PRESENTATION TITLE
Academic Research in Oncology: Global Challenges

PRESENTER(S)
Carlos H. Barrios, M.D., Director and Principal Investigator of the Oncology Research Center at Hospital Sao Lucas, PUCRS, Director of LACOG (Grupo Latino Americano de Investigacion Clinica en Oncologia - Latin American Clinical Oncology Research Group) , Oncologist of the Oncoclinicas Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil

PRESENTER BIO

Carlos H. Barrios, MD, works at the investigation center of the Hospital São Lucas, Brazil.

Dr. Barrios graduated at PUCRS Medical School in Porto Alegre in 1979. He completed his Internal Medicine training at Hospital de Clínicas, URFGS, in Porto Alegre and Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami from 1980 through 1985. He had his Hematology and Oncology training at the Washington University, Barnes and Jewish Hospitals in St Louis, US.

He is Adjunct Assistant Professor of the William Harrington Latin American Program of the University of Miami School of Medicine since 1991. He is Director of the Oncology Research Center at Hospital São Lucas, PUCRS since 1996, where he has participated in over 250 clinical research trials over the last 20 years.
He has a strong interest in the development of international research collaboration and implementation of cooperative research infrastructures in Latin America. As such, he is cofounder and current Director of LACOG (Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group) that congregates more than 70 investigators from 14 different countries in Latin America.

His clinical work is concentrated in the areas of Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer and Kidney Cancer. Has numerous abstract presentations in international congresses and scientific peer reviewed publications.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Recognize the importance of academic research and the challenges and limitations imposed by the current drug development processes in oncology.
• Identify some of the major global discrepancies observed in international cancer clinical research.
• Prioritize potential strategies that could bring balance to future research efforts addressing discrepancies and inequities in access to clinical trials.

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