*New - Please note that for conferences that are being held virtually, applications may still be submitted for travel awards. Costs for registration or membership fees to present are eligible for reimbursement.
There are two travel award application competitions each year, with the following deadlines:
Full Application Form
Purpose
The BC Surgery Network supports research and training in surgical oncology. The Travel Award is a competitive award intended to motivate physicians and medical students, early in their training, to pursue an interest in surgical oncology and to allow them to present research findings at conferences. Up to five awards will be funded each year based on availability of funding. Approved applications may be funded in whole or in part up to a maximum of $1500. The total annual funding for all awards will not exceed $7500 annually.
Details of Award
The Travel Award will provide up to $1500 in travel costs, within the following guidelines:
- Award will cover registration, airfare and hotel costs.
- Original receipts (where applicable) must be submitted within one month after the conference in order to be reimbursed.
- PHSA travel guidelines must be followed (i.e. reasonable accommodation, economy airfare). Contact the Surgery Network office for more information.
- We ask that you formally recognize the BC Cancer Surgery Network for its support in your presentation, and also acknowledge this support in related manuscripts, publications and presentations. Contact the Surgery Network for copy of the logo if needed.
- All expense reimbursements are contingent on submission of the following with the expense form:
- A digital copy (PDF) of the poster or presentation for our records.
- A short article about the research project for potential publication in the BC Cancer Surgery Network Newsletter. This should be written for non-specialists to understand (approx. 250-500 words). For reference, copies of the Newsletter are available online at:
http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/health-professionals/networks/surgery-network/newsletter
Eligibility for Selection
- Must be a current UBC surgical resident or fellow (any surgical discipline is eligible) or medical student. Applicants are also eligible for up to 12 months following completion of their training, provided the research was conducted by a UBC clinical trainee.
- Any travel funds available through the University must have been used.
- Research must be in surgical oncology. The project does not need to be of a clinical nature, but the funding is restricted to clinical trainees. Graduate students in other disciplines are not eligible to apply.
- Research must not have been previously presented, published or submitted for publication (other than at resident research days).
- Presentation must be part of a peer review selection process on behalf of the conference organization.
- The application will be reviewed by the Network's Research and Outcomes Evaluation Committee, and where appropriate will be reviewed by the Chair of the Surgical Tumour Group. The quality and significance of the research will be considered. Podium presentations will be given preference over posters.
Application Procedure
There will be two travel award application competitions each year, with the following deadlines:
Applicants can apply to either competition, but must submit their application
prior to their conference date. Applications submitted after the conference date will
not be accepted. 2-3 travel awards will be given out in each competition. Recipients will be notified 4-6 weeks after the deadline.
Complete the attached form and provide the following documents and submit as one PDF attachment:
- Copy of the abstract
- Copy of letter of acceptance from conference organization.
- Letter of support from your supervisor, including confirmation that no other funding is available from your Division.
- Paragraph describing the significance of your work (max. 300 words).
- Copy of the applicant's CV.
For more information please contact:
Pilar Rodriguez
Provincial Cancer Care Coordinator
BC Cancer Surgery Network
Email: SurgeryNetwork@bccancer.bc.ca
Past Recipients
2024 Recipients:
Kieran Chalmers
North Pacific Surgical Association Annual Meeting, November 7-9, 2024, Spokane, WA, USA
Impact of Breast Density on Re-Excision and Recurrence of Breast Cancer Following Breast Conserving Surgery
Elliott Gee
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, June 1-4, 2024, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clinical and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Outcomes In Right Hemicolectomy for Colon Cancer Versus Ileocecal Resection For Crohn's Disease
2023 Recipients:
Katelynn Tang
North Pacific Surgical Association, November 10-11, 2023, Vancouver, BC
Preoperative depression and anxiety associated with younger age and receipt of immediate breast reconstruction
Akie Watanabe
The Society of Surgical Oncology Conference, March 20-23, 2024, Atlanta GA, USA
Patient Perceived Impact of Quality-of-Life Following Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: An Early Analysis
Jessica Lie
The Society of Surgical Oncology Conference, March 20-23, 2024, Atlanta GA, USA
Rate of Neoplasia in Patients with Complicated Acute Appendicitis Managed Nonoperatively
Tina Gao
The Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting, June 7-9, 2023, Ottawa, ON
Is there a role for intraperitoneal chemotherapy in early stage pelvic high-grade serous carcinoma?
