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OncoSummit 2027 brings together a global community of healthcare professionals committed to advancing oncology, lifestyle and cancer survivorship.
This edition marks a new international chapter for the congress, creating an environment focused on knowledge exchange between healthcare professionals, multidisciplinary teams, institutions and brands committed to better care, better outcomes and improved quality of life before, during and after cancer care.
For professionals, institutions and brands: an opportunity to connect with a clinical community focused on oncology, survivorship, rehabilitation, nutrition, mental health and supportive care.
Official aftermovie
The Porto edition brought together professionals, speakers and multidisciplinary teams for two days of scientific exchange, connection and community building.
Moments from the edition held on 8 and 9 May at IPO Porto.
Featured areas
The programme brings together science, clinical practice and human experience, placing at the centre of the conversation the essential themes shaping cancer care today and tomorrow.
Exercise and rehabilitation
Mental health
Nutrition
Survivorship
Metabolism
Prevention
Sexuality
Palliative care
Communication in oncology
Quality of life
Primary care coordination
Lived experience
OncoSummit brings together a multidisciplinary audience connected to cancer care, survivorship, rehabilitation, nutrition, mental health and innovation in healthcare.
Expected participants in an international edition designed to bring science, clinical practice, institutions and brands closer together.
A qualified audience: professionals who prescribe, recommend, support, educate and influence the way cancer care evolves.
Connect your organisation with an international clinical community committed to the evolution of oncology, lifestyle, rehabilitation and cancer survivorship.
38 companies have already been part of OncoSummit. A growing community of partners committed to improving cancer survivorship.
A programme designed to discuss cancer survivorship in an integrated way, bringing together science, clinical practice, prevention, rehabilitation and lived experience.
The new reality of modern oncology.
Late effects, persistent toxicities and lifelong follow up.
Care coordination between oncology, primary care and other specialties.
Essential therapeutic interventions during and after cancer care.
Menopause, bone health, cardiovascular health and long term wellbeing.
Body composition, inflammation and prevention of comorbidities.
Psychological support throughout the full cancer journey.
Late toxicities, comfort and safe clinical care.
Survivorship begins before diagnosis.
Qualified care across all stages.
Real world programmes, implementation and sustainability in Portugal.
People as partners in building survivorship.
A multidisciplinary programme: designed for professionals, institutions and brands who want to follow the evolution of cancer care, survivorship and Lifestyle Oncology.
Diogo Alpuim Costa
Médico, Oncologia Médica
Joana Marinho
Médica, Oncologia Médica
Pedro Carrera Bastos
Professor, investigador em nutrição
Marta Amorim
Genética Médica
Anabela Amarelo
Enfermeira, Oncologia e Reabilitação
Médico, Oncologia Médica
Diogo D´Agorreta D´Alpuim Santos Costa, nascido em Lisboa a 13 de junho de 1982.
Funções Atuais
Formação Graduada e Pós-Graduada
Docente Universitário convidado dos seguintes cursos:
Experiência como Investigador
Carreira Operacional (Marinha Portuguesa)
Participou em inúmeras missões navais nacionais e internacionais com diferentes tipologias, a saber: de treino operacional (incluindo missões NATO), patrulha e fiscalização, no âmbito da Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental (EMEPC), de cariz científico, no apoio médico a cenário real de catástrofe natural (Madeira 2010) e na última viagem do Navio da República Portuguesa (NRP) “Sagres” que visava reeditar a viagem de circum-navegação realizada por Fernão de Magalhães há ́́ cerca de 500 anos atrás e que foi interrompida prematuramente pela pandemia COVID-19. Chefe do Serviço de Saúde de inúmeras unidades navais, com mais de 5500 horas de navegação em diferentes navios: 2010 (NRP “Côrte-Real”, NRP “António Enes”, NRP “João Roby”, NTM “Creoula”); 2016-2023 (NRP “Almirante Gago Coutinho”, NRP “Arpão”, NRP “Jacinto Cândido”, NRP “Dom Carlos I”, NRP “Figueira da Foz”, NRP “Sagres”, NRP “Sines”, NRP “Viana do Castelo”).
