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Preliminary scientific programme

Monday, November 9, 2026


Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Plenary room MR 10 + MR 11 (Level E)
MR 12 (Level E)
MR 13 (Level E)
MR 14 (Level E)
MR 04.1 (Level 0)
MR 04.2 (Level 0)
MR 04.3 (Level 0)
8:15 - 9:25 Plenary 1: Global humanitarian crisis in cancer (Lancet commission)
9:25 - 9:30 Jimmie Holland Memorial Award
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Symposium 1: Aligning care in oncology interactions: towards trust, justice, and boundary spanning roles Symposium 6: From evidence to implementation: embedding psychologically informed prehabilitation and physical activity behaviour change into routine cancer care Oral 1 (Spanish) Oral 2 Oral 3 Oral 4 Oral 5
11:00 - 12:00 Symposium 2: The role of family members in optimising health outcomes in cancer prevention and care Symposium 7: Before the window closes: early integration of palliative care and psychology in glioblastoma populations Oral 6 Oral 7 Oral 8 Oral 9 Oral 10
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00 Plenary 2: Delivering sustainable psychosocial care for cancer survivors
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30 Symposium 3: Advancing psychosocial outcomes of adolescents and young adults with cancer: Showcasing the development of the British Psychosocial Oncology Society, adolescents and young adults special interest group and research from its members Symposium 8: Carers sustain the healthcare system, but what sustains them? Developing systems to embed cancer carer support across the health system Symposium 11: Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Surveillance-related Worries: New Directions in Research and Psychological Interventions
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 11 Oral 12 Oral 13 Oral 14
15:30 - 16:30 Symposium 4: Breaking the Silence: Challenges and Solutions for people with cancer and severe mental disorder Symposium 9: Building sustainable funding strategies for psychosocial oncology across diverse global regions Symposium 12: Formative research supporting the development of interventions for Latino cancer survivors (Spanish)
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 15 Oral 16 Oral 17 Oral 18
16:30 - 17:30 Symposium 5: Diversity and person-centered care in psycho-oncology Symposium 10: Evaluating and expanding the impact of specialized supportive care models for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer in the United States Symposium 13: Demoralization Across the Cancer Trajectory: Psycho-Existential Distress, Meaning, and Care
17:30 - 18:00 Welcome Opening Ceremony
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail
Plenary room MR 10 + MR 11 (Level E)
MR 12 (Level E)
8:15 - 9:25 Plenary 1: Global humanitarian crisis in cancer (Lancet commission)
9:25 - 9:30 Jimmie Holland Memorial Award
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Symposium 1: Aligning care in oncology interactions: towards trust, justice, and boundary spanning roles Symposium 6: From evidence to implementation: embedding psychologically informed prehabilitation and physical activity behaviour change into routine cancer care
11:00 - 12:00 Symposium 2: The role of family members in optimising health outcomes in cancer prevention and care Symposium 7: Before the window closes: early integration of palliative care and psychology in glioblastoma populations
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00 Plenary 2: Delivering sustainable psychosocial care for cancer survivors
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30 Symposium 3: Advancing psychosocial outcomes of adolescents and young adults with cancer: Showcasing the development of the British Psychosocial Oncology Society, adolescents and young adults special interest group and research from its members Symposium 8: Carers sustain the healthcare system, but what sustains them? Developing systems to embed cancer carer support across the health system
14:30 - 16:00
15:30 - 16:30 Symposium 4: Breaking the Silence: Challenges and Solutions for people with cancer and severe mental disorder Symposium 9: Building sustainable funding strategies for psychosocial oncology across diverse global regions
16:00 - 17:30
16:30 - 17:30 Symposium 5: Diversity and person-centered care in psycho-oncology Symposium 10: Evaluating and expanding the impact of specialized supportive care models for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer in the United States
17:30 - 18:00 Welcome Opening Ceremony
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail

MR 13 (Level E)
MR 14 (Level E)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 1 (Spanish) Oral 2
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 6 Oral 7
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30 Symposium 11: Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Surveillance-related Worries: New Directions in Research and Psychological Interventions
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 11
15:30 - 16:30 Symposium 12: Formative research supporting the development of interventions for Latino cancer survivors (Spanish)
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 15
16:30 - 17:30 Symposium 13: Demoralization Across the Cancer Trajectory: Psycho-Existential Distress, Meaning, and Care
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail

