SPARK Newsletter February 2019

Page 20

SPOTLIGHT

MULTIPLE MYELOMA TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS 2018

Organised by NCIS, the five-day intensive workshop hosted 15 overseas delegates from, to share about the techniques for assessing multiple myeloma, as well as comprehensive insights on the implications, diagnosis, stratification and treatment plans.

3-7 Sep 2018

LIVING WITH LYMPHOMA

2ND WORLD LYMPHOMA AWARENESS DAY

15 Sep 2018

Jointly organised by the Singapore General Hospital, National Cancer Centre Singapore and NCIS, the symposium was led by a multidisciplinary panel of speakers who covered a wide range of topics including lifestyle, diet, financial and emotional support.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2018 PINK RIBBON WALK, WORKOUT AND LINE DANCE October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) and it began with the annual Pink Ribbon Walk which was flagged off from the Singapore Sports Hub by the Guest-of-Honour Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister in Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Education, alongside Dr Samuel Ow, Dr Lim Siew Eng and Team NCIS. Over 4,000 members of the public walked together dressed in pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. At NCIS' Pink Ribbon Workout and Line Dance events, over 50 women learned about breast self-examination while working out! 6 Oct 2018

WORKSHOP & SYMPOSIUM ON PERITONEAL CANCERS 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC PRESSURISED INTRAPERITONEAL AEROSOL CHEMOTHERAPY (PIPAC) Jointly organised by the National University Hospital (NUH), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and NCIS, the second PIPAC workshop saw pioneers and international experts discussing the latest management of peritoneal metastasis for gastrointestinal and gynaecological cancers.

12 & 13 Oct 2018

20

by NCIS

38 participants of the two-day workshop also benefitted from the dry lab simulated session as well as the live demonstration of the procedure in an operating theatre.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.