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Prémios e Distinções
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Médica, Oncologia Médica
Médica especialista em Oncologia Médica no Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho e doutorada em Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular pela Universidade de Coimbra. Pós graduada em doença tromboembólica venosa e cancro. Tem particular interesse em cuidados de suporte e no doente idoso com canco. É vice-presidente da AICSO ( Associação de Investigação de Cuidados de Suporte em Oncologia), e membro da MASCC desde 2020 onde integra o grupo de estudo Geriatrics Study Group. É membro do Grupo de Trabalho em Oncologia Geríátrica da Sociedade Portuguesa de Oncologia e membro da SIOG (International Society of Geriatric Oncology), onde integra o Young SIOG Interest Group desde 2019.
Professor, investigador em nutrição
PhD em ciências médicas, nutricionista, investigador e docente universitário luso-espanhol, com atividade académica em Portugal, Espanha, Brasil e Suécia.
É Professor Auxiliar da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, investigador na Universidade de Lund e cofundador do CEAN - Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition. Autor de mais de 50 publicações científicas, dedica-se à investigação e formação avançada nas áreas da nutrição, estilo de vida, inflamação crónica, imunologia e saúde metabólica.
Genética Médica
Especialista em Genética Médica, licenciada e doutoranda pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa. Assistente Hospitalar de Genética Médica no Hospital Dona Estefânia (CHULC) desde 2012 e Consultora de Genética no Hospital Nélio Mendonça (Funchal) desde 2019.
Ex-diretora clínica dos laboratórios Genetyca-ICM e GenoMed. Co-autora de publicações em revistas científicas como Nature Genetics e American Journal of Medical Genetics. Participação ativa em congressos e programas de divulgação científica.
Realizou estágios internacionais em hospitais de referência no Canadá (Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto) e no Reino Unido (Guy’s Hospital, NHS; Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge).
Professora convidada em diversas universidades portuguesas. Colabora com associações de doentes, como APNF, Evita, DOCE e RD-Portugal. Interesse especial em Epigenética aplicada ao desenvolvimento e ao cancro.
Enfermeira, Oncologia e Reabilitação
Enfermeira desde 2003, especialista em Enfermagem de Reabilitação (2015) e vice-presidente da AICSO. Atua em reabilitação oncológica e campanhas educativas sobre o cancro. Possui formação em CanRehab (2019), Mestrado em Enfermagem de Reabilitação (2023), e é doutoranda em Ciências de Enfermagem no ICBAS.
Paula Ravasco
Médica, Professora e Investigadora em Nutrição em Oncologia
Catarina Ribeiro
Médica Oncologista
Scott Capozza
Physical Therapist, Oncology
Joana Nobre
Farmacêutica e Cosmetologista
Mariana Malheiro
Médica
Nuno Duarte
Oncology Physical Therapist, Coordenator
Mafalda Cruz
Radioncologista e Sexóloga
Sarah Partridge, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, DHyp.
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Julie Bach
Lifestyle Medicine Health Coach
Luzia Travado, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Champalimaud Foundation and President emeritus of IPOS
Amy Commander, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP
Breast Oncologist, Medical Director
Laura Nasi, MD
Medical doctor
Francesco Bettariga, PT, MSc, PhD
Physiotherapist
Médica, Professora e Investigadora em Nutrição em Oncologia
Nutricionista (ON0047N), Médica, Especialista em Imuno-Hemoterapia (OM55311). Doutorada em Nutrição, Oncologia e Metabolismo, possui formação especializada em Nutrição Clínica pela ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism), bem como em Investigação Clínica pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa. Desenvolve atividade clínica nas áreas de nutrição clínica, metabolismo, oncologia, imuno-hemoterapia e medicina clínica.
Médica Oncologista
Médica especialista em Oncologia Médica pela Ordem dos Médicos e com Competência em Medicina Paliativa; Mestrado no King´s College of London com bolsa pela Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Projeto DINAMO), que finalizou com distinção; projecto de investigação: ensaio clínico de fase 2 com treino de força em doentes com cancro metastático sob quimioterapia; Clinical Scholars Research Training Certificate Training, curso pós-graduado de 2 anos, pela Harvard Medical School – Portugal; MBA executivo, Quantic Business School, EUA.
Physical Therapist, Oncology
Scott Capozza, PT, MS works as an outpatient physiotherapist dedicated to oncology rehabilitation at Smilow Cancer Hospital at the Yale Cancer Center in Connecticut, USA. He is among the first class of board-certified clinical specialists in oncologic physical therapy in the United States. He holds several leadership positions within the American Physical Therapy Association.
