November 2, 2009 Pre-Conference Meeting
9.00 - 9.15 Welcome & Objectives
Felicia Knaul
Harvard Global Equity Initiative
9.15 - 10.30 Examples of Collaborations with Projects Based in Developing Countries
Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Partners in Health, Malawi
Lawrence Shulman
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Breast Health Global Initiative, Colombia
Benjamin Anderson
Breast Health Global Initiative & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Ohio State University/Amader Gram Breast Care, Bangladesh
Richard Love
Ohio State University & International Breast Cancer Foundation
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases, Uganda
Corey Casper
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
11.00 - 11.45 Latin America & the Caribbean
FEMAMA-Brazil
Maira Caleffi
National Cancer Institute, Mexico
Alejandro Mohar
Director-General
Instituto Nal de Cancerologia
11.45 - 12.45 Africa
Research for Recovery, Ghana
Gladys Boateng
Campaigning for Cancer, South Africa
Samantha Galliet
Universite Cheikh Anta DIOP, Senegal
Abdul Kasse
Princess Nikky Breast Cancer Foundation, Nigeria
Princess Nikky Onyeri
Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania
Judith Magandi
14.00 - 14.45 Asia
Tata Memorial Center, India
Rajendra Badwe
Breast Cancer Foundation, Singapore
Christine Ang
Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences Hospital, Bangladesh
Rumana Dowla
15.00 - 15.45 Middle East & North Africa
Harington Memorial Hospital & Gaza
Rola Shaheen
Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt, Egypt
Mohamed Shaalan
Jordan Breast Cancer Program
Salma Jaouni
15.30 - 16.15 Central & Eastern Europe
Women's Health Empowerment Program, Russia
Ekaterina Bashta
Resource & Policy Exchange, Belarus & Kyrgyzstan
Tanya Soldak
November 3, 2009
14.15 - 17.00 Thematic Working Group Sessions
Innovative Pricing, Finanacing and Procurement Models Applied to Cancer Drugs
Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control
Early Detection and Use of Mammography
Missing Links: How to Improve the Global, Regional and National Evidence Base for Decision-Making
Evidence for an Emerging Breast Cancer Epidemic: Why the Big Numbers? Why the Younger Ages?
Towards an Inclusive Research Agenda: Evaluating Interventions
November 4, 2009
9.00 - 9.45 Opening Session
Speakers:
Felicia Knaul
Director, Harvard Global Equity Initiative
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Jeffrey Flier
Dean, Harvard Medical School
Speaker:
Her Excellency Madam Tobeka Madiba Zuma
First Lady, The Republic of South Africa
Vice Chairperson, Forum of African First Ladies Against Breast & Cervical Cancer
Speakers:
Lawrence Shulman
Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs
Chief, Division of General Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired
Director-General, King Hussein Cancer Foundation
Honorary Chairperson, Jordan Breast Cancer Program, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Speaker:
Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University
9.00 - 9.45 Opening Plenary Keynote
Speaker:
Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and PRofessor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University; Chair, Steering Committee, Harvard Global Equity Initiative
10.30 - 11.30 Overview Presentations
Chair:
Julie Gralow, Director of Breast Medical Oncology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Speakers:
Peggy Porter
Professor, University of Washington
Co-Head, Women's Cancer Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Richard Love
Scientific Director
International Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Marina Njelekala
Chairperson, Medical Women Association of Tanzania
Chair, Department of Physiology, Muhimbili University College of Health Science
Lizbeth Lopez
Senior Researcher
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico
Mahmoud Sarhan
Director-General
King Hussein Cancer Center
14.00 - 15.00 Learning from Global Initiatives on Health
AIDS
Peter Piot
Director
Institute for Global Health, Imperial College
Breast Cancer in the Context of Other Priorities for Women's Health
Flavia Bustreo
Director
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
16.30 - 17.45 Expanded Cancer Control & Care in Developing Countries: Innovations in Financing, Procurement and Delivery
David Bloom
Chair, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
Clarence James Gamble Professor, Economics & Demography, Department of Global Health & Population, Harvard School of Public Health
Felicia Knaul
Director, Harvard Global Equity Initiative
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Lawrence Shulman
Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Chief, Division of General Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Dai Ellis
Executive Vice President of Access Programs
Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative
November 5, 2009
9.00 - 9.30 Opening Keynote
Remarks by Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker
Founder, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control
9.30 - 10.30 Breast Cancer: Harnessing a Global Movement
Building a Breast Cancer Survivor Movement in Latin America for Policy Change
Alessandra Durstine
VP, Regional Strategies
International Division, American Cancer Society
Harnessing a Global Movement - The African Initiative
Princess Nikky Onyeri
Founder & Executive Director
Princess Nikky Breast Cancer Foundation
Towards Effective Global Advocacy
Mary Gospodarowicz
Medical Director, Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Program
Chief, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital
Member of the Board, UICC
10.45 - 12.00 Towards an Inclusive Research Agenda
Hans-Olov Adami
Professor & Chair
Department of Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health
Steven Narod
Senior Scientist
Women's College Research Institute & University of Toronto
Julie Gralow
Director of Breast Medical Oncology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
Head, Section of Early Detection & Prevention
Head, Screening Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO
Robert Smith
Director
Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society
Rajendra Badwe
Professor
Tata Memorial Centre
15.00 - 16.30 Recommendations & Conclusions
Conference Summary & Key Recommendations
Julio Frenk
Dean, Harvard School of Public Health