2012 World Cancer Congress
Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 30, 2012 · Montréal, Canada
UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) and its hosts Fondation québécoise du cancer, McGill University and Université de Montréal; are pleased to announce that the next UICC World Cancer Congress will take place from the 27-30 August 2012 at the Palais des Congrès Montréal, Canada.
Held every two years, the Congress represents a unique and ideal platform for the international cancer control community to meet, discuss, share, learn and connect in order to find solutions to reduce the impact of cancer on communities around the world. With this in mind the theme for the for the 2012 congress is "Connecting for Global Impact" and highlights the need for continued support and momentum in translating the benefits of knowledge gained through research and practice to those living with and affected by cancer.
The programme, ran over 3 days, consists of four tracks each directly linked to one or more of the World Cancer Declaration targets and representing the many different segments of the cancer control participants:
-Track 1: Prevention and early detection (including tobacco control)
-Track 2: Cancer care and survivorship
-Track 3: Palliation and pain control
-Track 4: Systems in cancer control
Please visit www.worldcancercongress.org to find out more:
- Organising Committees
- Early bird discounted registration
- Preliminary Programme, presenting hot topic sessions and an outstanding array of Plenary speakers
- Call for abstracts now open - all topics available online
Sessions
Reducing the cervical cancer burden: advances in t...:Proposed by CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Reducing the cervical cancer burden: advances in the Americas
tbd
Pathology in Africa:Proposed by African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer and Am...
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pathology in Africa
1. Clinician’s perspective
2. Pathologist’s perspective
3. Researcher’s perspective
Strengthening stewardship and leadership to expand...:Proposed by UICC TNM Prognostic Factors Core Group
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Proposed by UICC TNM Prognostic Factors Core Group
1. Using population bases staging data to inform; cancer resource allocation, cancer screening and treatment guideline concordance, by James Brierley, UICC, Canadian Partneship Against Cancer, Cancer Care Ontario
2. Cancer Staging and Quality of Care, by Christian Wittekind, UICC, German Speaking TNM Committee
3. The challenges of constructing a national staging strategy: An European Perspective, by Malcolm Mason, UICC, UK TNM committee
4. The challenges of constructing a national staging strategy: An Asian Perspective, by Anne Lee, UICC, TNM Committee of China
5. Cancer Staging in 2022, by Brian O'Sullivan, UICC
2. Cancer Staging and Quality of Care, by Christian Wittekind, UICC, German Speaking TNM Committee
3. The challenges of constructing a national staging strategy: An European Perspective, by Malcolm Mason, UICC, UK TNM committee
4. The challenges of constructing a national staging strategy: An Asian Perspective, by Anne Lee, UICC, TNM Committee of China
5. Cancer Staging in 2022, by Brian O'Sullivan, UICC
Closing the cancer divide: Harnessing health syste...:Proposed by Harvard Global Equity Initiative
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Closing the cancer divide: Harnessing health systems
1. Health system strengthening and cancer: a diagonal response to the challenge of chronicity
2. Innovative delivery of cancer care and control in low-resource scenarios, by Felicia Knaul, Harvard Global Equity Initiative
3. Challenges in affordable access to medicines, vaccines, and health technologies for cancer
4. Innovative Financing: local and global opportunities
2. Innovative delivery of cancer care and control in low-resource scenarios, by Felicia Knaul, Harvard Global Equity Initiative
3. Challenges in affordable access to medicines, vaccines, and health technologies for cancer
4. Innovative Financing: local and global opportunities
Advancing culturally-responsive cancer control eff...:Proposed by Competencies for Indigenous Public Health, Evaluation and Resea...
