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Basic Principles in Oncology Course

15.03.2024  -  28.04.2024

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Block 2

26.04.2024  -  28.04.2024

Basic Principles in Oncology Course

 

Programme

26 April

9:00Registration
9:30Welcome address and general introduction
Alexandru Eniu, CH - Salah Qanadli, CH
9:45Principles of cancer etiology and epidemiology
Freddie Bray, FR
10:15The hallmarks of cancer:Perspectives for cancer medicine
Douglas Hanahan, CH
10:45Coffee break
11:00Principles of cancer genetics
Sheila Unger, CH
11:30Basic principles of imaging in cancer assesment
Salah Qanadli, CH
12:00Basic cancer pathology
Giancarlo Pruneri, IT
12:30Lunch
13:30Principles of staging systems
Ian Tannock, CA
14:00Principles of radiotherapy: Planning , techniques and side effects
Berardino De Bari, CH
14:30Basic principles of endocrine therapy with toxicity
Khalil Zaman, CH
15:00Principles of surgical oncology
Riccardo A. Audisio, IT
15:30Availability and rational use  of anti-cancer therapies (priorities or access to drugs)
Alexandru Eniu, CH
16:00Coffee break
16:30Using common-sense for value-based decision making in oncology
Christopher Booth, CA
17:00Introduction to clinical trials
Tanja Cufer, SI
17:30How to prepare a clinical case presentation
Silvia Brotea-Mosoiu, RO

27 April

9:00Basic principles of chemotherapy with toxicity
Stefan Aebi, CH
9:30Basic principles of targeted therapies with toxicity
Tanja Cufer, SI
10:00Basic principles of immunotherapy with toxicity
Danny Kupka, CH
10:30Principles of patient assessment
Stefan Aebi, CH
11:00Coffee break
11:30Molecular oncology: Towards precision medicine
Christos Sotiriou, BE
12:00Clinical case presentations and discussion
 12:00Pathology
Giancarlo Pruneri, IT
 12:20Immunotherapy
Silvia Brotea-Mosoiu, RO
 12:40Radiotherapy
Fatjona Kraja, AL
13:00Lunch
14:30Oncological emergencies including infection
Anastasia Constantinidou, CY
15:00Survivorship issues in cancer patients
Olivia Pagani, CH
15:30Principles of communication with the cancer patients
Luzia Travado, PT
16:00Coffee break
16:30Paraneoplastic syndromes
Emanuela Salati, CH
17:00Critical appraisal of papers
Ian Tannock, CA
17:30Career planning and opportunities - Round table discussion
Silvia Brotea-Mosoiu, RO - Tanja Cufer, SI - Alexandru Eniu, CH - Ian Tannock, CA

28 April

9:00Principles of supportive care in cancer patients
Matti Aapro, CH
9:30Cancer in the elderly
Matti Aapro, CH
10:00Multidisciplinary care and tumour boards
Alexandru Eniu, CH
10:30Clinical case presentations and discussion
 10:30Case on infection
Anastasia Constantinidou, CY
 10:50An emergency case
Asteria Nikolopoulou, CH
11:15Coffee break
11:45Self assessment test
12:45Closing remarks and departures

Faculty

Matti Aapro, Clinique de Genolier, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, CH
Stefan Aebi, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Lucerne, CH
Riccardo A. Audisio, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Göteborg, SE
Christopher Booth, Queen's University, Dept. of Oncology, Kingston, ON, CA
Freddie Bray, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Section of Cancer Surveillance, Lyon, FR
Silvia Brotea-Mosoiu, Oncology Institute of Bucharest, Medical Oncology Dept., Bucharest, RO
Anastasia Constantinidou, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre and Medical School University of Cyprus, Dept. of Oncology, Nicosia, CY
Tanja Cufer, University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty, Ljubljana, SI
Berardino De Bari, Neuchâtel Hospital Network, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
Alexandru Eniu, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Medical Oncology, Rennaz, CH
Douglas Hanahan, ISREC- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer, Dept. of Life Sciences, Lausanne, CH
Fatjona Kraja, Mother Teresa University Hospital, Oncology Dept., Tirana, AL
Danny Kupka, Freiburger Spital, HFR Kantonsspital Freiburg, Department of Oncology, Freiburg, CH
Asteria Nikolopoulou, Hopital Riviera Chablais, Dept. of Oncology, Rennaz, CH
Olivia Pagani, Hopital Riviera Chablais, Dept. of Oncology, Rennaz, CH
Giancarlo Pruneri, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS Foundation, Pathology Dpt., Milano, IT
Salah Qanadli, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Rennaz, CH
Emanuela Salati, Hopital Riviera Chablais, Dept. of Oncology, Rennaz, CH
Christos Sotiriou, Institut Jules Bordet, Breast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory J.C. Heuson, Brussels, BE
Ian Tannock, Princess Margaret Hospital, Dept of Oncology and Haematology, Toronto, CA
Luzia Travado, Champalimaud Foundation, Champalimaud Clinical and Research Center, Lisbon, PT
Sheila Unger, Genetica, Medical Genetics Department, Lausanne, CH
Khalil Zaman, CHUV - Centro Ospedaliero Universitario del Vaud, Oncology Dpt., Lausanne, CH