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2024 IACR Scientific Conference

The 2024 IACR Scientific Conference was held in Beijing, China and co-hosted by the National Cancer Center / Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences on 05-07 November 2024.  Two (2) pre-conference workshops were held on 04 November 2024 at the same venue.

Conference Venue: Beijing International Hotel (Address: No.9 Jianguomennei Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China)

2024 IACR Conference Programme

2024 IACR Conference Book of Abstracts (pdf download)

2024 IACR Fellowship Awardees:

1. Dr Abdallah Matouq, Kingdom of Jordan
2. Dr Asel Namazekova, Kyrgyztan
3. Dr Karnchana Daoprasert, Thailand
4. Dr Giang Guong Nguyen, Vietnam
5. Dr Thilagavathi Ramamoorthy, India

 2024 Best Poster Awardees

2023 Joint IACR-ENCR Scientific Conference

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2023 IACR & ENCR Scientific Conference

The Joint ENCR - IACR Scientific Conference 2023

held on 13-16 November 2023, Granada, Spain

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Conference Photos

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IACR resumed the in-person scientific conferences in 2023. The 2023 scientific meeting of IACR was organized jointly with the European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR)and hosted by the Andalusian School of Public Health - Cancer Registry of Granada in Granada, Spain.

Conference Topics

1. COVID 19 - impact on cancer surveillance, services, and outcomes

2. Stage, comorbidities, and other prognostic information in cancer registration

3. Clinical applications - treatment, recurrence, and other outcomes

4. Descriptive epidemiology including special populations (e.g., children, adolescents and young adults)

5. Registry innovations, research, and health policy. 

Pre-Conference Workshops (13 November 2023)

ENCR has put together four (4) pre-conference workshops held  13 November.  

WORKSHOP 1 (09:00-12:30): Registration of treatment variables in Population-Based Cancer Registries

WORKSHOP 2 (9:00-12:30): Population-based cancer survival metrics

WORKSHOP 3 (13:30-17:00): Recurrences

WORKSHOP 4 (13:30-17:00): IT tools and novel AI approaches for cancer registration

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More information and updates here:  2023 ENCR-IACR Scientific Conference

IACR 2022 Virtual Scientific Conference

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS WERE GIVEN BY:

Recording Cancer Stage in Australian Registries

by Prof David Roder

International Sharing of Cancer Data for Cancer Research
by Dr Giske Ursin on the EU GDPR

Progress in Cancer Registration in China

by Prof Wenqiang Wei

Cancer Surveillance and Indigenous Populations in the United States

by Dr Charles Wiggins

PLENARY TOPICS:

• Cancer staging

• Children, adolescents, young adults’ cancer surveillance and follow-up

• Collaboration, innovation and training in registry practice

• Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on registries, health services, and outcomes

• Registries, research and health policy