Second Annual Emirates Oncology Conference concludes, giving Boost to Cancer Care in the GCC

- Record number of 1,000 delegates
- Final day concludes with sessions on Paediatric Oncology, Clinical Trials and Cancer Registry, and Gynaecological Oncology

Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 16, 2013: The second edition of the industry-leading Emirates Oncology Conference drew to a close yesterday, having received a record number of delegates from the healthcare profession across the Middle East.

The delegates attended more than 100 sessions over the course of three days, led by almost 90 expert speakers from 13 countries around the world – including the Middle East, Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia.  The speakers were hand-picked as leaders in their respective fields of cancer treatment and care, each able to give global and regional perspectives on industry-shaping insights and innovations.

The Second Emirates Oncology Conference: Setting New Standards in Cancer Care was held at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi and hosted by the regional cancer referral centre, Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. (SEHA).  Yesterday's closing sessions covered paediatric oncology, clinical trials and cancer registry, and gynaecological oncology; building on the previous two days of sessions on breast cancer; palliative care; gastrointestinal, urology and pulmonary oncology; and haematology.

Closing the conference, Dr Mohammed Jaloudi, Chair, Emirates Oncology Conference, said: “The feedback we have had from delegates and visitors over the course of these last three days has been simply phenomenal. The fact that we have been able to bring 1,000 healthcare professionals together to share their own experiences of treating cancer and working with cancer patients and their families, to learn from leaders in their respective fields of oncology, to see and hear the latest findings across so counties and so many different forms of cancer – which impact so many families across the Emirate and across the region - is an incredible achievement. I'm proud that the Tawam Hospital team has been part of it, and I'm grateful to SEHA for their support, and to all of our speakers who made this event such a resounding success.”  

Tawam Hospital is part of the SEHA Health System and is owned and operated by SEHA, which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.