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Caroline Lilja presents lymphedema research in Canada

Caroline Lilja has been selected to give an oral presentation at the International Lymphedema Framework Conference 2025 in Niagara Falls, Canada.

ACROBATIC Prehabilitation Master Class

At June 4th we gathered at Aarhus University Hospital for an engaging and inspiring Master Class on prehabilitation within cancer care. We had the privilege of learning from two leading international experts: 🔹 Chelsia Gillis, McGill University 🔹 Anna Campbell, Edinburgh Napier University They shared valuable insights on: ✅ The current state of prehabilitation in Denmark ✅ Key recommendations for future development ✅ How we can collaboratively shape the future of cancer prehabilitation A heartfelt thank you to all participants for your thoughtful questions and reflections. Together, we’re advancing the role of prehabilitation in Danish cancer care. 💪

Fly Me to the Moon Award 2025: Christian Lind Nielsen

We are proud to announce that Christian Lind Nielsen, MD and PhD fellow at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, is the recipient of this year’s Fly Me to the Moon Award. The award, presented during the ACROBATIC Two-Day Research Symposium 2025, recognises early-career researchers whose work demonstrates exceptional innovation and potential for impact in surgical oncology.

ACROBATIC Two-Day Research Symposium

🌟 Shaping the Future of Cancer Surgery – ACROBATIC Two-Day Research Symposium 2025 🌟 📍 June 2–3 | Hotel Vejlefjord Over two inspiring days, the ACROBATIC Two-Day Research Symposium brought together more than 70 participants from across Denmark and beyond - spanning regions, disciplines, and career stages — to explore how we innovate, implement, and create real impact in surgical oncology. 💡 Key themes and highlights included: 🔹 Prehabilitation in 2025 – Chelsia Gillis and Anna Campbell MBE shared groundbreaking insights into nutritional and physical prehabilitation, emphasizing personalized approaches and the latest evidence-based strategies. 🔹 Personalized Surgical Pathways - We learned about AI-driven patient selection (Ismail Gogenur) and tailored interventions for older, frail cancer patients (Katharina Skovhus Prior), underscoring the importance of individualized perioperative care. 🔹 How to Write Winning Surgical Research Applications – Søren Paaske Johnsen and Lene Hjerrild Iversen led crucial discussions on improving protocol applications, reviewer expectations, and ensuring patient involvement in research design. 🔹 From Idea to Impact – Jens Christian Hedemann Sørensen offered valuable reflections on the entrepreneurial journey in surgical innovation. 🔹 ’Fly Me to the Moon’ – Early-Career Innovation – Talented young researchers shared visionary work in areas such as lymph node mapping, laser-guided interlocking osteotomies, recurrence detection, ctDNA, and microbiota (Caroline Lilja, Louise Krog, Mette-Julie Töffner Rasmussen, Christian Lind Nielsen and Sarah Jakobsen). 👏 A special congratulations to Christian Lind Nielsen, recipient of this year’s Fly Me to the Moon Award! 🔹 From Research to Real-World Practice - Thomas Skovgaard emphasized how implementation science helps move innovations from trial to clinic, followed by real examples from ACROBATIC projects (Bente Thoft Jensen, Caroline Lilja and Louise Krog). 🔹 Bold ACROBATIC projects – We were introduced to three ACROBATIC projects pushing the boundaries of data use, personalized treatment, and surgical research infrastructure in Denmark (Iñigo Iturrate, Gitte Fredberg Persson and Martin Bøgsted). 🔹 Work Environment, Research, and Career Development – The closing session brought together voices across the professional spectrum to discuss how clinical education and research can coexist with a healthy and sustainable work culture. Thank you to MD, PhD, Tora Haug, Dean at Health Aarhus University, Anne-Mette Hvas, Dean at @Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus Universitet University, and Søren Hjortshøj, Medical Director at Aalborg University Hospital, for joining the discussion. 🙌 Thank you to all speakers, moderators, and participants for contributing to an energizing and forward-thinking symposium!

New Patient Organisation Joins ACROBATIC: Network for Women with Gynaecological Cancer

We are delighted to welcome a new patient organisation to ACROBATIC’s network: the Network for Women with Gynaecological Cancer (Netværk for kvinder med gynækologisk kræft).

New Member of the ACROBATIC Executive Committee: Professor Søren Paaske Johnsen

We are pleased to welcome Professor Søren Paaske Johnsen as a new member of the Executive Committee at ACROBATIC.

Invitation to Master Class on Cancer Prehabilitation

ACROBATIC is proud to invite you to an inspiring and multidisciplinary Master Class on Prehabilitation.

Invitation to Two-Day Research Symposium 2025 – now open for registration!

Sara Receives ACROBATIC Travel Grant to Present MELACARE Study at International Conference

Empowering melanoma survivors: Insights from the MELACARE intervention

Deadline for ACROBATIC applications

ACROBATIC call for applications