27th – 29th November 2026 | Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo
SLCO Annual Academic Sessions &
The South Asian Federation of Oncologists' (SAFO) Congress 2026
Tag:Improving Care. Enhancing Lives | Theme: Quality. Equity. Impact. Advancing Patient-Centered Oncology Care
Main Congress Schedule
Comprehensive academic programme across Day 1 and Day 2
Day 1 | Saturday, 28th November 2026
| Time | Session Type | Topic | Session Theme & Topics | Speaker(s) | Moderator / Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.15 – 08.30 | Breakfast Meeting | - | Research statistics | Prof Ananya Choudhury, Dr Nuradh Joseph, Dr Sanjeeva Gunasekera | Dr Anuththara Senevirathne |
| 08.30 – 08.45 | Opening remarks | - | Welcome & Opening Address | President – SLCO | - |
| 08.45 – 09.20 | Keynote | SBRT/SRS | Current Paradigms and Future Frontiers in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) and Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) | TBC | Dr Buddhika Somawardana |
| 09.20 – 09.55 | Plenary 1 | Non Oncology | Past Lessons, Future Directions: Sri Lanka's Health System Evolution and Cancer Care | Dr. Palitha Maheepala | Dr Sanjeeva Gunasekera |
| 09.55 – 11.00 | Symposium 1 | 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 Tejpal Gupta | Dr Theekshana Pathirana |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | ☕ Tea Break & Networking | ||||
| 11.15 – 12.20 | Symposium 2 | Haemato Oncology | • Optimizing Frontline Therapy and Navigating Novel Agents in Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma | - | Dr Buddhika Somawardana |
| • Omission vs. Optimization: Navigating Response-Adapted Consolidative Radiotherapy in Early and Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma | TBC | ||||
| • Balancing Efficacy and Myelosuppression: Managing TKI-Induced Cytopenias and Optimal Sequencing in CML | Dr Manju Sengar | ||||
| 12.20 – 12.55 | Plenary 2 | Lung | Grey Zones in Lung Cancer: What Would You Do? | Dr Asanka Gamage | Dr Sanjeeva Gunasekera |
| 12.55 – 13.30 | 🍽️ Lunch Break | ||||
| 13.30 – 14.05 | Plenary 3 | Uro Oncology | Emerging Paradigm in Uro Oncology | Prof Ananya Choudhury | Dr Nuradh Joseph |
| 14.05 – 15.10 | Symposium 3 (Breast) | Breast Cancer CBD | Case Based Discussion on Breast Cancer | Dr Saroj Niraula | Dr Vimukthini Peiris |
| Dr Sidath Wijesekara | |||||
| Dr Vimukthini Peiris | |||||
| 15.10 – 15.45 | Plenary 4 | Colorectal ca | Precision Surgical Oncology in Colorectal Cancer | Dr Darius Aw Kang Lie | Dr Buddhika Thilakarathna |
| 15.45 – 16.20 | Plenary 5 | CNS | Redefining Prognosis: The Evolving Role of Definitive Radiation in Oligometastatic CNS Disease | Dr Tejpal Gupta | Dr Mahendra Somathilake |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | 📌 Poster Presentation | ||||
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