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ESMO Public Policy Track and Special Sessions

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ESMO Congress 2023 Public Policy Track Sessions

Discover the ESMO Congress 2023 Programme

The ESMO Public Policy Track sessions are listed below, and include updates on political initiatives and public policy issues that impact medical oncologists in their daily practice as well as the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Join us and remain up to date on the latest public policy issues!

Saturday, 21 October 2023:

Educational Sessions

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

08:30 - 10:00

Making essential cancer drugs affordable

E.G. Elisabeth De Vries, Nathan I. Cherny

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

10:15 - 11:45

Do we enter a new era of oncology with big data and artificial intelligence?  

Rudolf S. Fehrmann

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

Sunday, 22 October 2023

Educational Sessions 

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

08:30 - 10:00

Current issues in primary prevention and screening to block the onset or development of cancer

Mary Gospodarowicz

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

10:15 – 11:45

Transnational cancer policies: EU and WHO projects driving improvements in national cancer plans

Bente Mikkelsen, Tit Albreht

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

14:45 – 16:15

Oncology drug trials: How can we bring true value for patients?

Ian F. Tannock, E.G. Elisabeth De Vries

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

Keynote Lecture

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

12:05 - 12:30

Healthcare in times of crises - Dr. Bente Mikkelsen, WHO Director, NCD Department

Jose M. Martin-Moreno

Barcelona Auditorium – Hall 9

Keynote Lecture given by Dr. Bente Mikkelsen, Director of the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases of the World Health Organization

Monday, 23 October 2023

Educational Session

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

08:30 - 10:00

ESMO-WHO review of innovation in cancer therapeutics: Does the pipeline meet the need?

Rosa Giuliani, André Ilbawi

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

10:15 – 11:45

In collaboration with the IARC - Cancer prevention: What every oncologist must know

Jean-Yves Blay, Elisabete Weiderpass

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

Challenge your Expert

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

 15:00 - 16:00

Alcohol consumption and cancer risk: The sobering facts about alcohol and cancer

 Gilberto Morgan

NCC – Cadiz Auditorium

Political initiatives and public policy impact medical oncologists in their daily practice as well as the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Join us and remain up to date on the latest public policy issues!

The Patient Advocacy Track sessions can be found here.

The ESMO Public Policy Track sessions are listed below.

Saturday, 10 September 2022:

Educational Sessions

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

08:30 - 10:00

The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) dilemma: Can we afford to pay for what we want?

Elisabeth De Vries, Dario Trapani

7.3.M - Marseille Auditorium

10:15 - 11:45

Complex technologies for diagnosis: How do we implement and use them globally?

Joaquin Mateo, Christoph Benedikt Westphalen

7.3.M - Marseille Auditorium

Sunday, 11 September 2022

Educational Sessions 

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

08:30 - 10:00

The road towards clinical implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology

Rudolf S. Fehrmann, Nathalie Lassau

7.3.M - Marseille Auditorium

16:30 - 18:00

The enigma of public policy in oncology: ESMO at the forefront

Ravindran Kanesvaran, Rosa Giuliani

7.3.M - Marseille Auditorium

Special Session

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

10:15 - 11:45

In collaboration with EONS: The oncology workforce on the frontline of cancer prevention across Europe

Rosa Giuliani, Lena Sharp

7.3.H - Honfleur Auditorium

Monday, 12 September 2022

Educational Session

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

08:30 - 10:00

How advances in biology and technology are transforming the field of cancer prevention & early detection

Partha Basu

7.3.M - Marseille Auditorium

Special Symposium

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

10:15 - 11:45

In collaboration with the WHO - The impact of COVID-19 on cancer services globally: Challenges and lessons learned

Rosa Giuliani, André Ilbawi

7.3.M - Marseille Auditorium

Challenge your Expert

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location onsite and online (for the replay)

 15:00 - 16:00

How can we use ctDNA for early detection of cancer?

 David Crosby

7.3.M - Marseille Auditorium

Virtual Meeting – 17-23 November 2021

Political initiatives and public policy impact medical oncologists in their daily practice as well as the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Join us and remain up to date on the latest public policy issues! 

The ESMO Public Policy sessions are listed below.

Sunday, 21 November 2021

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

14:00-15:00
Singapore time (SGT+8)

Inequalities and disparities in access to cancer medicines in Asia 

Ravindran Kanesvaran 

Channel 2

Sunday 21 November 2021

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

15:15-16:15
Singapore time (SGT+8)

Rare Cancers in Asia

Paolo G. Casali

Channel 2

Discover the ESMO Congress 2021 Programme

Dr. Rosa Giuliani, ESMO Director of Public Policy invites you to attend the ESMO Congress 2021 public policy sessions.

Political initiatives and public policy impact medical oncologists in their daily practice as well as the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Join us and remain up to date on the latest public policy issues!

The Patient Advocacy Track sessions can be found here.

The ESMO Public Policy Track sessions are listed below.

Starting Thursday 16 September 2021 at 8:30 CEST:

On Demand Educational Sessions

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

On Demand

Prevention Strategies

José Maria Martin-Moreno

ESMO Congress Platform

On Demand

How does real-world evidence inform decision making for new drug funding?

Chris Booth

ESMO Congress Platform

On Demand

Beating cancer at the EU level: Influential policies changing the paradigm of the cancer (treatment) lifecycle

Solange Peters

ESMO Congress Platform

Tuesday 21 September 2021

Controversy session

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

13:30 – 14:05 CEST

Optimal timing of molecular tumour characterization: Is the earliest timing always the best?

