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ESMO Patient Engagement Summit: Advancing Cancer Care in Asia-Pacific

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Bringing together patient advocates, healthcare professionals and industry representatives to identify regional opportunities and challenges, with the aim of shaping impactful health policy

This first edition of the ESMO Patient Engagement Summit, taking place during the ESMO Asia Congress 2024, will serve as a pivotal platform bringing together patient representatives, healthcare professionals, and industry leaders in the region, and reflects ESMO's steadfast commitment to the optimisation of patient care worldwide, the continuous improvement of cancer-specific information and education, the strengthening of patient autonomy, and the support of patient rights

Patient engagement strategies, evidence-based care practices & collaborative decision-making

Attendees and Faculty will explore patient engagement strategies, evidence-based care practices, and the importance of collaborative decision-making in this novel, three-day event aiming to advance cancer care. Together we can identify the challenges and opportunities facing patients with cancer in the Asia-Pacific region and begin to work with stakeholders to develop appropriate, patient-centred policies.

ESMO Patient Engagement Summit experience

  • 08.00-08:50 SGT: Tour of Conference Centre. Patient representatives & ESMO staff
  • 09:00-10:00 SGT: Opening Ceremony
  • 10:00-15:30 SGT: ESMO Asia Congress sessions
  • 15:30-16:30 SGT: Patient Representatives Networking Event
  • 16:30-18:30 SGT: ESMO Asia Congress sessions
  • 09:00-17:45 SGT: ESMO Asia Congress sessions
  • 18.00-19:00 SGT: ESMO Congress 2024 highlights session - tailored for patient representatives

ESMO Patient Engagement Summit (Preliminary programme*)

Part I: Lectures (09:00-11:00)

  1. Welcome and introduction – Andrés Cervantes, ESMO President
  2. The Patient Engagement Experience in Asia – Ranjit Kaur Pritam Singh (MY)
  3. Learnings from Europe: The Patient Voice in Shaping Public Policy – Jean-Yves Blay (FR)
  4. The Patient Voice within ESMO – Ravindran Kanesvaran (SG)
  5. Regional patient advocacy/engagement from the patient advocate perspective – Richard Vines (AU)
    • Q&As
  6. The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Perspective – Ping-Tee Tan (SG)
  7. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office: Their work on the lived experience of patients with cancer – Raffaella Casolino (CH)
    • Q&As

Part II: Breakout groups (11:00-12:50) 

Discussions on opportunities and challenges around five main themes: 

  1. Access to diagnosis & treatment
  2. Prevention
  3. Survivorship
  4. Living with cancer (supportive care/quality of life)
  5. Patient participation in research/innovation

12:50: Closing remarks

13:00 Lunch

Objective: to inform the development of our Global Patient Strategy and annual regional work plans.

*Subject to change

Venue

Patient Hub (level 3)

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