Last two days to register at standard rates

Thursday, 5 November is the last day to register and pay the Standard registration rate. From Friday, 6 November Late/Onsite rates will be applicable. If you have not yet paid for your registration, please do so before then to avoid having to pay the higher rate.

Accommodation
Haven’t booked accommodation yet? See the website for last minute special accommodation rates! To book complete the Accommodation Booking Form and return it to sales@dmc-morocco.com.

Tours
Make the most out of being in Marrakech, Morocco and take a half or full day tour. For more details, see the website.
 

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WORKSHOPS AND SIDE EVENTS IN THE SPOT LIGHT

Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetic Counselling
09:00 – 13:00, Wednesday 18 November | Fez 1
Don't miss an exciting opportunity to update your knowledge of genetics! This workshop will focus on fundamental concepts and case-based learning for clinicians who want to integrate genetics into their clinical practices. In order to tailor this workshop to your experiences, barriers and practice needs, we encourage you to submit a challenging or interesting case from your practice related to the use of genetic counselling and testing for cancer risk assessment to Kristyna Hulland (khulland@bsd.uchicago.edu) by 14 November. For more information see here.

AORTIC Research Committee Town Hall Meeting
09:00 – 11:00, Thursday 19 November | Karam 4
Presentations include Perspectives on Developing African Cancer Research from the NCI by Dr. Ted Trimble, and from the South Africa MRC by Dr. Cristina Stefan, a presentation on Developing Communities of Research Practice by Dr. Yuri Quintata from Harvard University, and a discussion of the development of an Africa Cancer Research Alliance. All meeting attendees are invited to participate.

Pathology Immunohistochemistry Workshop
Full day, Thursday 19 November | At a hospital (transport provided)
The pathology special interest group (aka African Pathologists Forum) in AORTIC is pleased to organize an immunohistochemistry (IHC) workshop at the 2015 AORTIC conference in Marrakech, Morocco. This is a comprehensive one day workshop providing hands on experience in practical IHC techniques with didactics on the basics of IHC applications, interpretation and troubleshooting. The cost efficient use of antibody panels (especially in low resource countries) in the diagnosis of undifferentiated tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, hematopatholoy and CNS tumors will be presented by experts in the various fields.

NB: Only registered AORTIC 2015 Conference delegates may attend this workshop. Participation is limited to 40 delegates, and will be allocated on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis. To reserve your space complete this form are return it to admin@aortic-africa.org.