Have you ever wondered what it is like to practice medical oncology in Botswana?
In today’s episode, Professor Hans Prenen and Dr Laure-Anne Teuwen chat to Dr Peter Vuylsteke from the University of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Peter left his medical oncology practice in Belgium to experience medicine in a completely different environment.
This is the first of two special episodes of the podcast on Cancer Care in Botswana. In the next episode, Rachael Babin chats to Surbhi Grover and Givy Dhaliwal about their smart app, created to improve the care of gynaecological cancer patients in Gaborone.
We hope you enjoy today’s episode of Experts on Point, brought to you by The Oncology Podcast.
This Week’s Team:
Professor Hans Prenen
Hans Prenen
Professor Hans Prenen is a medical oncologist and head of the phase 1 – early clinical trials unit at the Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium. He is a member of several scientific organisations, published many scientific oncology papers in prestigious journals and is regularly invited for lectures at national and international meetings. His interests are clinical trials and translational research with a focus on digestive oncology. You can find Hans on Twitter here: @HPrenen
Dr Peter Vuylsteke
Peter Vulysteke
Dr Peter Vuylsteke is a Medical Oncologist and Head of Department Internal Medicine at the University of Botswana (UB). As the past President of the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO), and as national representative for Belgium to ESMO, Dr Vuylsteke has an extensive network of expert colleagues in both clinical and research areas. Dr Vuylsteke has an extensive experience in clinical patient care, clinical research and clinical leadership. Dr Vuylsteke is a regular speaker at symposia and has mentored students in biomedical sciences, Medicine, Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.
Laure-Anne Teuwen
Dr Laure-Anne Teuwen is an early career medical oncologist working at UZA and Médecins Sans Frontières in an oncology unit in Blantyre, Malawi. She has an interest in global oncology. She trained with Professor Hans Prenen and recently travelled to Botswana to work alongside Dr Peter Vuylsteke.
