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Thursday March 1, 2018

7:00-8:00 BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
8:00-8:30 Welcome and Opening Ceremony
Mary Gospodarowicz, Prabhat Jha, Adalsteinn Brown, Trevor Young, Charlie Chan
8:30-9:15 Introduction: Felicia Knaul
Keynote 1
Research and Innovation in Global Cancer Control
Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus
Pan American Health Organization
9:15-10:30 PPD1 Digitally-enabling Research and Innovation in Global Cancer Control
Co-Chairs: David Jaffray, Sir George Alleyne
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Anna Goldenberg, Carlo Nalin, Nir Hacohen
10:30-11:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:00-12:15
STS 1.1 Improving Access to Cancer Care Together with Indigenous Peoples
Chair:Craig Earle

Gail Turner
Pam Tobin
Usman Aslam
Diana Withrow

STS 1.2 The Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief – Findings, Recommendations and Future Directions
Chair: Felicia Knaul

Camilla Zimmermann
Rifat Atun
Sir George Alleyne
Mary Gospodarowicz

STS 1.3 Global Health and Equity in Access to Genomics and Clinical Trials with Novel Therapies
Chair: Amit Oza

Ophira Ginsburg
Cliff Hudis
Stephanie Lheureux
Richard Sullivan
12:15-13:00 LUNCH
13:00-14:15 PPD2 Integrated Prevention for Global Cancer Control
Chair: Linda Rabeneck
Eduardo Franco, Prabhat Jha, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
14:15-15:30 PPD3 Progress in Women's Health – Lessons and Opportunities for the Global Cancer Control
Chair: Felicia Knaul
Rifat Atun, Miriam Schneidman, Rachel Spitzer, May Abdel-Wahab, David Watkins
15:30-16:15 REFRESHMENT BREAK/CAFÉ SESSION
15:35-16:05 Café Sessions
 
C1 Women’s Cancers - a Major Global Challenge
Chair: Ophira Ginsburg

May Abdel-Wahab
Rachel Spitzer
C2 The Lancet Oncology/The Royal Society of Medicine: Challenges of Cancer Control in Small Island Nations
Co-chairs: David Collingridge, Susie Stanway

Diana Sarfati
Christopher Fosker
Christine Campbell
C3 UICC – Leading Global Cancer Organization
Chair:
Sanchia Aranda

Anil D’Cruz
Cary Adams
C4 Global Cancer Surgery
Chair:
Richard Sullivan

Anna Dare
Ben Anderson
CS Pramesh
16:15-17:30 PPD4 Supportive Care in Cancer: New Directions to Achieve Universal Access for Psychosocial and Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chair: Gary Rodin
Stein Kaasa, Felicia Knaul, Faith Mwangi -Powell, Camilla Zimmerman
17:30-18:45 WELCOME RECEPTION/POSTER VIEWING

 

Friday March 2, 2018

7:15-8:00 BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
8:00-8:45 Introduction: Prabhat Jha
Keynote 2
Health Equity, Cancer, and Social Determinants of Health
Sir Michael Marmot, University College, London
8:45-10:00 PPD5 Current Networks in Global Cancer – Potential Synergies and Opportunities
Chair: Rifat Atun
Franco Cavalli, Cary Adams, Lisa Stevens, Yolande Lievens, May Abdel-Wahab, Felicia Knaul
10:00-10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:05-10:35 Café Sessions
 
C5 Childhood Cancers – Urgent Equity Imperative
Chair: Sumit Gupta

Tezer Kutluk
Avi Denburg
C6 Palliative Care
Chair: Camilla Zimmermann

Stein Kaasa
Faith Mwangi-Powell
C7 ASCO Global Engagement
Chair: Eduardo Cazap

Julie Garlow
Otis Brawley
C8 Scale Up Prevention
Chair: Eduardo Franco

Prabhat Jha
Linda Rabeneck
Aisha Lofters
C9 Health Systems
Chair: Felicia Knaul

Rifat Atun
Sir George Alleyne
10:45-12:00
STS 2.1 Disease Control Priorities 3rd Edition:Package Principles and Overview
Chair: Terry Sullivan

