Global Oncology: Harvard Global Health Catalyst summit lecture notes

by Wilfred Ngwa, Paul Nguyen, Omoruyi Credit Irabor (Contribution by), Juliet Matton (Contribution by), Vanessa Kerry (Contribution by)

Overview

The Harvard Global Health Catalyst summit is a premier yearly event bringing together leaders from across the world to share knowledge, discuss, and partner in developing innovative solutions to vexing health problems and advocating for progress towards improved health outcomes that save lives. The current main focus is on cancer, notably the emerging field of global radiation oncology, cancer prevention and advocacy. Given the importance, projected growth and newness of the field of global radiation oncology, this book chronicles the highly educational and eye-opening talks by health leaders at this growing yearly event. It serves as an educational and insightful reference for anyone interested in the rapidly growing field of global health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750313599
Publisher:	Institute of Physics Publishing
Publication date:	08/30/2017
Series:	IOP Expanding Physics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Wilfred Ngwa is the Director of the Global Health Catalyst program at Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and a professor of radiation oncology and faculty medical physicist at Harvard Medical School and the University of Massachusetts. He also currently holds an international guest professorship at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He has published two books and won a number of awards and prizes, including the 2015 BRIght Futures Prize for innovative new technology designed for use during radiotherapy to kill cancer cells that have spread to other parts of the body.

Paul Nguyen MD is the Director of Prostate Brachytherapy, Senior Physician, and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School.

Kenneth Ngwa is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Drew University Theological School. He holds a Ph.D. (2005) from Princeton Theological Seminary; and a Masters of Divinity (1995) from the Faculty of Protestant Theology in Cameroon. He has taught at Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, Washington) as well as Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Indiana). In his current position as Associate Professor at Drew, he has taken students on a cross cultural study course to Ghana and to South Africa. He is a board member of the African Renaissance Ambassador. He is also an organizing member of the annual Global Health Catalyst (GHC) summit that meets in Harvard medical School, where he co-hosts a session on Religion, Mental Health and Palliative Care.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Lecture Notes in Global Oncology

2. Global Oncology Education and Capacity Building

3. Global Oncology Research

4. Global Oncology Care: Until every cancer patient has access to treatment

5. Global Oncology Outreach: Cancer Prevention and Advocacy

6. Frequently Asked Questions in Global Oncology – Global Radiation Oncology

7. Quo Vadis: Cancer Moonshot for Global Oncology