23 - 24 May, 2011, Cairo, Egypt
Cancer is an increasing problem in the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Region and ranks as the fourth leading cause of death. It is a major public health problem that affects every country in the MENA region regardless of economic and social situation. Although the incidence of cancer in the Region is still well below that in western countries, it is expected to experience the highest increase among all WHO Regions in the next 20 years.
Venue: Intercontinental City Stars, Cairo, Egypt
The MENA Oncology Conference will include, among other things, new information, consolidated knowledge, and conversations on controversial issues regarding Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Cancer Research and more. MENA Oncology Conference will be a great opportunity for governmental and non-governmental cancer control officials, physicians, researchers and health professionals, and also for patients, advocates, volunteers and others interested in cancer control, from all over the world, to get together and exchange views on how to deal with cancer.
Advisory panel:
- Dr. Anthony B. Miller, Associate Director, Research
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada - Dr. David Kerr , Chief Research Adviser
Sidra Medical and Research Center, Qatar - Dr. Suad Bint Mohamed Bin Amer, Founder and Co-Chairman
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Head of Breast Cancer Research Unit, Zahra Breast Cancer Association, KSA - Dr. Raul Ribeiro, Director, International Outreach Program and Leukemia / Lymphoma Division
St Jude Children Research Hospital, USA - Dr. Carlo V. Catapano, Director, Experimental Oncology
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland - Dr. Aida Hussein, Coordinator of the Breast Cancer Control Programme
Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan - Dr. Salwa Boulos, Breast Radiologist
Galla Hospital, Egypt - Dr. Ahmad Al Khateib, Director of Training
King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan - Dr. Hussein Khaled, Associate Secretary General and President of South & East Mediterranean College of Oncology
Arab Medical Association against Cancer, Egypt - Dr. Ashraf Selim, Head Of Women's Imaging Unit, Consultant of Egyptian National Breast Screening Program & Egyptian Society of Women's Imaging & Health Care(ESWIH), President
Cairo University, Egypt
Key speakers:
- Professor Nada Alwan, Pioneering National Breast Cancer Research & Early Detection Program, Iraq
Executive Director - Dr. Amal Samy Ibrahim, National Cancer Institute, Egypt
Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the National Cancer Registry of Egypt - Dr. Heba Sweed, Global Initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness, Egypt
Country Program Manager - Professor Dr. Alaa Kandil, Alexandria School of Medicine, Egypt
Professor of Clinical Oncology - Professor Dr. Rabab Gaafar, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
Professor and Head of Medical Oncology Department & National Representative of ESMO in Egypt and Africa - Dr. Sidi Mohamed Taher Alaoui, Lalla Salma Association, Morocco
President of Scientific Committee - Dr. Norran H. Said, Cairo University, Egypt
Breast Radiologist and , Egyptian Society of Women's Imaging & Health Care, Treasurer - Claude Bacrie, SuperSonic Imagine, France
Co-founder and Scientific Director - Dr. Khalid Taalab, Military Academy Academy IAEA, Egypt
Professor of Nuclear Medicine and PET CT Unit Manger at TechnoScan Egypt - Professor Dr. Ashraf Selim, Cairo University, Egypt
Professor of Radiology, Head Of Women‘s Imaging Unit, Consultant of Egyptian National Breast Screening Program & President of Egyptian Society of Women‘s Imaging & Health Care(ESWIH) - Dr. Mohamed Shaalan, Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt, Egypt
Director - Dr. Mohsen Samy Barsoum, Cairo University, Egypt
Professor of Clinical Oncology - Dr. Ilia Anis, Cairo University, Egypt
Pathologist - Dr. Andy Smith, Hologic Inc, USA
Senior Director - Dr. Raghib Ali, INDOX Cancer Research Network, UK
Director - Dr. Michel Daher, Lebanese Cancer Society, Lebanon
President - Dr. Carlo V. Catapano, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Director, Experimental Oncology - Nicholas Kalavrezos, University College London Hospital, UK
Consultant Maxillofacial/Head & Neck Surgeon - Dr. Rasha Fahmi Abdalla, El-Salam Oncology Center, Egypt
Director - Dr. C. S. Pramesh, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
Thoracic Surgery Head - Dr. Anil Heroor, Fortis Hospital, India
Oncosurgeon
Key topics:
- Regional Perspective on Cancer
- The Challenges facing National Cancer control plans
- Early detection and Screening of Breast cancer
- Controversies in Breast cancer: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Prevention and Risk of Breast Cancer
- Emerging Concepts in Head and Neck Cancer diagnostics and Therapy
- Clinical Research in Cancer
- Recent Advances in the treatment of Lung Cancer
Who should attend:
Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists
Medical Oncologists and Surgical Oncologists
Haematologists
Pathologists
Clinical Pharmacists
Nurses
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Sponsors:
Silver Sponsor:
Technoscan is one of the leading radiology centers in Egypt, which offers diagnostic services that is of the newest technology. Technoscan was founded in 1986.
