nam (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) | Nanoknife |
| 2025 May 27 | Dr. Amanda Hird (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) | Robotic Prostatectomy |
| 2025 July 29 | Christina Dzieduszycki (Knew Life Pelvic Health) | Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy |
| 2025 Sept. 30 | Dr. Daniel Santa Mina (University of Toronto) | Exercise for Cancer patients |
| 2025 Nov. 25 | Dr. Hannah Nette (Inspire Health) | How to improve your quality of life during cancer |
Previous Meetings 2015-2024
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Subject |
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Subject |
| 2024 Nov. 12 | Dr. Dean Elterman (University Health Network) (Video coming soon.) | Developments in ED and Incontinence Support |
| 2024 Sept. 10 | Dr. Hans Chung (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre) (View Video) | What ‘s New in Radiation Therapy, SBRT, Brachytherapy and External Beam |
| 2024 July 24 | Dr. Ravi Kumar (University Health Network) (View Video) | Exact/U Micro Ultrasound Technology For Targeted Prostate Biopsies |
| 2024 May 27 | Dr. Andrew Evans (MacKenzie Health) (View Video) | Post Surgery Pathology |
| 2024 Mar. 26 | Dr. Nathan Perlis (University Health Network) (View Video) | New Developments At Princess Margaret With Focal Therapy etc. |
| 2024 Jan. 30 | Dr. Rob Rutledge and Dr. Gabriela Ilie (Dalhousie University) (View Video) | What you need to know about prostate cancer from decision-making, to mental health, to a scientific update on healthy habits |
| 2023 Nov. 28 | Reanne Booker, (Alberta Health Services) (View Video) | Optimizing Sexual Well-being and Intimacy after a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis |
| 2023 Sept. 26 | Justin Lorentz, (Sunnybrook) and Emily Thain, (UHN) (View Video) | Prostate cancer genetics |
| 2023 July 25 | Dr. Richard Wassersug (University of British Columbia) (No video was produced.) |
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and bone health |
| 2023 May 30 | Dr. Brian Wodlinger This presentation had to be rescheduled to July 2024. |
ExactVu micro-ultrasound technology for targeted biopsies |
| 2023 Mar. 28 | Dr. Martin Smoragiewicz (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) (View Video) | Immunotherapy in prostate cancer |
| 2023 Jan. 31 | Dr. Andrew Evans (Mackenzie Health) (View Video) | Understanding Gleason scores and pathology reports |
| 2022 Nov 30 | Dr. Olivier Heimrath (Humber River) (View Video) | The Evolution of Treatment Intensification in Advanced Prostate Cancer |
| 2022 Sept 28 | Dr. Eric Marsden-Marsden (Centre For Excellence in Integrative Medicine) (View Video) | Naturopathic Cancer Care and Prostate Cancer |
| 2022 Jul 27 | Dr Di (Maria) Jiang (Princess Margaret) (View Video) | Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer |
| 2022 May 25 | Tara Daniels (Inspired Health BC) (View Video) | Healthy Communication and Cancer |
| 2022 Mar 30 | Dr. Darryl Leong (Hamilton Health Sciences Cardio) (View Video) | Cardiovascular Disease and Prostate Cancer |
| 2022 Jan 26 | Dr Danny Vesprini (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) (View Video) | Prostate Radiotherapy: the present and future of high precision treatment |
| 2021 Nov 24 | Christina Dzieduszycki (View Video) | Physiotherapy Approach to pre-habilitation and rehabilitation of urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and loss of penile length |
| 2021 Sep 30 | Dr. Rajiv Kumar Singal (Michael Garron Hospital) (View Video) | Managing Prostate Cancer in a Pandemic |
| 2021 July 28 | Survivor Forum – Six Prostate Cancer Stories (View Video) | PCS Toronto survivors /volunteers share their prostate cancer journeys |
| 2021 May 26 | Dr. Andrew Matthew (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) (View Video) | The Psychology of a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis |
| 2021 Mar 31 | Dr. Gerard Morton (Odette Cancer Centre) (View Video) | 25 Years in Prostate Cancer Care: Where we were and where we are headed. |
| 2021 Jan. 27 | Dr. Urban Emmenegger (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) (View Video) | Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer: From A(palutamide) to Z(ytiga(tm)) |
