AORTIC 2025 WORKING PROGRAMME - Hammamet, Tunisia: 2 - 5 November 2025
Legends | CONCURRENT SESSION |
KEYNOTE SESSION | |
ABSTRACT SESSION | |
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM |
DAY 1 | SUNDAY, 2 NOVEMBER
DAY 2 | MONDAY, 3 NOVEMBER
DAY 3 | TUESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER
DAY 4 | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER
Plenary
Hall 2
Hall 3
Hall 4
Hall 5
07:00 – 08:30 | |
08:30 – 09:30 | AFRICAN ONCOGENETICS NETWORK |
09:30 – 11:00 | CANCER GENOMICS (SIG) / BASIC RESEARCH |
11:00 – 11:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:30 – 13:00 | MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (SIG) |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH |
14:00 – 16:00 | CLINICAL TRIALS (SIG) |
16:00 – 17:00 | OPENING CEREMONY & KEYNOTE SESSIONS 1 |
17:00 – 19:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION ONE |
19:00 – 20:00 | AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (Closed) |
07:00 – 08:30 | INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM |
08:30 – 09:30 | PALLIATIVE CARE (SIG) |
09:30 – 11:00 | HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY (SIG) |
11:00 – 11:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:30 – 13:00 | SURGICAL ONCOLOGY (SIG) |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH |
14:00 – 16:00 | ACS |
16:00 – 17:00 | |
17:00 – 19:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION ONE |
19:00 – 20:00 | AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (Closed) |
07:00 – 08:30 | |
08:30 – 09:30 | ADVOCACY SIG |
09:30 – 11:00 | IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE (SIG) |
11:00 – 11:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:30 – 13:00 | RADIATION ONCOLOGY SIG |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH |
14:00 – 16:00 | GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS (SIG) |
16:00 – 17:00 | |
17:00 – 19:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION ONE |
19:00 – 20:00 | AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (Closed) |
07:00 – 08:30 | |
08:30 – 09:30 | CANCER IN CONFLICT AREAS (SIG) |
09:30 – 11:00 | PATHOLOGY (SIG) |
11:00 – 11:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:30 – 13:00 | CRMP |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH |
14:00 – 16:00 | CRMP |
16:00 – 17:00 | |
17:00 – 19:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION ONE |
19:00 – 20:00 | AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (Closed) |
07:00 – 08:30 | |
08:30 – 09:30 | AORTICHORG |
09:30 – 11:00 | PSYCH0-SOCIAL ONCOLOGY (SIG) |
11:00 – 11:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:30 – 13:00 | NURSING ONCOLOGY (SIG) |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH |
14:00 – 16:00 | WOMEN IN GLOBAL ONCOLOGY (SIG) |
16:00 – 17:00 | |
17:00 – 19:00 | WELCOME RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION ONE |
19:00 – 20:00 | AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (Closed) |
Plenary
Hall 2
Hall 3
Hall 4
Hall 5
08:00 – 09:00 | GU CANCERS |
09:00 – 10:30 | HEALTH AS AN INVESTMENT FOR ALL AFRICANS – WHAT IS THE CONTRIBUTION OF CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL? A STIMULUS DIALOGUE CO-HOSTED BY AORTIC AND ROCHE AFRICA |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 12:00 | GERMAN CANCER SOCIETY SESSION |
12:00 – 13:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION 2 & 3 |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH & NETWORKING | EXHIBITION |
14:00 – 14:30 | |
14:30 – 15:30 | AORTIC-ASCO SYMPOSIUM |
15:30 – 17:00 | BREAST CANCER |
17:00 – 17:15 | TRANSFER TIME |
17:15 – 18:15 | AORTIC GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
19:00 -20:30 | MOVIE NIGHT |
08:00 – 09:00 | PANEL: IMPLEMENTING THE GLOBAL BREAST CANCER INITIATIVE: A COLLABORATION MODEL TO DECREASE THE GLOBAL BREAST CANCER BURDEN IN AFRICA |
09:00 – 10:30 | HIV-MALIGNANCIES |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 12:00 | ACCESS TO MEDICINES |
12:00 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH & NETWORKING | EXHIBITION |
14:00 – 14:30 | INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM |
14:30 – 15:30 | EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA |
15:30 – 17:00 | 2030 OBJECTIVES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCERS |
17:00 – 17:15 | TRANSFER TIME |
17:15 – 18:15 | AORTIC GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
19:00 -20:30 | MOVIE NIGHT |
08:00 – 09:00 | MRI LITERACY / RADIOLOGY |
09:00 – 10:30 | PALOP |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 12:00 | IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE |
12:00 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH & NETWORKING | EXHIBITION |
14:00 – 14:30 | |
14:30 – 15:30 | STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS |
15:30 – 17:00 | BASIC SCIENCE |
17:00 – 17:15 | TRANSFER TIME |
17:15 – 18:15 | AORTIC GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
19:00 -20:30 | MOVIE NIGHT |
08:00 – 09:00 | GLOBAL ONCOLOGY LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
09:00 – 10:30 | ROBOTIC TELE SURGERY (Surgical Oncology SIG) |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 12:00 | LIGHTNING TALKS – 1 |
12:00 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH & NETWORKING | EXHIBITION |
14:00 – 14:30 | |
14:30 – 15:30 | WORKFORCE AND TRAINING |
15:30 – 17:00 | IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH |
