Thursday 31st October and Friday 1st November 2024
Department Radiation Oncology, Groote Schuur Hospital
GHOS 2024  – Thank You for Joining Us!
The Greater Horn Oncology Symposium (GHOS) 2024 was a tremendous success, and we want to extend our deepest gratitude to all the speakers, attendees, and organizers who made this event possible! We appreciate your dedication to advancing oncology care and fostering collaboration across regions. Your participation helped make this symposium a valuable experience for everyone involved.
We are excited to share videos of all speaker presentations and event photos, available for viewing and download on this page.
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We are excited to share videos of all speaker presentations and event photos, available for viewing and download on this page.
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Featured Topics and Speakers
2 November Speakers
HB
Henriette Burger
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Radiation Oncology
Stellenbosch University
Access to  Radiotherapy and Capacity-building in Africa
TI
Tracy Irura
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Clinical Oncology
Kenyatta Univ. Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital
Cyberknife Experience in KUTRRH
AE
Agnes Ewongwo, MD
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Resident, Radiation Oncology
Stanford University - Palo Alto, USA
Using AVATAR in the Pediatric Patient Population to Assist with
Treatment Delivery and to Improve Quality of Life
Treatment Delivery and to Improve Quality of Life
AM
Anita Mahajan
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Paediatric and CNS Radiation Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Brain Metastases
EM
Esther Majaliwa
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Paediatric Oncology
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical  Centre
Paediatric Oncology Topic
TN
Thuran Naiker
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Paediatric Oncology
Paediatric Radiation Oncology
Paediatric Radiotherapy in  Africa
AP
Arnold Paulino
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Paediatric Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Wilms Tumor
JR
Jared Robbins
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Head and Neck Radiation Oncology
Duke University
Head and Neck Topic
EW
Eleanor Walker
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Breast Radiation Oncology
Henry Ford Health
Breast Cancer in African American vs African Women
SK
Solomon Kibudde, MD
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Radiation Oncologist
Uganda Cancer Institute - Uganda
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer - A
Systematic Review
Systematic Review
NJ
Nanette Joubert
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Medical Physicist
University of Cape Town - Cape Town South Africa
Medical Imaging for Radiotherapy
AJ
Anuja Jhingran
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Gynecologic Radiation Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gynecologic Oncology Topic
PM
Priya Mitra
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Gynecologic Radiation Oncology
University of California Irvine
Gynecologic Oncology Topic
3 November Speakers
AK
Atukuzwe Kahakwa, MD
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Registrar, Clinical Oncology
Ocean Road Cancer Institute - Tanzania
Factors associated with biochemical failure in Localized Prostate Cancer treated with radical definitive 3DCRT and Androgen deprivation therapy at ORCI from 2018-2021: a retrospective cohort study
LI
Luca Incrocci
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GU/Gyne Radiation Oncology
Erasmus University
Ultra-hypofractionation for Prostate  Cancer: The U-HYPO AFRICA Study OR Sexual Health after Radiotherapy for  Gynecological Cancer
PS
Parag Sanghvi
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HN and Lymphoma Radiation  Oncology
University of California San  Diego
Lymphoma Topic
JS
Jay Shiao
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Brachytherapy
University of Kansas
Advantages of High Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy in Resource Limited Settings
AK
Ashenafi Kumela
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Medical Physicist
Addis Ababa University - Ethiopia
Dosimetry: Patient Specific QA
KA
Kavuma Awusi, PhD
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Prinicipal Medical Physicist
Uganda Cancer Institute - Uganda
The Evolution and Recent Radiation Therapy Advancement in Uganda
QT
Queen G Tarimo MD
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Prevalence Of Depression
Ocean Road Cancer Institute
Prevalence of Depression and Associated Risk Factors in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients Treated at Ocean Road Cancer Institute
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Other physician speakers
JE
John Einck
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Radiation Oncology
University of Kansas
Breast Cancer or Prostate Cancer topic
LI
Brandon Fisher
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GU/Gyne Radiation Oncology
Gamma West Cancer Center
Global Radiation Oncology Topic
ML
Mac Longo
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Radiation Oncology
Medical College of Wisconsin
TBD
MG
Matt Goss, MS
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Medical Physicist
Allegheny Health Network - Pittsburgh, USA
Creation of the Ukrainian Medical Physics Training Course, and its Potential for Transferability and Scalability to Sites in Africa
AM
Abba Malloum
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Radiation Oncology
South Africa
Impact of Delayed Treatment in Survival Outcomes (Breast/Prostate and Cervical cancer) in LMIC (origin research) OR Prospective study of locally advanced cervical comparing ChemoRT(CFRT) and HFRT OR HypoAfrica study
JS
Janine Simons
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Radiation Oncology
Erasmus University
Hypofractionated Breast Radiotherapy Study with Tygerberg Hospital‍
Physics focused presentations
AB
Andy Beavis
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CSO/Founder Vertual Ltd
Vertual Ltd
Using Vertual Platform for Training in Radiotherapy in Resource-Limited Settings
HB
Hester Burger
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Varian
a Siemens Healthineers company
Craniospinal RT Using the Halcyon
HB
Hana Baroudi
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Laurence Court
MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Radiation Planning Assistant – an Update
BB
Beth Beadle
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Stanford University
Stanford University
The Radiation Planning Assistant – an Update
Other speakers from Africa
BL
Beda Likonda
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Clinical Oncology
Bugando Medical Center
Tanzania
FS
Furaha Serventi
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Clinical Oncology
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center
Tanzania
CU
Claire Umubyeyi
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Clinical Oncology
Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital
Head and Neck Cancer, Case presentation
WK
Sonia Worku and
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Ashenafi Kumela
Clinical Oncology and Physics
Black Lion Hospital - Ethiopia‍
SM
Sikudhani Muya, MD
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Consultant Clinical Oncology
Ocean Road Cancer Institute - Tanzania
Pediatric Case Wilms Tumor
IC
Ireen Chunda
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Registrar, Clinical Oncology
Cancer Disease Hospital
Epidemiology, clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of de novo metastatic breast cancer.
MK
Mizi Kashveka
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Clinical Oncologist
Cancer Disease Hospital - Zambia
Bridging Care Gaps for Cancer Patients in Underserved Districts/Provinces in Zambia
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‍Thank you again for being part of GHOS 2024 — we look forward to seeing you at the next event!
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