Day 1
Palliative Care Masterclass
Introduction: We have the honour to announce for the 1st palliative care masterclass in the ISCO 2024 on the 9th and the 10th of May 2024 in Waldorf Astoria & Hilton With the collaboration between ISCO, palliative care division of Ottawa University and Saudi German Hospitals.
Workshop Objective and Faculty: The palliative care masterclass will cover different aspects that will help the attendees to excel in the basics of oncology palliative services Fitzgibbon, Parsons, and Abdelaal from the palliative care division of Ottawa University will lead the lectures in the presence of our eminent palliative care professors Samy Alsirafy, Suzan Ahmed, Waleed Hamdy and Dina Ezzeldin with a special attendance from Prof Azza Adel, the head of palliative care division of Hamad University as well as Pain Management professors Prof Ahmed Helmy, Mamdouh Elshall- and Andrew Fares.
Workshop Exam & certificate: At the end of our sessions, a final assessment will be made to evaluate the impact of our workshop with a certificate for those who attend more than 70% of the lectures, which will mention the applicant score An encouraging prize will be given for the highest score. Good luck all
Chairpersons:
Ahmed helmy-Andrew Fares- Azza Ade – Dina Ezz Eldin-Mamdouh Elshal- Samy Alsirafy – Suzan Alhassanin – Waleed Hamdy
Thursday 9th
Waldorf Astoria Hotel ( Hall B )
TIME |
LECTURE |
SPEAKER |
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16:00-16:20 |
Introduction to Palliative Care |
Mohamed Abdelaal |
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16:20-17:00 |
Opioids initiation and rotation |
Ed Fitzgibbon |
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17:00-17:20 |
Adjuvant Pain medications |
Henrique Parsons |
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17:20- 17:40 |
Interventional pain relief |
Ahmed Helmy |
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17:40- 18:00 |
Palliative radiotherapy |
Asmaa Salah |
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18:00- 18:20 |
Break |
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Respiratory symptoms |
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18:20-19:00 |
Dyspnea in cancer patients |
Mohamed Abdelaal |
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19:00-19:20 |
Steroids for symptom management |
Henrique Parsons |
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19:20- 19:30 |
Break |
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End of life |
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19:30-20:00 |
Delirium |
Mohamed Abdelaal |
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20:00-20:30 |
End of life care |
Ed Fitzgibbon |
Day 2
Palliative Care Masterclass
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Friday 10th
Waldorf Astoria Hotel ( Hall B )
TIME |
LECTURE |
SPEAKER |
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GI symptoms |
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15:00-15:40 |
Management of Nausea and |
Henrique Parsons |
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15:40-15:55 |
Malignant bowel obstruction |
Mohamed Abdelaal |
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15:55-16:15 |
Anorexia and cachexia |
Henrique Parsons |
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16:15-16:35 |
Break |
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Communication |
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16:35-17:05 |
The status of Palliative care in Egypt |
Samy Alsirafy |
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17:05-17:25 |
Management of depression and |
Mohamed Abdelaal |
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17:25-17:50 |
How to navigate difficult |
Henrique Parsons |
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17:50- 18:00 |
Break |
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Special Considerations |
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18:00-18:20 |
Palliative care emergencies |
Ed Fitzgibbon |
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18:20-18:40 |
Management of immunotherapy |
Abd-Allah Khalil |
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18:40-19:00 |
Recent updates in symptom |
Ed Fitzgibbon |