Skip to content
Clinical Trial Events
Follow

3CTN Annual Meeting & Workshops · 2026

3CTN Annual Meeting & Workshops 2026

Nov 17–18

Nov 17–18, 2026

Chelsea Toronto · Toronto, Canada · In person and online

The Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network's annual meeting and workshops, where 3CTN members, partners, and collaborators discuss progress on initiatives underway. It is held in person at the Chelsea Toronto with a live stream for virtual attendees, and includes interactive sessions for feedback.

Venue
Chelsea Toronto
Program
7 tracks · 46 sessions
35 speakers

Agenda

Times in Toronto (EST)
Tue, Nov 17 Wed, Nov 18

  1. 8:00 AM

    30 min

    Break

    Breakfast

  2. 8:30 AM

    10 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Welcome & Opening Remarks

    Stephen Sundquist, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  3. 8:40 AM

    10 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Introduction & Workshop Objectives

    Heather Lockyer, Provincial Health Services Authority

  4. 8:50 AM

    10 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Building a National Data Community: The EDGE Experience in Canada

    Rebecca Xu, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  5. 9:00 AM

    15 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    RealTime CTMS: Supporting Clinical Trial Operations across British Columbia

    Heather Lockyer, Provincial Health Services Authority

  6. 9:15 AM

    15 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Compliance Considerations in CTMS Adoption

    Karen McGillivray, BC Cancer

  7. 9:30 AM

    15 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Using RealTime for Innovative Trial Conduct

    Hina Johnstone, BC Children's Hospital

  8. 9:45 AM

    15 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Experience with RealTime for Operational & Financial Efficiencies

    Peter Subrt, University of British Columbia – BC Children's Hospital

  9. 10:00 AM

    15 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    From Implementation to Impact: EDGE for Clinical Trials Financial Management

    Jackie Anucha, The Hospital for Sick Children

  10. 10:15 AM

    15 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Utilizing EDGE Workflow Reports for Workload Management

    Amy Henderson, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

  11. 10:30 AM

    15 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Experience and Insights Using OnCore a Provincial CTMS

    Larissa Vos, Cross Cancer Institute, Cancer Care Alberta

  12. 10:45 AM

    20 min

    Panel · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Panel Discussion

    Heather Lockyer, Provincial Health Services Authority Rebecca Xu, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  13. 11:05 AM

    20 min

    Networking · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Networking Break

  14. 11:25 AM

    20 min

    Workshop · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Concurrent Breakout Sessions

  15. 11:45 AM

    20 min

    Other · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Report Out & Open Discussion

  16. 12:05 PM

    10 min

    Talk · CTMS Workshop: Accelerating Clinical Trial Delivery Through Optimized Use of Clinical Trials Management Systems

    Workshop Closing & Next Steps

    Stephen Sundquist, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  17. 12:15 PM

    60 min

    Break

    Lunch

  18. 1:15 PM

    10 min

    Talk · Advancing Health Equity & Trial Access

    CRAFT 2.0 Update

    Gillyan Gravelle, Health Sciences North Research Institute

  19. 1:25 PM

    15 min

    Talk · Advancing Health Equity & Trial Access

    CRAFT Implementation: Case Example

    Brenda Kowaleski, Juravinski Cancer Centre

  20. 1:40 PM

    15 min

    Talk · Advancing Health Equity & Trial Access

    MY 13 - The Saskatchewan Experience

    Lynn Dwernychuk, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

  21. 1:55 PM

    10 min

    Other · Advancing Health Equity & Trial Access

    CRAFT Q&A

    Gillyan Gravelle, Health Sciences North Research Institute

  22. 2:05 PM

    20 min

    Talk · Advancing Health Equity & Trial Access

    Exploring the lived experiences of racialized older adults with cancer in Canada: The NUANCE (iNeqUity in AgiNg and CancEr) study

    Hunter Johnson, University of Toronto

  23. 2:25 PM

    30 min

    Networking

    Networking Break

  24. 2:55 PM

    20 min

    Talk · Collection of Race and Social Determinants of Health Data

    Results from 3CTN Race Data Initiative

    Raisa Chowdhury, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  25. 3:15 PM

