Treatment Is Not Limited to the Disease — Patient Comfort & Quality of Life in Cancer Care
18–19 Sep 2026 · Hyatt Regency Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · In-Person · Free attendance · CME accredited
Held under the Saudi Ministry of Health and organised by GloMarQ Events & Research, this two-day scientific meeting is built around a single premise captured in its Arabic title: treatment is not limited to the disease — it extends to the comfort of the patient and the quality of their life.
Why this meeting matters
Oncology outcomes in the Kingdom continue to improve, and with longer survival the burden of symptoms, treatment toxicity and psychosocial distress becomes the defining clinical problem. Supportive and palliative care is no longer an end-of-life speciality bolted onto oncology — it is a parallel service that begins at diagnosis and runs through survivorship. This forum brings the multidisciplinary team together to make that model practical in Saudi cancer centres.
Expected themes
- Integrating supportive and palliative care from the point of diagnosis
- Symptom management: cancer pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, mucositis, anorexia–cachexia
- Managing the toxicities of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted agents
- Psycho-oncology — anxiety, depression, distress screening and family support
- Nutrition, rehabilitation and functional preservation during active treatment
- Communication skills: breaking bad news and goals-of-care conversations in a Saudi cultural context
- Survivorship care planning and the role of the oncology nurse and clinical pharmacist
- Ethical and religious considerations in end-of-life decision-making
Who should attend
Medical, radiation and surgical oncologists; palliative-care physicians; oncology and palliative-care nurses; clinical and oncology pharmacists; psychologists and social workers; dietitians; physiotherapists; family-medicine physicians managing cancer patients in the community; and residents and trainees across these disciplines.
Attendance and accreditation
Attendance is free (الحضور مجاني) and the activity carries accredited CME hours (ساعات CME معتمدة). Sessions are delivered primarily in Arabic with English scientific content. Registration is handled by GloMarQ; seats at the Hyatt Regency are limited and early registration is advised.
Organisers
GloMarQ Events & Research is a Riyadh-based scientific event management firm behind more than thirty major medical and scientific meetings in Saudi Arabia, working closely with the Ministry of Health and national scientific societies.
Enquiries: info@glomarq.com · www.glomarq.com
