Toronto, Canada | July 8-11, 2009

Scope and Topics

Following the success of the inaugural congress of the IAOO in Amsterdam in 2007, the officers of the IAOO are pleased to announce a second congress in the series to take place in Toronto Canada, July 8-11, 2009.

As with the first event in the series, the scientific program will include keynote addresses, panel discussions, debates, instructional courses, oral papers and posters. The program will be supported by a commercial exhibition, delegate receptions and a gala dinner. A half day workshop ‘Supportive Care: Prevention and Management of Complication of Cancer Therapy’ will follow the close of the congress on the afternoon of Saturday July 11, 2009.

The program will be arranged within the following sessions:

  • Technology and Innovation
    Keynote presenter: David Jaffray, Canada

  • Epidemiology and Prevention
    Keynote presenter: Poul Erik Petersen, Switzerland

  • Basic Science
    Keynote presenter: Maura Gillison, USA

  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
    Keynote presenter: Merrill  Kies, USA

  • Surgery
    Keynote presenter: Richard Reznick, Canada

  • Radiation Oncology
    Keynote presenter: Jens Overgaard, Denmark

  • Reconstructive Surgery
    Keynote presenter: James S. Brown, UK

Topics will include:

  • Epidemiology and Health Economics
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Diagnosis, Staging and Prognosis
  • Pathology
  • Surgery
  • Radiotherapy and Combined Treatments
  • Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Alternative and Future treatments
  • Reconstruction
  • Dental Rehabilitation and Quality of Life
  • Recurrences, Metastasis, Nursing and Terminal Care

Call for Papers

Abstracts are currently invited for oral and poster presentations on the above topics. Authors should submit abstracts via the online submission form at www.iaoo2009.com by December 1, 2008.

Awards

Awards will be presented to the authors of the best clinical and best science based papers.

Totonto - the location for the second world congress
Location - Toronto

Surgeons at work

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