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With the goal of cultivating global partnerships and improving health equity, access, safety and patient care in Africa, RSNA is pleased to introduce the Across Africa program.

Program Overview

The Across Africa program convenes thought leaders through two events that will take place in 2026:

  • Advancing Cancer Imaging: Cape Town, South Africa
  • Coming soon: Chicago (half-day program during the RSNA 2026 annual meeting)
    • Dec. 2, 2026, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (open to all annual meeting registrants)

These interactive sessions will focus on issues of health care access and equity throughout Africa, with a goal of discussing the major challenges in each area and finding sustainable solutions. Sessions will provide continent‑specific clinical training, shared strategies for delivering cancer services in resource‑limited settings, and practical guidance from global experts to strengthen daily practice, expand services and support career growth. Learn more about RSNA’s launch of the Across Africa program in RSNA News.

Cape Town: Course Overview

  • Radiologists
    • Including residents, students and those specializing in oncologic imaging with a focus on neuro, women’s, prostate and lung cancer
  • Radiographers
  • Physicists
  • Diplomats
  • Educators
  • Hospital administrators
  • Industry personnel

Course Dates & Location
Sept. 4–5, 2026
Biomedical Research Institute
Francie Van Zijl Dr, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa

Course Language
English

Certificate of Attendance and CPD
A Certificate of Attendance will be provided to participants upon course completion. This course is pending approval of South African CPD credit.

Course Format
The Across Africa: Advancing Cancer Imaging event in Cape Town, South Africa, is an in-person course that includes didactic lectures, clinical sessions, case reviews and Q&A with expert faculty covering challenges and solutions unique to cancer care across the continent of Africa.

The following hotels are approximately 5–10 minutes from the venue by car. Attendees are encouraged to use a car service (e.g., Uber or Bolt) for transportation. In addition to these hotels, there are guesthouse options near the venue that attendees may explore. These accommodations are not affiliated with RSNA.

Protea Hotel by Marriott Cape Town Durbanville
99 Jip de Jager Drive, Vineyards Office Estate
Tyger Valley, South Africa 7530

Town Lodge Bellville
5 Mispel Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7530

New National Hotel
352 Voortrekker Road, Parow East
Parow 7500, South Africa

As cancer incidences grow globally, this course addresses cancer diagnosis and treatment specific to the continent of Africa. Experts in neuro, women’s, lung and prostate imaging will deliver cutting edge, oncological insights and review clinical sessions on the cancers most affecting Africa.

The two-day program features case-based sessions, Q&A following each session, scheduled networking breaks and lunch provided for all attendees.

Day One: Friday, Sept. 4
Registration
Course introduction

Keynote: Building Radiology Subspecialty Training Programs in Africa

Frank J. Minja, MD

Cervical Cancer Imaging Essentials

  • New Clinical Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Diagnosis — Hannah Simonds, MBChB, PhD
  • Update on Cervical Cancer Staging on MRI — Musturay Karcaaltincaba, MD
  • Radiologists' Report: Cervical or Endometrial Cancer? — Musturay Karcaaltincaba, MD
Q&A
Networking break

Breast Cancer Imaging: Reporting, Staging and Diagnosis

  • Communication: Creating High Quality Reports — Toma Omofoye, MD
  • Breast Cancer Staging — Norran Hussein, MD
  • Standardized Diagnostic Imaging Protocols/Workup of Abnormal Findings — Toma Omofoye, MD
Q&A
Lunch break — Lunch will be provided to all attendees

Prostate Cancer Imaging and Intervention

  • Urologists' Insights: Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Clinical Impact of MRI — Pieter Spies, MBChB, MMed
  • Active Surveillance with MRI for Intermediate Risk of Prostate Cancer — Musturay Karcaaltincaba, MD
  • Prostate MRI Cases You've Never Seen — Musturay Karcaaltincaba, MD
  • IR Prostate Embolization — Hammed Ninalowo, MD
Q&A
Networking break

Building Radiology Capacity in Africa: Case Studies

  • Egyptian Ministry of Health Presentation
  • Building Radiology Subspecialty Training in Tanzania — Lulu Fundikira, MD, MMed, PhD; Lulu Sakafu, MD, PhD
  • Road to IR Uganda — Eva Nabawanuka, MBChB, MMed
Q&A
Closing remarks with preview of day two
Reception
Day Two: Saturday, Sept. 5
Registration
Introduction to day two

Keynote: Expanding the Role of Imaging in Oncology Beyond Diagnostics

Ilya Gipp, MD, PhD

AI Innovation in Global Cancer Care

  • Digital Health and AI Innovations for Oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa — Farouk Dako, MD, MPH
  • AI and Social Platforms — Norran Hussein, MD
  • Closing the Cancer Care Gap with AI Innovation in Imaging — Ilya Gipp, MD, PhD
Q&A

