Choosing Wisely: Value Added Cancer Care for India
Thank you for supporting this event
Dear colleague,
ecancer is thankful for your participation at the Choosing Wisely: Value Added Cancer Care for India event, celebrated in New Delhi on the 15th and 16th October 2019.
The topics were approached from the perspective of 'choosing wisely', an initiative recently launched in India which is seeking to reduce low value and harmful practices in cancer care. Thank you to all of the regional and international experts who made such a high level contribution to the meeting.
Event report
The meeting was attended by around 150 early career oncologists from across India, as well as surgical, ENT, radiotherapy trainees and other doctors involved in the first line treatment of cancer. 90% of the participants rate this ecancer event as excellent.
Videos
The videos about the conference are available on ecancer.org for free.
More educational resources
We have many free resources on cancer care in India, such as e-learning courses about Cervical Cancer Control in India, Palliative Care for Healthcare Professionals in India text version and video version. This content has been developed in collaboration with Indian experts and supported by the National Cancer Grid, India.
We hope to see you at our next event!
Warmest regards,
Professor Arnie Purushotham
Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee
Director of King's Health Partners Comprehensive Cancer Centre, UK; Professor of Breast Cancer, King's College, London and Medical Director, Tata Trusts Cancer Program
Professor Richard Sullivan
Chair of the ecancer Foundation and Director of the Institute of Cancer Policy, King's College, London, UK
Dr Bhawna Sirohi
Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee
ecancer board member, Honorary consultant Queen Mary University, London; President, Oncology Section, The Royal Society of Medicine and Director, Medical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi, India