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Note to authors and poster presenters:
It has come to our attention that fraudulent approaches are being made to AORTIC 2017 authors, inviting full papers to be peer reviewed and published in what are clearly fake journals. Please investigate any such offers carefully before you share your work or any personal details.
Learn, update your knowledge, and improve your skills
AORTIC presents its most innovative and interactive educational programme yet, addressing issues across the full cancer-care continuum. Designed to spark collaboration and generate spaces for sharing experiences, the 2017 programme will ask the difficult questions, share real case studies, and create solutions!
Main themes
Advocacy
Cancer biology
Cancer registration
Economics of cancer control
Genetics
Grant writing
National cancer control plans
Oncology nursing
Pain management
Palliative care
Pathology
Psycho-oncology
Sexuality and cancer
Site-specific cancers
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)/Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Earn 26 general and 12 ethic (a total of 38) level 1 CPD points by attending the AORTIC 2017 Conference.
The purpose of CPD is to assist health professionals to maintain and acquire new and updated levels of knowledge, skills and ethical attitudes that will be of measurable benefit in professional practice and to enhance and promote professional integrity.
See the Letter of Approval for CPD points accreditation here.
NB You must sign the register each day (located in the registration area) to earn points and be issued with a certificate.
Programme at a glance
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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| MORNING |
Registration and accreditation Opening ceremony Keynote lecture |
Registration and accreditation Roundtable focus group Morning workshop hour Keynote lecture Concurrent sessions |
Registration and accreditation Roundtable focus group Morning workshop hour Keynote lecture Concurrent sessions |
Registration and accreditation Roundtable focus group Morning workshop hour Keynote lecture Concurrent sessions |
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| AFTERNOON |
AORTIC Council meeting |
Concurrent sessions |
Post lunch workshop hour Concurrent sessions |
Post lunch workshop hour Concurrent sessions |
Post lunch workshop hour Concurrent sessions Closing ceremony |
| EVENING |
Welcome reception and poster session 1 |
AORTIC members tea and General Meeting |
Poster session 2 Conference dinnner |