Scott has taught as an adjunct professor in Oncology Physical Therapy for multiple universities in Connecticut and has delivered lectures to physiotherapy programs around the United States educating students about the benefits of oncology rehabilitation. He has presented professionally on the local, state, national and international level and has been a co-author on several peer-reviewed publications. He is also the co-author of the chapter ‘Young Adult Survivors’ in the textbook Oncology Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Clinicians.
Farmacêutica e Cosmetologista
Farmacêutica, com mestrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas pela FFUL, pós-graduada em Dermofarmácia e Cosmética e em Branding e Gestão de Imagem. Especialista em Gestão de Marketing Digital e em Gestão do Luxo pela Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, e atualmente a concluir formação em Estética e Teoria da Arte pela FCSH – Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Tem um fascínio assumido pela Psicanálise, a Estatística, a Comunicação e a Sustentabilidade, matérias que estuda e aplica diariamente no seu trabalho como CEO da Crème de la Crème, empresa que fundou em 2021: a primeira empresa portuguesa de curadoria cosmética. Em outubro de 2021 realizou a primeira TED Talk sobre Sustentabilidade no TEDx Porto.
Trabalha na Indústria Farmacêutica desde 2005, com funções nacionais e internacionais de direção técnica e comunicação. É consultora científica e de negócio para diversas marcas, leciona em várias instituições de ensino superior e é coordenadora e docente da Pós-Graduação em Ciências Cosmetológicas da AHED by Nova Medical School. É autora e editora do livro Breve História da Cosmética e colabora regularmente com a VOGUE Portugal, contribuindo ativamente para a literacia em cosmética e saúde da pele.
Médica
Formada em Medicina pela Universidade do Minho, completou pós-graduação em Imuno-Oncologia na Universidad de Navarra, formação avançada em Nutrição em Oncologia na Universidade Católica Portuguesa e o Curso deOncologia Integrativa da Mayo Clinic. Atualmente, frequenta o Programa deDoutoramento (PhD) em Survivorship na NOVA Medical School, centrado em intervenção multidisciplinar e outcomes em sobreviventes de cancro. É coordenadora de cursos de atualização médica (AHED e Dioscope) e mentora de projetos de sobrevivência e bem-estar oncológico, unindo ciência, empatia e inovação na prática clínica e académica.
Médica Oncologista no Hospital São Francisco Xavier e na CUFTejo, com forte dedicação à investigação clínica e à promoção de uma oncologia centrada no doente e baseada no estilo de vida. É investigadora principal em múltiplos ensaios internacionais de fase III e membro ativo em grupos de estudoeuropeus, com publicações em revistas como The Oncologist, Annals of Oncology eBMC Urology.
Oncology Physical Therapist, Coordenator
Radioncologista e Sexóloga
Pós-graduada em Sexologia Clínica e Fellow do European Committee of Sexual Medicine, com Competência em Sexologia atribuída pela Ordem dos Médicos.
Desenvolve atividade em consultas de Medicina Sexual em contexto privado e público, integrando atualmente a Unidade Local de Saúde do Algarve e a Unidade Local de Saúde de Espinho/Gaia. É autora da página de divulgação Mafalda Cruz MedSex e do podcast O Prazer é Todo Meu, onde aborda temas relacionados com sexualidade e saúde sexual de forma acessível, baseada na evidência científica e livre de tabus.
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Dr Sarah Partridge is currently a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust specialising in Head & Neck cancers based at Charing Cross hospital, where she has prinicipal investigator roles on a number of international trials, is an author of a number of peer-reviewed publications, and plays an active role in the Local Negotiating Committee.
Awarded the Henry Myers Exhibition for psychological Medicine at medical school, her interests in Hypnotherapy were initiated during a Research Fellowship in Vancouver prior to starting her consultant post in 2002. This was consolidated by completing her Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy with Distinction after which she founded a Hypnotherapy service at Charing Cross Hospital in 2007 with Dr Rumi Peynovska, supported by the Mind-Body Foundation. They later provided Self-Hypnosis training for patients within the Maggie’s Centre.
She continues to integrate hypnosis within her busy clinical practice, educating medical students and Specialist Trainees as to its potential with a focus on fostering ongoing research. She has designed and produced a web-based initiative ‘www.Tranceform-Medical.com’ aimed at expanding its use, education and availability for cancer patients, alongside self-care and stress management resources for healthcare professionals.
