08:00 - REGISTRATION OPENS
09:30 - Inauguration Ceremony
09:45 - Welcome Speech
Dr Bishesh Poudyal
09:55 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM
Dr Bishal Gyawali
10:45 - What is a clinical research? How to think about clinical research? Do you need to do one? How do you do one
Prof. Ian Tannock
11:00 - How to do clinical research in a LMIC?
Dr Bhawna Sirohi
11:30 - Priorities of cancer research in Nepal
Dr Soniya Dulal
12:00 - Experience of doing clinical research in Nepal
Dr Bishesh Poudyal
12:30 - Ethical Issues in Clinical Research. Getting an IRB approval and role of NHRC
Dr Namita Guimire
13:00 - PARALLEL SESSION: INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY. LIMITED SPACES
Dr Ramesh Bhattarai - Dean of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
13:15 - LUNCH
14:00 - Surrogate Endpoints
Dr. Chris Booth
14:30 - Pitfalls in interpretation of clinical trials
Dr Bishal Gyawali
15:00 - COFFEE BREAK
15:30 - How to write a good academic paper?
Dr Chris Booth
16:00 - 1 hour Panel discussion Q&A
Moderator: Dr Soniya Dulal
17:00 - END OF DAY 1
08:15 - REGISTRATION OPENS
10:00 - How to read a clinical trial?
Prof. Ian Tannock
10:30 - How to read a Meta-analysis?
Dr Bishal Gyawali
11:00 - How to develop and read clinical guidelines?
Dr Scott Berry
11:30 - How to write a good peer-review?
Dr Ophira Ginsburg
12:00 - From the editor’s lens
Dr Richard Sullivan
12:30 - Act locally, think globally- sharing personal experiences of collaborating internationally
Dr Ramila Shilpakar
13:00 - LUNCH
14:00 - Value of mentorship and friendship in developing an academic career
Dr Bishesh Poudyal
14:30 - Managing work-life balance as an academic physician
Dr Soumitra Datta
15:00 - COFFEE BREAK
15:30 - CLOSING CEREMONY
16:30 - END OF DAY 2