Regular PCSO meeting Thursday, 16 October 2025 – Dr. Michael Ong, Associate Professor, Medical Oncologist, The Ottawa Hospital
Our regular monthly PCSO meeting for October will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 16 October 2025, starting at 6:00 pm. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Michael Ong, medical oncologist and associate professor at the Ottawa Hospital.
We also will be welcoming Mr. Larry Trickey to this meeting. Larry successfully underwent immunotherapy for his prostate cancer under Dr. Ong’s care. Click on this link to read the remarkable story of Larry’s immunotherapy journey.
To attend in person
- Please register early by e-mail at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), and please ensure that you include the number of attendees in your party.- By email, we’ll either confirm your reservation, or advise you that we’ve reached the Centre’s capacity of 24 persons.
Note: Masks are not mandatory but are recommended in the Maplesoft-Jones Centre
To attend virtually by Zoom
- To register, please click on this link. After registering, you’ll receive an email with instructions for joining the meeting.
Our Guest Speaker Dr. Michael Ong
Using Immunotherapy to Treat Prostate Cancer
Fighting the good fight on the lab bench or at the patient bedside: Dr. Michael Ong is an oncologist and associate professor at The Ottawa Hospital who has spent his career discovering new therapies against cancer by enrolling patients in clinical trials. His research and practice have focussed on prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and melanoma, and over the last decade he has been the lead investigator in Ottawa for countless clinical trials. He currently leads several national and international clinical trials that are poised to change how we treat cancer, including how we use cancer immunotherapy, where a patient’s own immune system is harnessed to attack cancer. Dr. Ong’s research is changing the way care is delivered at The Ottawa Hospital, and far beyond.
| Dates | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||
| 06 November | Social Drop-in *In Person* | Maplesoft-Jones Centre |
| 20 November | Guest Speaker | Anna Wilkinson Details TBA |
| 04 December | Social Drop-in *In Person* | Maplesoft-Jones Centre |
| 18 December | Annual PCSO Christmas Gathering | Watch our website for details |
Past Meetings
Regular PCSO meeting Thursday, 18 September 2025 – Dr. Mark Corkum, Associate Professor, Radiation Oncologist, The Ottawa Hospital
Our next regular monthly PCSO meeting will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 18 September 2025, starting at 5:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Mark Corkum, Radiation Oncologist and associate professor at the Ottawa Hospital.
Thursday, 19 June 2025 – Guest Speakers Jessica Losch and Sean Secord, Nanostics Precision Health
Our next regular monthly PCSO meeting will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 19 Jun 2025, starting at 5:30 pm. Our guest speakers will be Jessica Losch and Sean Secord of Nanostics Precision Health
Monthly Social Drop-Ins
Please come on out and join us in person for relaxed social drop-ins at the Maplesoft-Jones Centre. All are welcome – members, newcomers, and partners/caregivers.
These new monthly PCSO meetings will start at 6:00 pm in the Great Room of the Maplesoft-Jones Centre, 1500 Alta Vista Drive [MAP], every first Thursday of the month except July and August. These are in-person only events, with coffee and light refreshments available. Check our Meetings page for details.
We hope to see you there!
Regular PCS Ottawa Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, we hold Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa’s regular monthly meetings at the Maplesoft-Jones Cancer Survivorship Centre [Map] on the third Thursday of each month. We don’t hold meetings in the months of July and August, except for our ever-popular annual BBQ on the third Thursday of August.
We offer most of our meetings in hybrid format, allowing you to attend either in person or virtually. Watch our Meetings and Events website page or your e-mail inbox for meeting locations and specific registration instructions.
We normally start our meetings with a social gathering at 5:30 pm, followed at 6:00 pm with brief business announcements, followed by either a guest speaker or a sharing session.
We thank you for your continued support!
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