3rd Asia Pacific Lung Cancer Conference (APLCC) December 5th to 7th 2008 Convention Center, Marriott Hotel, Hyderabad, India |
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Scientific Program |
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Day 1: Friday 5th December 2008 |
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8 am onwards |
Registration (till 5.00 pm) |
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8.30 am to 9.15 am |
Session I |
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Meet the Professor (concurrent) |
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1. Opportunities for training of overseas doctors in Australia plus the ACORD workshops for medical research |
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2 "Practical Approach to Managing Lung Cancer in the Elderly" |
9.30 am to 11.00 am |
Session II |
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Pre Clinical |
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Changing pattern of incidence and type of Lung Cancer |
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Tobacco and Lung Cancer – Prevention |
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CT Scan for lung cancer screening – what have we learned? |
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Panel Discussion |
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11.00 am to 11.30 am |
Tea/ Coffee Break & |
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Poster Viewing |
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11.30 am to 1.00 pm |
Session III |
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Diagnosis |
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New Staging for Lung Cancer |
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Current application of brochoscopy (Teaching Video) |
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Lung Cancer in Asia : Is it different from the West? |
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Panel Discussion |
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1.00 pm to 2.30 pm |
Session IV |
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Satellite Symposium I |
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& Lunch |
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2.30 pm to 4.30 pm |
Session V |
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Translational Research & Clinical Application |
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EGFR inhibitors in NSCLC and how to select the patients |
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Targeted therapy – role of VEGF |
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Debate – Targeted therapy molecules should be used in first line management of advanced NSCLC |
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For- |
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Against |
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4.30 pm to 5.00 pm |
Tea/ Coffee Break & |
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Poster Judging plus Viewing |
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5.00 pm to 5.45 pm |
Session VI |
Chair – N Saijo |
Oration |
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5.45 pm to 6.40 pm |
Session VII |
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Inaugural Session |
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Speech on behalf of APLCG |
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Speech on behalf of IASLC |
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Release of Abstract Book and Educational Book |
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Inaugural address by chief guest |
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7.00 pm onwards |
Session VIII |
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Satellite Symposium II |
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Cultural Program & Banquet Dinner |
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Day 2: Saturday 6th December 2008 |
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8.30 am onwards |
Registration (till 5.00 pm) & Breakfast |
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8.45 am to 10.15 am |
Session IX |
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Satellite Symposium III |
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10.15 am to 10.45 am |
Tea / Coffee Break & |
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Poster Viewing |
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10.45 am to 12.15 pm |
Session X |
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Radio Therapy and Adjuvant Therapy in Lung Cancer |
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Concurrent chemoradiotherapy as standard approach in 2008 |
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Adjuvant therapy for Stage II NSCLC |
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Radiation Oncologist’s View |
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Medical Oncologist’s View |
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12.15 pm to 1.30 pm |
Session XI |
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Satellite Symposium IV |
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& Lunch |
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1.30 pm noon to 3.30 pm |
Session XII |
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Advanced NSCLC |
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1st line chemotherapy |
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2nd line chemotherapy |
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Prolonged infusion gemcitabine in NSCLC – reducing cost while improving efficacy |
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Panel Discussion |
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3.30 pm to 4.30 pm |
Session XIII |
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Operable NSCLC |
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Recent advances in Surgery |
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Mediastinal LN Disection |
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VATS (Teaching Video) |
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Panel Discussion |
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4.30 pm to 5.00 pm |
Tea / Coffee Break & |
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Poster Judging plus Viewing |
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5.00 pm to 6.00 pm |
Session XIV |
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Award Paper Presentations |
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6.00 to 7.00 pm |
Session XV |
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Satellite Symposium IV |
7.00 pm onwards |
Cultural Program & Banquet Dinner |
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Day 3: Sunday 7th December 2008 |
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8.30 am onwards |
Registration & Help Desk (till 4.30 pm) |
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Certificates will now be available (on receipt of feedback/ evaluation forms only) |
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8.30 am to 9.00 am |
Session XVI |
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Meet the Professor (concurrent) |
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1. Training Opportunities in Asia and IASLC Fellowships |
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2. Laboratory Techniques for targeted therapy in Lung Cancer |
9.00 am to 9.50 am |
Session XVII |
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Small Cell Lung Cancer |
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SCLC – Are we making progress? |
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Panel Discussion |
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9.50 am to 10.30 am |
Session XVIII |
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Expert Discussion on Selected Free Papers/ Videos/ Posters |
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10.30 am to 11.00 am |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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11.00 am to 12.30 pm |
Session XIX |
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Special Situations |
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Malignant Mesothelioma |
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Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma |
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Lung Cancer in Elderly |
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Supportive Care |
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tracheal stenting - video |
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Panel Discussion |
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12.30 pm to 1.45 pm |
Session XX |
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Satellite Symposium V |
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& Lunch |
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1.45 pm to 3.00 pm |
Session XXI |
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Clinical Trials in Lung Cancer |
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Panel Discussion |
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Moderator - |
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Panelists |
3.00 pm to 3.15 pm |
Prize Distributions |
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Followed by High Tea |
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Parallel Sessions |
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5th December 2008
Friday 8.30 am to 9.15 am |
Meet the Professor (Session I) |
5th December 2008
Friday Morning Half |
Nursing Symposium (Session XXII)
Chair: Pratibha Jagdish, Secretary, ONAI (Cell phone No: 98692-20441), Mumbai |
5th December 2008
Friday Afternoon Half |
Selected Free Oral Presentations (Session XXIII)
Chair: TBD by Dr AA Ranade |
6th December 2008
Saturday Morning Half |
Surgical Videos (Session XXIV)
Chair: Dr CS Pramesh, TMH (98694 49070), Mumbai |
6th December 2008
Saturday Afternoon Half (part I – one hour) |
Anti Tobacco & NGOs (Session XXV)
Co-ordinator: Dr PC Gupta, Director HEALIS & President ACT-India (Cell phone No. 99676-02286) |
6th December 2008
Saturday Afternoon Half
(part II – one hour) |
Patient Advocacy, Survivors & NGOs (Session XXVI)
Chair: Ms Samantha Reddy, Cancer Survivor, Hyderabad (samantha@B2bsoftech.com; 040 2337 2522) |
7th December 2008
Sunday 8.30 am to 9.00 am |
Meet the Professor (Session XVI) |
7th December 2008
Sunday Morning Half |
Round Table Session for Asia Pacific Guidelines on Lung Cancer (by invitation only) (Session XXVII) |
7th December 2008
Sunday Morning and Afternoon |
Training Workshops (Sessions XXVIII to XXIX)
Chair: AIMWA - Roopa Basrur (9880292616) , Natasha Das (9971099949) |
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