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WEDNESDAY
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | Wednesday, 18 November
07:00-17:30 Registraon
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
09:00-10:30 CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT
AND GENETIC COUNSELLING
CURABLE CERVICAL CANCER IN
AFRICA
GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
PROSTATE CANCER AFRICAN DIASPORA LEADERS'
SYMPOSIUM
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion - Royal Ballroom
11:00-13:00 CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT
AND GENETIC COUNSELLING
COLPOSCOPY WORKSHOP GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
PROSTATE CANCER AORTIC-MDACC-ASCO JOINT
SESSION
13:00-14:30 Lunch / exhibion - Royal Ballroom
Lunch Sessions Karam 1 Karam 2
13:15-14:15 CULTURAL ISSUES IN CANCER
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
STANDARDISING PATHOLOGY
DIAGNOSTICS IN SUB-
SAHARAN AFRICA
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
14:30-15:45 SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
DISPARITIES
ONCOLOGY NURSING PRE-
CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
MASTERS CANCER ADVOCACY
WORKSHOP - PART 1
MEDICAL EDUCATION IN
ONCOLOGY: THE IMPACT OF THE
E LEARNING METHODOLOGY IN
AFRICAN SETTINGS
15:45-16:00 Comfort break
16:00-17:30 SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
DISPARITIES
ONCOLOGY NURSING PRE-
CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
MASTERS CANCER ADVOCACY
WORKSHOP - PART 2
DISEASE CONTROL PRIORITIES IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CANCER
THURSDAY
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | Thursday, 19 November
07:00-17:30 Registraon
09:00-17:30 PATHOLOGY IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY WORKSHOP | O site at hospital | Pre-registraon required
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
09:00-10:30 BIOBANKS PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: WHEN A
CHILD OR ADOLESCENT HAS
CANCER – PART 1
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
MASTERS CANCER ADVOCACY
WORKSHOP - PART 3
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion / posters - Royal Ballroom
11:00-13:00 CANCER REGISTRATION PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: WHEN A
CHILD OR ADOLESCENT HAS
CANCER – PART 2
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
ADVOCACY WORKSHOP -
PART 1
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
13:00-14:30 Lunch / exhibion / posters – Royal Ballroom
Lunch Sessions Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
13:15-14:15 STATE OF THE ART
TESTING AND FURTHER
ADVANCEMENTS IN THE
TREATMENT OF HER2+
BREAST CANCER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANCER
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
TRAINING IN AFRICA
BRAINSTORMING THE FUTURE OF
ACE-NET (HEALTH ECONOMICS)
SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
ADVOCACY WORKSHOP PART
- 2 & 3
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
14:30-15:45 CANCER CONTROL IN
LUSOPHONE COUNTRIES
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: DEPENDANT
CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH
CANCER – PART 1
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
SCIENCE OF CANCER
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- PART 1
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
15:45-16:00 Comfort break
16:00-17:30 CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: DEPENDANT
CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH
CANCER – PART 2
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
SCIENCE OF CANCER
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- PART 2
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
18:00-21:30 OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME RECEPTION - Ministers Amphitheatre
FRIDAY
DAY 1 | FRIDAY, 20 NOVEMBER
07:00-17:30 Registraon
Early morning
roundtables
Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom
07:15-08:20 IMPACT OF INEQUITY ON
CANCER CARE
RADIOTHERAPY ROUNDTABLE UEMS AND AORTIC
Keynote
Lecture
Ministers Amphitheatre
08:30-09:00 CANCER IN AFRICA
Plenaries Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre
09:10-10:30 BREAST CANCER PLENARY HAEMATOLOGY
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion / posters - Royal Ballroom
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
11:00-13:00 BREAST CANCER WORKSHOP WHICH POLICIES AND
PROGRAMMES HAVE BEST DRIVEN
PROGRESS IN THE AFRICAN REGION?
