CARO Global Oncology Committee

CARO Global Oncology Committee Speaker Series, Latest Articles

Speaker Series | Dr. Asim Amjad

Dr. Asim Amjad is a radiation oncologist and assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Saskatchewan. Originally from Pakistan, he completed his medical training in Ireland and the United Kingdom. He has been a member of the radiation oncology team at the Alan Blair Cancer Centre in Regina since 2008, where he primarily treats gynecologic, … Continue reading Speaker Series | Dr. Asim Amjad

Global experiences, Latest Articles

Eleven weeks in Botswana

At the CARO Annual General Meeting held in October 2019, our latest scholarship winner, Michelle Bale, shared about her experiences while on elective in Botswana. Read more about her elective below! For more details about her, see the Previous Winners page. In my fourth year of postgraduate training in Radiation Oncology I had the opportunity to do … Continue reading Eleven weeks in Botswana

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Speaker Series Part 4 | Dr. Maroie Barkati

Radiotherapy: Past, Present, Future -- With Implications for Africa. Dr. Barkati is a radiation oncologist at the University of Montreal Health Centre (CHUM) in Canada. She is also an assistant professor in medicine at the University of Montreal. Dr. Barkati participates actively in clinical research in oncology and as a member of many national and … Continue reading Speaker Series Part 4 | Dr. Maroie Barkati

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Speaker Series Part 3 | Dr. Jacob Van Dyk

Global Challenges in Radiation Oncology: A Medical Physics Perspective Dr. Jacob Van Dyk is a Professor Emeritus in Oncology and Medical Biophysics, and Adjunct Professor in Physics and Astronomy at Western University. He has more than 40 years of experience working in Radiation Oncology Medical Physics, with organizations including the Princess Margaret Hospital, the London Regional Cancer Program, and the International Atomic … Continue reading Speaker Series Part 3 | Dr. Jacob Van Dyk

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Speaker Series Part 2 | Dr. Rebecca Wong

Building radiotherapy capacity through training— opportunities and barriers Dr. Rebecca Wong is a Professor and Vice Chair of Education, and Staff Radiation Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada. In this episode, she discusses different approaches to build collaborative partnerships across High and Low-Middle Income Countries, and the importance of professional training in … Continue reading Speaker Series Part 2 | Dr. Rebecca Wong

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Speaker Series Part 1 | Dr. Jessica Chan

Time to treatment and outcomes among Inuit patients from Nunavut treated with palliative radiotherapy at The Ottawa Hospital We kicked off our inaugural Global Oncology Committee Speaker Series this past week with a presentation from Dr. Jessica Chan, a previous winner of the Global Oncology Committee’s Global Health Scholarship. Dr. Chan is a resident in … Continue reading Speaker Series Part 1 | Dr. Jessica Chan

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One month in Zambia

During the recent CARO Annual General Meeting held in September 2018, we had an exciting opportunity to learn about two resident global oncology experiences funded by the committee's scholarship. Attached is a presentation by one of the scholarship winners, Gaurav Bhattacharya, about his elective experience in Zambia. To read more about him, see the Previous Winners page. … Continue reading One month in Zambia

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Health Across Borders

Health Across Borders, the theme of this year’s Global Health Day, could not be more relevant in the wake of recent outbreaks of Ebola and the Zika virus. But what about cancer? We may not think of cancer as an international problem, but cancer control benefits from international collaboaration just as viral epidemics do. The … Continue reading Health Across Borders

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Global Health Electives Database is launched!

At the 2015 ASTRO Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the Global Health Rotation Initiative was officially launched! We are very excited about this initiative, which hopes to make global health electives easier to access for interested trainees. This initiative is a collaboration between the CARO International Communications Subcommittee with ARRO Global Health Subcommittee, the … Continue reading Global Health Electives Database is launched!

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SE Asia – Volunteers & Twinning

Identified areas in SE Asia Myanmar Cambodia Nepal Radiation Therapy in Low Income Countries in SE Asia: Radiation therapy services in SE Asia are limited and when present are often outdated. Long treatment gaps exist secondary to equipment breakdowns and a lack of timely maintenance services which significantly influences adequate oncological management. Cobalt machines are … Continue reading SE Asia – Volunteers & Twinning