Session – 24th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium

Saturday, 25 October 2025 - Session 1

Oncological Nursing - II

10/25/2025 09:00 AM 10/25/2025 11:00 AM Asia/Karachi 15 OPAQUE Oncological Nursing - II

Date:	25 October 2025	Time:	09:00 - 11:00 (GMT+5)
Chair:	Tabjeel Ashraf Cheema & Hafiz Sabghatullah & Lubna Ghazal	CME Credit Hour:	2

CME Evaluation

	INCORPORATING DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENHANCE NURSING CARE IN LOW MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY

09:00	AI-ASSISTED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS: IMPLICATION IN ONCOLOGY NURSING
09:00	Siobhán O’Connor Senior Lecturer, King’s College, London, UK

09:25	AI ADOPTION FOR NURSING EDUCATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES (Virtual Talk)
09:25	Angel Anthamatten Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, USA

09:50	USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN: BARRIERS AND WAY FORWARD
09:50	Tabjeel Ashraf Cheema Adjunct Faculty, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

10:15	O:BREAST CANCER PATIENTS’ EXPERIENCES REGARDING CARE, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION PROVIDED BY SPECIALIZED NURSES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN LAHORE - Ambreen Fatima

10:30	O:SEXUAL ISSUES FACED BY MARRIED WOMEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATORY STUDY - Mussrat Parveen

10:45	O:EFFECT OF CUSTOMER INCIVILITY AND EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION ON JOB SATISFACTION AND TURNOVER INTENTIONS IN NURSES AT A TERTIARY CARE CANCER HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN - Rubab

11:00	O:ASSESSMENT OF BURNOUT LEVELS AMONG NURSES WORKING AT TERTIARY CANCER CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN - Asim Munir

11:15	QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Hepatopancreatobiliary Oncology

10/25/2025 11:20 AM 10/25/2025 01:20 PM Asia/Karachi 15 OPAQUE Hepatopancreatobiliary
Oncology

Date:	25 October 2025	Time:	11:20 - 13:20 (GMT+5)
Chair:	Farooq Afzal & Syed Irfan Kabir	CME Credit Hour:	2

CME Evaluation

	CONTROVERSIES AND CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF HILAR CHOLANGIO-CARCINOMA

11:20	THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORTING SYSTEM FOR BILIARY CYTOPATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS OF CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
11:20	Mudassar Hussain Consultant Pathologist, SKMCH&RC, Lahore, Pakistan

11:45	RADIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
11:45	Ammar Sarwar Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, USA

12:10	DEVELOPING NATIONAL GUIDELINES ON HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
12:10	Faisal Saud Dar Consultant Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgeon, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan

12:35	ONCOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
12:35	Daniel Palmer Professor of Oncology, NorthWest Cancer Care, Liverpool, UK

13:00	PANEL DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Gastrointestinal Oncology

10/25/2025 02:00 PM 10/25/2025 03:30 PM Asia/Karachi 15 OPAQUE Gastrointestinal Oncology

Date:	25 October 2025	Time:	14:00 - 15:30 (GMT+5)
Chair:	Haroon Javed Majid & Aamer Rehman Farooqi	CME Credit Hour:	1.5

CME Evaluation

	UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS: UPDATES ON TRIALS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHALLENGES

14:00	OEOSOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC CANCERS: WHERE ARE THE CLINICAL TRIALS HEADING TO?
14:00	Sheraz Markar Professor of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK

14:25	MANAGEMENT OF GASTRO ESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION LESIONS: THE DILEMMA PROXIMAL POSITIVE MARGINS
14:25	Nick Maynard Consultant of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK

14:50	THE MAGIC WAND OF UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS: THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ROLES
14:50	Aamer Rehman Farooqi Consultant Gastroenterologist, SKMCH&RC, Peshawar, Pakistan

15:15	QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS & PANEL DISCUSSION

Plenary Session

10/25/2025 04:00 PM 10/25/2025 05:00 PM Asia/Karachi 15 OPAQUE Plenary Session

Date:	25 October 2025	Time:	16:00 - 17:00 (GMT+5)
Chair:	Alina Sadaf	CME Credit Hour:	1.5

16:00	24th SHAUKAT KHANUM CANCER SYMPOSIUM
16:00	Alina Sadaf Head of Department of Paediatric Oncology, SKMCH&RC, Lahore, Pakistan

16:10	OVERVIEW OF SHAUKAT KHANUM MEMORIAL TRUST HOSPITALS
16:10	Asif Loya Medical Director, SKMCH&RC, Lahore, Pakistan

16:25	GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOR EQUITABLE CANCER CARE
16:25	Julie R. Gralow Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association for Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, USA

16:55	CLOSING REMARKS
16:55	Asif Loya Medical Director, SKMCH&RC, Lahore, Pakistan