Workshops
AORTIC Virtual Education and Training Symposium
Theme: “Local training of the oncology workforce: road to sustainable cancer care delivery”.
The symposium brought together 99 participants. At the symposium, the preliminary results of the AORTIC education and training committee mapping of oncology programs in Africa was presented.
The symposium involved presentations of education activities across various disciplines vital to cancer care, including surgical oncology, oncology nursing, radiation therapy, oncology pharmacy, medical physics, palliative care and psycho-oncology.
Engaging panel discussions involving trainees and faculty titled “Surviving and Thriving in Training” and “The Joys & Perils of Teaching” respectively, with discussions from across the continent were some of the highlights of the symposium.
We would like to say thank you to all those who participated in the Best of ASCO Africa and the Education and Training Symposium.
AORTIC Education and Training
Local training of the oncology workforce: Road to sustainable cancer care delivery
Thursday 22 April 2021 15H00 – 18H20 CAT / UTC +2 HOURS
| Time CAT / UTC +2 | Topic |
|---|---|
| 15:00–15:02 | Opening Remarks |
| 15:02–15:07 | Welcome |
| 15:07–15:10 | Polling announcement and instructions |
| 15:10–15:25 | Mapping of Oncology Training in Africa |
| 15:25–15:55 | Trainees Panel Discussion: Surviving and Thriving in Training |
| 15:55–16:05 | Accreditation of Training program: options for regional collaborations |
| 16:05–16:10 | UICC Fellowship Programs for African Trainees |
| 16:10–16:20 | Harnessing the power of IT: strengthening training through working together |
| 16:20–16:35 | Surgical oncology |
| 16:35–16:45 | Oncology nursing |
| 16:45–16:55 | Radiation therapy Training in Africa |
| 16:55–17:00 | Comfort Break |
| 17:00–17:10 | Oncology Pharmacy |
| 17:10–17:20 | Medical Physics |
| 17:20–17:25 | Psycho-oncology |
| 17:25–17:32 | How Palliative workforce is being trained in Africa |
| 17:32–17:37 | AORTIC Faculty Development Project Update |
| 17:37–18:07 | Teaching Faculty Corner panel discussion: The Joys & Perils of Teaching |
| 18:07–18:27 | Q & A |
| 18:27–18:37 | Conclusions & Closing |
AORTIC Inaugural Cancer Education and Training Workshop
19 to 21 October 2016
Venue: National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Planning Committee:
Obiajulu Ndubu (Chair)
Ramatu Hassan (Co-Chair)
Chibuike Chigbu
Adenike Onibokun
Kwanele Asrate Shongwe
Clement Gwedu
Folake Odefirin
Skye Wilson
Pelimse Rodriguez
The AORTIC Inaugural Cancer Education and Training Workshop took place from 19 to 21 October 2016 at the National Trauma Centre in Abuja, Nigeria.
The workshop titled “Cancer Control, Training and Research: Capacity Building for the 21st Century” was aimed at providing a high quality, cross-cutting, cancer education and training program.
This 3-day workshop focused on the basics of cancer and cancer care and covered the following 5 cross-cutting themes:
- Cancer Control and Care Continuum
- Cancer Diagnosis
- Cancer Therapies
- Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer
- Systems Approach to Effective Cancer Control
A pre-conference workshop focused on Basics of Cancer Prevention and Cancer Care was held on the 19th of October. The Opening Ceremony was held at the Re-cognition Lecture Hall on the evening of the pre-conference workshop and the Honourable Minister of Health for Nigeria, Professor Isaac Adewole, who is an AORTIC Past President, delivered the keynote.
This event was attended by dignitaries and representatives from the Ministry of Health and participants had the opportunity to interact with the Honourable Minister of Health.
The multidisciplinary and inter-disciplinary audience who attended the 3-day workshop included cancer clinicians, researchers, advocates, survivors, care givers, students, health care personnel providing primary care services as well as policy makers and media persons across Africa.
The AORTIC Education & Training Virtual Platform was launched on the 20th of October 2016. Participants were very enthusiastic and turned up in their numbers to attend the Grand Opening of the virtual platform which will be accessible to the public until 31 December 2016 and thereafter restricted to AORTIC members only.
The workshop was a resounding success with a total attendance of 173 participants. All participants were issued attendance certificates whilst doctors who participated also received 10 CME points certification.
This workshop highlighted that African health professionals are interested in learning about cancer.