    15 min

    Talk · Collection of Race and Social Determinants of Health Data

    Race Data Collection at BC Cancer - Victoria

    Kerry Adams, BC Cancer Victoria

  26. 3:30 PM

    15 min

    Talk · Collection of Race and Social Determinants of Health Data

    Building a Sustainable Race & Ethnicity Data Collection Program

    Chandan Kumar Harikrishna, BC Children's Hospital/University of British Columbia

  27. 3:45 PM

    20 min

    Talk · Collection of Race and Social Determinants of Health Data

    Cambridge Memorial Hospital Experience

    Amy Caldwell, Cambridge Memorial Hospital

  28. 4:05 PM

    20 min

    Talk · Collection of Race and Social Determinants of Health Data

    CCTG SC.32S Study – Sunnybrook Research Institute Experience

    Saranjan Moganathas, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Odette Cancer Centre Lindsay McCaw, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Odette Cancer Centre

  29. 4:25 PM

    25 min

    Panel · Collection of Race and Social Determinants of Health Data

    Panel Discussion

    Michelle Audoin, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  30. 4:50 PM

    10 min

    Talk

    Day 1 Closing Remarks

    Stephen Sundquist, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  1. 8:00 AM

    30 min

    Break

    Breakfast

  2. 8:30 AM

    10 min

    Talk

    Opening Remarks: Welcome & Day 1 Debrief

    Stephen Sundquist, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  3. 8:40 AM

    60 min

    Talk · Looking Ahead: 3CTN Renewal Update

    3CTN Strategic Plan 2027-2032

    Stephen Sundquist, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  4. 9:40 AM

    20 min

    Talk · Looking Ahead: 3CTN Renewal Update

    Clinical Trials Action Plan – Progress, 3CTN-enabled Priorities & Activities

    Helena Sonea, Canadian Cancer Society Olivia Kulbak, Canadian Cancer Society

  5. 10:00 AM

    40 min

    Fireside chat · Featured Presentation & Fireside Chat

    Can I see myself here? Queer and trans perspectives on navigating clinical trials

    Kim Meeking, Queering Cancer Amy Clark, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  6. 10:40 AM

    35 min

    Networking

    Networking Break

  7. 11:15 AM

    15 min

    Talk · Digital Innovations in Trials

    Exploring Digital Tools for Trials

    Lindsay McCaw, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Odette Cancer Centre

  8. 11:30 AM

    10 min

    Talk · Digital Innovations in Trials

    TrialGPT: Matching Patients to Clinical Trials

    Zhiyong Lu, National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  9. 11:40 AM

    15 min

    Talk · Digital Innovations in Trials

    PMATCH: Building and piloting an automated patient-trial matching system

    Paul Brogee, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

  10. 11:55 AM

    15 min

    Talk · Digital Innovations in Trials

    Ethical AI: AI Chatbot to Support Patient Clinical Trial Decision Making

    Natalie Yeh, University Health Network

  11. 12:10 PM

    10 min

    Demo · Digital Innovations in Trials

    Digital Innovations Showcase

  12. 12:20 PM

    25 min

    Panel · Digital Innovations in Trials

    Panel Discussion

    Nicole Villamonte, The Hospital for Sick Children Carol Hill, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

  13. 12:45 PM

    60 min

    Networking

    Networking Lunch

  14. 1:45 PM

    20 min

    Talk · What it Takes: Adoption of a Pan-Canadian REB System

    CanReview

    Susan Marlin, Clinical Trials Ontario

  15. 2:05 PM

    45 min

    Panel · What it Takes: Adoption of a Pan-Canadian REB System

    Panel Discussion

    Brenda Kowaleski, Juravinski Cancer Centre Susan Marlin, Clinical Trials Ontario Natascha Kozlowski, Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board (OCREB) Holly Longstaff, Provincial Health Services Authority Gretta Hutton, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN) Susannah Groen, Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) Elizabeth Lylyk, Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM)

  16. 2:50 PM

    10 min

    Talk

    Next Steps & Closing Remarks

    Stephen Sundquist, Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN)

Speakers

Plan your trip

Map of Chelsea Toronto with nearby hotels and places Open in Google Maps(opens in a new tab)
Venue Where to stay Around the venue

The venue

Chelsea Toronto

22 Elm Street

Toronto, ON M5G 1G7, Canada

Directions from where you are

Walk Transit Drive

Opens Google Maps

Flights

Into Toronto Pearson International Airport · about 20 km from the venue

Opens Google Flights, starting from your location.

Sign in to save your home airport
Get tickets(opens in a new tab)