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Laura Hopkins is a Professor in the Department of Oncology and a Gynecologic Oncologist with the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. Laura completed her Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Toronto in 2002 and worked in Ottawa until 2019. She moved to Saskatoon in 2019 and established an academic program for patients with gynecologic cancer. The path to an academic focus began with opening Saskatchewan’s first tumor bank in 2021, which allowed Saskatchewan to become part of the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Cancer Network. The first clinical trial in gynecologic oncology was activated in 2021. A robotic surgery program was launched in 2022. Laura leads the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency’s first investigator-initiated clinical pragmatic trial which explores patient’s preferences for precision medicine in ovarian cancer. This trial was activated in 2023 and leverages the cooperation of patients, oncologists, pathologists and basic scientists in order to improve patient quality of life, promote informed patient decision making. Preliminary results of this trial have been used to justify a new precision standard of care for patients with ovarian cancer in Saskatchewan.

Dr. Tomer Bar-Noy is currently a Gyneoncology fellow at McGill University in Montreal. He received his Medical Doctorate from Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Dr. Bar-Noy completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Technion Institute in Israel and subsequently worked as a senior doctor in the Gyne-oncological unit at Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre. His latest translational study focuses on MMRp endometrial cancer at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal.

Gabriella is a Nurse Practitioner specialized in gynecologic oncology with over 12 years of experience caring for women affected by gynecologic cancers. She holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Nursing Practice and is certificate as a nurse practitioner in adult care. Her clinical work is grounded in a deep commitment to comprehensive, compassionate care for women navigating complex diagnoses. With a strong interest in women’s health and survivorship, Gabriella has developed a particular passion for addressing sexual health—an often overlooked but essential component of quality of life in oncology care. She is currently leading efforts to develop a dedicated sexual health clinic tailored specifically for patients in the gynecologic oncology population.

Dr. Jessica Ruel-Laliberté is a gynecologic oncologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Sherbrooke. She is dedicated to improving screening and management of gynecological cancers. Her current research project aims to evaluate the feasibility of a large-scale HPV self-sampling program in Quebec, an approach that could transform access to cervical cancer screening.

Dr. Hisham Makki is currently a fellow in gynecologic oncology at Laval University in Quebec. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Montreal. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. His current clinical and academic interests focus on advanced systemic therapies in gynecologic cancers.

Graduate of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UQAM, Dr. Marie-Anne Archambault pursued her medical studies at the Université de Montréal, where she completed specialties in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology. She has been practicing at CISSS Sud de Lanaudière, Hôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur since 2010. Dr. Archambault is passionate about Continuing Professional Development (CPD), equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), Just Culture, cultural safety, end-of-life care, and the psychological journey of patients and their loved ones. A member of the CPD Committee of the Association des médecins hématologues et oncologues du Québec (AMHOQ) since 2021, she is also an associate member of the Sexual and Gender Diversity in Cancer Care initiative, the PMChosenFamily project with Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto.

Dr. Basile Pache completed his training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University Hospital of Lausanne, before continuing at the Hospices Civils de Lyon in gynecologic oncology. He has now joined the CHUM as a clinical fellow. His main interests in oncology focus on peritoneal carcinomatosis and its surgical treatments.