The$Euro)Arab$School$of$oncology$in$the$Mena$region$ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

! ! The$Euro)Arab$School$of$oncology$in$the$Mena$region$ (Middle$East$&$North$Africa)$ $ $ Omar!Zakaria!Youssef!M.D,!Ph.D.! A.Professor!of!Surgical!Oncology!(NCI)! ScienAfic!Coordinator!of!EASO! WCC2012

THE!EUROFARAB!SCHOOL!! OF!ONCOLOGY!(EASO)! A!EuroFArab!collaboraAve!programme!in! cancer!medicine,!nursing,!advocacy!and! media! WCC2012

THE!EUROFARAB!SCHOOL!OF!ONCOLOGY! 1. The!History!of!EASO!and!the!Arab!world! 2. ObjecAves! 3. AcAviAes! WCC2012

The!Arab!World ! • 22!countries! • Geography!of!the!region! • PopulaAon!and!races! WCC2012

Cancer!Incidence!in!the!Arab!world ! WCC2012

Incidence!of!common!solid!malignancies!in!some!Arab ! Countries ! (El Attar I., NCI2005) WCC2012

EASO:!THE!ORIGIN! • The!EuroFArab!School!of!Oncology,!was!established!in!2005!in! Cairo!and!Milan,!as!an!evoluAon!of!the!posiAve!collaboraAon! between!the!European!School!of!Oncology!(ESO)!and!the! EgypAan!Ministry!of!Health!and!PopulaAon.!Therea\er,! collaboraAon!was!established!with!AMAAC.!!! WCC2012

EASO:!THE!OBJECTIVES! • To!foster!a!process!of!crossFferAlizaAon!between!the! Arab!and!the!European!medical!knowledge!in!the! field!of!cancer.! • To!encourage!networking!among!the!Arab!countries! and!original!research!in!cancer!medicine,!more! tailored!to!the!local!reality.! • To!expose!European!oncologists!to!new!clinical! situaAons!and!research!issues.! WCC2012

EASO:!THE!EVOLUTION! • Started!as!a!collaboraAon!between!the!European! School!of!Oncology!of!Milan!(ESO)!and!the!Ministry! of!Health!and!PopulaAon!in!Cairo,!supported!by! NaAonal!Cancer!InsAtute!and!Cairo!University,!as!of! 2013!EASO!will!be!structured!to!be!a!joint!iniAaAve! between!ESO!and!AMAAC.! ! WCC2012

EDUCATIONAL!ACTIVITIES ! • Clinical!Masterclass! • Courses!and!seminars! • Sessions!in!scienAfic!conferences! • Other!!EducaAonal!!Projects!!!(prostate!cancer!and!palliaAve!! care!!projects)! • Fellowship!!!programs! • The!EASO!Media!project! WCC2012

EASO!ACTIVITIES!2006F2013! 2006 :!! • Course!on!Advances!in!Clinical!Oncology,! Cairo$ 2007 :!! • 1st!Masterclass!in!Clinical!Oncology,! Cairo$ • EASO!Day!on!Colorectal!Cancer,! Alexandria$ WCC2012

EASO!ACTIVITIES! 2008 :!! 2nd!Masterclass!in!Clinical!Oncology,! Cairo$ • Course!on!Lung!Cancer!and!Mesothelioma,! Damascus$ • $ 2009 :! !EASO!Day!on!Lymphoma,! Alexandria$ • 1st!EducaAonal!Workshop!on!Breast!ReconstrucAve!Surgery,! Cairo$ • EASO!session!on!Breast!Cancer!in!Young!Women!during!9th!Pan!Arab! • Cancer!Congress,! Cairo$ Course!on!Urogenital!Cancers,! Amman$ • WCC2012

EASO!ACTIVITIES!! 2010 :!! • 2nd!EducaAonal!Workshop!on!Breast!ReconstrucAve!Surgery!,! Cairo$ • EASO!session!on!Breast!Cancer!during!the!10th!EGSSO,! Hurghada$ • EASO!Session!on!Colorectal!and!Gastric!Cancer,! Algiers$ !!!!!!!!!!(during!10 th !Pan!Arab!Cancer!Congress)! • EASO!session!on!Gynaecological!Oncology,! Khartoum ! 2011 :!! • 2nd!EducaAonal!Workshop!on!Breast!ReconstrucAve!Surgery,! Cairo$ • EASO!session!on!Oncohematology!during!AORTIC!Conference,! Cairo$ • EASO!Session!on!Cancer!and!Pregnancy,! Casablanca$ • 3rd!EASO!Masterclass!in!Clinical!Oncology,! Amman$ $$$$$$$$$$ (jointly!organised!with!AMAAC)! WCC2012

EASO!ACTIVITIES!! 2012 :!! 4th!EducaAonal!Workshop!on!Breast!ReconstrucAve!Surgery!,! Cairo$ • EASO!Session!on!Locoregional!Management!of!Liver!Metastases,! Tunis$ (during! • 12 th !Pan!Arab!Cancer!Congress)! 1 st !EASO!Red!Sea!Seminar!in!Clinical!Oncology,! Ain$Sokhna ! • 2013 :!! 4 th !EASO!Masterclass!in!Clinical!Oncology,! Amman$ • EASO!session!to!be!decided!during!13 th !Pan!Arab!Cancer!Congress,! Amman$ • EASO!course!on!Paediatric!Oncology,! Cairo$ • EASO!course!on!Colorectal!Cancer,! Cairo$ • EASO!Seminar!on!Prostate!Cancer,! Morocco$$$$$$$$$$ $ • WCC2012

