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Welcome to the Detailed Programme of AORTIC 2021 Virtual

Please note that all times are in South Africa Standard Time (SAST). The zone is two hours ahead of UTC/GMT (UTC/GMT +02:00) and is the same as Central Africa Time.

Click on a session title to see the details of each session. The details include date, time, stream, presentation titles, and presenters' names, as well as abstracts and presentation summaries (if provided). 


Friday, November 5, 2021

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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ENSURING QUALITY CHEMOTHERAPY IN AFRICA CANCER GENOMICS: AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AND METHODS WORKSHOP (Part 1)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 1 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICAN ONCOLOGISTS CANCER GENOMICS: AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AND METHODS WORKSHOP (Part 2)
1:00 PM - 2:50 PM IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FOR CANCER CONTROL IN AFRICA (ISC2-AFRICA) NETWORK CONFERENCE THEME: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: NUTS AND BOLTS FOR AFRICAN PRACTICE : PART 1
Organized By African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center Africa Cancer Research and Control ECHO (Africa Cancer ECHO) US National Cancer Institute (NCI) International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP)
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 1 | AFTERNOON BREAK (S3)
3:00 PM - 5:20 PM IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FOR CANCER CONTROL IN AFRICA (ISC2-AFRICA) NETWORK CONFERENCE THEME: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: NUTS AND BOLTS FOR AFRICAN PRACTICE : PART 1.1
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
DAY 1 | AFTERNOON BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: RADIATION ONCOLOGY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: PATHOLOGY
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 1 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK (S3)
5:30 PM - 8:15 PM IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FOR CANCER CONTROL IN AFRICA (ISC2-AFRICA) NETWORK CONFERENCE THEME: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: NUTS AND BOLTS FOR AFRICAN PRACTICE : PART 1.2
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 1 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ENSURING QUALITY CHEMOTHERAPY IN AFRICA CANCER GENOMICS: AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AND METHODS WORKSHOP (Part 1)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 1 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICAN ONCOLOGISTS CANCER GENOMICS: AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AND METHODS WORKSHOP (Part 2)
1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
DAY 1 | AFTERNOON BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: RADIATION ONCOLOGY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: PATHOLOGY
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 8:15 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 1 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS


STREAM 1
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ENSURING QUALITY CHEMOTHERAPY IN AFRICA
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 1 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICAN ONCOLOGISTS
1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
DAY 1 | AFTERNOON BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: RADIATION ONCOLOGY
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 8:15 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 1 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CANCER GENOMICS: AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AND METHODS WORKSHOP (Part 1)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 1 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 1 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CANCER GENOMICS: AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AND METHODS WORKSHOP (Part 2)
1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:20 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
DAY 1 | AFTERNOON BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: PATHOLOGY
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 8:15 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 1 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS



Saturday, November 6, 2021

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DAY 2 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: CLINICAL TRIALS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: PALLIATIVE CARE
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 2 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT AFTEROON SESSION
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: NURSING ONCOLOGY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: AORTICHORG (HAEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP)
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 2 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT LATE AFERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 2 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM DAY 2 | OPENING PLENARY SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 2 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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DAY 2 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: ADVOCACY
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 2 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT AFTEROON SESSION
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FOR CANCER CONTROL IN AFRICA (ISC2-AFRICA) NETWORK CONFERENCE THEME: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: NUTS AND BOLTS FOR AFRICAN PRACTICE : PART 2
Organized By African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center Africa Cancer Research and Control ECHO (Africa Cancer ECHO) US National Cancer Institute (NCI) International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT LATE AFERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 2 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM DAY 2 | OPENING PLENARY SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 2 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

STREAM 1
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: CLINICAL TRIALS
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 2 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT AFTEROON SESSION
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: NURSING ONCOLOGY
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 2 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT LATE AFERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 2 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM DAY 2 | OPENING PLENARY SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 2 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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DAY 2 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: PALLIATIVE CARE
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 2 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT AFTEROON SESSION
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: AORTICHORG (HAEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP)
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 2 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT LATE AFERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 2 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM DAY 2 | OPENING PLENARY SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 2 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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DAY 2 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: ADVOCACY
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 2 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT AFTEROON SESSION
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FOR CANCER CONTROL IN AFRICA (ISC2-AFRICA) NETWORK CONFERENCE THEME: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: NUTS AND BOLTS FOR AFRICAN PRACTICE : PART 2
Organized By African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center Africa Cancer Research and Control ECHO (Africa Cancer ECHO) US National Cancer Institute (NCI) International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 2 | CONCURRENT LATE AFERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 2 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM DAY 2 | OPENING PLENARY SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
DAY 2 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS


