Global Oncology Seminar
The Center for Global Oncology and Health Equity at the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center presents a monthly seminar series focused on various aspects of global oncology.
Recordings of past presentations are available:
The Center’s director, Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., MD, presented “Global Oncology–The AMPATH Experiment.”
Terry Vik, MD, presented “Project ECHO and Telemedicine: Changing the Landscape of Cancer Care and Education in Kenya.”
Toby Maurer, MD, presented on “Kaposi’s Sarcoma–Here to Stay”
Sonak Pastakia, PharmD, MPH, PhD, BCPS, FCCP, presented “Global 2 Local: Advancing Equity through Comprehensive Service Delivery.”
JoAnna Hunter-Squires, MD, FACS, presented “What does it take to build a world-class breast cancer programme?”
Dr. Hussein Elias, MMED Family Medicine, presented “Feasibility of a Hub and Spoke Model of Palliative Care Service Delivery.”
Dr. Nate Nessle, DO, presented “360° Care Model for Fevers in Kids with Cancer.”
Festus Njuguna, MBChB, MMed, PhD, and Gilbert Olbara, MBChB, MMed, presented “Progress in Care of Children with Cancer in Western Kenya: a Decade of Experience.”
Dr. Teresa Cherop Lotodo presented “The Progress of Multiple Myeloma Care in the Past Decade at MTRH”
Dr. Jenny Morgan presented “Breast Cancer Screening Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa.”
Satish Gopal, MD, MPH, presented "Toward ending cancer was we know it everywhere at the NCI Center for Global Health."
Naftali Busakhala, MBChB, MMed presented "The Role of KESHO in improving cancer care in Kenya."
Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin presented “The Global Burden of Cervical Precancer and Cancer.”
Dr. Evangline Njiru presented “Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Western Kenya: Risk factors, Early Diagnosis and Surgical Management (The HepWek Project).”
Dr. Kirtika Patel presenting "Cancer Registry: A Tool for Cancer Control"
Monica van Prooijen, PhD, presented, "Helping Medical Physicists in Kenya."