Tackling Increasing Cancer Burden in Kerala; The Way Ahead

According to latest reports, Kerala is leading India's national Cancer map with highest incidence of many cancers like breast cancer, colorectal cancer and lung cancer. It is of utmost importance that we should get geared up to face this challenge of managing increasing cancer menace. Trivandrum Oncology Club is organizing an Expert conclave in Cancer on 1st February 2017, to congratulate one of our senior most memebers Dr. TK Padmanabhan, for successfully completing 50 years of Oncology Practice. The Conclave is titled "Tackling Increasing Cancer Burden in Kerala; The Way Ahead". The conclave will be having presentations by leading experts in oncology, public health, and media. The expert conclave will also have discussions, and brain storming sessions. Please attend the conclave and make it a huge success.

Programme Schedule

7:00 pm - 7:05 pm

Cancer Burden of Kerala; Present status and future preditions

Dr. Boben Thomas

Consultant Medical Oncologist, KIMS Hospital

7:05pm - 7:15 pm

Suggestions for Improving Cancer care in Kerala for the new millennium

Dr. MV Pillai, President and CEO

International Network for cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) USA

Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

7:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Planning and Implementing a public cancer care programme for the State of Kerala; Our strengths and weaknesses.

Dr. Eqbal B

Member, Planning Board Kerala

7:30 pm - 7:45 pm

International collaborations in cancer care, Proposal for Ontario - Trivandrum joint initiative in cancer research and treatment

Dr. Christopher Booth

Associate Professor, Queen's University, Ontario Canada

7:45 pm - 8:15 pm

Discussion - Cancer Campaigns;

Role of media and social media

Moderator: Dr. Chandramohan K

Shri. M.G.Radhakrishnan (Asianet)

Shri. Koshy Thomas (AY TV)

Shri. Gouridasan Nair (The Hindu)

Shri. G.Mahadevan (The Hindu)

Shri. Markose Abraham (Malayala Manaorama)

Shri. G.Shekharan Nair (Mathrubhumi)

8:15 pm - 8:45 pm

Panel Discussion:

Improving cancer care - private public partnership in cancer care a feasible option in Kerala?

Moderator: Dr. Boben Thomas

Dr. M.I. Sahadulla (Chairman and MD, KIMS Hospital)

Dr. Sreejith N kumar (Past State President, IMA)

Dr. John Panikar (President IMA, Trivandrum)

Dr. A.Marthanda Pillai (Past National President, IMA)

Dr. Thomas Mathew (Principal, Government Medical College, Trivandrum)

8:45 pm -9:00 pm

Honouring 

Dr. TK Padmanabhan