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First clinical-radiological-pathological Rb-NET MDT, June 28 2024

Published On: May 17, 2024
Categories: RB MDT

First “real” tumor board including pediatric oncologists, ophthalmologists, radiologists and pathologists on the panel that will discuss challenging cases presented live.

Link to recording: https://youtu.be/p9ADe2gKrHE

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New Rb-NET MDT meeting focusing on retinoblastoma imaging with expert radiologists from across the world

Published On: February 10, 2024
Categories: Imaging

New Rb-NET MDT meeting focusing on retinoblastoma imaging with expert radiologists from across the world. Stay tuned…

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First Pathology Rb-NET MDT meeting!

Published On: November 17, 2023
Categories: Pathology

First Pathology Rb-NET MDT meeting with nearly 50 participants from various countries from across the world.!

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Rb-NET Challenges 2023

Published On: November 15, 2023
Categories: Rb-NET Challenges

Rb-NET Challenges 2023

Stay tuned for the Rb-NET Challenges 2024 webinar – coming soon!

Thank you for participating in the second Rb-NET Challenges Webinar! During the event, we had the privilege of having Prof. Alfred Sommer from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, as our guest speaker. He enlightened us with his groundbreaking research on the correlation between Vitamin A deficiency, blindness, and childhood mortality rates. Subsequently, we delved into case presentations by prominent experts in the field of retinoblastoma.

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ISOO Africa Blog

Published On: July 11, 2023
Categories: Conferences

The following blog is written by Dr Mattan Arazi, Opthalmology resident at Sheba Medical Center, Israel. 1 Mombasa, a port city and second largest city in Kenya, with a population of over 1.3 million people. A city situated right off…

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Retinoblastoma Silk Road Program: Referral Pathway from Afghanistan to Pakistan

Published On: June 5, 2023
Categories: RB MDT

Each year, in Afghanistan, 80-100 children are diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb). There are however no established Rb treatment centers in the country, leading to significant morbidity and mortality in the region. The Retinoblastoma Silk Road Program aims to create an official referral pathway from NOOR centers in Afghanistan to specialized Rb treatment centers in Pakistan.

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ISOO AFRICA 2023

Published On: January 5, 2023
Categories: Conferences

The 1st ISOO AFRICA conference is being held in Mombasa, Kenya, just before the 10th annual COECSA meeting. We would like to invite you to Mombasa from 21-24 August, 2023, to represent your country and share your knoweldge and expertise. 

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Rb-NET Challenges 2023

Published On: April 27, 2023
Categories: Rb-NET Challenges

The 2nd Rb-NET Challenges will take place on Friday, November 10th, 2023, 12:00 GMT.

Presenters: Ashwin Reddy (UK), Andrew Stacey (US), Vera Essuman (Ghana), Francis Munier (Switzerland), and Bhavana Chawla (India)

Keynote speaker: Prof. Alfred Sommer (US)

Moderators: Didi Fabian (Israel/UK) and Laurence Desjardins (France)

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Asian Retinoblastoma Group (AsRbG)

Published On: January 5, 2023
Categories: Conferences

Join us for the first AsRbG Webinar on January 15, 17:00 India time (IST)

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Rb-NET Challenges 2022

Published On: November 12, 2022
Categories: Rb-NET Challenges

Thank you for joining the Rb-NET Challenges 2022 Webinar!

This was the first time since the Rb-NET MDT Project was launched in 2020 that we gathered together, all its members for a joint multinational meeting.  We heard an enlightening update on global blindness given by Prof. Allen Foster from the LSHTM, and case presentations by leading RB experts.

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