CORE!ACTIVITIES! 1. Masterclass!in!Clinical!Oncology! 2. EducaAonal!Workshop!on!Breast!ReconstrucAve! Surgery! WCC2012

EASO!Masterclass!in!Clinical!Oncology! 2007F2008F2011! StaAsAcs! ! WCC2012

ParAcipants ! 47 50 40 29 30 Males 21 18 Females 20 13 7 10 0 2007(31) 2008(36) 2011(68) WCC2012

ParAcipants ! 15 16 13 14 12 10 Arab Contries 8 Non-Arab 5 6 4 3 4 2 2 0 2007 2008 2011 WCC2012

List!of!countries ! 2007 Cairo 2008 Cairo 2011 Amman 12 Arab Countries 5 Arab countries 15 Arab Countries Egypt 12 Jordan 12 Egypt 14 Egypt 13 Algeria 8 Libya 8 Libya 3 Palestine 5 Sudan 2 Turkey 4 Palestine 2 Turkey 1 Sudan 4 Iraq 2 Albania 1 Sudan 2 Belgium 1 Syria 4 Saudi 1 Belgium 1 Jordan 1 Iraq 4 Slovakia 1 Kuwait 1 Lebanon 3 Nigeria 1 Lebanon 1 Turkey 2 Kuwait 1 Oman 1 Oman 3 Nigeria 1 Syria 1 Bahrain 3 UAE 2 Tunisia 1 Morocco 2 UAE 1 Tunisia 1 Yemen 1 Libya 1 WCC2012

ParAcipants!specialAes ! 33 35 30 25 22 Medical Oncologists 20 Clinical oncologists 16 15 Radiation Oncologists 15 Surgeons 10 9 9 Others 10 6 6 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 2007 2008 2011 WCC2012

EducaAonal!Workshop!on!Breast! ReconstrucAve!Surgery! 2009!to!2012! StaAsAcs! ! WCC2012

• 4!ConsecuAve!workshops! • March!! 2009,2010,2011,2012! WCC2012

Design ! • Based!on!live!surgery!and! ParMcipants$ presentaAons! 250 232 • Aiming!for!breast,!general!and! 200 plasAc!surgeons! 150 135 • InternaAonal!faculty! 115 100 85 • Tumor!board! 50 • Case!presentaAons! 0 • Best!case!presentaAon!prize! 2009 2010 2011 2012 WCC2012

ObjecAves ! • To!promote!surgical!management!of!breast!cancer!in! the!region! • To!introduce!new!surgical!techniques!for!beger! quality!of!service!for!our!breast!cancer!paAents!! • To!beger!educate!and!teach!younger!surgeons!on! fundamentals!of!breast!surgery! WCC2012

ObjecAves ! Surgeons!were!urged!to!present!cases!which!allowed:! • InteracAve!discussions! • PresentaAon!skills! • Best!case!presentaAon!prize:!1!month!sponsorship!in! European!breast!cancer!center! WCC2012

EASO:!THE!PROJECTS! Prostate$Cancer$Project$in$the$MENA$region$(with$the$support$ of$Sanofi$Oncology)$ Started$in$March$2011$)$DuraMon:$3$years$ $ • To!promote!educaAon!in!prostate!cancer!in!the!Arab!speaking! ! countries!(pilot!countries:!TU,!ALG,!EGY,!LB,!KSA,!UAE)! • To!promote!the!collaboraAon!among!the!different!specialists!! and!professionals!involved!in!prostate!cancer!care! • To!promote!the!mulAdisciplinary!approach!and!management!! of!prostate!cancer!paAents!in!all!stages!of!disease.! WCC2012

MulAdisciplinary!teaching! team! (Experts) Design! Clinical'case'discussion:' Real!scenario! InteracAve!discussion! EvidenceFbased!management! 40F50!parAcipants:! Different!specialAes! WCC2012

EASO:$THE$PROJECTS$ PalliaAve!Care!Project!in!Egypt!(supported!by!NCI!and!WHO/ EMRO!OFFICE)!! To!be!extended!to!MENA!region!!F!Expected!duraAon:!3!years! $ $ • Three%%urgent%needs%: !! 1) an!infrastructure!for!hospital/hospiceFat!home!care!available;!! 2) broad!informaAon!of!the!populaAon!about!availability!of!this! infrastructure;!! 3) training!of!the!careFgiving!staff! $ WCC2012

THE!!EASO!!MEDIA!!PROJECT ! The!Goal:!!! to!increase!!local!!media!!awareness! Events:!!! Damascus,!!!May!4,!!!2008 ! !!! Cairo,!!!November!26,!!!2008! WCC2012

The!!EASO!!Website ! Frequent!!updates!!and!!informaAon!!regarding!! EASO’s!!acAviAes!!are!available!!on!!EASO!! website!!! www.easoncology.net!! WCC2012

Thank!you ! WCC2012