4TH GLOBAL ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS CANCER CONGRESS 13-15 JULY 2020 AT THE DE VERE GRAND CONNAUGHT ROOMS, LONDON, UK

CONFERENCE PROGRAMMEGlobal sharing and collaboration-building for AYA with cancer

MONDAY 13 JULYDay 1: Collaboration

TUESDAY 14 JULYDay 2: Equity and participation

19:00

08:00

09:30 - 13:15

14:15 - 18:00

07:45

08:30 - 12:30

Registration, coffee and poster set up

MORNING SESSION Official opening of the Congress

Welcome and introduction

Opening address from the Global Accord Partners: Teenage Cancer Trust, Teen Cancer America and CanTeen Australia

Plenary lectures:

The hidden natural history and causes of childhood leukaemia Professor Sir Mel Greaves, Founding Director, Centre for Evolution and Cancer, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK

AYA Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia – what have we learnt and where are we going Professor Rachael Hough, Consultant Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University College Hospital, London, UK

Improving access to cancer care for AYA: the role of the World Health Organisation Dr Andre Ilbawi, Technical Officer, Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, World Health Organisation

Speaker panel discussion and audience Q&A

Concurrent oral presentation of submitted abstracts

AFTERNOON SESSIONConcurrent oral presentation of submitted abstracts

Concurrent oral presentation of submitted abstracts

Day’s summary and close

Registration, coffee and poster viewing

MORNING SESSION Welcome to Day 2

Plenary lectures:

Challenges of setting up AYA cancer services in developing countries Dr Amita Mahajan, Senior Consultant Paediatric Hem Oncology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India

Cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking in young people Dr Fiona Walter, Principal Researcher in Primary Care Cancer Research, The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK

Addressing the paucity of AYA clinical trials through a paediatric- adult partnership Dr Susan Parsons, Associate Director, Research Collaborations; Professor of Medicine Tufts CTSI; Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA

Understanding the needs of LGBTI young people with cancer: critical intersections of care Mairghread Clarke, Social Worker, ONTrac at Peter Mac Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia. Nicholas Ball, Youth Participation & Engagement Intern (2018 – 2020) ONTrac at Peter Mac Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service, Australia

Speaker panel discussion and audience Q&A

Concurrent oral presentations of submitted abstracts

AFTERNOON SESSIONConcurrent oral presentations of submitted abstracts

Interactive Case Study

Adolescents' participation in decision-making: legal and ethical tensionsPanel to be confirmed

Day’s summary and close

Optional social event: Gala Dinner

13:30 - 17:00

Refreshment break, networking, exhibition and posters

Refreshment break, networking, exhibition and posters

Refreshment break, networking, exhibition and posters

Lunch, networking, exhibition and posters. Meet the specialist.

Refreshment break, networking, exhibition and posters

Lunch, networking, exhibition and posters. Meet the specialist.

Welcome Drinks Reception, poster viewing and networking18:00 - 20:00

13:30 - 15:00

WEDNESDAY 15 JULYDay 3 : Alliances and empowerment

07:45

08:30 - 12:30

Registration, coffee and poster viewing

MORNING SESSIONWelcome to Day 3

Plenary lectures:

Psycho-social dilemma surrounding the care and survivorship of adolescents with cancer Dr Francine Kouya, Paediatric Oncologist Supervisor of Paediatric Oncology for the Cameroon Baptist Convention, Banso Baptist Hospital, Cameroon

Exercise therapy: The emerging standard for optimal AYA cancer care Dr Scott Adams, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada

Nutrition and AYA Cancer Professor Mike Stevens, Emeritus Professor, University of Bristol, UK

Training clinicians to tackle conversational taboos: An update on the Global AYA Accord End-of-Life study Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly, Clinical Psychologist & Post-Doctoral Fellow, Deputy Head, Behavioural Sciences Unit, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Australia

Speaker panel discussion and audience Q&A

Concurrent oral presentations of submitted abstracts

AFTERNOON SESSIONPlenary lectures:

Supporting AYA in adult healthcare facilities John Poyton, CEO, Redthread, UK

Global overview of the emerging trends in AYA cancer Professor Dan Stark, Professor of Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Research, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, School of Medicine, University of Leeds; Honorary Consultant in Cancer Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

Speaker panel discussion and audience Q&A

Closing ceremony

Congress Summary

Awards

Congress close

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Lunch, networking, exhibition and posters. Meet the specialist.

Refreshment break, networking, exhibition and posters

Closing ceremony

Lunch, networking, exhibition and posters. Meet the specialist.

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15:00 - 15:30