| 2020 Nov. 25 | Dr. Stephen Holzapfel (Women’s College Hospital) (View Video) | There is Sex After Prostate Cancer! |
| 2020 Sept.30 | Dr. Jack Barkin (University Urology Associates) (View Video) | HIFU-The Prostate Cancer Lumpectomy! |
| 2020 July 29 | Dr. Alejandro Berlin (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) (View Video) | Brachytherapy |
| 2020 May 27 | Nelly Fahagni, B.Sc., P.T., M.C.P.A. on Zoom (View Video) | Benefits of Physiotherapy for Prostate Cancer |
| 2020 Mar. 25 | Dr. Urban Emmenegger (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) This meeting had to be cancelled. It was rescheduled for Jan. 2021. | Metastatic Prostate Cancer |
| 2019 Nov 26 | Dr. Danny Vesprini (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre)(View Video) | Current Developments In Active Surveillance and the Decision of When To Treat |
| 2019 Oct 17 | Dr. Rob Rutledge (Dalhousie University)(View Video) A Special Awareness Night |
Complete Prostate Cancer Care: the Science and Practice of Empowerment (See details on p. 5 of our Sept. Newsletter) |
| 2019 Sept 25 | Dr. Neil Fleshner (University Health Network) (View Video) | Prostate cancer and the genes you are born with |
| 2019 July 31 | Dr. Chirag Patel (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre) (View Video) | “Imaging in Prostate Cancer” The Whats, Wheres, Whys and Whens |
| 2019 May 29 | Claudia Aronowitz, MSc, PCC (View Video) | Life Coaching , how it can help with the prostate cancer journey |
| 2019 Mar 27 | Justin Lorentz, MSc (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre) (View Video) | Cancer Genetics, its impact on prostate cancer, current developments and impact on potential treatment |
| 2018 Nov 14 | Dr. Sidney Radomski (Toronto Western Hospital) (View Video) | Erectile dysfunction, incontinence and sexual toys |
| 2018 Sep 26 | Dr. Mark Moyad (U. Michigan) (No video was made of this presentation.) | Fad diets, dietary supplements and RX from A to Z: What works and what is worthless (2018 update) |
| 2018 July 25 | Survivor Forum (View Video) | PCCNToronto survivors /volunteers share their prostate cancer journeys |
| 2018 May 30 | Carrie Poteck, BA, MT, RYT250.(View Video) | Improving your Well-Being through the Body-Mind-Soul Connection |
| 2018 Mar 28 | Dr. Andrew Loblaw (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre)(View Video) | How clinical trials have changed prostate cancer care. |
| 2018 Jan 31 | Dr. Stanley Flax and Dr. Adam Tunis (North York General Hospital) (View Video) | Perineal biopsies and the role of imaging in biopsies |
| 2017 Nov 22 | Leah Jamnicky (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) and panel (View Video) | Partner/ Caregiver/ Survivor Forum |
| 2017 Sep 13 | Dr. Juanita Crook (BCCA Centre for the Southern Interior) (View Video) | Brachytherapy for prostate cancer and breast cancer |
| 2017 July 26 | Dr. Nathan Perlis (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) (View Video) | Partial gland ablation for localized prostate cancer: Who is eligible and what are the risks? |
| 2017 May 31 | Jeff Appelmann, BSc, ND (Menen Centre for Optimal Health and Canadian Integrative Cancer Centre) (View Video) | Naturopathic approaches to prostate cancer and prostate health |
| 2017 March 29 | Dr. Joseph R. LaBoissiere, (Reconstructive Urology Fellow, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) (View Video) | The Prostate Gland and Testosterone: relationship, importance to overall health, and the impact of prostate cancer and treatment on one’s health |
| 2017 Jan 25 | Dr. Raj Satkunasivam (Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre) (View Video) | The Future of PSA Based Prostate Cancer (PCa) Screening – Screening Smarter and Individualized Risk Assessment |
| 2016 Nov 30 | Dr. Andrew Matthew (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) (View Video) | Sexual Health and Prostate Cancer: The “SHAReCLINIC” – an online sexual health clinic |
| 2016 Sep 21 |
Mark Cullen, Gardening expert and prostate cancer survivor.
&
Dr. Ryan Groll, Mark Cullen’s surgeon.