MALIGNANCIES IN THE SETTING OF
HIV INFECTION
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 1
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 2
13:00-14:30 Lunch / exhibion / posters – Royal Ballroom
Lunch Sessions Karam 3 Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
13:15-14:15 GSK: PROTECTING AFRICA'S
FUTURE LEADERS AGAINST
CERVICAL CANCER
AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING ON
NCCP
ELEKTA CANCER SURVIVORS FORUM
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
14:30-15:45 RADIATION AND
CHEMOTHERAPY
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL
PROGRAMME
ONCOLOGY NURSING CANCER BIOLOGY: PRECISION
MEDICINE
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 3
15:45-16:00 Comfort break
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
16:00-17:30 RADIATION AND
CHEMOTHERAPY
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL
PROGRAMME
ONCOLOGY NURSING CANCER BIOLOGY: PRECISION
MEDICINE
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 4
18:00 AORTIC GENERAL MEETING (MEMBERS ONLY) - Ambassadors Amphitheatre

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WEDNESDAY
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | Wednesday, 18 November
07:00-17:30 Registraon
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
09:00-10:30 CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT
AND GENETIC COUNSELLING
CURABLE CERVICAL CANCER IN
AFRICA
GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
PROSTATE CANCER AFRICAN DIASPORA LEADERS'
SYMPOSIUM
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion - Royal Ballroom
11:00-13:00 CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT
AND GENETIC COUNSELLING
COLPOSCOPY WORKSHOP GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
PROSTATE CANCER AORTIC-MDACC-ASCO JOINT
SESSION
13:00-14:30 Lunch / exhibion - Royal Ballroom
Lunch Sessions Karam 1 Karam 2
13:15-14:15 CULTURAL ISSUES IN CANCER
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
STANDARDISING PATHOLOGY
DIAGNOSTICS IN SUB-
SAHARAN AFRICA
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
14:30-15:45 SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
DISPARITIES
ONCOLOGY NURSING PRE-
CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
MASTERS CANCER ADVOCACY
WORKSHOP - PART 1
MEDICAL EDUCATION IN
ONCOLOGY: THE IMPACT OF THE
E LEARNING METHODOLOGY IN
AFRICAN SETTINGS
15:45-16:00 Comfort break
16:00-17:30 SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
DISPARITIES
ONCOLOGY NURSING PRE-
CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
GYNAECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC
PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP
MASTERS CANCER ADVOCACY
WORKSHOP - PART 2
DISEASE CONTROL PRIORITIES IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CANCER
THURSDAY
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | Thursday, 19 November
07:00-17:30 Registraon
09:00-17:30 PATHOLOGY IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY WORKSHOP | O site at hospital | Pre-registraon required
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
09:00-10:30 BIOBANKS PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: WHEN A
CHILD OR ADOLESCENT HAS
CANCER – PART 1
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
MASTERS CANCER ADVOCACY
WORKSHOP - PART 3
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion / posters - Royal Ballroom
11:00-13:00 CANCER REGISTRATION PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: WHEN A
CHILD OR ADOLESCENT HAS
CANCER – PART 2
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
ADVOCACY WORKSHOP -
PART 1
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
13:00-14:30 Lunch / exhibion / posters – Royal Ballroom
Lunch Sessions Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
13:15-14:15 STATE OF THE ART
TESTING AND FURTHER
ADVANCEMENTS IN THE
TREATMENT OF HER2+
BREAST CANCER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANCER
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
TRAINING IN AFRICA
BRAINSTORMING THE FUTURE OF
ACE-NET (HEALTH ECONOMICS)
SCIENCE OF GLOBAL CANCER
ADVOCACY WORKSHOP PART
- 2 & 3
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
Workshops Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1 Karam 2 Karam 3
14:30-15:45 CANCER CONTROL IN
LUSOPHONE COUNTRIES
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: DEPENDANT
CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH
CANCER – PART 1
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
SCIENCE OF CANCER
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- PART 1
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
15:45-16:00 Comfort break
16:00-17:30 CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: DEPENDANT
CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH
CANCER – PART 2
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
FOR CANCER CONTROL IN
FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN
COUNTRIES
SCIENCE OF CANCER
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- PART 2
GLOBAL CANCER ADVOCACY AND
ACTION WORKSHOP
18:00-21:30 OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME RECEPTION - Ministers Amphitheatre
FRIDAY
DAY 1 | FRIDAY, 20 NOVEMBER
07:00-17:30 Registraon
Early morning
roundtables
Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom
07:15-08:20 IMPACT OF INEQUITY ON
CANCER CARE
RADIOTHERAPY ROUNDTABLE UEMS AND AORTIC
Keynote
Lecture
Ministers Amphitheatre
08:30-09:00 CANCER IN AFRICA
Plenaries Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre
09:10-10:30 BREAST CANCER PLENARY HAEMATOLOGY
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion / posters - Royal Ballroom
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
11:00-13:00 BREAST CANCER WORKSHOP WHICH POLICIES AND
PROGRAMMES HAVE BEST DRIVEN
PROGRESS IN THE AFRICAN REGION?