2022 Recipients:
Kenneth Huang
Canadian Urological Association (CUA) 77th Annual Meeting, June 24-27, 2022
The Impact of Routine Bladder Biopsies after Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Treatment in Patients with Pure Carcinoma in Situ Of The Bladder
Anna Black
Western Section American Urological Association, October 29-November 4, 2022
Multicenter evaluation of neoadjuvant and induction gemcitabine-carboplatin versus gemcitabine-cisplatin followed by radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Elizaveta Vasilyeva
NPSA and SABCS conferences, November 11-12 and December 6-10, 2022
Breast conserving surgery combined with radiation therapy offer improved survival over mastectomy in early stage breast cancer
Sahej Dhak
North Pacific Surgical Association conference, November 11-12, 2022
Inadequate pathologic margins and re-excision rates following breast conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in-situ
2021 Recipients:
Dorsa Mousa-Doust
International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, March 18-19, 2021
Non-Operative management of fibroepithelial lesions: Defining when Phyllodes tumours may be missed
Hannah Kapur
International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, March 18-19, 2021
Accuracy of Preoperative Imaging Estimates: Optimizing the Planning for Breast conserving Surgery
Shivani Mysuria
International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, March 18-19, 2021
Time to Frist Adjuvant Treatment After Oncoplastic Breast Reduction
2020 Recipients:
Christina Lee
Canadian Melanoma Conference 2020, February 22-22, Banff, Alberta
Surveillance in High-Risk Melanoma: A Novel Approach to a National Expert Consensus Statement.
Sita Ollek
Pacific Coast Surgical Association Annual Meeting, February 14-17, 2020 California, USA.
Location of the primary tumour within the breast: a unique predictor for local recurrence after skin sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction.
2019 Recipients:
Sandra MacDonald
North Pacific Surgical Association Annual Meeting, November 8-9, Victoria, BC
Prediction of the Need for Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients
Ji-Hyun Jang
The 6th Biennial Meeting of Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology, October 10-12, 2019, Incheon China
Hormone Replacement Therapy After Premature Surgical Menopause and Health Services Utilization
Anna Black
Canadian Surgery Forum, September 5-7, 2019, Montreal
The Impact of Laparoscopic Technique on the Rate of Perineal Hernia After Abdominoperineal Resection of the Rectum
Ji-Hyun Jang
Annual General Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada, June 13-15, 2019, Halifax, NS
The Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy Amongst Women Undergoing Premature Surgical Menopause: A Population-Based British Columbian Study
Claire Liu
American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting,
May 4, 2019, Dallas, Texas
Flat Epithelial Atypia Identified on Core Needle Biopsy Does Not Require Excision
2018 Recipients:
Alex Monaghan
North Pacific Surgical Association Annual Meeting, November 9-10, Boise, Idaho
Impact of SSO-ASTRO Guidelines on Reoperation Rates Following Breast Conserving Surgery
Subin Punnen
Canadian Surgery Forum, September 13-15, 2018, St. John's, Newfoundland
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) for Rectal GI Stromal Tumour
Daniel Lustig
The American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October 21-25, 2018, Boston
Is Microductectomy Still Necessary to Diagnose Breast Cancer: A Ten-Year Study on the Effectiveness of Duct Excision and Galactography
Amandeep Ghuman
American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference in Orlando, Florida, July 21-24, 2018
Surgical Site Infection in Elective Colon & Rectal Resections: Effect of Oral Antibiotics
Lauren Hughes
American Society of Breast Surgeons 19th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, May 2-6, 2018
Lower re-excision rates following breast conservation surgery in high volume surgeons: more accurate, or just more breast tissue?
2017 Recipients:
Dr. Jordan Eng
North Pacific Surgical Association Meeting in Vancouver, November 10-11, 2017
Uptake and Impact of Synoptic Reporting in a Community Care Setting
Jasper Johar
Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association in Victoria BC, October 18-22, 2017
Older Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients Exhibit Increased Cancer Invasiveness And Nodal Metastases: A Possible Explanation For Their Worse Prognosis
Dr. Dean Percy
American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, April 28 - 30, 2017
Number of nodes in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer: are surgeons still biased?