Year in year out, TechnoScan professionals touch the lives of thousands, meeting the converging needs of patients, employees, public health authorities and corporate investors alike. TechnoScan strives to create a working environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork – one that rewards commitment and performance and that is responsive to the needs of highly qualified medical professionals
Technoscan depends on high technological equipment in all of its operations. Not just the diagnostic equipment, but also the use of information technology and networked computing in its entire operations.
Bronze Sponsor / Breast Imaging Solution Provider:
Hologic. Preserving the Gifts of Wellness and Life.
At Hologic our focus is womens' health. Our mission is to Provide Leading Edge Technologies Targeting Womens' Health with an Emphasis on the Early Detection of Diseases – Ultimately Saving Lives.
Our passion can be seen in our innovative diagnostic imaging systems for the early detection of breast cancer and osteoporosis assessment, in addition to our innovative and effective technologies in early detection of cancer cervix and treatment of menorrhagia. We strive to continually push the boundaries of imaging to provide you with superior image quality and diagnostic accuracy. Every year, Hologic spends tens of millions of dollars in research and development to advance the field of womens' healthcare. As our clinical areas expand, we are taking on a broader range of health issues, yet our goal remains the same: to deliver innovative technologies that result in better outcomes for women. Working together we cannot fail.
Associate Sponsors:
SuperSonic Imagine is an innovative corporation that was founded in 2005 by experts in the ultrasound medical imaging field. SuperSonic Imagine has created a revolutionary ultrasound system named the Aixplorer®, with an all software-based architecture that allows for great speed, accuracy and flexibility. Only SonicSoftware™ supports a new dimension in ultrasound: MultiWave™ Technology, two waves to better characterize tissue. This technology ensures impeccable images from an ultrasound wave and real-time, local tissue elasticity values in kilopascals from a shear wave; ShearWave Elastography™. The Aixplorer gives physicians the added diagnostic confidence they require.
Supporting Sponsor:
Fortis Healthcare Limited is committed to clinical excellence and patient-centric healthcare, which is manifest in hospital design, patient services, medical programmes and the compassionate approach of medical and non-medical hospital staff. Fortis commissioned its first hospital in 2001 at Mohali, near Chandigarh, and has expanded its operations to become a network with an 8000 bed capacity across 48 hospitals (including 10 hospitals in pipeline). The Fortis network has a large number of international accreditations, including four JCI (Joint Commission International) and six NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals) certifications. The network’s capability covers multi-speciality hospitals and super-speciality centres that provide tertiary and quaterna healthcare to patients in the major medical specialities.
Exhibitor:
Al Badr: Found in 1981 as a professional company in the Medical field. Our products covered hundreds of hospitals allover Egypt. We represent the Famous international companies in radiotherapy: PTW, Prowess, Orfit, Arplay , Hekmedical, Barry, and NPIC. Our vision is to be the leading provider in the Middle East.
Evening Reception Host:
New Radiant Technology is an Italian company, leader on the international market of IORT technique applications based on the acceleration of electrons.
NRT carries out its operational activities in Aprilia where the Scientific Area Park is located, which includes the Research Centre, the Production Plant, the Technological Services Centre and the Training Centre.
NRT invests in the research, design and development of innovative clinical technologies in the field of radiation therapy, becoming a reference for the world's most advanced centers dealing with surgical oncology.
Strategic Partner:
GCC Health Ministers Council
In order to affirm the strong relations and numerous links among the Arabian Gulf States and in order to unify their efforts in the health field, consolidate their cooperation and strengthen their brotherly relations – and take unified decisions by the Health Ministers of these countries in all matters. The Health Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council States have agreed, in their first meeting held in Riyadh on Safar 1396 H. Corresponding to February 1976 G., upon the following: “The necessity of holding regular meetings among them to discuss the health issues of concern to their states with a view to upgrade the health services rendered to the citizens in view of the national, regional and international experiences. Therefore, “The Health Ministers’ Council of the Arab Countries in the Gulf” which was later on called “the Health Ministers’ Council for the Gulf Cooperation Council States” (HMC/GCC) was established.
Supporting Associations:
Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt
The Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt (BCFE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting breast cancer in Egypt. BCFE is registered under the Ministry of Social Solidarity. The organization’s ultimate objective is life without breast cancer. BCFE started its work with the community in 2004 by targeting women from all social and economic strata. Individually, they represent health care professionals, breast cancer survivors, and local advocates. Collectively, they are a driving force to bring breast cancer awareness, education, and screening to Egyptian women. BCFE’s services include breast cancer awareness, early detection and patient programs as well as support groups.
Zahra Breast Cancer Association
Supporting Partner:
WAFI clinic is the first radiology clinical practice in El Manial Roda Island - Cairo region to offer digital mammography, after the first machine installed in Dokki - Giza region. We offers comprehensive women’s imaging, including mammography, ultrasound, Abdominal & Pelvic ultrasound, Trans vaginal, 3D & 4D US and other interventional techniques.
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