AORTIC 2025 WORKING PROGRAMME - Hammamet, Tunisia: 2 - 5 November 2025
Legends CONCURRENT SESSION
KEYNOTE SESSION
ABSTRACT SESSION
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
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)
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
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)
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