Sunday, November 7, 2021

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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM VARIAN SYMPOSIUM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CANCER RESEARCH PRIORITIES ACROSS AFRICA
Available as recording post event
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 3 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
NOVARTIS SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DAY 3 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ADVANCING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN AFRICA TO ADDRESS THE RISING CANCER BURDEN IN THE CONTINENT RADIATION ONCOLOGY | BUILDING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE FOR WOMEN WITH GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER IN AFRICA Co-convened by AORTIC, IGCS and NCI ELEKTA SYMPOSIUM
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DAY 3 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
HEPATOBILIARY CANCER Co-Convened by AORTIC and NCI PALLIATIVE CARE LEVERAGING EXISTING HIV LABORATORY CAPABILITIES TO TRANSFORM CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - BECKMAN COULTER SYMPOSIUM
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM DAY 3 | PLENARY - SURVIVING AFTER CANCER: SEXUAL HEALTH
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
HEAD AND NECK CANCERS BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (1)
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY NEURO-ONCOLOGY
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 3 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DAY 3 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ADVANCING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN AFRICA TO ADDRESS THE RISING CANCER BURDEN IN THE CONTINENT RADIATION ONCOLOGY | BUILDING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE FOR WOMEN WITH GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER IN AFRICA Co-convened by AORTIC, IGCS and NCI
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DAY 3 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
HEPATOBILIARY CANCER Co-Convened by AORTIC and NCI PALLIATIVE CARE
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM DAY 3 | PLENARY - SURVIVING AFTER CANCER: SEXUAL HEALTH
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
HEAD AND NECK CANCERS BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (1)
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY NEURO-ONCOLOGY

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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM VARIAN SYMPOSIUM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CANCER RESEARCH PRIORITIES ACROSS AFRICA
Available as recording post event
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 3 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
NOVARTIS SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DAY 3 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ELEKTA SYMPOSIUM
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DAY 3 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
LEVERAGING EXISTING HIV LABORATORY CAPABILITIES TO TRANSFORM CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - BECKMAN COULTER SYMPOSIUM
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM DAY 3 | PLENARY - SURVIVING AFTER CANCER: SEXUAL HEALTH
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM

STREAM 1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 3 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DAY 3 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ADVANCING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN AFRICA TO ADDRESS THE RISING CANCER BURDEN IN THE CONTINENT
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DAY 3 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
HEPATOBILIARY CANCER Co-Convened by AORTIC and NCI
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM DAY 3 | PLENARY - SURVIVING AFTER CANCER: SEXUAL HEALTH
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
HEAD AND NECK CANCERS
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

STREAM 2
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 3 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DAY 3 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
RADIATION ONCOLOGY | BUILDING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE FOR WOMEN WITH GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER IN AFRICA Co-convened by AORTIC, IGCS and NCI
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DAY 3 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
PALLIATIVE CARE
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM DAY 3 | PLENARY - SURVIVING AFTER CANCER: SEXUAL HEALTH
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (1)
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM
NEURO-ONCOLOGY

STREAM 3
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM VARIAN SYMPOSIUM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CANCER RESEARCH PRIORITIES ACROSS AFRICA
Available as recording post event
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 3 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
NOVARTIS SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
DAY 3 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ELEKTA SYMPOSIUM
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
DAY 3 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
LEVERAGING EXISTING HIV LABORATORY CAPABILITIES TO TRANSFORM CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - BECKMAN COULTER SYMPOSIUM
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM DAY 3 | PLENARY - SURVIVING AFTER CANCER: SEXUAL HEALTH
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
DAY 3 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM


