Scientific Academic ProgrammeCME / CPD Accredited
SLCO Annual Academic Sessions & SAFO Congress 2026
āImproving Care. Enhancing Livesā
Nov 27, 2026 ā Nov 29, 2026
Shangri-La Colombo
Main Congress Programme
Comprehensive academic programme across Day 1 and Day 2
Day 1 | Saturday, 28th November 2026
Comprehensive academic programme across Day 1
| Time | Session Type | Topic | Session Theme & Topics | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.15 ā 08.30 | Breakfast Meeting | - | Prompt to Practice: Using AI as Your Everyday Oncology Learning Companion | Dr Thiwanka Wijerathne |
| 08.30 ā 08.45 | Opening remarks | - | Welcome & Opening Address | President ā SLCO |
| 08.45 ā 09.20 | Plenary & Keynote | - | Keynote: Current Paradigms and Future Frontiers in SBRT and SRS | Dr Siddhartha Laskar |
| 09.20 ā 09.55 | Plenary 1 | Non Oncology | Past Lessons, Future Directions: Sri Lanka's Health System Evolution and Cancer Care | Dr Palitha Maheepala |
| 09.55 ā 11.00 | Symposium 1 | Haemato Oncology | Optimizing Frontline Therapy and Navigating Novel Agents in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma | Dr Emmanouil Nikolousis |
| Omission vs. Optimization: Navigating Response-Adapted Consolidative Radiotherapy in Early and Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma | Prof Lena Spacht | |||
| Balancing Efficacy and Myelosuppression: Managing TKI-Induced Cytopenias and Optimal Sequencing in CML | Dr Manju Sengar | |||
| 11.00 ā 11.15 | ā Tea Break & Networking | |||
| 11.15 ā 12.20 | Symposium 2 | Head and Neck CBD | Mapping the Malignancy: Real-World Case-Based Dilemmas in Early and Advanced Oral Cancers | Dr Jayamal Ariyaratne, Dr Theekshana Pathirana, Dr Praveen Wijesinghe, Dr Siddhartha Laskar |
| 12.20 ā 12.55 | Plenary 2 | Lung Cancer | Grey Zones in Lung Cancer ā What Would You Do? | Dr Asanka Gamage |
| 12.55 ā 13.30 | š½ļø Lunch Break & Networking | |||
| 13.30 ā 14.05 | Plenary 3 | Uro-Oncology | Emerging Paradigms in Uro-Oncology | Prof Ananya Choudhury |
| 14.05 ā 15.10 | Symposium 3 | Breast Cancer | Multidisciplinary Case-Based Discussion on Breast Cancer Management | Dr Saroj Niraula, Dr Sidath Wijesekara, Dr Buddhika Ubayawansa, Dr Vimukthini Peiris |
| 15.10 ā 15.45 | Plenary 4 | Colorectal Cancer | Precision Surgical Oncology in Colorectal Cancer | Dr Darius Aw Kang Lie |
| 15.45 ā 16.20 | Plenary 5 | Cardio-Oncology | Heart-Smart Cancer Care: Risk Stratification, Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Toxicity | Prof Bogda Koczwara |
| 14.00 ā 16.00 | Poster Presentation | š Poster Presentation & Judging ā Scientific Abstract Authors | ||