Management of Prostate Cancer in Older Vulnerable/Frail Patients

Hourly Schedule

Management of Prostate Cancer in Older Vulnerable/Frail Patients

2:50 - 3:30
Case Presentation: a Case of Localized Prostate Cancer
Speakers:
Dr. Ravindran Kanesvaran (SG), Naganath Narasimhan Prem (IN)
3:30 - 4:10
Case Presentation: a Case of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Speakers:
Dr. Ravindran Kanesvaran (SG), Manicka Saravanan (IN), Sunny Singhal (IN), Vanita Noronha (IN)
4:10 - 4:20
Q & A
Dr. Ravindran Kanesvaran (SG)
Dr. Ravindran Kanesvaran (SG)
SIOG President
Assoc Prof Ravindran Kanesvaran is a Senior Consultant and Deputy Head of the Division of Medical Oncology of the National Cancer Centre Singapore and Medical Director of NCCS@ SKH Oncology. He is also an Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and clinical senior lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is actively involved in graduate medical education and is the Program Director of the Medical Oncology Senior Residency Program. His research interests include GU oncology and geriatric oncology. He has published in a number of well-known peer reviewed journals including Journal of Clinical Oncology and Lancet Oncology. He is also the author of textbook chapters in the field of geriatric oncology. He has been awarded a number of awards including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO GU) Merit Award 2009, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) scholar-in-training Award 2010 and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) fellowship award 2012. He is currently the immediate past President of the Singapore Society of Oncology (SSO) and the Singapore Geriatric Oncology Society. He is a Council Member of ESMO. He is the current President of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG). He was the National Representative for Singapore in the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) until 2020. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS).
Naganath Narasimhan Prem (IN)
Naganath Narasimhan Prem (IN)
MBBS,MD Geriatric Medicine Chief Consultant Geriatrician Elder Care Specialist Physician Founder Department of Geriatric Medicine, Jaslok Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra India Leadership Role in Graceful Living Initiative He has an experience of 10 years in the field of Geriatrics. His major objective is to establish a strong framework for holistic elderly care through comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment and interdisciplinary interventions. He is passionate about teaching, academics and research to provide the best evidence-based care for the older person. His areas of interest include Geriatric Oncology, Geriatric syndromes, Dementia, Urinary Incontinence, Orthogeriatrics , Perioperative care of the elderly and Community Geriatrics .
Manicka Saravanan (IN)
Manicka Saravanan (IN)
He graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS Delhi). He underwent senior residency in Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Medicine. He is currently working as a Consultant Geriatrician in Chennai. He has a few publications in indexed journals and a few book chapters. He was also a certified master trainer for the WHO ICOPE program. He also presented a few papers at international conferences. He was awarded travel scholarships for attending IAGG 2017, EuGMS 2019, and WCFPS 2019. His areas of interest are neurocognitive disorders, orthogeriatrics, palliative care and preventive geriatrics. He always educates his patients and their carers to maintain their independence. He likes to travel, treks, and photography is his leisure activity.
Sunny Singhal (IN)
Sunny Singhal (IN)
Dr. Singhal is an avid and well-respected geriatrician. He has done his training (MBBS, MD Geriatric Medicine and Senior Residency) from AIIMS, Delhi. He is currently a faculty in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur. He is an expert and proficient clinician, academician, and researcher. He has been published in multiple peer-reviewed international journals and is an investigator in various funded research projects including LASI-DAD. He has also authored multiple chapters in geriatric textbooks and is also part of various government task forces for geriatric healthcare.
Vanita Noronha (IN)
will be announced soon.

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