Lessons Learned or Lessons Ignored: Are We Ready? | Newbridge 1
January 31, 2026 from 11:30am EDT to 12:30pm EDT
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Critically assess whether current quality improvement efforts in radiation oncology have achieved their intended goals—celebrating successes while identifying gaps.
- Debate contrasting perspectives on readiness for the future: have we learned and applied lessons effectively, or do we need significant change?
- Explore forward-looking strategies to strengthen theory-to-practice application and prepare for emerging challenges and technologies.
Speakers / Panelists
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Lessons Learned or Lessons Ignored: Are We Ready? | Newbridge 1
January 31, 2026 from 11:30am EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
Data and AI: Foundations and Function in RO and Diagnostic Imaging | Newbridge 1
January 30, 2026 from 10:15am EDT to 12:00pm EDT -
Lessons Learned or Lessons Ignored: Are We Ready? | Newbridge 1
January 31, 2026 from 11:30am EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
A critical assessment of the current state of quality in Canada | Newbridge 1
January 29, 2026 from 1:00pm EDT to 2:00pm EDT -
Data and AI: Foundations and Function in RO and Diagnostic Imaging | Newbridge 1
January 30, 2026 from 10:15am EDT to 12:00pm EDT -
Lessons Learned or Lessons Ignored: Are We Ready? | Newbridge 1
January 31, 2026 from 11:30am EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
Icebreaker: Lay of the Land | Newbridge 1
January 29, 2026 from 9:30am EDT to 10:00am EDT -
Reirradiation in Focus: Interprofessional Strategies for Safer, High-Quality Care | Newbridge 1
January 30, 2026 from 1:00pm EDT to 3:00pm EDT -
Lessons Learned or Lessons Ignored: Are We Ready? | Newbridge 1
January 31, 2026 from 11:30am EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
From Talk to Tactics: Defining Priorities, Designing Solutions | Newbridge 1
January 31, 2026 from 1:15pm EDT to 2:45pm EDT -
Legacy CPQR Pillars: Implications for the Future | Newbridge 1
January 29, 2026 from 10:30am EDT to 12:00pm EDT -
Lessons Learned or Lessons Ignored: Are We Ready? | Newbridge 1
January 31, 2026 from 11:30am EDT to 12:30pm EDT
Stephen Breen
Head of Department of Medical Physics
Stephen Breen
Stephen Breen
Head of Department of Medical Physics
Dr. Stephen Breen is the Head of the Department of Medical Physics at the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto. He completed his BEng in Engineering Physics at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, and his MSc and PhD in Medical Biophysics at Western University. He has been a member of COMP for thirty-five years, and served on its Board of Directors. He was course director or chair of several early iterations of the COMP Winter School, initiating Project Galleries and engaging a faculty comprised of medical physicists, bioethicists, lawyers, human factors engineers and psychologists, and computer scientists. He was the founding president of the Ontario Association of Medical Physicists, and has worked with Cancer Care Ontario on medical physics quality, equipment procurement, and provincial cancer system planning.
Carol-Anne Davis
Director Clinical Oncology Standards
Carol-Anne Davis
Carol-Anne Davis
Director Clinical Oncology Standards
Carol-Anne Davis is a radiation therapist with over 35 years of experience spanning clinical, educational and management roles. Currently she is the Provincial Director of Clinical Oncology for the Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program. Nationally Carol-Anne has volunteered with several key organizations: Accreditation Canada, (Radiotherapy/Cancer Care Working Group Member), the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO) Quality and Standards Committee and the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR) steering committee. In recognition of her many volunteer roles and research activities, Carol-Anne became a Fellow of the CAMRT in 2015. Carol-Anne’s clinical interests reside in Quality and Safety, RT for H&N cancer population, imaging, scopes of practice and stereotactic body radiotherapy. Research interests include positron-emission-tomography, peer–review and RT outcomes. Currently Carol-Anne is the NS co-lead for the CPAC funded project: Pan-Canadian Cancer Data Strategy Implementation - Stream 2: A Unified Approach to Standardizing Nomenclature in Radiation Oncology.
John Kildea
Professor
John Kildea
John Kildea
Professor
John Kildea is a CCPM-certified medical physicist, tenured associate professor in the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology at McGill University, Scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Fonds de recherche du Québec - santé dual-chair holder in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health. John’s research focuses on building software for patient-centered health informatics and experimental methods to examine the biophysics underlying radiation-induced carcinogenesis. At the RI-MUHC, John directs the Opal Health Informatics Group. The group designed, developed, clinically implemented, and operated the Opal patient-in-the-loop data platform as the first, and to date only, patient portal in a Quebec hospital. John has been involved in a number of national initiatives at a leadership level. He has served as vice-chair of the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy, chair of the Advisory Committee for the National System for Incident Reporting–Radiation Treatment (NSIR-RT), convenor of the Canadian Big Radiotherapy Data Initiative, and chair of two COMP Winter Schools. Internationally, John has represented the Canadian Organization of Medical Physics on committees at the IAEA, ESTRO, and HL7-CodeX.
Brian Liszewski
Advisor, Radiation Therapy and Infrastructure Planning
Brian Liszewski
Brian Liszewski
Advisor, Radiation Therapy and Infrastructure Planning
Brian Liszewski is a radiation therapist and Advisor for Radiation Therapy and Infrastructure Planning at Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) whose career has been defined by a passion for quality, safety, and data-driven innovation in radiation oncology. Over nearly twenty years, he has advanced provincial and pan-Canadian initiatives through the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR), contributing to the development of the National System for Incident Reporting in Radiation Treatment (NSIR-RT) as well as pan-Canadian and international quality assurance guidelines and patient engagement frameworks.
As Co-founder of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Radiotherapy Alliance (CADRA), Brian is helping to shape Canada’s AI-enabled future in oncology through projects focused on data harmonization, nomenclature standards, and responsible AI integration. He continues to bridge clinical insight with system-level strategy to drive safer, smarter, and more connected care across the country.
Grounded in quality and guided by innovation, Brian’s ongoing work connects clinical practice with data science to drive continuous improvement in radiation therapy safety, performance, and person-centered care.
Michael Milosevic
Radiation Oncologist and Clinician Scientist
Michael Milosevic
Michael Milosevic
Radiation Oncologist and Clinician Scientist
Dr. Milosevic is a radiation oncologist and clinician scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto with over 250 peer reviewed publications. He is a former president of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO) and the founding chair of the Canadian Partnership for Quality in Radiotherapy (CPQR).