ADVANCING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN AFRICA TO ADDRESS THE RISING CANCER BURDEN IN THE CONTINENT
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| Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Several evidence-based interventions (EBIs) for cancer prevention and control exist but their application in Africa remains largely untested, unsuitable, and/or incomplete. A key challenge facing many African countries, encumbered by limited resources, is how to effectively adopt, integrate and deliver EBIs in the local clinical and public health settings. Many EBIs have been developed in (and for use in) high- income countries without much consideration to implementation and structural barriers in Africa. As Africa strives to deliver EBIs in ways that are feasible, context-appropriate and sustainable, there is need for rigorous implementation research, conducted in-country and spearheaded by local investigators. In this session, we will focus on how to strengthen implementation research capacity in Africa to stem the rising burden of cancer in the continent.
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Part I: Presentations
4:00pm An overview of IS pre-conference and SIG Dr. Nwamaka Lasebikan
4:05pm Why IS in Africa Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor
Part 2: Panel Discussion
4:15pm Road map for IS in Africa
** critical gaps, priorities, and opportunities in IS Facilitator: Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor
Panel:
Dr. Lisa Newman
Dr. Catherine Oladoyinbo
Dr. Olumide Ogundahunsi
Dr. Anne Rositch
4:45pm How can we more effectively support and encourage international collaboration to advance implementation research in Africa? Facilitator: Prof. Folakemi Odedina
Panel:
Dr. Patti Gravitt (US NCI)
Dr. Meg Snyder (USAID)
Dr. Dan Milner (CIRGO)
Dr. Andre Carvalho (IARC)
Part 3: Next Steps for Implementation Science
5:15pm
Next steps for IS in Africa (AORTIC SIG) Prof. Catherine Oladoyinbo
Speaker
Dr Nwamaka Lasebikan
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu
Overview of the IS pre-conference workshop and Special Interest Group
Dr Juliet Iwelunmor
Saint Louis University
Why IS in Africa?
Dr Juliet Iwelunmor
Saint Louis University
ROADMAP FOR IS IN AFRICA: CRITICAL GAPS, PRIORITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES
Abstract
The World Health Organization projects that morbidity and mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa will surpass that of communicable diseases by 2030. As the second most populous continent in the world, cancer in Africa has been described as a running train. While Africa faces several challenges in controlling cancer, the field of Implementation Science (IS) offers a ray of hope for cancer control in Africa. Defined by the National Cancer Institute as the “study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine health care and public health settings to improve the impact on population health”, IS is crucial to stopping the runaway train of cancer in Africa. Unfortunately, Africa does not have the much needed research workforce for IS. To address the IS research workforce shortage, the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center, Africa Cancer Research and Control ECHO (Africa Cancer ECHO) and International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP) partnered to create the Implementation Science for Cancer Control in Africa (ISC2-Africa) Network. The roadmap for IS in Africa panel discussion will focus on discussing critical gaps, priorities, and opportunities for IS in Africa.
Dr Folakemi Odedina
Mayo Clinic
HOW CAN WE MORE EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN AFRICA?
Abstract
To address the Implementation Science (IS) research workforce shortage in Africa, the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center, Africa Cancer Research and Control ECHO (Africa Cancer ECHO) and International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP) partnered to create the Implementation Science for Cancer Control in Africa (ISC2-Africa) Network. The primary goal of the ISC2-Africa Network IS conference is to elevate IS research scholarship in Africa. Utilizing an innovative framework, the conference will foster: (1) the mobilization of resources within Africa for Afro-centric IS strategies; (2) partnership with key stakeholders within and outside Africa for effective and culturally appropriate IS research; and (3) the development and successful application of IS research across Africa. This panel discussion will focus on how to effectively support and encourage international collaboration to advance implementation research in Africa.
Facilitators
Juliet Iwelunmor
Saint Louis University
Folakemi Odedina
Mayo Clinic
Panelists
Andre Carvalho
Iarc
Patti Gravitt
Nci Center For Global Health
Dan Milner
ASCP
Lisa Newman
Weill Cornell Medicine
Olumide Ogundahunsi
Catherine Oladoyinbo
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta
Anne Rositch
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Megan Snyder
Usaid