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Advancing culturally-responsive cancer control efforts with and for indigenous populations
1. Advancing culturally-responsive prevention efforts with and for indigenous populations, by Sue Crengle
2. Advancing culturally-responsive cancer care models with and for indigenous populations, by Jacinta Elston
3. Competencies for indigenous public health, evaluation and research, by Jeff Reading
4. Using epidemiological data to support the native Hawaiian health care system, by Maile Taualii
5. Public health policy for American Indians and Alaska natives in the 21st century, by Ralph Foquera
2. Advancing culturally-responsive cancer care models with and for indigenous populations, by Jacinta Elston
3. Competencies for indigenous public health, evaluation and research, by Jeff Reading
4. Using epidemiological data to support the native Hawaiian health care system, by Maile Taualii
5. Public health policy for American Indians and Alaska natives in the 21st century, by Ralph Foquera
Making the law work better for cancer prevention a...:Proposed by UICC
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Making the law work better for cancer prevention and treatment
1. The promise and the limits of law: lessons from tobacco control, by Patricia Lambert, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
2. Implications of international law for cancer treatment, by Jonathan Liberman, UICC and Cancer Council Victoria
3. Legal and regulatory approaches to reducing alcohol-related harm, by Sondra Davoren, Cancer Council Victoria
2. Implications of international law for cancer treatment, by Jonathan Liberman, UICC and Cancer Council Victoria
3. Legal and regulatory approaches to reducing alcohol-related harm, by Sondra Davoren, Cancer Council Victoria
Regional cancer workforce solution: VUCCnet:Proposed by Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy - IAEA
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Regional cancer workforce solution: VUCCnet
1. A regional approach to local workforce shortages: challenges and opportunities, by Barry Kitsnasamy, National Institute of Occupational Health
2. Where to start: project approach
3. Model: Academic Consortia and Regional Training Network
4. VUCCnet Africa as a replicable model by Michael Barton, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
2. Where to start: project approach
3. Model: Academic Consortia and Regional Training Network
4. VUCCnet Africa as a replicable model by Michael Barton, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Improving cancer registration in low- and middle-i...: Proposed by International Agency for Research on Cancer
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Improving cancer registration in low- and middle-income countries
1. The Global Initiative for Cancer Registration: improving cancer registration in low- and middle-income countries, by David Forman, IARC
2. Cancer registries in the Middle East and North Africa, by Joe Harford, NIH/NCI
3. Challenges in evolving cancer registration system in low- and middle-income countries: the current situation in the Asia region and role of the GICR Hub, by Rajesh Dikshit, Tata Memorial Hospital
4. Cancer registration in Latin America: status, challenges and opportunities, by Eduardo Cazap, SLACOM / UICC
2. Cancer registries in the Middle East and North Africa, by Joe Harford, NIH/NCI
3. Challenges in evolving cancer registration system in low- and middle-income countries: the current situation in the Asia region and role of the GICR Hub, by Rajesh Dikshit, Tata Memorial Hospital
4. Cancer registration in Latin America: status, challenges and opportunities, by Eduardo Cazap, SLACOM / UICC
Distress Screening :Proposed by IPOS
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Distress Screening
tbd
Media and advocacy in cancer pain and palliative c...:Proposed by UICC
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Media and advocacy in cancer pain and palliative care
tbd
The role of Cancer Information Services in enablin...: Proposed by International Cancer Information Service Group (ICISG)
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The role of Cancer Information Services in enabling informed decision making
1. How to start a cancer information service; Catherine Dickens (UK) and Marion Morra (USA) 2. Improving your Cancer Information Service for supervisors and managers of a CIS; Chris Thomsen (USA) and Cora Honing (Netherlands)
3. Marketing and Promoting your Cancer Information Service; Martin Ledwick (UK)
3. Marketing and Promoting your Cancer Information Service; Martin Ledwick (UK)
Building global palliative care:Proposed by UICC
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Building global palliative care
1. Palliative care as primary health care
2. Building palliative care programmes: a public health approach
3. Palliative care and health systems strengthening in Africa
4. Building Coalitions for advocacy in palliative care
5. Palliative care financing in the era of global financial crisis
2. Building palliative care programmes: a public health approach
3. Palliative care and health systems strengthening in Africa
4. Building Coalitions for advocacy in palliative care
5. Palliative care financing in the era of global financial crisis
WHO and cancer pain:Proposed by World Health Organization
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHO and cancer pain
1. Ensuring balanced guideline
2. WHO Collaborating Centre for pain policy and palliative care
3. Finley: pediatric guidelines
4. Using the WHO guidelines for pain management ion children across
2. WHO Collaborating Centre for pain policy and palliative care
3. Finley: pediatric guidelines
4. Using the WHO guidelines for pain management ion children across
Lifestyle programs for cancer survivors:Proposed by Cancer Council New South Wales, Australia
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lifestyle programs for cancer survivors
tbd
The use of social media in providing cancer inform...:Proposed by Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The use of social media in providing cancer information: what we know and what we have learned
tbd
Addressing sexuality issues as part of introducing...:Proposed by Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Addressing sexuality issues as part of introducing sexual health into cancer care
1. Female cancer and sexuality
2. Male cancer and sexuality
3. Gay and lesbian issues
2. Male cancer and sexuality
3. Gay and lesbian issues
The Implications of Cancer as a Chronic Disease: a...:Proposed by The Association of European Cancer Leagues
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Implications of Cancer as a Chronic Disease: arising problems of the cost of cancer
1. The Cochrane Collaboration as a leading source of knowledge translation & exchange in cancer control
2. Integrating evidence into the Canadian strategy for cancer prevention research
3. Integrating evidence with screening guidelines development
4. What is the evidence for how evidence is used or not
2. Integrating evidence into the Canadian strategy for cancer prevention research
3. Integrating evidence with screening guidelines development
4. What is the evidence for how evidence is used or not
