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Telephonic Press Briefing Ahead of World Cancer Day with Dr. Edward Trimble, Director, Center for Global Health National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health

Manila, February 1, 2018 — Please join us on Thursday, February 1, 2018 for a telephonic press briefing with Director of the Center for Global Health at the U.S. National Cancer Institute Dr. Edward Trimble ahead of World Cancer Day (WCD) February 4.

WCD is a global initiative to increase awareness about the constantly evolving tools to confront the global scourge of cancer. Established in 2000 by the Union for International Cancer Control, World Cancer Day aims to mobilize individuals, organizations, and governments to take action.

Dr. Trimble was appointed the first director of NCI’s new Center for Global Health (CGH) in September, 2011. The NCI CGH is responsible for coordinating NCI’s research relevant to global health and global cancer research, developing a strategic plan for research and implementation relevant to global cancer control, and strengthening collaboration with external stakeholders.

Dr. Trimble also contributed to this report on the state of national cancer control plans in Asia.  According to the report, half of the global incident rates for cancer are in Asia.

DETAILS:

Speaker: Dr. Edward Trimble, Director, Center for Global Health National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health

Date:                          Thursday, February 1
Time:                         20:30 Manila | 07:30 EST
Language:                English
Ground rules:          On the record
Dial-in Info:               To be provided once you RSVP

RSVP: RSVP to [email protected]   and Mary Beth Polley ([email protected] ).  Please include your name and    outlet and indicate if you will dial in or request that we dial out to you (provide the phone number to be used).

LOGISTICS:

• Journalists that RSVP will be notified of any changes to the schedule.

• Callers should dial-in to the conference call 10 minutes early. 

• When an individual journalist dials-in, the operator will collect the caller’s name, press affiliation, and location. 

•   The moderator will facilitate the Q and A among the connected callers and Dr. Trimble. Journalists on the conference call will be instructed to press the “*” and “1” buttons on their phones in order to enter the question queue.  NOTE:  You can press “*1” at any time during the call to join the question queue, even before the moderator begins the Q and A portion.  We ask that journalists limit themselves to one question.   Journalists can also submit questions in English to [email protected] prior to or during the call.  

BIO:

Edward L. Trimble was appointed the first director of NCI’s new Center for Global Health (CGH) in September, 2011. The NCI CGH is responsible for coordinating NCI’s research relevant to global health and global cancer research, developing a strategic plan for research and implementation relevant to global cancer control, and strengthening collaboration with external stakeholders.

Before his appointment to the NCI CGH, Dr. Trimble was Head of Gynecologic Cancer Therapeutics in NCI’s Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis from 1991 to 2011. In that role, he spearheaded the development of national and international cancer research strategy for the treatment of cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and endometrial cancer. He led the planning committees for NIH Consensus Conferences on ovarian and cervical cancers. In addition, he drafted and coordinated NCI Clinical Announcements regarding chemoradiation for cervical cancer in 1999 and intraperitoneal chemotherapy for ovarian cancer in 2008. He graduated from Harvard College and the Johns Hopkins University of School of Medicine, then trained in obstetrics/gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medicine Center, public health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and gynecologic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

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