MALIGNANCIES IN THE SETTING OF
HIV INFECTION
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 1
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 2
13:00-14:30 Lunch / exhibion / posters – Royal Ballroom
Lunch Sessions Karam 3 Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
13:15-14:15 GSK: PROTECTING AFRICA'S
FUTURE LEADERS AGAINST
CERVICAL CANCER
AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING ON
NCCP
ELEKTA CANCER SURVIVORS FORUM
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
14:30-15:45 RADIATION AND
CHEMOTHERAPY
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL
PROGRAMME
ONCOLOGY NURSING CANCER BIOLOGY: PRECISION
MEDICINE
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 3
15:45-16:00 Comfort break
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
16:00-17:30 RADIATION AND
CHEMOTHERAPY
NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL
PROGRAMME
ONCOLOGY NURSING CANCER BIOLOGY: PRECISION
MEDICINE
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 4
18:00 AORTIC GENERAL MEETING (MEMBERS ONLY) - Ambassadors Amphitheatre
SATURDAY
DAY 2 | SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER
07:00-17:30 Registraon
Early morning
roundtables
Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom
07:15-08:20 DEVELOPING CLINICAL
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
IN AFRICA: THE “AFRICAN
ITALIAN COOPERATIVE
ONCOLOGY GROUP”
(AFRICOG) EXPERIENCE
PAN AFRICAN WOMEN'S
ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS
(PAWAS)
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
IN SCALING UP HPV VACCINATION
IN AFRICA
Keynote
Lecture
Ministers Amphitheatre
08:30-09:00 THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR TOBACCO CONTROL IN AFRICA
Plenaries Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre
09:10-10:30 CERVIX PLENARY INNOVATIONS IN CANCER
TREATMENT
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion / posters - Royal Ballroom
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
11:00-13:00 PRIORITY ACTIONS FOR
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER
CONTROL INTERVENTIONS IN
AFRICAN COUNTRIES
PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN RELIEF:
UPGRADING ONCOLOGY SERVICES
BY INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE CARE
BURKITT’S LYMPHOMA: BRIDGING
THE GAP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE
AND TREATMENT OR PREVENTION
SEXUALITY AND CANCER THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS IN
BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER
CONTROL
13:00-14:30 Lunch / exhibion / posters - Royal Ballroom
Lunch Sessions Karam 3 Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
13:15-14:15 PROSTATE CANCER NETWORK SHIFTING THE RADIOTHERAPY
TREATMENT PARADIGM IN AFRICA:
PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION
OF VARIAN'S ACCESS TO CARE
PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE VACCINATION AGAINST HPV
RELATED DISEASES: PREVENTION OF
CERVICAL CANCER AND BEYOND
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
14:30-15:45 PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY:
CHILDHOOD CANCER IN
AFRICA AND THE ROLE
OF INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS
PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN RELIEF:
CLINICAL UPDATES - RELIEVING
PAIN IN THE ONCOLOGY SETTING
BIG CAT BLADDER CANCER IN AFRICA FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 5
15:45-16:00 Comfort break
16:00-17:30 PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY:
CHILDHOOD CANCER IN
AFRICA AND THE ROLE
OF INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS
PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN RELIEF:
PAIN-FREE HOSPITAL INITIATIVE
- A LOW-COST APPROACH TO
TRAINING HEALTH WORKERS
BIG CAT AN AFRICAN SURGICAL
NETWORK
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 6
19:30-23:00 GALA DINNER - Royal Ballroom
SUNDAY
DAY 3 | SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER
07:00-12:30 Registraon
Early morning
roundtables
Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom Royal Ballroom
07:15-08:20 PAIN MANAGEMENT IN
CANCER CARE
UPSCALING CA-CERVIX SCREENING
PROGRAMMES
THE CHANGING PARADIGM OF
IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY
Keynote
Lecture
Ministers Amphitheatre
08:30-09:00 CERVICAL CANCER
Plenaries Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre
09:10-10:30 LIVER AND GIT PATHOLOGY PLENARY
10:30-11:00 Tea break / exhibion / posters - Royal Ballroom
Workshops Ministers Amphitheatre Ambassadors Amphitheatre Fez 1 Fez 2 Karam 1
11:00-12:00 NUTRITION AND CANCER GERMLINE GENETICS AND
CANCERS
ADVANCEMENTS IN CERVICAL
CANCER MANAGEMENT
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 7
FREE COMMUNICATION OF
ABSTRACTS 8
12:10-13:10 CLOSING CEREMONY – Ministers Amphitheatre