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9th INCTR Meeting on Cancer
in Countries with Limited Resources 2011 |
April 4-6th, 2011
Brussels, Belgium |
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Meeting Themes
This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) projects that cancer will overtake ischemic heart disease as the leading cause of death in the world. Already, more than 70% of global cancer deaths occur in low and middle income countries and the cancer burden is rapidly increasing in these countries as infectious diseases are overcome and people live longer and take on more western lifestyles, especially with respect to smoking and diet.
Unfortunately, while governments across the globe are recognizing the increasing importance of cancer as a major health problem, health systems in low and middle income countries, which account for more than half of all new cancer cases in the world are, for the most part, inadequate to deal with the cancer burdens they face, and remain primarily adapted to dealing with infectious diseases. Given this mounting crisis, INCTR has invited representatives from the WHO, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Union against Cancer (UICC) and the National Cancer Institute, USA, (NCI) as well as its program and branch directors from Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe and North America, to discuss its past successes and failures as well as future strategies for building capacity for cancer control. In part, it is hoped that the meeting will stimulate increased communication and collaboration among the various organizations and academic institutions working to assist their colleagues in developing countries to more effectively address the problems they face. In addition, strategies will be discussed for increasing the role of INCTR?s branches in national and regional activities, while improving access to national resources. Working groups will discuss approaches to increasing the impact of existing programs and initiating new ones (for example, nursing and psychosocial care), while making maximal use of web-based approaches to identifying resources (such as Open Educational Resources for Cancer), providing consultations and education, monitoring scientific studies and improving communication among the various elements of INCTR. In all, the meeting should provide a road-map for the future, based on past experience.
About INCTR
INCTR is a non-profit organization whose founder members are the International Union against Cancer and the Institut Pasteur, Brussels. The goals of the organization are to assist in controlling cancer in developing countries through the development of infrastructure for cancer treatment and research. A key to improving capacity is education, which, in addition to specific educational programs, is an integral element of long-term collaborative projects relating to prevention, early detection, treatment and palliation. The close integration of research with patient care also results in immediate benefits to patients or individuals at high risk for developing cancer. INCTR emphasizes international collaboration and works to improve communication among the wide range of professionals and volunteers working to control cancer throughout the world.
Airport
The National Airport of Brussels is located in the village of Zaventem, at about 10 km from the center of Brussels and 22km from the congress venue: Latour de Freins. Nearly all international flights coming into Belgium arrive in this airport. The Airport Line is an express connection (30 minutes) between Brussels National Airport and the European district. If you stop at the Trône bus stop, you can catch bus number 38 towards Heros and drop off at Heros, where the conference hotel is situated. (More information: http://www.stib.be/airport-line.html?l=en)
Climate and Clothing
The weather in March is usually cold in Brussels (5° to 12°).
Credits cards
International credit cards are accepted in cash dispensers, hotels, restaurants, and most shops. The most common cards are VISA, EuroCard and MasterCard.
Electricity
In Belgium, electricity is supplied at 220V. The socket type is the European Standard.
Meeting venue
The INCTR Meeting will take place on 4 – 6 April, 2011
At The Domaine Latour de Freins
Rue Engeland, 555
1180 Brussels
BELGIUM
http://www.latourdefreins.be/
Parking
There is a parking area in front of the Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV/ISP), where INCTR Office is located. The parking entrance is opposite the Domaine Latour de Freins.
Address:
WIV/ ISP
INCTR
Rue Engeland, 642
1180 Brussels
Belgium
Registration and Information desk
The INCTR registration and hospitality desk is located on the first floor of the Domaine La Tour de Freins by the Ballroom. All delegates’ materials will be available at INCTR desk during the following hours:
To be confirmed
Name Badges
All participants are kindly invited to wear a name badge during the Meeting.
Arriving to Brussels and getting around
Taxis with a taximeter are permanently available in front of the arrivals hall at Brussels National Airport. Licensed taxis can be recognized by the blue and yellow emblem.
On arrival and departure, delegates will be responsible for their own transportation from the airport to the hotel (and return). Taxi fares will not be reimbursed by INCTR.
During the meeting, a shuttle will take delegates from the hotel to the meeting venue (and return).
On Friday, an INCTR bus will pick up attendees at the hotel at 9.00 am to drive them to the meeting venue. A bus will drive them back to the hotel after the meeting.
On Saturday, an INCTR bus will pick up attendees at the hotel at 8.15 am to drive them to the meeting venue. A bus will drive back them back to the hotel right after the meeting.
Visa Information
Visa charges will not be reimbursed by INCTR. If you need any assistance regarding visas issues, please contact Cedric Petit-Musin (cedric@inctr.be).
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E-mail: cedric@inctr.be
or bene@inctr.be
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