Nataliya Kovalchuk: For the first time in history of OncoHub, there was a radiation oncology section organized by Dr. Maryna Sokolovska in collaboration with Help Ukraine Group

Nataliya Kovalchuk, Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine/Stanford Hospital, shared on LinkedIn:

“Oncohub Office Uptodate 4.0 conference in Ukraine was a success, gathering more than 800 oncology specialists from all over Ukraine and featuring the Minister of Health Of Ukraine, Viktor Liashko, opening the conference.

And for the first time in history of OncoHub, there was a radiation oncology section organized by Dr. Maryna Sokolovska in collaboration with Help Ukraine Group. Five HUG members presented at the radiation oncology section:

Dr. Ruslan Zelinskyi ‘Radiation oncology in Ukraine – time for a change?’
Dr. Yuliia L. ‘Total Skin Electron Irradaition (TSEI) as a method of treatment of cutaneous lymphoma’
Dr. Serhii Brovchuk ‘Modern techniques of radiotherapy’
Dr. Zoia Shepil ‘Role of radiotherapy in treatment of Gynecological cancer’
Dr. Nataliya Kovalchuk ‘Advancement Trends in Radiation Oncology from ASTRO 2023 and beyond’

And Dr. Nelya Melnitchouk, the founder of GMKA, has also given a talk at the GastroIntestinal oncology section ‘Rectal cancer: watch and wait strategy and immunotherapy’.

Help Ukraine Group is grateful to Oncohub Office organizers, Dr. Maryna Sokolovska and especially, Dr. Andriy Beznosenko, for giving such an opportunity to radiation oncologists and medical physicists in Ukraine to expand their horizon and learn the modern aspects of radiotherapy in the era of IMRT/VMAT linacs replacing Co-60 machines.

Help Ukraine Group (HUG) Andriy Beznosenko, Nelya Melnitchouk, Natalka Suchowerska, Zoia Shepil, Ruslan Zelinskyi, Serhii Brovchuk, Yulia Severin, Yuliia Lozko, Viktor Iakovenko.”

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Source: Nataliya Kovalchuk/LinkedIn