(Michael Garron Hospital)(View Video)
|
Their Experiences and the Doctor/Patient Relationship |
| 2016 July 27 | Dr. Masoom Haider (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre) (View Video) | Imaging tests |
| 2016 May 25 | Dr. Rajiv Kumar Singal (Michael Garron Hospital) (View Video) | A twenty year personal reflection on the privilege of caring for men with prostate cancer |
| 2016 March 30 | Justin Lorentz, MSc and Dr. Danny Vesprini (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre) (View Video) | Genetically Predisposed: Who is at Increased Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer? |
| 2016 Jan 27 | Dr. Shabbir Alibhai (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre)(View Video) | Understanding, preventing and managing side effects of hormone therapy. |
| 2015 Nov 25 | Dr. Dean Elterman (Western General Hospital)(View video) | Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction |
| 2015 Sep 16 | Dr. John Bartlett (Ontario Institute of Cancer Research)(View Video) | Prostate Cancer – we need to know more |
| 2015 Jul 29 | Dr. Gerard Morton (Odette Cancer Centre) (View video) | Radiation and hormone therapy |
| 2015 May 27 | Dr. John Kell (Toronto east General Hospital) (View Video) | Different types of surgery |
| 2015 Mar 25 | Dr. Michelle Flax (View Video) | The psychology of a cancer diagnosis |
| 2015 Jan 28 | Dr. Andrew Feifer (Credit Valley Hospital) | Testing procedures & diagnosing prostate cancer |
| 2014 Nov 26 | Dr. Padraig Warde (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) (View Video) | Radiation Therapy: Where we are and where we’re going |
Previous Meetings 2010-2014
Please Note: Unfortunately, the following videos are no longer available
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Subject |
| 2014 Sep 17 | Prostate Cancer Awareness Week Dr. Mark Moyad (No video was made of this presentation.) | Fad diets, dietary supplements & Rx from A-Z: What works, What’s Worthless, and What’s New in 2014! |
| 2014 Jul 30 | Survivor Forum V | Personal Stories |
| 2014 May 28 | Dr. Andrew Loblaw (Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre) | Image-Guided Diagnosis and Treatment – The Future of Prostate Cancer has Arrived |
| 2014 Mar 26 | Dr. Tony Finelli (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | 20 years of prostate cancer care, where we are and where we are headed |
| 2014 Jan 29 | Dr. Sharon Sharir (Humber River Regional Hospital) | Decision-making and patient-doctor communication regarding prostate cancer. |
| 2013 Nov 27 | Dr. Sidney Radomski (Toronto Western Hospital) | Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction |
| 2013 Sept 18 | Dr. Danny Vesprini (Odette Cancer Centre) and Ken Shaw (CTV News) | Prostate Cancer – identifying men at high risk before it is too late. and My Personal Journey |
| 2013 July 31 | Dr. Rob Hamilton (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | Hormones, hormone therapy, and prostate cancer. |
| 2013 May 29 | Dr. Saibish (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | Prostate cancer treatment: Current role of Brachytherapy |
| 2013 Mar 27 | Dr. Keith Jarvi (Mount Sinai Hospital) | So I’ve survived prostate cancer! What next? Survivorship issues in men with prostate cancer |
| 2013 Jan 30 | Dr. Laurence Klotz (Sunnybrook Hospital) | Navigating treatment options for localized prostate cancer |
| 2012 Nov 28 | Dr. Padraig Warde (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer in 2012 and Beyond |
| 2012 Sept 19 | Dr. Patrick Lee, PhD (Dalhousie University – Halifax) | Using viruses to target prostate cancer |
| 2012 July 25 | Dr. Uri Lindner (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | Focal Therapy |
| 2012 May 30 | Dr. Rajiv Kumar Singal (Toronto East General Hospital) | Prostate Cancer Diagnostics: the past, present and future – and the PSA controversy. |
| 2012 Mar 28 | Eileen Fauster & Morwenna Given | Holistic and Herbal: two approaches to diet, nutrition, and the treatment of prostate cancer. |
| 2012 Jan 25 | Dr. Tony Finelli (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | Traditional vs Laparoscopic vs Robotic-Assisted: which type of surgery is best for you? |
| 2011 Nov 30 | Dr. Andrew Matthew (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | Surveillance, Surgery & Radiation: Decisions, Uncertainty & Wellbeing |
| 2011 Sept 21 | Dr. Timothy Owen Davies (Henderson Hospital, Hamilton) | Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction |
| 2011 July 27 | Dr. Vasundara Venkateswaran – (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) | Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle in relation to prostate cancer. |
| 2011 May 25 | SURVIVOR FORUM IV | PCCN-Toronto Survivors – our personal journeys |
| 2011 Mar 30 | Dr. Roger Buckley (North York General Hospital) | The Prostate Journey – to the biopsy and beyond |
| 2011 Jan 26 | Dr. Rob Bristow (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | Prostate cancer genes and personalized medicine |
| 2010 Nov 30 | Dr. Andrew Matthew (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) | The Psychological Aspect of Prostate Cancer |
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