Telepathology as a tool to enhance cancer diagnosi...:Proposed by University Health Network / Princess Margaret Hospital
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Telepathology as a tool to enhance cancer diagnosis
1. Applications of outreach in digital pathology, by Bernard Tetu, Laval University, Quebec
2. Digital pathology in Asia
3. Charitable second opinions in pathology - a responsibility of the ‘Haves’, by Victor Reuter, MSKCC New York
4. Implementation of digital pathology in routine cancer diagnostics, by Klaus Kayser, UICC-TPCC Institute of Pathology, Charite
5. The new horizon: the future of digital pathology, by University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital
2. Digital pathology in Asia
3. Charitable second opinions in pathology - a responsibility of the ‘Haves’, by Victor Reuter, MSKCC New York
4. Implementation of digital pathology in routine cancer diagnostics, by Klaus Kayser, UICC-TPCC Institute of Pathology, Charite
5. The new horizon: the future of digital pathology, by University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital
How cancer systems are internationally responding...:Proposed by Israel Cancer Association
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
How cancer systems are internationally responding to the opportunity and challenge of cancer survivorship
1. Cancer survivorship: the new frontier of cancer health services research, by Eva Grunfeld, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto University
2. Policy and clinical initiatives of the Danish Cancer Society to address cancer survivorship, by Fred Olesen, Danish Cancer Society
3. Models of care for cancer survivors, by Kevin Offinger, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New-York
4. Restructuring cancer services for cancer survivorship care, a Canadian experience, by Carl Sawka, Cancer Care Ontario Toronto
5. Restructuring cancer services for cancer survivorship care, an Italian experience, by Roberto Grilli
2. Policy and clinical initiatives of the Danish Cancer Society to address cancer survivorship, by Fred Olesen, Danish Cancer Society
3. Models of care for cancer survivors, by Kevin Offinger, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New-York
4. Restructuring cancer services for cancer survivorship care, a Canadian experience, by Carl Sawka, Cancer Care Ontario Toronto
5. Restructuring cancer services for cancer survivorship care, an Italian experience, by Roberto Grilli
Present status of gastric cancer prevention strate...:Proposed by UICC Asian Regional Office
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Present status of gastric cancer prevention strategy and future direction
tbd
Providing timely information on new screening tria...:Proposed by Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
al results to screening planning and policy stakeholders
1. Overview of the issues arising in the short-term leading up to and after key trial publications
2. Canadian initiative to provide briefing document on PSA screening through an adhoc expert panel
3. United States initiative to develop PDQ summaries on latest cancer screening information
4. Information needs of cancer policy/ planning stakeholders on just published screening trial outcomes
5. Getting Credible Information on Newly Published Screening Trials Out to Stakeholders in Australia
2. Canadian initiative to provide briefing document on PSA screening through an adhoc expert panel
3. United States initiative to develop PDQ summaries on latest cancer screening information
4. Information needs of cancer policy/ planning stakeholders on just published screening trial outcomes
5. Getting Credible Information on Newly Published Screening Trials Out to Stakeholders in Australia
Healthy public policy in cancer prevention – web-b...:Proposed by Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Healthy public policy in cancer prevention – web-based tools for policy change
1. Protecting children from junk food marketing: setting high standards, by Dr Tim Lobstein, International Association for the Study of Obesity and International Obesity Taskforce
2. Preventing chronic illness through a focus on local policy: The Environmental Nutrition and Activity (ENACT) local policy database, by Linda Shak, Prevention Institute
3. Prevention policies directory: A Canadian tool for healthy public policy development in cancer and chronic disease prevention, by Michelle Halligan, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
2. Preventing chronic illness through a focus on local policy: The Environmental Nutrition and Activity (ENACT) local policy database, by Linda Shak, Prevention Institute
3. Prevention policies directory: A Canadian tool for healthy public policy development in cancer and chronic disease prevention, by Michelle Halligan, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Good habits for life: Engaging adolescents in canc...:Proposed by Cancer Council New South Wales, Australia
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Good habits for life: Engaging adolescents in cancer prevention through social marketing and digital media
1. The use of social marketing in adolescent behaviour change interventions
2. Introducing the Sun Sound: A creative approach to social marketing
2. Introducing the Sun Sound: A creative approach to social marketing
Countering the tobacco industry: the EU experience:Proposed by Cancer Research UK
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Countering the tobacco industry: the EU experience
1. Using tobacco industry documents to expose lobbying tactics within EU institutions
2. How the tobacco industry influenced the EU's Better Regulation agenda
3. Monitoring and tracing links between tobacco industry friendly individuals and groups
4. What Europe-based tobacco companies get up to in Africa
2. How the tobacco industry influenced the EU's Better Regulation agenda
3. Monitoring and tracing links between tobacco industry friendly individuals and groups
4. What Europe-based tobacco companies get up to in Africa
Tobacco Control 2.0: Leveraging the power of digit...:Proposed by Global Dialogue for Effective Stop-Smoking Campaigns
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tobacco Control 2.0: Leveraging the power of digital media
1. Media 2.0 and how the tobacco industry is using it
2. India’s www.ChewOnThis.in Campaign: Using social media to drive social mobilisation and advocacy for tobacco control, by World Lung Foundation
3. Tobacco control advocates are leveraging digital media in their campaigns, by Global Dialogue for Effective Stop-Smoking Campaigns
2. India’s www.ChewOnThis.in Campaign: Using social media to drive social mobilisation and advocacy for tobacco control, by World Lung Foundation
3. Tobacco control advocates are leveraging digital media in their campaigns, by Global Dialogue for Effective Stop-Smoking Campaigns
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Aga Khan University
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Anadolu University
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University of Hertfordshire
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Kanazawa University
Registration Deadline
Apr 22, 2012
Abstract Submission Deadline
Mar 29, 2012
Poster Submission Deadline
Mar 29, 2012
