The Global Kidney Cancer Summit 2024 – the international conference for organisations representing patients with kidney cancer, will be held in Incheon, South Korea from April 14th – 16th 2024.
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The 2024 conference agenda is available here: IKCC conference agenda 2024
Download the Conference Booklet here: 2024 Conference-Booklet
Pre-Conference Day 1 – Sunday 14th April 2024
10:00 – 11:30 Kidney Cancer Basic Course
Prof. Seok-Soo Byun (KR)
10:00 – 11:30 Kidney Cancer Advanced Course
Prof. Inkeun Park (KR)
Day 1 – Sunday 14th April 2024
13:00 – 14:15 Patient Organisation Meet and Greet
All participants
14:15 – 14:45 Keynote: Peer Support Program for Cancer Patients
Prof. Eun-Seung Yu, The Cyber University of Korea (KR)
15:15 – 16:30 Session 1: Sharing Best Practices
Enhancing Communications between Patients & Healthcare Professionals
Panel 1
- Systemic Therapy Decision Guides: Andrew Weller, Kidney Cancer Canada (CA)
- Enhancing Empathetic Communication: Margie Hickey (US)
- Improving Physician-Patient Communication, a Korea Medical School Program: Prof. Yong-Jin Kwon (KR)
Panel 2
- Impact of IKCC Clinical Leadership Workshop: Prof. Seok-Soo Byun (KR)
- Patient Organization Lessons for Clinicians & Navigators: Jyoti Patil Shah, V Care Foundation (IN)
Day 2 – Monday 15th April 2024
07:30-08:30 World Café: Capacity Building Breakfast Session – Part 1
09:00 – 10:30 Session 3: Advocacy Hot Topics
Panel 1
- Organisational Fundraising: Andrew Weller (CA)•Maximising Your Organization’s Social Media Presence: Katie Coleman (US) (Virtual)
- Programs to Support Patients: Flávia Kavalec, (BR)
- Online Support Systems Meeting Patient Needs Throughout the Cancer Experience: Magda Knefel (PL)
Panel 2
- Evidence-Based Advocacy in Asia: Tiffany Petre (AU)
- Building Advocacy Skills: Carmen Auste (PH)
- Local Advocacy with IKCC Global Survey Data: Deb Maskens (CA) (Virtual)
13:30 – 14:00 The Cecile and Ken Youner IKCC Scholarship
Award Recipient: Dr Wen Kong (CN)
14:00 – 15:30 Session 5: Kidney Cancer Clinical Hot Topics
- Genomic Profiling: Dr Eric Jonasch (US)
- Immune-oncology in RCC: Dr Ravindran Kanesvaran (SG)
- Perisurgical Therapy: Prof. Axel Bex (NL/UK)
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Kidney Cancer: Dr Wen Kong (CN)
Day 3 – Tuesday 16th April 2024
07:30-08:30 World Café: Capacity Building Breakfast Session – Part 2
09:00 – 10:30 Session 6: Improving Quality of Life Through Palliative Care
- Palliative Care from Diagnosis Through End of Life:Prof. So-Hi Kwon, Kyungpook National University, College of Nursing (KR)
- Education and Awareness of Palliative and Hospice Care: Fatima Lorenzo, PAPO (PH)
10:45 – 12:15 IKCC Annual General Meeting
Chair’s Report
13:30 – 15:00 Session 7: Building Support: Communicating with Family and Friends
- Relationships with loved ones – about what I can influence and about accepting what I cannot influence: Steve Pointon, Action Kidney Cancer (UK)
- Making Connections: Jin-Young Paik, Korea Kidney Cancer Association (KR)
- Photography in Palliative Care: Dorota Raniszewska (PL) (Virtual)
- Building Support: Empowering Communication with Family and Friends: Ranjit Kaur (MY)
Country | Title | First name | Last name | Organisation Name | Delegate profile (click to open PDF file) |
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Delegates> | |||||
Australia | Tiffany | Petre | Rare Cancers Australia | Tiffany Petre | |
Australia | Anne | Wilson | IKCC Board | Anne Wilson | |
Brazil | Flavia | Kavalec | Instituto Oncoguia | ||
Canada | Dr | Michael | Jewett | IKCC Board | Dr. Michael Jewett |
Canada | Stephen | Parrott | Canadian VHL Alliance | Stephen Parrott | |
Canada | Andrew | Weller | Kidney Cancer Canada | ||
China | Yun | Ye | Hongmian Cancers and Rare Disorders | Yun Ye | |
