upcoming events

| Saturday August 14th (15:00 – 18:00 EAT) | ||
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| 1st Hour | 15:00 – 16:00 (EAT): Importance of a CNS Tumor Registry in SSA | Planned speaker(s) |
| 15:00-15:05 | Introduction and welcome remarks | Joyce Kambugu |
| 15:05-15:15 | SNOSSA President Address | James Balogun |
| 15:15-15:25 | Collaborative process to develop resource adapted guidelines: PODC Medulloblastoma example and lessons learned | Alan Davidson |
| 15:25- 15:35 | Genomic landscape of brain tumors in SSA | Solomon Rotimi |
| 15:35-15:55 | Keynote: Importance of Neuro-oncology registry in Sub-Saharan Africa | Ekokobe Fonkem |
| 15:55-16:00 | Break | |
| 2nd Hour | 16:00-17:00 (EAT) Multidisciplinary break-through data driven science | |
| 16:00-16:15 | Use of neonatal dried bloodspots to evaluate germline cancer predisposition in gliomas | Kyle Walsh |
| 16:30-16:40 | What’s next in neuro pathology – Liquid Biopsies to leapfrog limited pathology capacity | Desmond Brown |
| 16:40 –16:55 | Radiation-Oncology education needs in SSA | Jeannette Parkes |
| 16:55-17:00 | Break | |
| 3rd Hour | 17:00-18:00 (EAT) Implementation and Utilization of a NeuroOncology Registry in Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| 17:00-17:15 | Current IARC CanReg 5: Gaps for neuro oncology use | Henry Wabinga |
| 17:15-17:30 | Machine Learning in Neuro-Oncology: Can Data Analysis Change Decision-Making Paradigms | Isabelle Germano |
| 17:30-17:45 | Implementation barriers for establishing a neuro-oncology patient registry (Interactive Discussion) | Jonas Nsengiyumva & Teddy Totimeh |
| 17:45-18:00 | Special Topic: Harnessing social media for SNOSSA | Monica Adams |
| Sunday August 15th (15:00-18:00 EAT) | ||
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| 1st Hour | 15:00-1600 (EAT) : Capacity Development for Best Practice Care | Planned speaker(s) |
| 13:00-13:05 | Day 1 Overview and Day 2 Introduction | Kristin Schroeder |
| 15:05-15:20 | Telemedicine in neuro-oncology: opportunities for improvement in care. | Na Tosha Gatson |
| 15:20-15:35 | Establishing neuro-surgery training program in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mulago Neuro oncology residency program | Hussein Ssenyonjo |
| 15:35-15:55 | Keynote -Brain tumours and COVID-19: the patient and caregiver experience (IBTA Survey results) | Kathy Oliver |
| 15:55-16:00 | Break | |
| 2nd Hour | 16:00-17:00 What’s next? Advocacy and after therapy care for Brain Tumor survivors in Africa | |
| 16:00-16:15 | Establishing a Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program in Rwanda | Fidel Rubagumya (pending acceptance) |
| 16:15-16:30 | Neurocognitive impact of therapy – EORTC Low grade glioma trial | Brigitta Baumert |
| 16:30-16:40 | Physical therapy needs within neuro oncology community | TBD |
| 16:40-16:55 | Neuro oncology patient advocacy for care along cancer continuum | Bonni Suckling |
| 16:55-17:00 | Break | |
| 3rd Hour | Tumor Board and Wrap Up | |
| 17:00-17:20 | Tumor board – Case Discussion | Ghana MTB |
| 17:20-17:25 | Closing remarks | Joyce Kambugu |
| 17:25-18:00 | Annual Business Meeting | James Balogun / Teddy Totimeh |
| Speakers: | |||
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| Joyce Kambugu, MMed is the |
| Desmond Brown MD, PhD, is an |
| James Balogun, MD is the
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| Alan Davidson, MD is a |
| Brigitta Baumert MD, PhD, is
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| Na Tosha Gatson, MD PhD, is |
| Isabelle Germano MD, MBA |
| Hussein Ssenyonjo MD is a |
| Jonas Nsengiyumva, MD is |
| Bonni Suckling is the founder of the Rainbows and Smiles Childhood Cancer Foundation, which offers emotional, social and financial support to families of children diagnosed with cancer. |
| Kathy Oliver is Chair and a Founding |
| Teddy Totimeh MD, is the
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![]() | Jeannette Parkes, MD is the Head of the Department of Radiation Medicine at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital. | ![]() | Henry Wabinga, MMed, MD is a Professor of Pathology at the Makerere University and Director of the Kampala Cancer Registry |
| Solomon Rotimi, PhD is |
| Kyle Walsh PhD, is |
| Kristin Schroeder MD MPH is
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| Wael Zekri, MB.BCh (MD) is
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