Over the course of her career she has held roles in the London Deanery for Specialty Education, London Cancer Alliance Medicines & Chemotherapy Steering Group committees, as well as a College Tutor for the Royal College of Radiologists, and a medical examiner. She has taught within the Imperial Medical School curriculum focussed on topics related to Oncology and Ethics, recently supervised medical student Clinical Research and Innovation projects, and aims at integrating Hypnosis training into the Medical Curriculum. As a recent past-President for the Royal Society of Medicine Section for Hypnosis & Psychosomatic Medicine she remains dedicated to forge cross-specialty links to highlight the fascinating history, evidence-base and applications of adjuvant clinical hypnosis within a broad scope of medicine, given its adaptability, safety, and potential cost effectiveness.
Lifestyle Medicine Health Coach
Julie Bach is the Founder and Executive Director of Wellness for Cancer, a global charity supporting individuals across the cancer continuum. She serves as the founding Chair of the Society for Integrative Oncology Health Coaching Special Interest Group (SIG), advancing the field of health coaching in oncology. Through the SIG, Julie is a co-author of the first landmark paper defining the role of health coaches in oncology, as well as a published commentary in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. She is currently leading a team to uncover the leading practices of utilizing health coaches in cancer centers and just finished a project on developing the Global Competencies for Health Coaching in Oncology.
Bach developed the Cancer Health & Wellness Coaching continuing education training through more than a decade of work alongside physicians and supportive care practitioners and has delivered the program in five countries. She served as Program Architect for the Prescribing Wellness health coaching program with Hope & Beauty MD / Apricity Oncology. Through Wellness for Cancer, Living Well content for people touched by cancer is now accessible in over 6,000 retirement communities.
Clinical Psychologist, Champalimaud Foundation and President emeritus of IPOS
Luzia Travado is a clinical health psychologist specialized in psycho-oncology, holding a PhD from the University of Coimbra. She has over 35 years of hospital experience, with national and international relevance, in the integration of psycho-oncological care in the treatment of cancer patients. Currently, she is involved in clinical practice and research at the Champalimaud Foundation. In 2022, she received a prestigious international award for her work in promoting psycho-oncology.
Breast Oncologist, Medical Director
Medical doctor
Dr. María Laura Nasi is a pioneering medical doctor specializing in Integrative Oncology, rooted in Psycho-Neuro-Immunology (PNI). With advanced training in Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York), she has excelled in oncology research and led international projects. As a Mindfulness facilitator, she sees her role as a guide on the journey to self-knowledge, empowering individuals to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives through techniques such as mindfulness meditation, yoga, bioenergetics, expressive arts, and somatic practices for trauma healing. Dr. Nasi teaches PNI at various universities and offers engaging workshops on integrative health practices.
Physiotherapist
Francesco graduated in Physiotherapy cum laude and later earned his Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning with Honours from the prestigious Middlesex University in London. He subsequently completed his PhD in Exercise Medicine at the Exercise Medicine Research Institute of Edith Cowan University (Perth, Western Australia), where he currently works. His research focuses on exploring how exercise may reduce mortality risk and on understanding the biological and clinical mechanisms underlying the benefits of exercise in people diagnosed with cancer.
Francesco has published several scientific papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals and has been a keynote speaker at several national and international conferences on the topic “Exercise is Medicine.” In clinical practice, he applies his expertise to individuals with specific conditions, including cancer. In particular, he works with patients with breast and prostate cancer, aiming to help them improve their quality of life during and after the illness.
Quick answers about the Lisbon edition, the event profile, the scientific programme and partnership opportunities.
OncoSummit is a congress dedicated to integrative oncology, Lifestyle Oncology, cancer survivorship and the evolution of cancer care.
The 2027 edition is planned for Lisbon, Portugal, from 5 to 7 November 2027.
The event is designed for healthcare professionals, institutions, multidisciplinary teams, researchers, brands and organisations connected to cancer care.
The programme is expected to cover cancer survivorship, exercise, nutrition, rehabilitation, mental health, prevention, palliative care, women’s health and the practical implementation of oncology programmes.
The Lisbon edition is being designed with international ambition, bringing together professionals, institutions and experts connected to the evolution of cancer care.
Yes. OncoSummit 2027 includes partnership formats, institutional presence, exhibition space, activation moments and visibility across the event communication channels.
Brands and organisations aligned with health, innovation, education, wellbeing, technology, nutrition, rehabilitation, research, health literacy and supportive care can register their interest.
Updates about the programme, registration, speakers, agenda and partnerships will be shared through the official channels of the European School of Lifestyle Oncology and OncoSummit.
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