17:00 – 17:15 | TRANSFER TIME |
17:15 – 18:15 | AORTIC GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
19:00 -20:30 | MOVIE NIGHT |
08:00 – 09:00 | AORTICHORG |
09:00 – 10:30 | BRACYTERRA |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 12:00 | LIGHTNING TALKS – 2 |
12:00 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH & NETWORKING | EXHIBITION |
14:00 – 14:30 | |
14:30 – 15:30 | LIGHTNING TALKS – 3 |
15:30 – 17:00 | 20 BEST OF THE BEST |
17:00 – 17:15 | TRANSFER TIME |
17:15 – 18:15 | AORTIC GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
19:00 -20:30 | MOVIE NIGHT |
Plenary
Hall 2
Hall 3
Hall 4
Hall 5
07:15 – 07:45 | BEACHFRONT WALK |
08:00 – 09:00 | PRECISION MEDICINE |
09:00 – 10:30 | DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 11:30 | KEYNOTE SESSION 4 |
11:30 – 12:30 | C/CA |
12:30 – 13:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION 5 |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH AND EXHIBITION / AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (CLOSED) |
13:30 – 14:00 | |
14:00 – 15:00 | MULTINATIONAL LUNG CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM (MLCCP) |
15:00 – 17:00 | Insights from the African aWAreness of CANcer and Early Diagnosis (AWACAN-ED) Program |
17:00 – 17:30 | TEA & POSTER SESSION 2 |
19:00 – 23:00 | CONFERENCE DINNER (TRADITIONAL ATTIRE) |
07:15 – 07:45 | BEACHFRONT WALK |
08:00 – 09:00 | EXPERT PANEL: POLICY (CDC) WHO/AFRO |
09:00 – 10:30 | BIG Cat |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 11:30 | |
11:30 – 12:30 | MEDICAL TOURISM IN AFRICA |
12:30 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH AND EXHIBITION / AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (CLOSED) |
13:30 – 14:00 | LUNCH TIME SYMPOSIUM |
14:00 – 15:00 | HYPOFRACTIONATION IN AFRICA: WHAT IS NEW? |
15:00 – 17:00 | COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE |
17:00 – 17:30 | TEA & POSTER SESSION 2 |
19:00 – 23:00 | CONFERENCE DINNER (TRADITIONAL ATTIRE) |
07:15 – 07:45 | BEACHFRONT WALK |
08:00 – 09:00 | EXPERT PANEL: RESEARCH INTEGRITY |
09:00 – 10:30 | AFCRN |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 11:30 | |
11:30 – 12:30 | MENTAL HEALTH AND CANCER |
12:30 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH AND EXHIBITION / AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (CLOSED) |
13:30 – 14:00 | |
14:00 – 15:00 | COMMON SENSE ONCOLOGY |
15:00 – 17:00 | MASTERCLASS: NARROWING DISPARITIES IN CANCER CARE |
17:00 – 17:30 | TEA & POSTER SESSION 2 |
19:00 – 23:00 | CONFERENCE DINNER (TRADITIONAL ATTIRE) |
07:15 – 07:45 | BEACHFRONT WALK |
08:00 – 09:00 | TOWARDS AN ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS RADIOTHERANOSTIC ACCESS GAP IN AFRICA |
09:00 – 10:30 | LUNG CANCER |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 11:30 | |
11:30 – 12:30 | AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGIES |
12:30 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH AND EXHIBITION / AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (CLOSED) |
13:30 – 14:00 | |
14:00 – 15:00 | ADVANCING CANCER HEALTH EQUITY |
15:00 – 17:00 | INNOVATIVE THERAPIES |
17:00 – 17:30 | TEA & POSTER SESSION 2 |
19:00 – 23:00 | CONFERENCE DINNER (TRADITIONAL ATTIRE) |
07:15 – 07:45 | BEACHFRONT WALK |
08:00 – 09:00 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION |
09:00 – 10:30 | LYMPHOMA |
10:30 – 11:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
11:00 – 11:30 | |
11:30 – 12:30 | LIGHTNING TALKS – 4 |
12:30 – 13:00 | |
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH AND EXHIBITION / AORTIC COUNCIL MEETING (CLOSED) |
13:30 – 14:00 | |
14:00 – 15:00 | OESOPHAGEAL CANCER |
15:00 – 17:00 | LIGHTINING TALKS – 5 |
17:00 – 17:30 | TEA & POSTER SESSION 2 |
19:00 – 23:00 | CONFERENCE DINNER (TRADITIONAL ATTIRE) |
Plenary
Hall 2
Hall 3
Hall 4
Hall 5
08:00 – 09:00 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION |
09:00 – 10:00 | IMPLEMENTING CANCER CARE INTO THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM |
10:00 – 10:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
10:30 – 11:30 | PATIENT ADVOCACY |
11:30 – 12:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY | AORTIC 2027 Announcement |
08:00 – 09:00 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: STATUS OF NCCP IN AFRICA |
09:00 – 10:00 | DATA SCIENCE |
10:00 – 10:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
10:30 – 11:30 | RTTCs |
11:30 – 12:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY | AORTIC 2027 Announcement |
08:00 – 09:00 | EXPERT PANEL: VOICE |
09:00 – 10:00 | NURSING ONCOLOGY |
10:00 – 10:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
10:30 – 11:30 | CANCER CARE IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES: WHERE DO WE STAND? |
11:30 – 12:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY | AORTIC 2027 Announcement |
08:00 – 09:00 | EXPERT PANEL: NA SOUTH -SOUTH COLLABORATION |
09:00 – 10:00 | YALO / ACLI |
10:00 – 10:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
10:30 – 11:30 | ONCOLOGY PHARMACY |
11:30 – 12:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY | AORTIC 2027 Announcement |
09:00 – 10:00 | 20 BEST OF THE BEST – PART 2 |
10:00 – 10:30 | REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBITION |
10:30 – 11:30 | INFECTION AND CANCER |
11:30 – 12:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY | AORTIC 2027 Announcement |