Monday, November 8, 2021

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DAY 4 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY AORTIC-PALOP
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PLACE DE LA MULTIDISCIPLINARITÈ EN CANCEROLOGIE EN MILIEU FRANCOPHONE PUBLISHING IN GLOBAL ONCOLOGY
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 4 | MORNING BREAK
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (1) - THE IMPACT OF A PANDEMIC ON CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAST CANCER UROLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
DAY 4 | AFTERNOON BREAK
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM DRUG ACCESS AND REGULATORY MECHANISMS WITHIN UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (UHC)
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM GLOBAL CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES : AFRICA'S PERSPECTIVE | Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CURRENT STATUS OF CERVICAL CANCER IN AFRICA
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
DAY 4 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (2) - ADVANCING TOBACCO CONTROL ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
AFRICAN CANCER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (ACLI) WOMEN'S CANCERS | Co-convened by AORTIC and IGCS
8:45 PM - 9:30 PM
DAY 4 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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DAY 4 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
STRATEGIES FOR SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (2)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 4 | MORNING BREAK
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (1) - THE IMPACT OF A PANDEMIC ON CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PAEDIATRIC CANCER
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
DAY 4 | AFTERNOON BREAK
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM NOVARTIS SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION (2)
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE IN SYSTEMIC THERAPY IN BREAST CANCER
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
DAY 4 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (2) - ADVANCING TOBACCO CONTROL ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
COMORBIDITIES AND CANCER | Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
8:45 PM - 9:30 PM
DAY 4 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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DAY 4 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PLACE DE LA MULTIDISCIPLINARITÈ EN CANCEROLOGIE EN MILIEU FRANCOPHONE
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 4 | MORNING BREAK
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (1) - THE IMPACT OF A PANDEMIC ON CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAST CANCER
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
DAY 4 | AFTERNOON BREAK
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM DRUG ACCESS AND REGULATORY MECHANISMS WITHIN UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (UHC)
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CURRENT STATUS OF CERVICAL CANCER IN AFRICA
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
DAY 4 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (2) - ADVANCING TOBACCO CONTROL ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
AFRICAN CANCER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (ACLI)
8:45 PM - 9:30 PM
DAY 4 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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DAY 4 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
AORTIC-PALOP
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PUBLISHING IN GLOBAL ONCOLOGY
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 4 | MORNING BREAK
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (1) - THE IMPACT OF A PANDEMIC ON CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
UROLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
DAY 4 | AFTERNOON BREAK
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM GLOBAL CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES : AFRICA'S PERSPECTIVE | Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
DAY 4 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (2) - ADVANCING TOBACCO CONTROL ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
WOMEN'S CANCERS | Co-convened by AORTIC and IGCS
8:45 PM - 9:30 PM
DAY 4 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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DAY 4 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
STRATEGIES FOR SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (2)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM VARIAN PRODUCT THEATRE.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 4 | MORNING BREAK
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (1) - THE IMPACT OF A PANDEMIC ON CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
PAEDIATRIC CANCER
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
DAY 4 | AFTERNOON BREAK
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM NOVARTIS SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION (2)
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE IN SYSTEMIC THERAPY IN BREAST CANCER
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
DAY 4 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM DAY 4 | PLENARY (2) - ADVANCING TOBACCO CONTROL ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
DAY 4 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
COMORBIDITIES AND CANCER | Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
8:45 PM - 9:30 PM
DAY 4 | VIEWING: PRE-RECORDED ORAL PRESENTATIONS


Tuesday, November 9, 2021

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DAY 5 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ABC GLOBAL ALLIANCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING NURSING ONCOLOGY: THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT NAVIGATION IN THE ERA OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC GENETICS
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CANCER CENTRES IN AFRICA: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS CEPHEID SYMPOSIUM | INNOVATIONS IN WOMEN’S HEALTH & ONCOLOGY: USING DIAGNOSTICS TO PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF CANCERS AFFECTING WOMEN REINVENTING CANCER CARE IN AFRICA THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS Brought to you by C/CAN
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 5 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS QUALITY IN CANCER CARE: THE NEXT FRONTIER TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN AFRICA | An AORTIC-ASCO Seminar CANCER REGISTRIES
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM DAY 5 | AFTERNOON BREAK and Research and Training Opportunities within NCI (45 mins)
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
HIV-ASSOCIATED CANCERS Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI PATHOLOGY BIOBANKING FOR RESEARCH: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS, BCNET AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
DAY 5 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM DAY 5 | PLENARY - CLOSING THE GAP IN RESOURCES AND CANCER OUTCOMES: EXAMPLES FROM INDIA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
CLINICAL TRIALS IN AFRICA ENHANCING SUB-SAHARAN CANCER CARE SYSTEMS FOR TARGETED THERAPY, ONE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT A TIME Brought to you by BMSF CHOOSING WISELY AFRICA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE EVENING SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
BIGCat: ADVANCING CANCER RESEARCH IN AFRICA THROUGH EARLY-CAREER AWARDS BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACT (3) BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (4)
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM mHEALTH (MOBILE HEALTH) OESOPHAGEAL CANCER Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
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DAY 5 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ABC GLOBAL ALLIANCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING NURSING ONCOLOGY: THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT NAVIGATION IN THE ERA OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CANCER CENTRES IN AFRICA: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS CEPHEID SYMPOSIUM | INNOVATIONS IN WOMEN’S HEALTH & ONCOLOGY: USING DIAGNOSTICS TO PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF CANCERS AFFECTING WOMEN
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 5 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS QUALITY IN CANCER CARE: THE NEXT FRONTIER TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN AFRICA | An AORTIC-ASCO Seminar
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM DAY 5 | AFTERNOON BREAK and Research and Training Opportunities within NCI (45 mins)
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
HIV-ASSOCIATED CANCERS Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI PATHOLOGY BIOBANKING FOR RESEARCH: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS, BCNET AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
DAY 5 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM DAY 5 | PLENARY - CLOSING THE GAP IN RESOURCES AND CANCER OUTCOMES: EXAMPLES FROM INDIA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
CLINICAL TRIALS IN AFRICA ENHANCING SUB-SAHARAN CANCER CARE SYSTEMS FOR TARGETED THERAPY, ONE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT A TIME Brought to you by BMSF
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE EVENING SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
BIGCat: ADVANCING CANCER RESEARCH IN AFRICA THROUGH EARLY-CAREER AWARDS BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACT (3)
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM mHEALTH (MOBILE HEALTH) OESOPHAGEAL CANCER Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI

