Impact of climate change in cancer care: experiences around the globe.

Impact of climate change in cancer care: experiences around the globe.

This event is part of London Global Cancer Week.

The webinar aims to increase awareness of the effects of climate change on patients and healthcare professionals, highlight ways in which the climate impacts on healthcare can be reduced, and discuss the role of clinical trials in this endeavour. This involves a discussion of the importance of climate change in cancer care, testimonies from oncologists of the challenges for patients and providers in climate change-impacted areas, and solution-focused talks on sustainability integration into patient care and clinical research.

Running Order:

1. Welcome (Eduardo L. Cazap)

2.Introduction about climate change (Joan Schiller, OUCH-I)

3. Impact on patients and providers -

a. Experience from Brazil (Gustavo Gossling)

b. Experience from Nigeria (Olubukola Ayodele)

c. Experience from The Philippines (Roselle)

4. Tool kits

a. Clinical trials (Lisa Fox)

b. Medical Oncology

c. Radiotherapy, (Katie Lichter)

d. Surgery, (Shelly Hwang)

This event is jointly hosted by Cancer Trials Ireland, LACOG, SLACOM and OUCH-I.

Host or Publisher Cancer Trials Ireland