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High Impact Technologies for Low Resource Environments

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N Ramanujam

L Court
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I Feain

J Palta





N Ramanujam1*, L Court2*, I Feain3*, J Palta4*, (1) Duke University, Durham, NC, (2) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (3) The University of Sydney, Sydnety, AU, (4) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Presentations

1:45 PM : Patient centric technologies for Diagnosis of breast and cervical cancer - N Ramanujam, Presenting Author
2:15 PM : Automated treatment planning for low-resource settings - L Court, Presenting Author
2:45 PM : Lean innovation transforming global access to best practice radiotherapy treatment - I Feain, Presenting Author
3:15 PM : Cloud-Based Collaboration for Radiotherapy Clinical Trials, Research and Training - J Palta, Presenting Author

WE-FG-201-0 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016) 1:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room: 201


Many low- and middle-income countries lack the resources and services to manage cancer, from screening and diagnosis to radiation therapy planning, treatment and quality assurance. The challenges in upgrading or introducing the needed services are enormous, and include severe shortages in equipment and trained staff. In this symposium, we will describe examples of technology and scientific research that have the potential to impact all these areas. These include: (1) the development of high-quality/low-cost colposcopes for cervical cancer screening, (2) the application of automated radiotherapy treatment planning to reduce staffing shortages, (3) the development of a novel radiotherapy treatment unit, and (4) utilizing a cloud-based infrastructure to facilitate collaboration and QA.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand some of the issues in cancer care in low- resource environments, including shortages in staff and equipment, and inadequate physical infrastructure for advanced radiotherapy.
2. Understand the challenges in developing and deploying diagnostic and treatment devices and services for low-resource environments.
3. Understand some of the emerging technological solutions for cancer management in LMICs.

Funding Support, Disclosures, and Conflict of Interest: NCI; L. Court, NIH, Varian, Elekta; I. Feain, Ilana Feain is founder and CTO of Nano-X Pty Ltd

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