Invitation to Lecture Day: Uppsala Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Welcome to the annual UCCC Day at Uppsala University Hospital, filled with inspiring lectures on cancer care with the patient in focus.
Uppsala University Hospital and Uppsala University have jointly been accredited as a Comprehensive Cancer Centre – a recognition that reflects the long-term efforts to unite high-quality cancer care and research.
We warmly invite you – whether you work in or have an interest in cancer care and cancer research – to a day filled with knowledge, inspiration, and community. Together, we look ahead to the opportunities – and challenges – of the future in the field of cancer.
Time and Place
Friday, 10 October 2025, 8.30–15.40
Grönwallsalen, Entrance 70, Ground Floor, Uppsala University Hospital
Morning lectures will be held in Swedish, and the afternoon sessions will be in English.
Poster Exhibition
You are welcome to submit a poster for exhibition on the theme of:
- Preclinical research
- Clinical research
- Improvement projects in cancer care
Submissions can be made via the link above.
Programme
08.30–10
UCCC has been accredited!
Ingrid Glimelius, Professor at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology (IGP) and Centre Manager at UCCC
What has the Patient and Family Advisory Council (PNR) worked on during its first year?
Kim Höglund, Chair of PNR
Cancer rehabilitation – at all levels of care
Helena Igelström, Physiotherapist and Lotten Blomqvist, Contact Nurse
HIPEC – how is it done, how does it go, and how do patients feel afterwards?
Peter Cashin, Senior Consultant, Colorectal Section and Olivia Sand, Physiotherapist
10–10.30
Coffee break
10.30–12.15
To read or not to read – do I want to know what’s in my medical record?
Maria Hägglund, Professor at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health; E-health and Health Data
Digitalisation of cancer care
Olle Bergdahl, Chief Digital Officer
How do we harness the power of research and innovation?
Björn Arvidsson, Director of Research and Innovation, Region Uppsala
Care in serious illness
Nina Cavalli Björkman, Senior Consultant in Oncology
Research infrastructures: Resources that support cancer research
- Clinical Genomics: Malin Melin
- UCR: Jakob Hedberg
- KFUE: Christina Kawati Stenberg
- Biobank: Anna Beskow
- BioVis: Dirk Pacholsky
Moderator: Eva Tiensuu Janson
12.15–13.15
Lunch with posters by researchers and research infrastructures
13.15–15.30
UCCC has been accredited!
Ingrid Glimelius, Professor at Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, (IGP) and Centre Manager at UCCC
Ovarian cancer – how to become a Centre of excellence.
Karin Stålberg, Associate Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health
Barriers for inclusion in clinical trials.
Leila Boukharta, Project Manager, Clinical Research and Development Unit, KFUE
Satellite sites – a way to make clinical trials more accessible?
Simon Pahnke, Specialist Physician in Oncology
Early cancer discovery – how to detect cancer before symptoms arise.
Tobias Sjöblom, Head of department at IGP
Molecular characterization of solid tumors.
Viktor Ljungström, Researcher at IGP
Cell-free human papillomavirus DNS as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in cervical cancer.
Lars Sivars, Resident physician and Researcher at IGP
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing for Identifying Therapeutic Targets in Relapsing Diffuse Midline Glioma.
Thale Kristin Olsen, Researcher at IGP
Late effects after cancer in young ages and follow-up care in adulthood.
Hanna Mogensen, Postdoctoral Researcher at IGP and contact nurse
15.30–15.40
Closing session and poster award cermony.
Ingrid Glimelius, Professor at IGP and Centre Manager at UCCC
Lina Gifting, Centre Coordinator UCCC
Welcome
The Board of UCCC and Research Committee welcomes you!
through Ingrid Glimelius, Centre Manager UCCC