EACE Programme

Day 1: Friday, 12th September: Workshops & Emerging Research

13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome and Opening Remarks

Conference Chair and EACE President

Introduction to meeting themes: equity, digital innovation, patients’ involvement

13:15 – 15:30 | Educational Workshops

Focus areas: Digital Tools and e-Learning in Cancer Education

Communicating Risk and Uncertainty to Patients

Co-Designing Patient Education with Survivors

15:30 – 16:00 | Refreshment Break

16:00 – 17:00 | Abstract Session – Speed Talks (Emerging Research)

10× 5-min presentations + Q&A

Topics may include: AI in education, misinformation, social media, equity.

 

Day 2: Saturday, 13th September: Advances and Perspectives in Cancer Education

09:00 – 11:00 | Abstract Session – Thematic Panels

Focus areas: Inter-professional education, cancer prevention, and curricula reform

11:00 – 11:30 | Refreshment Break

11:30 – 13:00 | Plenary Talks – Global & Future Perspectives

Speakers: TBA

13:00 – 14:00 | Business Lunch (EACE Council meeting optional)

14:00 – 15:30 | Abstract Session – Student & Early Career Highlights

Shortlisted abstracts from students and early-career researchers

15:30 – 16:00 | Refreshment Break

16:00 – 17:00 | Milly Haagedorn Memorial Lecture

Renowned educator on Cancer Education

18:00 – 20:00 | Networking and Food Reception Dinner

 

Day 3: Sunday, 14th September: Translational Education and International leadership

09:00 – 09:30 | EACE Plenary Lecture

Speaker: TBA, EACE

09:30 – 11:00 | Abstract Session – Multidisciplinary Impact

Includes palliative care education, patient navigation, team-based learning…

11:00 – 11:30 | Refreshment Break

11:30 – 12:00 | AACE Plenary Lecture

Speaker: TBA, AACE

12:00 – 14:00 | Business Lunch – EACE

14:00 – 17:00 | Public Engagement Sessions with UK Society for Medical Oncology

17:00 | Closing Remarks & Adjournment

Summary, awards, and announcement of future initiatives

 

Hot Topics Embedded Across Sessions

  • Health equity and cultural competence
  • Digital and AI-driven education tools
  • Risk communication and prevention
  • Patient and survivor education
  • Inter-professional and team-based learning
  • Global oncology education (LMICs focus)
  • Combating misinformation and promoting media literacy
  • Curriculum innovation and co-creation with patients