CONFERENCE PROGRAM

VIRTUAL KENYA INTERNATIONAL

CANCER CONFERENCE 2020
21st NOVEMBER 2020
PLENARY I
TIME ACTIVITY SPEAKER/MODERATOR
08h00 – 08h30 REGISTRATION SECRETARIAT
08h30 – 08h45 WELCOME REMARKS – CONFERENCE CHAIR ANDREW ODHIAMBO (KENYA)
PLENARY I: VALUE BASED CARE IN ONCOLOGY
CO CHAIRS: SITNA MWANZI, PETER OYIRO
08h45 – 09h00 Introduction to value based care Miriam Mutebi (Kenya)
09h00 – 09h10 Measuring clinical outcomes in oncology Asirwa Chite (Kenya)
09h10 – 09h20 Role of leadership in driving quality agenda Alfred Karagu (Kenya)
09h20 – 09h30 Cancer research: A tool to guide quality care Margaret Fitch (Canada)
09h30 – 09h40 Q&A
09h40 – 09h50 Therapeutic landscape of immune checkpoint inhibitors in Oncology Nicholas Abinya (Kenya)
09h50 – 10h00 Biosimilars: Option and adoption in oncology Gustavo Milone (Argentina)
10h00 – 10h10 Chemotherapy Access Programs Kennedy Ngongo (Kenya)
10h10 – 10h25 Q&A
10h25 – 11h00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS CO-CHAIRS MIRIAM MUTEBI & NICHOLAS ABINYA
KEYNOTE I: CROSSING THE VALUE AND QUALITY CHASM IN DELIVERY OF NAZIK HAMMAD (Canada)
CANCER CARE

KEYNOTE II: CANCER GROUNDSHOT: THE CONCEPT OF PRIORITIZATION IN BISHAL GYAWALI (Canada)
ONCOLOGY

11h00 – 11h30 VIRTUAL BREAK I – NETWOKING, EXHIBITION, POSTER VIEWING

 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE BREAKOUTS
TIME SITE SPECIFIC KESHO-AORTIC POLICY, ADVOCACY ONC Kenya
AND PALLIATIVE CARE
11h30 – 12h10 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6
BREAST GI CANCER BUILDING REGIONAL PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING CARE
CO-CHAIRS: ASIM CO-CHAIRS: ANDREW MANAGEMENT COLLABORATIONS CO-CHAIRS: ZIPPORAH IN ONCOLOGY
JAMAL, JP BOR ODHIAMBO, CO-CHAIRS: MARY CO-CHAIRS: MIRIAM ALI, DAVID MAKUMI CO-CHAIRS:
CATHERINE NYANGASI, MUTEBI, ALFRED KARAGU ROSELYNE OKUMU,
NYONGESA MOHAMMED EZZI GLADYS NDUKU
Final Results of Clinicopathological Validation of Opening and Welcome Legal issues in Intracavitary
Breast Cancer Care characteristics of IMRT/VMAT Address – Abubakar Bello – palliative care brachytherapy for
(BRECC) Registry at colorectal cancer at Commissioning at TNH 5 minutes David Musyoki gynecological
the Kenyatta Kenyatta National using Intro Building regional (Kenya) malignancies: the
National Hospital, Hospital AAPM TG – 119 test collaboration- Miriam nursing
Nairobi, Kenya. Andrew Odhiambo suite Mutebi (Kenya) -2 minutes perspective
Nicholas Abinya (Kenya) Fred Asige (Kenya) Mustapha Aliyu,
(Kenya) Research Committee (Nigeria)
presentation- Folake
Odedina- 5 minutes

