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Committees are developed to carry out the work of the strategic plan and organizational direction as set by the Council. Committee members are appointed by the President with Council approval. The current IGCS Committees are listed below.

Advocacy Committee
Education Committee
Mentorship and Training Committee
Nominations & Awards Committee
Regional Steering Committee for Africa and the Middle East
Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee
Advocacy Committee
Education Committee

Chair: Paul Cohen (Australia)

Vice Chair: Michael Pearl (USA)
Immediate Past Chair: Ritu Salani (USA)


Advances & Updates Work Group

Co-Chair: Floor Backes (USA)
Co-Chair: Wendel Naumann (USA)


Nursing Work Group
Co-Chair: Christine Donovan (USA)
Co-Chair: Noriko Fujiwara (Japan)
Co-Chair: Anne Mellon (Australia)

Palliative Care Work Group
Chair: Peter Grant, MD (Australia)
Vice Chair: Anisa Mburu, MD (Kenya)

Pathology Work Group

Chair: Adrian Suarez (USA)


Radiation Oncology Work Group

Chair: Pearly Khaw (Australia)


Surgical Videos Work Group

Chair: Reitan Ribeiro (Brazil)
Vice Chair: Carrie Langstraat (USA)


Preinvasive Disease Program Work Group
Co-Chair: Maximillian Klar, Germany
Co-Chair: Alan Waxman, USA

Mentorship and Training Committee
Nominations & Awards Committee
Regional Steering Committee for Africa and the Middle East
Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee

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