Glivec International Patient Assistance Program at the AORTIC conference GIPAP symposium – Agenda Date: 11 November 2009 Venue: MANDELA ROOM Time: 13H30 TO 17H00 Theme: Enhancing Partnership in Africa to improve diagnosis, monitoring and quality of treatment of CML& GIST patients Time Activity Speaker 11.30 – 12:30 GIPAP Physicians Registration (Session I) Axios 12.30 – 13.30 GIPAP physicians luncheon/Kunduchi Beach Hotel Axios TRAINING SESSION (BY INVITATION ONLY) 13.30 – 13.45 Welcome & Opening remarks (Session I) Khamza Maunda, Tanzania 13:45 – 14.45 Training of GIPAP physicians in the management of CML/GIST patients on treatment with Glivec and/or Nilotinib Tomasz Szczudlo, USA 14.45 – 15.00 Q&A Improving CML/GIST disease management GIPAP Physicians 15.00 – 15.20 Developing patient management system for oncology patients in resource limited settings – The experience of GIPAP in Nigeria Prof. Muheez Durosinmi, Nigeria 15:20 – 15:25 Closing remarks Dr Khamza Maunda, Tanzania 15.25 – 15.40 Post Session break Participant Registration (Session II) GIPAP SYMPOSIUM (OPEN TO ALL) 15:40 – 15:45 Welcome remarks (Session II) Twalib Ngoma, Tanzania 15:45 – 16:05 Impact of quality of cancer drugs on clinical outcomes Jerry Norris, USA 16.05 – 16.55 Panel discussion: Enhancing partnership to improve diagnosis and monitoring for Cancer Treatment in the African countries - GIPAP case Sub Saharan Region Prof. Othieno-Abinya, Kenya 16.55 – 17.00 - Actions to improve capacity for lab diagnosis and monitoring of cancer treatment - NGO’s role: TMF experience Closing remarks Prof. Hussein Hamad, Sudan Dr Gladwell Kiarie, Kenya Danielle Matia, USA Khamza Maunda, Tanzania