IACR 2022 Virtual Scientific Conference
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS WERE GIVEN BY:
Recording Cancer Stage in Australian Registries
by Prof David Roder
International Sharing of Cancer Data for Cancer Research
by Dr Giske Ursin on the EU GDPR
Progress in Cancer Registration in China
by Prof Wenqiang Wei
Cancer Surveillance and Indigenous Populations in the United States
by Dr Charles Wiggins
PLENARY TOPICS:
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Cancer staging
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Children, adolescents, young adults’ cancer surveillance and follow-up
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Collaboration, innovation and training in registry practice
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Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on registries, health services, and outcomes
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Registries, research and health policy
IACR 2019 - Vancouver
41th Annual Scientific Conference
11-13 June 2019, Vancouver, Canada
In conjunction with NAACCR Annual Meeting
The 41th Annual Meeting was held in Vancouver (Canada) in June 2019 in conjunction with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
Programs, list of presentations and pictures are available in the NACCRR website.
THE CLEMMESEN LECTURE
The 8th Johannes Clemmesen Lecture was delivered by Elisabete Weiderpass. In this keynote lecture the newly-elected IARC Director will provide her vision for the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a specialised research Agency of WHO.
THE ENRICO ANGLESIO PRIZE
The award ceremony took place at the end of the IACR conference.The 10th prize was awarded to Quinn Ostrom from Houston, Texas (USA) for her presentation of the study: "Relative survival after diagnosis with a primary brain or other CNS tumor in the National Program of Cancer Registries, 2001-2014".
IACR 2017 - Utrecht
39th Annual Scientific Conference
17-19 October 2017, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Ensuring quality and use of data from cancer registries in the 21st century
The 39th Annual meeting was held in Utrecht (The Netherlands) from 17 to 19 October 2017.
The main theme of the meeting was Ensuring quality and use of data from cancer registries in the 21st century.
Acknowledging the diversity of cancer registries worldwide: methods, longevity, data integration and practice.
Responding to future challenges in sustaining cancer registries.
Plenary Themes:
- Cancer surveillance for cancer control
- The role of cancer registries in prevention and screening programmes
- The role and integration of cancer registries in clinical outcomes
- Analysing, presenting and communicating cancer registry data
- Cancer registries and ‘big data’: the next generation of studies
Keynote Speakers:
- Prof Jack Siemiatycki, University of Montreal, Clemmesen Lecturer
- Prof. Karin Haustermans, UH Leuven
- Prof. Johan Mackenbach, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
- Dr. Kevin Ward, Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics, Emory University
- Dr. Isabelle Soerjomataram, International Agency for Research on Cancer
THE CLEMMESEN LECTURE
The 6th Johannes Clemmesen Lecture was delivered by Jack Siemiatycki.
THE ENRICO ANGLESIO PRIZE
The 8th prize was awarded to Simone Versteeg from Utrecht (The Netherlands) for her presentation on the study: "Centralisation of cancer surgery and the impact on patients’ travel burden".
IACR 2014 - Ottawa
36th Annual Scientific Conference
26-28 June 2014, Ottawa, Canada
Capitalizing on Cancer Surveillance Data for Improved Cancer Control
In conjunction with NAACCR Annual Meeting
The 36th Annual Meeting was held in Ottawa (Canada) in June 2014 in conjunction with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
The main theme of the meeting was Capitalizing on Cancer Surveillance Data for Improved Cancer Control.
IACR and NAACCR co-hosted an unprecedented educational opportunity by bringing together the world leaders in cancer surveillance for a week-long symposium which combined the NAACCR and IACR annual conferences. The Conference was developed by and for cancer surveillance professionals to learn about the latest trends, acquire new skills, share research findings, improve public health, and support a variety of cancer research endeavors.
THE CLEMMESEN LECTURE
The third Johannes Clemmesen Lecture was delivered by Pierre Band.
THE ENRICO ANGLESIO PRIZE
The award ceremony took place at the end of the IACR conference.The 5th prize was awarded to Clara Castro from Porto (Portugal) for her presentation of the study: "Predicting cancer incidence in the north of Portugal for the years 2013, 2015 and 2020".