Breast health Clinico-pathological Improving Diagnostic Choosing wisely Africa Delivery of Palliative Radiotherapy
awareness characteristics and Pathology in Kenya Fidel Rubagumya, (Rwanda) Care Services to treatment process
campaign and outcomes of gastric through a Holistic, children in Kenya; is it and care of
childhood
screening – a pilot cancer among Multi-Sector Approach a mirage? meduloblastoma at
in Nyeri county, patients at kenyatta Joseph Hargan- Jessie Githanga the Kenyatta
Kenya national hospital: a Calvopiña (USA) (Kenya) National Hospital
Joan-Paula Bor- retrospective chart Faith Fidelma &
Malenya (Kenya) review Roselyne Okumu
Mohamed Maallim (Kenya)
(Kenya)
Genetic testing for Treatment outcomes Oncology and pain: National cancer control Integration of PC in Management of
screening for of GIST patients new paradigms plans and development of continuum of cancer Radiation Toxicity
familial breast attending GIPAP necessary for the Ethiopian Oncology care in Head and Neck
cancer: a clinic at Nairobi applications under Society (ESHO) John Weru (Kenya) Cancers
comparative study Hospital local circumstances in Kunuz Abdella, Fahmi Seid Primus Ochieng
of services offered Caroline Tonio African communities. (Ethiopia) (Kenya)
in Kenya and the (Kenya) Rob Tenbrinck
United Kingdom (Netherlands)
 Catherine Mutinda
(Kenya)

Q&A Q&A Q&A Research and opportunities Q&A Q&A

for collaboration
Susan Citonje/ Ntokozo
Ndlovu, Zambia
(Zimbabwe)

12h10 -12h50 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6
BREAST CANCER HAEMOATOLOGY CANCER AORTIC POLICY & NURSING CARE
CO-CHAIRS: ASIM CO-CHAIRS: MATILDA MANAGEMENT CO-CHAIRS: MIRIAM ADVOCACY IN ONCOLOGY
JAMAL, JP BOR ONG’ONDI, CO-CHAIRS: MARY MUTEBI, ALFRED KARAGU CO-CHAIRS: ZIPPORAH CO-CHAIRS:
NICHOLAS ABINYA NYANGASI, ALI, DAVID MAKUMI ROSELYNE OKUMU,
MOHAMMED EZZI GLADYS NDUKU
Breast cancer in The impact of NHIF Global Oncology and Translational research in Midterm review of the Status of oncology
SSA on treatment for Africa Eastern Africa- Kenya National Cancer nursing education
lymphoma patients Cristina Stefan, (SA) Sudan/Zambia/Kenya Control Strategy 2017- and training in
Abubakar Bello at MTRH Sulma Mohammed (USA) 2022 implementation: Africa
(Nigeria) Lorna Akinyi (Kenya) Progress and gaps Naomi Oyoe
Valerian Mwenda Ohene Oti (Ghana)
(Kenya)

A Retrospective Factors affecting Research at the Uganda Funders and ‘Xannun’ nursing
Analysis of health-related quality Cancer Institute collaborators of cancer care model for
Presentation, of life among prostate Henry Ddungu, (Uganda) research in Kenya, cancer pain
Treatment and cancer patients: A 2007-2017: A management
Outcomes of systematic review bibliometric analysis among adult
Multiple Myeloma at Amsalu Degu (Kenya) Anyona Joseph patients at Garissa
Moi Teaching & (Kenya) County Referral
Referral Hospital, Hospital (GCRH),
Eldoret, Kenya Kenya
Kelvin Manyega Fatuma A. Affey
(Kenya) (Kenya)

