EASO Course on Paediatric Oncology

Chairs: R. Riccardi, IT - L. Shalaby, EG


TOPICS
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Leukemia (lymphoblastic and myeloid)
- Neuroblastoma
- Bone tumours
- Wilms tumours
- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Medulloblastoma


The course is held in collaboration with NCI, Cairo University and Children Cancer Hospital.

ORGANISING SECRETARIAT   
Daniela Mengato
Euro-Arab School of Oncology (EASO)   
Via Turati, 29     
20121 - Milan, Italy    
Ph: +39 02 85464523
Fax: +39 0285464545          
Email: easo@eso.net

VENUE
17th May: Auditorium of National Cancer Institute
18th May: Auditorium Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357


CERTIFICATES
All participants will be issued a certificate of attendance at the end of the course.


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language of the course will be English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.


INSURANCE
The organisers bear no responsibility for untoward events in connection with, before, during and after the course. Participants are strongly advised to take out their own personal and travel insurance coverage.


EASO BEST CLINICAL CASE PRIZE
All participants are requested to submit  a clinical case relating to one of the subjects of the course in the format of a clinical grand round. Abstracts must be submitted on the course application form. The most interesting cases will be selected for presentation and discussion throughout the meeting.  All presentations should be planned to take no longer than 7 minutes, allowing 3 minutes for short discussion at the end of each presentation. Time limits will be strictly enforced.
The scientific committee will select the participant submitting the best clinical case, who will be awarded a seat in the 5th ESO-SIOP Europe Masterclass in Pediatric Oncology in 2014
The winner will be announced at the end of the second day.

 

 

FACULTY
S. Abdelhadi, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, EG
H. Abdelrahman, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, EG
S. Aboulnaga, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357, Cairo, EG
A. Ayad, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, JO
M. Bayoumi, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, KSA
S. Bielack, Olgahospital, Stuttgart, DE
E. Ebeid, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, EG
A. Eggert, Universitäts Kinderklinik, Essen, DE
A. El Haddad, Dean National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, EG
M. Fawzy, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, EG
H. Hussein, CEO Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357, Cairo, EG
C. Mauz-Körholz, Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Kinder und Jugendmedizin, Halle, DE
C. Patte, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, FR
K. Pritchard-Jones, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
R. Riccardi, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Rome, IT
L. Shalaby, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, EG
I. Sidhom, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, EG
M. Stevens, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK

 

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17 May
08:30		Welcome address: A. El Haddad, EG - L. Shalaby, EG
08:45		Introduction: The Euro-Arab School of Oncology (EASO): Eight years of activity N. Pavlidis, GR
MORNING SESSION Chairs: M. Stevens, UK - S. Abdelhadi, EG
09:00		Paediatric oncology in the Arab world: future perspectives L. Shalaby, EG
09:30		Hodgkin’s lymphoma C. Mauz-Körholz, DE
10:00		Clinical case discussion
10:20		Questions and answers
Chairs: M. Stevens, UK - H. Abdelrahman, EG
10:30		Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma C. Patte, FR
11:00		Clinical case discussion
11:20		Questions and answers
11:30		Prayer and lunch break
AFTERNOON SESSION Chairs: S. Bielack, DE - H. Hussein, EG
14:00		Medulloblastoma R. Riccardi, IT
14:30		Clinical case discussion
14:50		Questions and answers
15:00		Rhabdomyosarcoma M. Stevens, UK
15:30		Clinical case discussion
15:50		Questions and answers
16:00		Coffee break
Chairs: R. Riccardi, IT - E. Ebeid, EG
16:30		Bone tumours S. Bielack, DE
17:00		Clinical case discussion
17:20		Questions and answers
18 May
MORNING SESSION Chairs: K. Pritchard-Jones, UK - I. Sidhom, EG
09:00		Acute Myeloid Leukemia A. El Haddad, EG
09:30		Clinical case discussion
09:50		Questions and answers
10:00		Acute lymphoblastic leukemia R. Riccardi, IT
10:30		Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for malignant haematological disorders in children  A. Ayad, JO
11:00		Clinical case discussion
11:20		Questions and answers
11:30		Coffee break
Chairs: K. Pritchard-Jones, UK - A. El Haddad, EG
12:00		The autologous of bone marrow transplantation in solid tumours M. Bayoumi, KSA
12:30		Clinical case discussion
12:50		Questions and answers
13:00		Lunch break
AFTERNOON SESSION Chairs: A. Eggert, DE - S. Aboulnaga, EG
14:00		Wilms tumours K. Pritchard-Jones, UK
14:30		Clinical case discussion
14:50		Questions and answers
15:00		Coffee break
Chairs: A. Eggert, DE - M. Fawzy, EG
15:30		Neuroblastoma A. Eggert, DE
16:00		Clinical case discussion
16:20		Questions and answers
16:30		Closing remarks