Advocacy Summit

PROGRAM DETAILS

IGCAN Update – Why we’ve gathered
Abhishek Shankar, Advocacy Committee Chair (India) 
Tracey Adams, Advocacy Committee Co-Chair (South Africa) 
Advocacy Committee Chairs welcome participants and outline what to expect from the Summit. They will also share IGCAN achievements over the past year and priorities that will shape the future of the network.

EDI Grant Presentation - Harvesting Life - Women Coffee Growers Towards a Future Without Cervical Cancer
Harold Salamanca, Fundación Salamanca Borrero SalBo (Colombia)
Showcases the 2026 IGCAN EDI Grant recipient, highlighting the advocacy work achieved since receiving the grant. For this year’s grant recipient, this presentation will highlight the organization “SalBo,” a a cervical cancer survivor family foundation leading a screening and prevention campaign in Huila Department, Colombia.

Same Cancer, Different Postal Codes
Ovarian Cancer patients
Moderator: Cidalia Sluce (Canada) 
Through personal journeys from ovarian cancer patients, this session will explore how geography, healthcare access, and social determinants influence the cancer journey. The session will emphasize the need for equitable access for quality treatment and support.

Empowering Patients and Caregivers as Agents of Change
Alvina Nadeem (Canada)
Thomas Hofmarcher (Sweden)
This segment hosts a patient-facing platform to educate, mobilize, and inspire the audience in various methods of engaging in policy mobilization and reform efforts. Reviewing the findings of Bridging the Gap in Women’s Cancer Care: A Global Policy Report on Disparities, Innovations, and Solutions, written by the Institute for Health Economics in collaboration with IGCAN leadership, this session will engage the audience in interactive breakout discussion segments to brainstorm ways to actionize the four key recommendation areas in bridging gaps in women cancer care disparities.

Patient Reported Outcomes 101
Alison Ross (Canada)
Italo Fernandes (Canada)
Moderator: Shannon Salvador
Learn the fundamentals of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) and the increasing role in clinical care, research, and quality improvement. This introductory session will explore how PROs capture the patient perspective and inform more patient-centered decision-making.

ORAL ABSTRACT & POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Discover innovate gynecologic oncology advocacy initiatives from global advocates through showcasing their work and efforts to improve awareness and drive meaningful change.

IGCAN AWARD PRESENTATION

AFTERNOON INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY
Interactive opportunities for participants to engage, network, and collaborate together as they are led through a collective art therapy segment, with option to engage in this activity at each of their tables.

COFFEE AND LUNCH BREAK INCLUDED