Save the Date: Feb 29, 2016 Symposium on Infections and Cancer

Stanley Steyer Institute for Cancer Epidemiology and Research ​

 

What: Symposium on Infections and Cancer

When: February 29, 2016

Where: Lola Auditorium, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (PDF Map)

Click here for PDF version of the schedule. 

8:45 Registration and Refreshments
 

9:15 Opening Remarks - Prof. Daniel Cohen, School of Public Health & Stanley Steyer Institute for Cancer Epidemiology and Research, Tel Aviv University
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Session One

Chair: Prof. Daniel Cohen, School of Public Health, & Stanley Steyer Institute for Cancer Epidemiology and Research, Tel Aviv University
 

9:30 Estimating the impact of infections on cancer burden in Israel - Dr. Barbara Silverman, National Cancer Registry and Center for Disease Control, Ministry
of Health & School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University
 

9:55 Harnessing real-world data to monitor HCV epidemiology and treatment patterns in the community - Prof. Gabriel Chodick, Epidemiology and Database Research Department, Maccabi Healthcare Services & School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University

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10:20 HCV and HBV 2016 - reversible? Complete cure? - Prof. Ziv Ben-Ari, Liver Disease Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer & Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

10:45 Break
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Session Two

Chair: Prof. Dan Grisaru, Lis Maternity and Women's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
 

11:00 Characterization of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 3 and cervical cancer and identification of risk and protective factors among women in Israel - Dr. Ravit Bassal, Israel Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health

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​11:25 Cervical cancer epidemiology in former Soviet Union immigrants to Israel - Dr. Yael Raz, Lis Maternity and Women's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

11:50 Post licensure evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of the HPV vaccines - Prof. Elizabeth Miller, Public Health England & School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University

12:25 Lunch Break

Session Three

Chair: Prof. Tamy Shohat, Israel Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health & School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University

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13:00 Helicobacter pylori, atrophic gastritis, and gastric cancer - Dr. Khitam Muhsen, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University
 

​13:25 Cancer incidence in HIV-infected individuals in Israel (Cohort Study 1981-2010) - Dr. Zohar Mor, District Health Bureau, Tel Aviv, Ministry of Health & School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University
 

13:50 Zika virus and intrauterine infections: What to look for? - Prof. Gustavo Malinger, OBGYN Ultrasound Unit, Lis Maternity and Women's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

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14:15 Closing Remarks