Prabhat Jha
Hellen Gelband
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
Sue Horton
David Watkins
Moderator: Hellen Gelband
STS 2.2 Global Radiotherapy Challenge – Turning Data into Action
Chair: Yolande Lievens

May Abdel-Wahab
Danielle Rodin
Michael Barton
STS 2.3 Delivering Cancer Control in LMICs
Chair: David Collingridge

Anna Dare
CS Pramesh
Richard Sullivan

12:00-13:00 LUNCH
13:00-14:15
STS 3.1 Capacity Building in sub-Saharan Africa: Models of Care
Chair: Pat Loehrer

Barry Rosen
Omenge Orang’o
Julie Garlow
Michael Milosevic
STS 3.2 Cancer Survivorship: a Local and Global Issue in Cancer Control
Chair: Gary Rodin

Jennifer Jones
Doris Howell
Eva Grunfeld
Anil D'Cruz
STS 3.3 World Oncology Forum - European Leadership to Conquer Cancer
Chair: Franco Cavalli

Richard Sullivan
Rifat Atun
Felicia Knaul
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan

14:15-15:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK/CAFÉ SESSION
14:20-15:50 Café Sessions
 
C10 Cancer Drugs
Chair: Amit Oza

Ophira Ginsburg
Otis Brawley
C11 GTFRCC
Chair: Yolande Lievens

David Jaffray
Danielle Rodin
Jamal Khader
C12 Work on the Ground - Capacity Building Initiatives
Chair: Pat Loehrer

Barry Rosen
Julie Gralow
C13 Global Cancer Efforts
Chair: Franco Cavalli

Lisa Stevens
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
C14 Tobacco Control
Chair: Prabhat Jha

Bronwyn King
15:00-16:15 PPD6 The Economic Case for Investing in Cancer Control
Chair: Tim Evans
David Watkins, Rifat Atun, Sue Horton, Hellen Gelband, Anil D’Cruz , Xiaolin Wei, Ben Anderson
16:15-17:30 PPD7 The Role of Universities in Academia in Promoting Global Cancer Control
Chair: Eduardo Franco
Adalstein Brown, Pat Loehrer, Lisa Stevens. Jennifer Chan

 

Saturday March 3, 2018

7:15-7:45 BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
7:45-8:45 Rapid Fire Presentations
 
Moderator: Amit Oza
Fidel Rubagumya
Aisha Lofters
George Thomas Kalepos
Calvin Mach
Stephanie Young
Mei Ling Yap
James Brierley
Nadine Richard
Suad Ali
Moderator: Anna Dare
Attila Merdin

A. Manirakiza

Stephanie Van Straten
Sophia Liu
Horia Vulpe
Anna Dare
Adrina Zhong
Lesley Chalklin
Williams K Evans
8:45-10:00
STS 4.1 Global and Regional Partnerships to Build Evidence and Capacity in Supportive Care
Chair: Gary Rodin

Faith Mwangi-Powell
Stein Kaasa
Wendy Lam
Julio Frenk
STS 4.2 CityCancer Challenge 2025 and Future Directions of Union for International Cancer Control
Chair: Cary Adams

Sue Henshall
Anil D’Cruz
Sanchia Aranda
STS 4.3 Cancer Control Planning - International Care Control Partnership: An Exploration of Planning Practices and Resources in Diverse Settings
Chair: Lisa Stevens

Eduardo Cazap
Michael Sherar
Tezer Kutluk
Brenda Kostelecky
10:00-10:30 BREAK
10:30-11:15 Introduction: Mary Gospodarowicz
Special Keynote
Cancer in Global Health: Beyond False Dichotomies

Julio Frenk, President University of Miami
11:15-12:30 PPD8 Future of Education in Closing the Equity Gap in Global Cancer Control
Co-Chairs: Julio Frenk, Meredith Giuliani
Nazik Hammad, Adelstein Brown
12:30-13:00 Summary
Hellen Gelband, Felicia Knaul
13:00-13:15 Closing Remarks
Mary Gospodarowicz, Prabhat Jha
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