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Man Cave Season 2 - 2023 (Men's Conference)

It was indeed a great honour to be a speaker at the recently concluded man cave season 2 (men's conference) at the Lake House Tigoni on the 25th of February 2023. We had inspiring and educational panel sessions moderated by some of Kenya's finest eminent persons.

Former Kenyan speaker Francis Ole Kaparo was in the house, as was industry consultant Julius Kipnge'tich, as well as award-winning journalist John Allan Namu. I enjoyed the session as it was full of great advice about male identity and the idea of creating a legacy for the next generation.

Among the more than 500 delegates attending the meeting, DJ Joe Mfalme kept everyone entertained with lots of fun music and nyama choma all day. This is the first edition I have attended so far, and I look forward to the next one!

Most Attended International Oncology Conference ever in Kenya

This year the Kenya society for hematology and oncology (KESHO) held its largest conference ever in Mombasa, Kenya in November 2022. For the first time ever over 400 local and international delegates attended the event. This was a hybrid event with more than 30 international speakers and over 70 local and regional speakers. We had two preconference workshops one on colorectal cancer and the other one radiation oncology. these were both well attended. the event runs smoothly over four days and we had more than 30 exhibitors. I made a presentation during the colorectal workshop on medical management of colon cancer as well as in the plenary touching on regional training of oncology specialists in East Africa. for the first time ever, we had an all-white gala dinner on the Friday evening which was also well attended, and delegates came out glamorously dressed and we had an excellent evening. honorable professor Anyang Nyong’o was able to give a talk on the last day of the conference which so many young scientists receive awards for exemplary work in their research area of oncology this indeed will be a conference that will be never forgotten, and I am glad to have been part of the organizing committee that made this possible. I sincerely thank the organizers of KESHO, and we do look forward to the next conference in 2024

Dr. Andrew attends World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer (WCGIC) 2022 in Barcelona, Spain

In keeping with his specialization and interest, Dr. Andrew had a chance to attend the WCGIC 2022 in Barcelona, Spain for the 2nd time. He has returned with the latest knowledge on GI cancers hoping to improve the care of fellow Kenyans and Africans. He was the only delegate from an African Country to attend this prestigious meeting in 2022 in person.

Dr. Andrew gives insights in cancer immunotherapy in the maiden Ghana Cancer summit

Dr. Andrew was among a panel of experts during the 1st Ghana Cancer Summit organized by Roche Ghana. Alongside renowned names like Prof Bernardo Rapoport (from the Medical Oncology Centre Of Rosebank South Africa) and Prof. Mohsen Mokhtar (Cairo University), Dr Andrew gave 2 presentations focusing on Immunotherapy and Her-2 directed Breast Cancer therapy. After a long hiatus of in-person conferences, great networking opportunities emerged from this well organized event.

Dr. Andrew Nominated to fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

New Publication Alert: See my contribution published in the Journal of Global Oncology

After nearly 2 years of hard work my contribution has paid off. I have been part of a great team involved in the creation of Colon Cancer treatment guidelines for resource stratified settings.

12 years later

It was such a joy to reconnect with medschool alumni class of 2007 University of Nairobi at the Radisson Blue Hotel. We marked our 12 year anniversary and was glad to meet my former classmates who are all now experts and entrepreneurs in various fields of Medicine and beyond.

High cost of innovative cancer care

I was awarded for giving a plenary talk on the high cost of innovative cancer therapies at the recently concluded international Africa Healthcare Extension Summit November 2019 at the Panari Hotel in Nairobi Kenya.

This year was my 2nd time to attend AORTIC conference, the largest meeting for cancer experts in Africa. My first time was in Kigali in 2017. This is the 12th such meeting in Africa with over 1000 participants form al over the world. I was a good chance to learn more about cancer and network

I made my first AORTIC plenary presentation on systemic therapy for rectal cancer which has been published in conference proceedings.

I attended this year's European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Barcelona. Over 27000 delegates from all over the world attended with 15 Kenyan Oncologists being part of them.

It was great to network and reconnect with colleagues.

INTERNAL MEDICINE EXTERNAL EXAMINER – UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA

Left to Right : Dr Osee Sebatunzi – Deputy HOD Internal Medicine – University of Rwanda, Prof Ed Zijlstra – Director Rotterdam Centre for Tropical & Infectious Diseases, Me (August 2019)

Spent 2 weeks in Rwanda as one of the External Examiner’s for graduating class of medical students. I met with the dean and other co-examiners.

INTERNAL MEDICINE EXTERNAL EXAMINER – UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA

Left to right Me, Prof Mekdes – St Paul’s Medical College Ethiopia, Deputy Dean & HOD Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Dr. Mariam- St Paul’s &Medical College Ethiopia, Prof Stephen Rulisa – Dean School of Medicine University of Rwanda Me (August 2019)

WORLD GI 2019

Attending the World Congress on Gastro-Intestinal Cancer 2019 in Barcelona Spain. Lots to learn here on latest treatment for GI cancers that are becoming very common in Kenya

LUGANO LYMPHOMA MEETING 2019

Attended 15 th ICML meeting in Lugano Switzerland. Learnt all the latest treatments for lymphoma. I will definitely be back here in 2021 to learn so more.

African Cancer Coalition (ACC)

In march 2019, I was nominated to join the ACC and an expert panel member to help with writing harmonized National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for Africa. NCCN guidelines are the most widely used cancer management guidelines worldwide. Adapting these guidelines for sub-Saharan Africa is key to cater for differences in medical capabilities across Africa. I am glad to be part of the African Cancer Coalition.