Germany | Berit | Eberhardt | Uronauten e.V. | Berit Eberhardt | |
India | Vandana | Gupta | V Care Foundation | ||
India | Jyoti | Patil Shah | V Care Foundation | ||
Italy | Claudia | Ungarelli | ANTURE/IKCC Board | Claudia Ungarelli | |
Japan | Hiro | Fukuda | Avec | Hiro Fukuda | |
Malaysia | Ranjit | Kaur | Asia Pacific Oncology Alliance (APOA) | Ranjit Kaur | |
Malaysia | Dr | Murallitharan | Munisamy | National Cancer Society Malaysia (NSCM) | |
Mexico | Omar | de Jesus Ruiz | Asociación Ale IAP | Omar de Jesus Ruiz | |
Mongolia | Tsetsegsaikhan | Batmunkh | National Cancer Council of Mongolia | ||
Myanmar | Yin Yin | Htun | SHWE YAUNG HNIN SI CANCER FOUNDATION (SYHSCF) | Yin Yin Htun | |
Nepal | Sweta | Agrawal | The Max Foundation | ||
Nigeria | Caleb | Egwuenu | Move Against Cancer Africa/IKCC Board | ||
Nigeria | Divine | Uchenna | Move Against Cancer Africa | ||
Philippines | Carmen | Auste | Cancer Coalition Philippines & Cancer Warriors Foundation | ||
Philippines | Fatima | Lorenzo | Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations | Fatima Lorenzo | |
Poland | Magda | Knefel | Polish Amazons Social Movement | ||
Poland | Elzbieta | Kozik | Polish Amazons Social Movement | ||
Poland | Elżbieta | Majewska | Polish Amazons Social Movement | Elżbieta Majewska | |
Poland | Tadeusz | Wlodarczyk | Gladiator Association | Tadeusz Wlodarczyk | |
Singapore | Lin Xin | Aw | Singapore Cancer Society | Lin Xin Aw | |
Singapore | Mark | Lin | Singapore Cancer Society | Mark Lin | |
South Africa | Lauren | Pretorius | Campaigning for Cancer | Lauren Pretorius | |
South Korea | Jin-young | Paik | Korea Kidney Cancer Association | ||
UK | Julia | Black | IKCC | ||
UK | Steve | Pointon | Action Kidney Cancer | ||
USA | Margie | Hickey | IKCC Board | Margie Hickey | |
USA | Dr | Eric | Jonasch | IKCC Board | Dr. Eric Jonasch |
USA | Walter | Johnson | Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation | ||
USA | Bryan | Lewis | KidneyCAN/IKCC Board | ||
Guests | |||||
Japan | Prof. | Shin | Egawa | Urological Association of Asia | |
South Korea | Gyuhan | Lee | Oncology | ||
South Korea | Gigong | An | Representative of Korea Leukemia Association | ||
South Korea | Youngran | Cho | Amidahae | ||
South Korea | Jin-Hee | Cho | Amidahae/Ami-Books | ||
South Korea | Jaeseon | Hwang | Hitnews Reporter | ||
South Korea | Mi-Sun | Jeong | Novartis C&PA | ||
South Korea | Seunghoon | Jeong | YunSeul Care (Cancer Support Group) | ||
South Korea | Mihyang | Jin | Korean Association of Neuroendocrine Tumor, KANT | ||
South Korea | Hyemi | Kim | Astellas Korea Patient Partnership | ||
South Korea | Min-Jeong | Kim | Enzaim Health, Health Content Division | ||
South Korea | Yeongon | Kim | MSD Oncology | ||
Speakers | |||||
China | Dr | Wen | Kong | Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | Wen Kong |
Netherlands/UK | Prof. | Axel | Bex | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | Axel Bex |
South Korea | Prof. | Seok-Soo | Byun | Kidney Cancer Urology Professor at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital | |
South Korea | Prof. | So-Hi | Kwon | Kyungpook National University | So-Hi Kwon |
South Korea | Prof. | Yong-Jin | Kwon | Seoul National University Hospital | Yong-Jin Kwon |
South Korea | Prof. | In-Keun | Park | Oncology Professor at ASAN Medical Center | |
South Korea | Prof. | Eun Seung | Yu | The Cyber University of Korea | Eun Seung Yu |
Sponsors | |||||
China | Sunhwa | Kim | MSD | ||
France | Pascale | Cavillon | Ipsen | ||
South Korea | Sung-Eun | Yoon | Ipsen | ||
South Korea | Sung | Hee | Exelixis | ||
South Korea | Mrs Dongiun | Park | MSD | ||
South Korea | So, Ki-Sang | Kim | MSD | ||
South Korea | Noorie | You | Pfizer | ||
South Korea | Jaehee | Kim | Pfizer | ||
South Korea | Hayoung | Lee | Pfizer | ||
Singapore | Anilda | Dsouza | MSD | ||
USA | Jonathan | Naylor | BMS | ||