Participants of the AAI Breast Cancer Early Detection & Referral Part 1 course In collaboration with the National Cancer Control Program in Kenya, BVGH launched the AAI Breast Cancer Early Detection & Referral Part I digital training program late last year. This 6-session series focused on the multidisciplinary aspects of the early detection of breastContinue reading “Hospitals Gain Knowledge to Detect and Refer Breast Cancer Cases”
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Educational Materials Promote General Cancer Awareness and Guide Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 80% of breast cancer patients are diagnosed with late stage (stages III or IV) disease. In contrast, in the U.S. and other high-income countries, only 15% of breast cancer patients are diagnosed with late-stage disease. Across Africa, the lack of awareness and understanding of cancer contributes to these higher rates ofContinue reading “Educational Materials Promote General Cancer Awareness and Guide Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients”
Hospitals Equipped with Skills to Bolster Patient Navigation
At the request of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, BVGH organized and led a 7-lecture AAI digital training program on cancer patient navigation. This course, which was designed to support UNTH’s patient navigation unit, attracted 600 participants from 37 countries, including 583 participants from 23 African countries. Experts from Ohio State University,Continue reading “Hospitals Equipped with Skills to Bolster Patient Navigation “
Multidisciplinary Care Teams Empowered to Implement Tumor Boards
Participants collage of the Fundamentals of Tumor Board Management digital course Tumor boards enable a multidisciplinary team of healthcare experts – including oncologists, nurses, pathologists, radiologists, surgeons, and more – to review complex cancer cases and identify the most effective treatment strategy for those patients. While routinely practiced in the USA since the 1990s, theContinue reading “Multidisciplinary Care Teams Empowered to Implement Tumor Boards”
Trainees Gain Valuable Knowledge of Hematologic Malignancies
Despite hematologic malignancies such as leukemias and myeloproliferative disorders being highly prevalent in Africa, pathology laboratories in public cancer hospitals have limited capacity to diagnose patients. In response to requests from AAI partner hospitals, BVGH developed a 7-session French-language and a 9-session English-language set of digital courses titled “2024 AAI Pathology of Hematologic Malignancies”. TheContinue reading “Trainees Gain Valuable Knowledge of Hematologic Malignancies”
Clinical Trial Management and Site Readiness Strengthened
BVGH organized and led an 11-lecture digital training program on the basics of clinical trial management. The course, which was designed for professionals in low- and middle-income countries who are interested in conducting clinical trials, attracted 5,752 participants from 111 countries globally. Experts from the United States Food and Drug Administration, Cleveland Clinic, Johns HopkinsContinue reading “Clinical Trial Management and Site Readiness Strengthened”
Clinical Trial Regulation in Africa Strengthened Through Digital Training
In partnership with Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), BVGH organized and led a 12-lecture digital training program on clinical trial regulation and ethics. The course, which was designed to support NAFDAC’s clinical trial review practices and to equip African researchers with the tools to conduct safe and effective research,Continue reading “Clinical Trial Regulation in Africa Strengthened Through Digital Training”
African Consortium for Cancer Clinical Trials (AC3T) Online Platform Updated
The African Consortium for Cancer Clinical Trials (AC3T) was launched in 2017 by BVGH to foster cancer clinical trials in Africa led by African investigators and involving African patients. In 2019, BVGH created the AC3T Online Platform to showcase African cancer facilities’ clinical trial experience and capabilities, with the goal of encouraging multinational, cross-institutional clinicalContinue reading “African Consortium for Cancer Clinical Trials (AC3T) Online Platform Updated”
BVGH’s French Prostate Cancer Course Attracts Clinicians from Across Francophone Africa
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in African men. Early in 2024, BVGH launched a six-session digital training program covering topics in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment that were requested by AAI partner hospitals in Anglophone Africa. Responding to its Francophone hospital partners’ priorities, BVGH organized aContinue reading “BVGH’s French Prostate Cancer Course Attracts Clinicians from Across Francophone Africa”
AAI Digital Training Bolsters Hematologic Cancer Treatment Knowledge
Despite hematologic cancers such as leukemias, lymphomas, and myeloproliferative disorders being highly prevalent in Africa, public cancer hospitals have limited capacity to care for afflicted patients. In response to requests from AAI partner hospitals, BVGH led a nine-session digital training program covering the treatment of hematologic cancers. Expert lecturers from the USA and Canada coveredContinue reading “AAI Digital Training Bolsters Hematologic Cancer Treatment Knowledge”