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Speaker’s Biographies
(SSO) and the Singapore Geriatric Oncology Society. He has been appointed as European Society of Medical Oncology
(ESMO) Faculty 2015-2016. He is the Honorary Treasurer, on the Scientific and Education Committee and the National
Representative for Singapore in the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG). He was awarded National
Representative of the Year SIOG 2014 award. He is currently the ESMO local officer for ESMO Asia 2016.
Speaker Abstract(s): S20, S21
Joseph Kattan
Chair, Hematology-Oncology, Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Joseph kattan is currently Head of the Hematology-Oncology Department at Hôtel-Dieu de France University Hospital
(HDF) – Beirut, a full professor and the president of the Continuous Medical Education office at Saint Joseph University-
Faculty of medicine. He is the secretary of the Cancer Research Group (CRG) in Lebanon. He is also responsible of many
courses and programs in this field at the Saint Joseph University – Beirut and Paris XI University – Paris. Dr Kattan
was formerly the Head of Hematology- Oncology Department of the Saint Joseph Hospital- Raymond and Aida Najjar
Medical Center – Mount Lebanon for the past ten years. He is the author of more than 130 peer reviewed articles in
many international journals focusing on pharmacology, drug development, genito-urinary, gastro-intestinal oncology,
gynecology, intensified therapy and supportive care. Dr Kattan earned his Medical Degree in 1986, and then started
his five years training in 1988 at Gustave- Roussy Institute – Villejuif. After which, He completed his specializations
in Oncology (1989), Immunology (1991) and in Hematology (1993) from the University of Paris XI – Paris. Dr Kattan
is member of many national and international societies (American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society of
Medical Oncology, Multinational Association of supporting care in Cancer, French Cancer Society, European Hematology
Association, International society of Geriatric Oncology and Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology). He is also current
or former member of the editorial board of many journals (Bulletin du Cancer, Cancer Letter, International Journal of
Hematology and Oncology and the Lebanese Medical Journal).
Speaker Abstract(s): S22
Karis Kin-Fong Cheng
National University Hospital System, Nursing, Singapore, Singapore
Prof Karis Cheng is a tenured full professor at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
at the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Prof Cheng acquired her clinical training at Queen Mary Hospital
in Hong Kong, and bone marrow transplant specialist training at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center in Seattle,
USA. She used to be an Honorary Advanced Practice Nurse in Oncology at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong.
Prof Cheng has been the key faculty of teaching research subjects as well as providing mentorship and supervision to
graduate research students. Her research interests include epidemiology and clinical management of symptoms and
supportive cancer care, as well as geriatric oncology. She serves on various editorial/advisory boards of the international
journals. Prof Cheng currently is the Vice-Chair of the Mucositis Study Group of the MASCC/ISOO and is one of the
SIOG Nursing and Allied Interest Group Leaders.
Susan Knox
Europa Donna -The European Breast Cancer Coalition
,
Milan
,
Italy
Susan Knox is a two time breast cancer survivor and has been Executive Director of Europa Donna since 1999. She is
responsible for all on-going European advocacy initiatives in the areas of information, education and lobbying including
Pan European advocacy conferences, meetings and information sessions at the European Parliament and European
Commission, European Breast Cancer Advocacy Training Courses, publications and websites. In 2008 she launched
ED’s first prevention initiative — BREAST HEALTH DAY, which takes place annually on 15 October (see website www.
breasthealthday.org).
In addition, Susan represents ED on numerous other projects: BIG Scientific Committee, MINDACT and AURORA
Committees, European Commission Expert Group on Cancer Control, and European Breast Cancer Conferences
(EBCC). Susan also serves on the Guideline Development Group of the ECIBC (European Commission Initiative on
Breast Cancer). She is a speaker on patient advocacy at various international conferences and courses and has written
widely on the subject. In 2009 she was also named advocacy editor of the scientific journal “The Breast”.
Prior to joining Europa Donna, Susan held various managerial positions in both the corporate and non-profit sectors
working for Citibank and a non-profit long-term care facility for the aged.
Susan holds a B.A. degree from Smith College and an M.A. degree from Columbia University
Speaker Abstract(s): S23
Ludmila Koch
Department of Medical Oncology, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Medical Oncologist
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein – Department of Medical Oncology/ Oncogeriatric Unit – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Master in Health Sciences – Aging/Body composition – 2015/2017 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein – Sao Paulo, Brazil