Dear SIOP Colleagues,
Please join us for the first webinar “Engaging communities forgotten by cancer research in LMICs and at the NCI – A Case Study of Malawi” of our joint 2025 webinar series, where members of SIOP North America Global Health Committee and ASPHO’s Global Special Interest Group (SIG) seek engaging topics and jointly develop the webinar content.
>> February 19, 2025
>> 4 pm CET (Geneva)
>> Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MNnTX47BQWOEWDhqVCl-JQ
The webinar is free of charge and open to all (you will not need to be a SIOP or ASPHO member to join).
Speaker:
Satish Gopal, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, NCI Center for Global Health
Moderators:
Dr Jeremy Slone (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital) Dr Cesar Nunez (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center) Dr Benjamin Watkins (Children’s Hospital New Orleans) Dr Nmazuo Ozuah (Texas Children’s Hospital)
Learning Objectives:
1. Analyze the global burden of cancer particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and its broader economic, development, and societal implications.
2. Analyze multidimensional cancer research inequities in relation to the global cancer burden in LMICs.
3. Develop research studies, interventions, and programs that improve the lives of people affected by cancer in LMICs while generating valuable knowledge for the broader cancer research community.
The recording of this meeting will be published on the SIOP/ASPHO website and SIOP/ASPHO YouTube Channels.
For queries or further information, please send an email to: info@siop-online.org
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Warm regards,
SIOP Secretariat