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DAY 5 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
GENETICS
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
REINVENTING CANCER CARE IN AFRICA THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS Brought to you by C/CAN
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 5 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CANCER REGISTRIES
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM DAY 5 | AFTERNOON BREAK and Research and Training Opportunities within NCI (45 mins)
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
DAY 5 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM DAY 5 | PLENARY - CLOSING THE GAP IN RESOURCES AND CANCER OUTCOMES: EXAMPLES FROM INDIA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
CHOOSING WISELY AFRICA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE EVENING SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (4)
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM

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DAY 5 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ABC GLOBAL ALLIANCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CANCER CENTRES IN AFRICA: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 5 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM DAY 5 | AFTERNOON BREAK and Research and Training Opportunities within NCI (45 mins)
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
HIV-ASSOCIATED CANCERS Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
DAY 5 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM DAY 5 | PLENARY - CLOSING THE GAP IN RESOURCES AND CANCER OUTCOMES: EXAMPLES FROM INDIA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
CLINICAL TRIALS IN AFRICA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE EVENING SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
BIGCat: ADVANCING CANCER RESEARCH IN AFRICA THROUGH EARLY-CAREER AWARDS
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM mHEALTH (MOBILE HEALTH)


STREAM 3
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
GENETICS
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
REINVENTING CANCER CARE IN AFRICA THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS Brought to you by C/CAN
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DAY 5 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT AFTER MORNING BREAK SESSION
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CANCER REGISTRIES
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM DAY 5 | AFTERNOON BREAK and Research and Training Opportunities within NCI (45 mins)
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
DAY 5 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM DAY 5 | PLENARY - CLOSING THE GAP IN RESOURCES AND CANCER OUTCOMES: EXAMPLES FROM INDIA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT EVENING SESSION
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
CHOOSING WISELY AFRICA
DAY 5 | CONCURRENT LATE EVENING SESSION
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
BEST OF THE BEST ABSTRACTS (4)
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM


Wednesday, November 10, 2021


STREAM 3
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
E-LEARNING
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 6 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CURRENT STATUS OF CANCER IMAGING IN AFRICA
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PROSTATE CANCER
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 6 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 6 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (1) - USING CANCER REGISTRY DATA TO PROMOTE CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL: EXAMPLES FROM THE USA
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (2) - AWARDS AND CLOSING SESSION

STREAM 1
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SPOTLIGHT ON CANCER CARE IN SELECT EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 6 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
DEBATE CANCER PATIENT MOVEMENT ACROSS BORDERS BEFORE AND AFTER COVID-19: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
TRAINING THE WORKFORCE: EXPERIENCES FROM AFRICAN COUNTRIES
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 6 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
COVID-19 AND CANCER IN AFRICA Co-convened by AORTIC and NCI
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 6 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (1) - USING CANCER REGISTRY DATA TO PROMOTE CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL: EXAMPLES FROM THE USA
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (2) - AWARDS AND CLOSING SESSION

STREAM 2
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CANCER CARE
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 6 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNG CANCER TRENDS IN AFRICA: ACCESS TO DIAGNOSTICS, BIOMARKERS, TARGETED THERAPIES, OPTIMAL TREATMENTS, AND RESEARCH
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
GASTRO-INTESTINAL CANCERS
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 6 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LYMPHOMA
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 6 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (1) - USING CANCER REGISTRY DATA TO PROMOTE CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL: EXAMPLES FROM THE USA
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (2) - AWARDS AND CLOSING SESSION

STREAM 3
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT MORNING SESSION
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
E-LEARNING
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DAY 6 | MORNING BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTER BREAK SESSION
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CURRENT STATUS OF CANCER IMAGING IN AFRICA
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT LATE MORNING SESSION
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
PROSTATE CANCER
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
DAY 6 | AFTERNOON BREAK
DAY 6 | CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSION
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DAY 6 | LATE AFTERNOON BREAK
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (1) - USING CANCER REGISTRY DATA TO PROMOTE CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL: EXAMPLES FROM THE USA
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM DAY 6 | PLENARY (2) - AWARDS AND CLOSING SESSION


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