Oncologic Imaging of the Brain, Head and Neck

  • fMRI and DTI for Neurosurgical Planning — Frank J. Minja, MD
  • Pediatric Brain Tumors — Amal Saleh Nour, MD
  • Head and Neck Malignancies — Christelle Ackermann, MBChB, MMed, PhD
Q&A
Lunch break — Lunch will be provided to all attendees

Thoracic Imaging and Interventions

  • Physiologic Basis for the Distribution of Lung Disease — Farouk Dako, MD, MPH
  • Lung Cancer Screening in Ethiopia — Wondu Bekele
  • IR Interventions — Hammed Ninalowo, MD
Q&A
 Breast Biopsy Bootcamp
 Liver Imaging Workshop
Closing remarks

Cape Town: Pricing & Registration

Attendee Category

Rate (USD)

Regular

$100

Residents

$70

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Cancellation Policy

  • Registrations are non-transferable. Name changes are not permitted; a new registration and payment are required.
  • All registration cancellations must be made in writing to customerservice@rsna.org by Aug. 7, 2026, to receive a refund.
  • Registration cancellations received by Aug. 7, 2026, will result in a refund of paid fees, minus a $15 administrative fee.
  • Refund requests received after Aug. 7, 2026, will not be accepted or refunded.
  • No refunds will be issued for registrations purchased and not used.

Course Planning Committee

Meet the leaders guiding the Across Africa: Advancing Cancer Imaging program.

Christelle Ackermann

Christelle Ackermann, MBChB, MMed, PhD

Head of Division of Radiology, Associate Professor
Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg Academic Hospital

Cape Town, South Africa

Farouk Dako

Farouk Dako, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Radiology; Director, Botswana-UPenn Partnership
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Gaborone, Botswana

Frank J. Minja

Frank J. Minja, MD

Professor, Neuroradiology
Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA, U.S.

Toma Omofoye

Toma Omofoye, MD

Breast Radiologist; Global Health Advisor

Speakers

Gain practical insights from global experts in oncology imaging, AI, capacity building and cancer care.

Wondu Bekele

Wondu Bekele

Chief Executive Director,
Mathiwos Wondu Foundation (MWF)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lulu Fundikira

Lulu Fundikira, MD, MMed, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Department of Radiology and Imaging,
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ilya Gipp

Ilya Gipp, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Officer, Oncology at GE HealthCare; Radiologist & Radiation Oncologist; Vice President, Association of Theranostics; Ambassador, Oncidium Foundation; Global Ambassador & Emeritus Board Member, Lung Health Coalition; Advisory Board Member, PRECEDE Consortium

Atlanta, GA, U.S.

Norran Hussein

Norran Hussein, MD

Division Chief, Breast Radiology, Alzahraa Hospital Dubai; President Elect, Egyptian Society of Women’s Health; Steering Committee Member, Egypt’s Presidential Initiative on Women’s Health, MOHP

Egypt/United Arab Emirates

Musturay Karçaaltincaba

Musturay Karçaaltincaba, MD

Professor of Radiology,
Hacettepe University Hospitals

Ankara, Türkiye

Eva Nagawanuka

Eva Nabawanuka, MBChB, MMed

Associate Consultant, Vascular and Interventional Radiology; Program Director, Interventional Radiology Fellowship, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Department of Radiology

Kampala, Uganda

Hammed Ninalowo

Hammed Ninalowo, MD

Consultant, Vascular/Interventional Radiologist, Interventional Oncology; Founder & CEO, IRDOCNIGERIA

Lagos, Nigeria

Amal Saleh Nour

Amal Saleh Nour, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology, Neuroradiologist, Vice President, African Society of Pediatric Imaging (AfSPI),
Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lulu Lunogelo Sakafu

Lulu Lunogelo Sakafu, MD, PhD

Director Clinical Support Services
Honorary Senior Lecturer, MUHAS
Muhimbili National Hospital-Mloganzila

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Hannah Simmonds

Hannah Simonds, MBChB, PhD

Specialist, Clinical Oncology, Division of Radiology Oncology,
Tygerberg Academic Hospital/Stellenbosch University

Cape Town, South Africa

Pieter Spies

Petrus Venter (Pieter) Spies, MBChB, MMed

Urologist, Senior Lecturer, Urology Division, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Tygerberg Academic Hospital

Cape Town, South Africa

Learn More

Learn more about RSNA’s launch of the Across Africa program in RSNA News.

Contact Us

For questions, please contact us at international@rsna.org.