ASM Speakers

Annual Scientific Meeting Speakers

Theme Symposium Speakers 

Jean-Pierre Bissonnette Resiliency in Radiotherapy: True Stories and Lessons Learned
Laura D’Alimonte Lessons Learned from a Cyber Attack: Future Preparedness
Marc Gaudet

Improving Access to Radiotherapy: The Ongoing Relevance of In-Person Outreach

Dr Gaudet is originally from Moncton, New Brunswick.  After training at Université Laval and UBC, he started his Radiation Oncologist career in Gatineau, QC including work in the Abitibi-Temiscamingue region of Quebec.  He is currently Head of Radiation Oncology at the Ottawa Hospital and an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Ottawa.  In 2022, he became one of the first 2 oncologists ever licenced to practice in Nunavut and has since co-led the Cancer Care clinic in Iqaluit.  He leads ongoing efforts to increase access to cancer care for rural and northern populations.

Mira Keyes

Resilience of Self: Lessons Learned

Dr. Keyes is a Clinical Professor in Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia (UBC), a Fellow (FABS), and president American Brachytherapy Society (ABS),  past Vice-Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and past program director UBC AFC in Brachytherapy, and UBC Radiation Oncology Residency Training. She is a recipient of several teaching and mentorship awards, a keynote speaker at international conferences an author of over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts. She holds CIHR and Michael Smith Foundation grant for translational research in prostate cancer. She has a large GU and breast cancer practice.

 

Jean Roy Lecture 

Juanita Crook (Bio coming soon)

 

Gold Medal and Gordon Richards Lecture

Mira Keyes

Dr. Keyes is a Clinical Professor in Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia (UBC), a Fellow (FABS), and president American Brachytherapy Society (ABS),  past Vice-Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and past program director UBC AFC in Brachytherapy, and UBC Radiation Oncology Residency Training. She is a recipient of several teaching and mentorship awards, a keynote speaker at international conferences an author of over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts. She holds CIHR and Michael Smith Foundation grant for translational research in prostate cancer. She has a large GU and breast cancer practice.