Onco-Palliative Care Essentials

Dr. Azar Naveen Saleem graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (Al-Ameen Medical College) in India. In 2013, he started his career in the medical field as a resident in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. He played a significant role in developing Qatar’s first rehabilitation strategy during his tenure. Dr. Saleem also co-authored the first proposal for establishing traffic medicine in Qatar. Dr. Saleem completed his research externship at Mary Breckinridge Hospital, USA in 2010, followed by an Internal Medicine residency at Hamad Medical Corporation. After that, he pursued a fellowship in Palliative Medicine at the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) in Qatar. In 2018, he gained additional expertise through hospice training at St. Richards Hospice in Worcestershire, UK. As a Consultant at NCCCR, Dr. Saleem has made significant contributions to the field of palliative care, with multiple publications and chapters in respected textbooks on the subject. Dr. Azza Adel Hassan graduated from Alexandria University, Egypt in 1986 and holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Oncology. She is certified by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM) since 2003 and currently serves as the Program Director of the Supportive and Palliative Care Unit at NCCCR, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. Dr. Hassan has extensive experience having worked as an Assistant Consultant for Palliative Care Medicine at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) for six years before joining NCCCR. She is actively involved in various professional societies, including the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer), and has made significant contributions to clinical oncology and palliative medicine as evidenced by her numerous publications. Dr. Ayman Allam is a Senior Consultant in Palliative Care at the Medical Oncology Department, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, MC, Qatar, and a professor of Radiation Oncology at the National Cancer Institute of Cairo, Egypt. He holds a Ph.D. in Radiation Oncology from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. With a substantial body of work in clinical oncology and palliative medicine, Dr. Allam has made noteworthy contributions through numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals.

1. Oncopalliative care essentials 2. Introduction to oncopalliative care 3. Common symptoms and management in oncopalliative care 4. Common emergencies in oncopalliative care 5. “End-of-life care”--An art and science 6. Psychosocial aspects in oncopalliative care 7. Ethical and legal practices in oncopalliative care 8. Challenging case scenarios