2026 Conference Program

Canadian Global Oncology Network Conference

Transforming Health Systems Through Global Oncology

March 24th, 2026

08:00-08:30 - Arrival and Check-In

08:30-10:20 - Block C1

08:30-09:20 Keynote Address: Strengthening Health Systems in Global Oncology - A Data Driven Approach

09:20-10:20 Inequities in Cancer Control within Canada

10:20-10:45 - Break

10:45-12:30 - Block C2

10:45-11:30 Trainee Case Competition Presentations

11:30-12:30 Canadian Thought Leadership on Cancer Control Initiatives

12:30-13:30 - Lunch

13:30-14:30 - Block D1

13:30-14:30 Panel: Addressing the Intersecting Global Issues of Opioid Access and Safety

14:30-15:00 - Break

15:00-16:45 - Block D2

15:00-16:00 Building Multidisciplinary Engagement in Global Oncology

16:00-16:30 Future of Cancer Control in the Context of AI

Closing Remarks

March 23rd, 2026

08:30-09:00 - Arrival and Check-In

09:00-10:30 - Block A1

09:05-09:15 Opening Remarks

09:15-10:00 Keynote Address: Cancer as an Amplifier of Social and System Inequities

10:00-10:30 Panel: Cancer as a Catalyst for Health System Transformation

10:30-11:00 - Break

11:00-12:00 - Block A2

11:00-12:00 Enhancing Cancer Control Through Health Systems Research

12:00-13:00 - Lunch

13:00-15:15 - Block B1

13:00-14:00 Top Abstract Presentations

14:00-15:15 Equity and Representation in Cancer Trials: Challenges and Solutions

15:15-15:45 - Break

15:45-19:00 - Block B2

15:45-16:45 Debate: Be it resolved that artificial intelligence could close the global cancer equity gap.

16:45-19:00 Networking Reception and Poster Session

The program at a glance is available below. All session will take place at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, 108 College St., Toronto, ON.

For a full version of the conference program, click here.