Dr. Lily Proctor
Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada Annual Meeting, Ottawa, June 2017
DNA Ploidy Correlates with the ProMisE Molecular Groups of Endometrial Cancer
Dr. Emily Mackay
American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, April 26-30, 2017
Neoadjuvant therapy and nodal pathologic complete response affects node counts at axillary node dissection in breast cancer
2016 Recipients:
Dr. Annick Pina
International Gynecologic Cancer Society meeting in Portugal, October 28-31, 2016
Endometrial cancer presentation and outcomes based on mismatch repair protein expression from a population-based study
Linda Xuan Wang
Canadian Surgery Forum in Toronto, September 8-10, 2016
Effects of radiation and surgery on function and quality of life in rectal cancer patients
Dr. Nazgol Seyednejad
Canadian Association of General and Thoracic Surgeons Forum in Toronto, Sept 8-10, 2016
Minimally Invasive Transhiatal Rendezvous Esophagectomy: A novel approach for treatment of mid and proximal esophageal carcinoma
Dr. Sepehr Khorasani
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, April 30 – May 4, 2016
A Comparison of Early Post-Operative Outcomes between Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)-Screened and Symptomatic Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
2015 Recipients:
Jordan Eng
Canadian Surgery Forum in Quebec City, September 17-20, 2015
Uptake and impact of synoptic reporting on breast cancer operative reports in a community care setting
Dr. Cecily Jonker
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA, May 30-June 3, 2015
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Resection of Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumours: A Single Center Canadian Experience
Dr. Ryan McColl
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA, May 30-June 3, 2015
Impact of Hospital Volume on Quality Indices for Rectal Cancer Surgery in British Columbia
Dr. Ekua Yorke
BC Surgical Society Annual Spring Meeting, May 1, 2015, Whistler, BC
Influence of Gender on the Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Canadian Experience
2014 Recipients:
Dr. Leah Jutzi
Gynecologic Oncology of Canada 35th Annual Meeting, June 13, 2014, Niagara Falls, Ontario
The Role of Palliative Colorectal Stents in Gynecologic Malignancy
Dr. Magdalena Recsky
Tripartite Colorectal Meeting, June 30 – July 3, 2014, Birmingham UK Comparing Outcomes of TEM vs. TME for Treatment of Stage T1 Rectal Cancer
2013 Recipients:
Dr. Sarah Moore
North Pacific Surgical Association 100th Annual Meeting, November 8-9, 2013, Victoria
Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Epidemiology and clinical implications of bilateral disease
Dr. Leah Jutzi
Gynecologic Oncology of Canada 34th Annual Meeting, June 14-15, 2013, Calgary
The Importance of Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Pelvic Radiotherapy in High-Risk Early Stage Endometrial Carcinoma
2012 Recipients:
Dr. Nori Bradley
American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting, September 19-21, 2012, Quebec City
Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: The Significance of High Risk Features
Dr. Kristel Lobo Prabhu
Society of Surgical Oncology’s 65th Annual Cancer Symposium, March 21-24, 2012, Orlando, Florida
Prognostic Utility of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression by Colon and Rectal Cancer
2011 Recipients:
Dr. Elaine Lam
Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology 17th Annual Scientific Meeting, April 29, 2011, Toronto
Thyroid Pathology Reporting at a Canadian Centre: A Critical Appraisal
Dr. Shaila Merchant
BC Surgical Society Annual Spring Meeting, May 6, 2011, Parksville
Is there an association between timing of referral to a tertiary care centre and local recurrence in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma in BC?
Dr. Lucas Pugh
North Pacific Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, September 15-18, 2011, Portland, Oregon
Effect of Chemotherapy and Cement Fixation on Tumour Endoprosthesis Survival
2010 Recipient:
Dr. Amanda Johner
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons meeting, April 19-20, 2010, Pittsburgh
Detection and Management of Hypothyroidism Following Thyroid Lobectomy:Evaluation of a Clinical Algorithm
2008 Recipient:
Dr. Connie Chiu
4th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Society of University Surgeons, Academic Association of Academic Surgeons, February 5, 2009, Florida
HER-3 Expression Shows Prognostic Utility in Breast Cancer Survival
2007 Recipients:
Dr. Adrienne Melck
Society of Surgical Oncology Conference March 15-18, 2007, Washington DC
Evaluation of Cells Cycle Regulators in 205 Thyroid Lesions Reveals the Diagnostic Utility of p16, p21, cyclin D1 & cyclin E
Dr. John Boutros
Pacific Coast Surgical Association Meeting February 17-20, 2007, Hawaii
Defining the Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Treatment of Neuroblastoma
