ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Best of ASCO UAE 2024, an Official Annual Meeting Review of ASCO® 2024, is a two-day, in-person, program designed to provide the latest practice-changing data from the ASCO® Annual Meeting. This meeting will highlight the most clinically relevant content from the ASCO® Annual meeting so that the attendees can take home valuable, actionable insights that can be immediately applied in clinical practice.
The program features in-depth discussion and analysis of the latest scientific data and practice-changing advances in cancer treatment presented at ASCO® 2024. Expert faculty will review the findings, discuss the results potential impact on the current standard of care, and apply the results within the clinical context and discuss how the results may change the current standard of care.
Encouraged by the success of the 111th Emirates Oncology Conference in 2023, Tawam Hospital is staging the Best of ASCO UAE 2024 Conference on 29th & 30th of June 2024 at Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi. The conference will host international, regional, and local experts leading to interactive discussions on cancer research, treatment, and care.
Dear All,
Welcome to The Best of ASCO UAE 2024, Abu Dhabi!
On behalf of the scientific and organizing committees, it gives me great pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to you all on attending the Best of ASCO UAE 2024 Conference, hosted by Tawam Hospital and SEHA.
The Best of ASCO UAE 2024 Conference is officially licensed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology® and will be held on 29th to 30th June 2024 at Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi. . Chaired by Dr. Khalid Balaraj and Dr. Jawaher Ansari, the focus of this event will be to provide oncologists and other healthcare practitioners with a summary of the most significant treatment advances presented at the 2024 ASCO® Annual Meeting.
The presentations will be focused on several key disease sites including breast, gastrointestinal, lung and genitourinary cancers.
The abstracts selected for presentation and discussion reflect the foremost research and strategies in oncology that will impact clinical practice and patient care. This two-day program will feature in-depth discussion and analysis of the latest scientific findings in several cancer sites and practice-changing advances in cancer treatment. Participants will have the opportunity to attend practice-changing abstract and plenary presentations and participate in live panel discussions with leading international and regional experts.
We wish to extend a warm welcome to everyone and look forward to your active participation in making this educational event a grand success.
Dr. Khalid Saeed Balaraj
Chair of Oncology Centre
Tawam Hospital, UAE
Dr. Jawaher Ali Ansari
Chief of Medical Oncology
Tawam Hospital, UAE
Organizing Committee
Dr. Khalid Saeed Balaraj
Chair of Oncology Service
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Jawaher Ali Ansari
Chief of Medical Oncology
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Khalifa Nasser Al Shamsi
Chief Financial Officer
Al Ain Region
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Hamda Salem Al Neyadi
Acting Group Marketing and Communications Director
Corporate Marketing & Communication (Dept)
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Eisa Khalfan Al Dhaheri
Acting Marketing and Communications Manager
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Mohammad Saleh
Operation Oncology Manager
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Scientific Committee
Dr. Khalid Saeed Balaraj
Chair of Oncology Service
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Jawaher Ali Ansari
Chief of Medical Oncology
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Emad Anwar Dawoud
Consultant Physician, Oncology Clinic
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Diaeddine Ahmad Trad
Consultant Physician, Oncology Clinic
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Aydah Mohammed Saleh Alawadhi
Consultant Physician, Oncology Clinic,
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Nouri Bennini
Consultant Physician, Oncology Clinic
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Selvaraj Giridharan
Consultant Physician, Oncology Clinic
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Muhammad Yaser Nasim
Consultant Physician, Oncology Clinic
Tawam Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Husam Marashi
Consultant Physician, Oncology Clinic
Tawam Hospital
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Cancer Researchers
Medical Oncologists
Surgeons, Radiologists
Physicians
Pharmacists
Clinical & Surgical Oncologists
Pathologists
Allied Health Professionals
Radiation Oncologists
Oncology Nurses
Residents
Medical Students
2024 Partners & Sponsors
Special thanks to the support, involvement and active contribution of our Partners and Sponsors.