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)

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10:00 – 11:30 Kidney Cancer Advanced Course
Prof. Inkeun Park (KR)

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Day 1 – Sunday 14th April 2024

13:00 – 14:15 Patient Organisation Meet and Greet
All participants

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14:15 – 14:45 Keynote: Peer Support Program for Cancer Patients
Prof. Eun-Seung Yu, The Cyber University of Korea (KR)

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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)

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Day 2 – Monday 15th April 2024

07:30-08:30 World Café: Capacity Building Breakfast Session – Part 1

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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)

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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)

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13:30 – 14:00 The Cecile and Ken Youner IKCC Scholarship
Award Recipient: Dr Wen Kong (CN)

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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)

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Day 3 – Tuesday 16th April 2024

07:30-08:30 World Café: Capacity Building Breakfast Session – Part 2

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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)

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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)

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CountryTitleFirst nameLast nameOrganisation NameDelegate profile (click to open PDF file)
Delegates
AustraliaTiffany Petre
Rare Cancers AustraliaTiffany Petre
AustraliaAnneWilsonIKCC BoardAnne Wilson
BrazilFlavia KavalecInstituto Oncoguia
CanadaDrMichael JewettIKCC BoardDr. Michael Jewett
CanadaStephen ParrottCanadian VHL AllianceStephen Parrott
Canada
AndrewWellerKidney Cancer Canada
ChinaYunYeHongmian Cancers and Rare DisordersYun Ye
Germany BeritEberhardtUronauten e.V.Berit Eberhardt
IndiaVandanaGuptaV Care Foundation
IndiaJyoti
Patil Shah
V Care Foundation
ItalyClaudiaUngarelliANTURE/IKCC BoardClaudia Ungarelli
JapanHiroFukudaAvecHiro Fukuda
MalaysiaRanjit KaurAsia Pacific Oncology Alliance (APOA)Ranjit Kaur
MalaysiaDrMurallitharan MunisamyNational Cancer Society Malaysia (NSCM)
MexicoOmar de Jesus Ruiz

Asociación Ale IAP
Omar de Jesus Ruiz
MongoliaTsetsegsaikhan BatmunkhNational Cancer Council of Mongolia
MyanmarYin Yin HtunSHWE YAUNG HNIN SI CANCER FOUNDATION (SYHSCF)Yin Yin Htun
NepalSweta AgrawalThe Max Foundation
NigeriaCaleb EgwuenuMove Against Cancer Africa/IKCC Board
NigeriaDivine UchennaMove Against Cancer Africa
PhilippinesCarmen AusteCancer Coalition Philippines & Cancer Warriors Foundation
PhilippinesFatima LorenzoPhilippine Alliance of Patient OrganizationsFatima Lorenzo
PolandMagda KnefelPolish Amazons Social Movement
PolandElzbieta KozikPolish Amazons Social Movement
PolandElżbieta
Majewska
Polish Amazons Social MovementElżbieta Majewska
PolandTadeuszWlodarczykGladiator Association Tadeusz Wlodarczyk
SingaporeLin XinAwSingapore Cancer SocietyLin Xin Aw
SingaporeMark LinSingapore Cancer SocietyMark Lin
South AfricaLaurenPretoriusCampaigning for Cancer
Lauren Pretorius
South Korea
Jin-youngPaikKorea Kidney Cancer Association
UKJuliaBlackIKCC

UKSteve PointonAction Kidney Cancer
USAMargie HickeyIKCC BoardMargie Hickey
USADrEricJonaschIKCC BoardDr. Eric Jonasch
USAWalterJohnsonJudy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation
USABryanLewisKidneyCAN/IKCC Board
Guests
JapanProf.Shin EgawaUrological Association of Asia
South KoreaGyuhan LeeOncology
South KoreaGigongAnRepresentative of Korea Leukemia Association
South KoreaYoungran ChoAmidahae
South KoreaJin-Hee ChoAmidahae/Ami-Books
South KoreaJaeseon HwangHitnews Reporter
South KoreaMi-Sun JeongNovartis C&PA
South KoreaSeunghoon JeongYunSeul Care (Cancer Support Group)
South KoreaMihyang JinKorean Association of Neuroendocrine Tumor, KANT
South KoreaHyemi KimAstellas Korea Patient Partnership
South KoreaMin-Jeong KimEnzaim Health, Health Content Division
South KoreaYeongon KimMSD Oncology
Speakers
ChinaDrWen KongRenji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineWen Kong
Netherlands/UKProf.Axel BexRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAxel Bex
South KoreaProf.Seok-Soo ByunKidney Cancer Urology Professor at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
South KoreaProf.So-Hi KwonKyungpook National UniversitySo-Hi Kwon
South KoreaProf.Yong-Jin KwonSeoul National University HospitalYong-Jin Kwon
South KoreaProf.In-KeunParkOncology Professor at ASAN Medical Center
South KoreaProf.Eun Seung YuThe Cyber University of KoreaEun Seung Yu
Sponsors
ChinaSunhwa KimMSD
FrancePascale CavillonIpsen
South KoreaSung-EunYoonIpsen
South KoreaSung HeeExelixis
South KoreaMrs Dongiun ParkMSD
South KoreaSo, Ki-SangKimMSD
South KoreaNoorie YouPfizer
South KoreaJaehee KimPfizer
South KoreaHayoung LeePfizer
SingaporeAnilda DsouzaMSD
USAJonathan NaylorBMS