Pregnancy after Outcome of Severe Leveraging Mobile Education and Training IAEA TC assistance to Facilitators to
breast cancer Chemotherapy- Phone Navigation for Committee presentation- Kenya aimed at Cancer Pain
Management
diagnosis: The Induced Neutropenia Cancer Care Continuity Nazik Hammad- 5 minutes providing quality
Among Nurses in
experience of in the COVID Era: and Support During cancer diagnosis and Kenya -A Focused
Alexandria, Egypt. The Nairobi Hospital the COVID-19 Brainstorming session- treatment Ethnography
Experience Pandemic at Kenyatta Building regional networks Shaukat Abdulrazak Lister Onsongo
Abeid Athman Nicholas Abinya National Hospital (Austria) (Kenya)
Omar (Egypt) (Kenya) Catherine Nyongesa
(Kenya)
12.40-12.50 Q&A Updates in CML Q&A Brainstorming session- Q&A Q&A
Management Building regional networks
Amha Gebremedhin
(Ethiopia)
12h50 – 13h30 C1
CANCER MANAGEMENT
CO-CHAIRS: ANDREW
ODHIAMBO, MERCY GATUA
Advances in the treatment of
advanced colorectal cancer
(mCRC)
Paul Ruff (SA)
C2 C3 C4 C5
CANCER MANAGEMENT AORTIC – THE PHYSICIAN PALLIATIVE CARE &
CO-CHAIRS: MATILDA ONGONDI, ONCOLOGIST & MEDIA WELLNESS SURVIVORSHIP
YATTICH ROBERT CO-CHAIRS: MIRIAM CO-CHAIRS: PHILLIP CO-CHAIRS: PAMELA WERE
MUTEBI, ALFRED KARAGU ODIYO, ESTHER GLADYS NDUKU
NAFULA
Toward a Regional Approach to Engaging with social media- Burn out in oncology Palliative Sedation, What
Quality Childhood Cancer Drug Tips and tricks HCPs it is and what it is not
Access in East Africa Neil Floch Phillip Odiyo (Kenya) Tayreez Mushani,
(USA) (Canada)
William Macharia (Kenya)

Emerging therapies in triple
negative breast cancer
Gladwell Kiarie (Kenya)
Breast Cancer as seen at the Cancer associated thrombosis
Nairobi Hospital: A
preliminary analysis
Nicholas Abinya (Kenya)
New clinical patterns of The written word- How to
childhood non-hodgkin Navigate –Letters to the
lymphoma in Sub-Saharan editor/ Op –
Africa eds/educational
Irene Nzamu (Kenya) Dicey Scroggins (USA)
Interactive session-
Creating Health education
Matilda Ongondi (Kenya) content-Dicey
Scroggins/Miriam Mutebi
(Kenya)
Spiritual Care: An Challenges and
essential component survivorship strategies
of Palliative Care post cancer treatment;
Richard W. Bauer experiences from
(Kenya) international cancer
institute
Pamela Were (Kenya)
Addressing Addressing Quality Of Life
uncertainty or fear in Cancer Survivorship as a
Esther Nafula Bridge to Improve Health
(Kenya) Literacy in Africa
Benda Kithaka (Kenya)

Q&A Q&A Bonus feature - Creating Consent and Q&A

your own video- content Disclosure – how
to highlight work/educate- much is too much?
Dicey Scroggins (USA) Sayed Karar
(Kenya)

13h30 – 14h00 VIRTUAL BREAK II – NETWOKING, EXHIBITION, POSTER VIEWING

 PLENARY II
TIME ACTIVITY/TOPIC SPEAKER

14h00 – 14h30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS CO-CHAIRS MOHAMED EZZI & CATHERINE NYONGESA
CLINICAL TRIALS IN AFRICA; CHALLENGES & THE FUTURE FOLAKE ODEDINA & DELVA SHAMLEY
UCT (SA)
PLENARY II: CANCER CARE IN THE COVID ERA : LESSONS LEARNT & POST- COVID
CO-CHAIRS: ALICE MUSIBI, FRED ASIGE
The effect of COVID-19 in a devolved system of cancer care provision in a low
14h30 – 14h45 Mary Nyangasi (Kenya)
and middle-income country: the case of Kenya
14h45 – 15h00 Induction chemo for AML: Challenges and opportunities Matilda Ongondi (Kenya)

15h00 – 15h15 Childhood cancer management: Lessons learnt Jamilla Rajab (Kenya)

Abdalla Abdulkarim (Kenya)

15h15 – 15h30 Optimising cancer surgery during a pandemic
Alex Muturi (Kenya)

Catherine Nyongesa (Kenya)

15h30 – 15h45 Adopting new radiation oncology techniques
Angela Waweru (Kenya)
15h45 – 16h00 Q&A
16h00 – 16h05 VOTE OF THANKS – ZIPPORAH ALI – KEHPCA CHAIR
16h05 – 16h10 CLOSING REMARKS – SITNA MWANZI – KESHO CHAIR

VIRTUAL BREAK III – NETWOKING, EXHIBITION, POSTER VIEWING

16h10 – 18h30
PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE UNTIL 20th DECEMBER 2020