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First Caribbean Multidisciplinary
Hemato-Oncology Symposium in

Aruba in October

ON the 15th, 16th and 17th of October the first to attract medical professionals like nurses, family services taking place in Aruba like surgery and
Multidisciplinary Hemato-Oncology Symposium will doctors and specialists. chemotherapy are of very high quality.
take place at Aruba Holiday Inn Sun Spree Resort. The third day is for the Aruba healthcare area Caring for cancer patients involves a team of experts
This symposium is organized by the Dr. Horacio E. stakeholders and will discuss topics like breast cancer on numerous medical areas. These areas need to be
Oduber Hospital Oncology Department and includes screening, cervix cancer screening and palliative joined together and specialists need to work as a team
30 international speakers from Holland, the United management. to provide the best care possible to the patient.
Stated, Surinam, Curacao and a few local speakers. Palliative management is when there are no more
The symposium will be in English. treatments available for the patient so all there’s left Dr. Roel Jonkhoff who was Internist, Hematologist
to do is try to keep the patients comfortable. Topics and Oncologist explained that from his 4 years of
Medical professional registered in Holland that will such as prevention or radio therapy will also be working on Aruba he has noticed the quality of
participate in this symposium discussed. oncologic care has improved fast.
will receive clearance Dr. Jonkhoff commented that the symposium serves
points for their Dr. Daryani explained that they’ve been talking as a way to improve our services and care here in
further training about this multidisciplinary symposium Aruba.
(CVT). because this will help put Aruba on the
The oncology map. Dr. Jonkhoff concluded his speech by saying that it
symposium The Oncology surgeon will be a very busy program ending at 3:30pm
has been added that there are everyday so as to give the visitors a
divided into some services like chance to enjoy what Aruba has to
two parts. radiotherapy and offer in the tourist sector.
The first nuclear medicine
two days that aren’t Registrations for the first and
consists currently being second day have already
of medical offered in Aruba started. You can get more
scientific but that the information via the
academic Hospital’s website www.
leveled arubahospital.com
sessions and
their goal
is

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