Manju Sengar

Channel 6

Special session

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

15:05 – 16:05 CEST

WHO access to meaningful medicines

Elisabeth de Vries 

Channel 5

Virtual Meeting - 20-22 November 2020

Political initiatives and public policy impact medical oncologists in their daily practice as well as the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Join us and remain up to date on the latest public policy issues! 

The ESMO Public Policy sessions are listed below.

Friday, 20 November 2020

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

15:35-16:55
Singapore time (SGT)

Cancer policy in the Asia-Pacific region: How to successfully advocate for access to care and research

Rosa Giuliani

Channel 5

Sunday 22 November 2020

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

15:35-16:55
Singapore time (SGT)

Who can treat cancer patients? The status of medical oncology recognition in the Asia-Pacific region

Elene Mariamidze & Susie J. Stanway

Channel 4

Discover the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 Programme

Dr. Rosa Giuliani, ESMO Director of Public Policy invites you to attend the ESMO Congress 2020 public policy sessions.

Virtual Meeting - SCIENCE: 19-21 September 2020 and EDUCATION: 16-18 October 2020

Political initiatives and public policy impact medical oncologists in their daily practice as well as the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Join us and remain up to date on the latest public policy issues! 

The Patient Advocacy Track sessions can be found here.

The ESMO Educational and Scientific Public Policy Track sessions are listed below.

Educational Weekend
Friday, 16 October 2020

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

10:30-11:50

Unleashing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology: Time to go from a conceptual dream to real actions

Michal Rosen-Zvi 

Channel 5

12:10-13:30

The WHO Report on Cancer: What cancer policies are missing in your country? (in collaboration with WHO)

Rosa Giuliani & André Ilbawi

Channel 5

16:10-17:30

Cancer prevention: Action time to say NO to tobacco

Solange Peters & Jose M. Martin-Moreno

Channel 5

Saturday, 17 October 2020

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

12:10-13:30

How to run clinical trials and survive your CRO

Steven Le Gouill & Jonas Bergh

Channel 4

16:10-17:30

Reshaping the model of evidence generation in the era of molecularly driven tissue-independent therapeutics

Irene Braña

Channel 5

Science Weekend (Access to a replay of the presentations below is available on the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 Platform)
Friday, 18 September 2020

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

On demand

Mini Oral – Public Policy

William K. Evans, Aris Angelis, Tit Albreht

ESMO Virtual Congress Platform

Sunday, 20 September 2020

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

11:15-12:15

Cancer Policy: What it is and why you cannot work without it 

Rosa Giuliani & Solange Peters

Channel 1

Monday, 21 September 2020

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

11:15-12:15

Connecting the dots: The ESMO vision on the value of cancer medicines

Josep Tabernero & Elisabeth de Vries

Channel 1

14:25-16:05

Proffered Paper - Public Policy

Rosa Giuliani & Jose M. Martin-Moreno

Channel 2

27 September - 1 October 2019, Barcelona, Spain

Political initiatives and public policy impact medical oncologists in their daily practice as well as the treatment and care of cancer patients.

Join us and remain up to date on the latest public policy issues! Please find below a list of the ESMO 2019 Public Policy Track sessions.

Friday, 27 September 2019

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

14:00-15:30

The role of the medical oncologist in health policy: Using national cancer control plans to translate science into better patient care

Giuseppe Curigliano & José M. Martin-Moreno

Salamanca Auditorium (Hall 3)

14:00-15:30

Cytotoxic contamination in wards: Is it an occupational hazard?

Dirk Arnold & Klaus Meier

Toledo Auditorium (Hall 5)

16:00-17:30

Universal health coverage and cancer: What you and your country need to know

André Ilbawi & Fatima Cardoso

Salamanca Auditorium (Hall 3)

16:00-17:30

Biosimilars’ use in oncology: Clarifying concepts

Elisabeth de Vries

Valencia Auditorium (Hall 5)

Saturday, 28 September 2019 

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

08:30-10:00

Essential medicines, but not always available

Alex Eniu & Vlad Voiculescu

Leon Auditorium (Hall 3)

10:15-11:45

How can truly innovative drugs be available for all patients?

Elisabeth de Vries & Kiu Siang Tay

Leon Auditorium (Hall 3)

14:45-16:15

ESMO-MCBS: what have we learnt and how can we expand

Elisabeth de Vries & Nathan Cherny

Salamanca Auditorium (Hall 3)

16:30-18:00

Bedside rationing: To prescribe or not to prescribe?

Paolo G. Casali

Leon Auditorium (Hall 3)

Sunday, 29 September 2019 

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

08:30-10:00

Immunotherapies: A revolution in cancer treatment, but are they accessible for all patients?

Christian Blank & Bettina Ryll

Leon Auditorium (Hall 3)

10:15-11:45

Poster Discussion - Public policy

Ferry Eskens 

Leon Auditorium (Hall 3)

16:30-18:00

The promise of Machine Learning in medical oncology

Rudolf Fehrmann 

Leon Auditorium (Hall 3)

Monday, 30 September 2019 

Time

Session Title

Chair(s)

Location

08:30-10:00

Surviving a cancer diagnosis with a good QoL

Janine Nuver & Andrew Bottomley

Santander Auditorium (Hall 3)

15:00-16:00

Relevance of patient reported outcomes

Bettina Ryll

Salamanca Auditorium (Hall 3)

16:30-18:00

Proffered Paper - Public policy

Elisabeth de Vries & Bill Evans 

Salamanca Auditorium (Hall 3)

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