15th International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN) 2008
Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore

Saturday, August 16, 2008

9:00am – 4:00pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: “I.V. Chemotherapy Administration Workshop” – Day 1
Hosted by Oncology Nursing Society

Sunday, August 17, 2008


7:30am –7:00pm

Registration


9:00am –2:30pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: “Writing For Publication”
Hosted by European Journal of Oncology Nursing


9:00am –4:00pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: “Clinical Breakthrough in Molecular Targeted Therapies”

9:00am –4:00pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: “Evidence-Based Practice Workshop” Jointly hosted by the International Society for Nurses in Cancer Care and Oncology Nursing Society
Brenda Shelton (US)

9:00am –4:00pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: “I.V. Chemotherapy Administration Workshop” – Day 2
Hosted by Oncology Nursing Society

9:00am-12:30pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: “An Experimental Therapeutic Group: Hands on Workshop for Nurses”

1:00pm –4:30pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: “Acknowledging Own Grief Process While Helping Terminally Ill Patients”

4:00pm –5:00pm

Orientation Session

7:00pm –9:00pm

Welcome Reception


Monday, August 18, 2008

7:00am – 7:00pm

Registration

8:00am – 8:35am

Official Opening Ceremony (Ballroom 1-3, Level 2)
Guest-of-Honor (GOH): TBC
Co-Chairs: Patsy Yates (Australia) and Gek Phin Chua (Singapore)

8:35am – 8:55am

Flag Bearing Ceremony

8:55am – 9:10am

Welcome Speeches (Ballroom 1-3, Level 2)
-President ISNCC Sanchia Arancha (New Zealand)
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Organizing Partner Gek Phin Chua (Singapore)

9:10am – 10:00am

Keynote Address: “Cancer Control: Global Challenges and Responses”
Cecilia Sepulveda (WHO)
Sponsored by Eli Lilly

10:00am – 4:30pm

Exhibits

10:00am – 10:30am

Coffee/Tea Break

10:30am – 11:00am

Distinguished Merit Award

11:00am – 12:00pm

Plenary: “Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation and Control”

Stella Aguinaga Bialous (US / South America) (Session Co-Chair)

Linda Sarna (US) (Session Co-Chair)

Sophia Chan (Hong Kong)

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Sponsored Lunch Symposia (TBC)

Poster Session #1

1:30pm – 3:00pm

Plenary Session: “East meets West: Palliative Care Around the World”

Catherine Cooley (UK) Julia Downing, (Africa)

Sylvia Lee (Singapore)

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Plenary Session: “Focusing on Quality: Towards Safer Care”

Reducing IV Errors: Lisa Dougherty (UK)

E-Health initiatives & patient safety: Annie Young (UK)

Safety culture in developing countries: - Ahmed Al Khateib (Jordan)

Developing screening in critically ill patients - Virginia Gumley (Pakistan)

4.00pm – 4.30pm

Coffee/Tea Break

4.30pm – 5.30pm

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5.30pm - 6.30pm

Regional Meeting #1

Regional Meeting #2

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Meeting #5

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Sponsored Evening Symposium

Sanofi-Aventis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

6:00am – 6:00pm

Registration

6:30am – 8:15am

Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (TBC)

8:30am – 9:30am

Plenary Session: “Partnerships in Care: A Collaborative Approach across the Cancer Journey”

COLLABORATION

Promoting continuity of care - Margaret Eades (Canada)

9:30am – 10:30am

Plenary Session: “Partnerships in Care: A Collaborative Approach across the Cancer Journey”

SURVIVORSHIP

Kathryn Nattress (Australia)

Liu Hong Rong (China)

10:30am – 4:30pm

Exhibits

10:30am – 11:00am

Coffee/Tea Break

11:00am – 12:00pm

Robert Tiffany Lecture

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Plenary Session: Celebrating Practice (Ballroom 1-3, Level 2)

Rethinking Aging: Older Persons living with Cancer”

Implications for Health & Patient education; Jan Foubert (Belgium)

Native American Elders: Linda Krebs (US)

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Sponsored Lunch Symposium (TBC)

Poster Session #2 (Gallery)

2:30pm – 4:00pm

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4:00pm – 4:30pm

Coffee/Tea Break

4:30pm – 6:00pm

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6.00pm-7.00pm

Networking sessions

6:30pm – 8:30pm

Sponsored Evening Symposium (TBC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

6:00am – 6:00pm

Registration

6:30am – 8:15am

Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (TBC)

8:30am – 10:00am

Plenary: “Emerging trends in Cancer Diagnosis & Therapeutics: Implications for Nursing Practice”

Genetics: Amy Tranin (USA)

Targeted therapies: Jan Ouwerkerk (The Netherlands)

Nurse led clinics - managing treatment toxicities: Mei Krishnasamy (Australia)

10:00am – 3:30pm

Exhibits

10:00am – 10:30am

Coffee/Tea Break

10:30am – 12:00pm

Panel Discussion: “Securing the Future of Cancer Nursing: Research, Education and Management Perspectives”

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Poster Session #3

Annual Business meeting

Sponsored Lunch Symposium (TBC)

1:30pm – 3:00pm

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3:00pm – 3:30pm

Coffee/Tea Break

3:30pm – 5:00pm

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7:00pm – 11:30pm

‘Tropical Delights in the Jungle Twilight’ – An evening at the Singapore Zoo Night Safari

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, August 21, 2008

8:00am – 1:00pm

Registration

8:30am – 10:30am

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10:30am – 11:00am

Coffee/Tea Break

11:00am – 12:30pm

Closing Ceremony

2.00pm onwards

Hospital Visits