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March 20-21 2015

WHAT is it all about

A forum for discussion, development and adoption of tangible actions that can be taken to catalyze high impact international collaborations in cancer Care Research and Education with Africa in Radiation Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Advocacy

Day 1 Theme Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to catalyze international collaborations in cancer care, research and education with Africa.

Day 2 Theme: Africans in Diaspora (AiD) united against cancer: turning brain drain to gains against cancer

Read the publications behind the summit's theme

Inspiring talks

Mary Gospodarowicz President, UICC (Union for International Cancer Control)	Nelly Enwerem-Bromson Director of PACT Program International Atomic Energy Agency	Felicia Knaul Director of Harvard Global Equity Initiative, Director of the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control.
Folakemi Odedina Vice President, AORTIC (African Organization for Research & Training in Cancer). Professor & Program Leader, University of Florida Health Cancer Center	Ted Trimble Director, National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health	H.E. Ambassador Liberata Mulamula Tanzania Ambassador to the USA
Twalib Ngoma Professor of Clinical Oncology and Head of department of Clinical Oncology of Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania	Olufunmilayo Olopade Associate Dean, Global Health The University of Chicago Medicine	Nina Mayr Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington. Chair of the International Education Subcommittee of ASTRO;
Doyin Oluwole Executive Director of the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon initiative at the George W. Bush Institute	Anthony Zietman Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	John Wong Director of Medical Physics, John Hopkins Medicine
Ahmed Elzawawy President of AORTIC President of ICEDOC & ICEDOC's Experts in Cancer Without Borders	Charles K Ayo Vice Chancellor, Covenant University Nigeria	Jason Efstathiou Co-Director of the The BOTSwana Oncology Global Outreach program (BOTSOGO) Radiation Oncologist, Harvard Medical School

Productive International Panel Discussions

Learn about the growing global burden of cancer, the cancer divide --- disparities in cancer Care, Research and Education (CaRE)
Learn about emerging ICTs that can catalyze collaborative global cancer CaRE in radiation oncology, prevention and advocacy
Learn about new low cost technologies and related R&D that can help increase access to cancer care
Learn about partner global health initiatives/activities against cancer by the UICC, IOMP, National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health, Harvard Global Health Institute, Harvard Global Equity Initiative, ASTRO, AAPM
Learn how the Global Health Catalyst Platform makes it easier to participate in collaborative cancer CaRE (including participation from student to retiring faculty and community partners like diaspora groups), with intial focus on radiation oncology, prevention and advocacy

Expected outcomes

Outstanding contributions in global health against cancer
Outstanding contributions to cancer care, research, advocacy and/or education on the African continent by an individual living in Africa
Outstanding contributions to cancer care, research, advocacy and/or education on the African Continent by an African in Diaspora
Cancer prevention/palliative care student competition

Details to follow