6th Congress

The bonds that heal

STPO's sixth national congress — “The bonds that heal”: a focus on caregivers, special situations in oncology, and life after cancer. A day of workshops preceded the scientific sessions.

16 & 17 May 2025 Hôtel Sheraton, Tunis

Programme

Lectures, round tables, and workshops.

Friday 16 May 2025

  1. 13h00–15h00

    Parallel workshops

    • Workshop 1 — Artificial intelligence for research and medical writing Pr Ag Chiheb Romdhani · Pr Ag Rym Dhahri
    • Workshop 2 — How to develop your empathy Pr Faten Ellouze · Dr Mariem Wassila Najjar

  2. 15h00–15h30

    Coffee break

  3. 15h30–17h30

    Parallel workshops

    • Workshop 3 — The child and teen of an ill parent: what to tell them Dr Françoise Ellien
    • Workshop 4 — Theatre coaching: emotional expression Mr Hamdi Hadda · Pr Ag Khedija Meddeb
    • Workshop 5 — Painkiller addiction in oncology: cases, challenges and solutions Dr Hedi Khlif

Saturday 17 May 2025

  1. 09h00–10h45

    Session 1 — Caregivers

    Chairs Pr Khaled Rahel · Pr Ahmed Mhalla · Pr Leila Mnif · Pr Chiraz Nasr · Dr Monia Malek · Fatma Siala

    • 09h00–09h10 Voices of caregivers — testimonies
    • 09h10–09h30 Caregivers and relatives: their place in the relationship with care teams Dr Françoise Ellien
    • 09h30–09h50 Beliefs around cancer: fake news? Pr Faten Ellouze · Pr Ag Rahma Dammak
    • 09h50–10h10 Caregivers in distress: between self-giving and exhaustion Pr Ag Wided Homri
    • 10h10–10h30 Caregivers 2.0: when technology transforms support in oncology Dr Hanen Boudabbous

  2. 10h45–11h00

    Official opening

    • Address by the Minister of Health
    • Address by the STPO President

  3. 11h00–11h30

    Coffee break

  4. 11h30–13h15

    Session 2 — Special situations

    Chairs Pr Monia Hechiche · Pr Lotfi Kochbati · Pr Ramzi Nouira · Pr Rym Rafrafi · Pr Fatma Charfi · Pr Ag Houda Belfekih

    • 11h30–11h50 Pregnancy and cancer Pr Anis Fadhlaoui
    • 11h50–12h10 The challenges of psycho-education in paediatric oncology Pr Faten Fdhila
    • 12h10–12h30 Cancer in older patients: what integrative care? Pr Ag Amina Mokrani
    • 12h45–13h00 Symposium — Pfizer Laboratories

  5. 13h15–14h30

    Lunch

In pictures

A few highlights from the edition.

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