MR 04.1 (Level 0)
MR 04.2 (Level 0)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 3 Oral 4
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 8 Oral 9
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 12 Oral 13
15:30 - 16:30
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 16 Oral 17
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail

MR 04.3 (Level 0)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 5
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 10
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 14
15:30 - 16:30
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 18
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail



MR 13 (Level E)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 1 (Spanish)
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 6
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30 Symposium 11: Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Surveillance-related Worries: New Directions in Research and Psychological Interventions
14:30 - 16:00
15:30 - 16:30 Symposium 12: Formative research supporting the development of interventions for Latino cancer survivors (Spanish)
16:00 - 17:30
16:30 - 17:30 Symposium 13: Demoralization Across the Cancer Trajectory: Psycho-Existential Distress, Meaning, and Care
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail

MR 14 (Level E)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 2
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 7
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 11
15:30 - 16:30
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 15
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail

MR 04.1 (Level 0)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 3
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 8
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 12
15:30 - 16:30
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 16
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail

MR 04.2 (Level 0)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 4
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 9
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 13
15:30 - 16:30
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 17
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail

MR 04.3 (Level 0)
8:15 - 9:25
9:25 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Tuesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 5
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 10
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & poster session Tuesday
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Tuesday
14:30 - 15:30
14:30 - 16:00 Oral 14
15:30 - 16:30
16:00 - 17:30 Oral 18
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Opening Reception cocktail


Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Plenary room MR 10 + MR 11 (Level E)
MR 12 (Level E)
MR 13 (Level E)
MR 14 (Level E)
MR 04.1 (Level 0)
MR 04.2 (Level 0)
MR 04.3 (Level 0)
8:30 - 9:30 Plenary 3: President’s Plenary: Status of the practice an organization of Psychooncology in the regions: achievements, challenges, opportunities and the way forward
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Symposium 14: Artificial Intelligence as a tool and partner: Applications and validation in psycho-oncology research Symposium 18: Implementing the Fear of Recurrence Therapy in clinical settings: cultural efforts and considerations Oral 19 Oral 20 Oral 21 Oral 22 Oral 23
11:00 - 12:00 Symposium 15: FACING FCR: A Mexican Translational Journey from Evidence to Implementation Symposium 19: Understanding barriers and solutions for inclusive psycho-oncology research Symposium 22: Preserving the human side of cancer in the era of artificial intelligence Oral 24 Oral 25 Oral 26 Oral 27
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15 Plenary 4: Growing up with cancer: Psychosocial needs and support for Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer
14:15 - 14:30 IPOS Arthur Sutherland Award
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Symposium 16: Developing innovative and sustainable interventions and programs to meet the unique psychosocial needs of adolescents and young adults and their caregivers Symposium 20: Expanding psychosocial care through evidence-based electronic patient-reported outcomes implementation in real-world oncology settings Symposium 23: The rare cancer experience: diagnostic delay, information needs and pathways to support Oral 28 Oral 29 Oral 30 (Spanish) Oral 31
17:00 - 18:00 Symposium 30: The Canadian Network for Psychedelic-Assisted Cancer Therapy (CAN-PACT): From network building to clinical trials and everything in-between Symposium 21: Next-Generation ACT: Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Across the Cancer Continuum Symposium 24: New Danish National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of General Transdiagnostic Late Effects after Cancer Oral 32 Oral 33 (Spanish) Oral 34 Oral 35
Plenary room MR 10 + MR 11 (Level E)
MR 12 (Level E)
8:30 - 9:30 Plenary 3: President’s Plenary: Status of the practice an organization of Psychooncology in the regions: achievements, challenges, opportunities and the way forward
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Symposium 14: Artificial Intelligence as a tool and partner: Applications and validation in psycho-oncology research Symposium 18: Implementing the Fear of Recurrence Therapy in clinical settings: cultural efforts and considerations
11:00 - 12:00 Symposium 15: FACING FCR: A Mexican Translational Journey from Evidence to Implementation Symposium 19: Understanding barriers and solutions for inclusive psycho-oncology research
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15 Plenary 4: Growing up with cancer: Psychosocial needs and support for Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer
14:15 - 14:30 IPOS Arthur Sutherland Award
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Symposium 16: Developing innovative and sustainable interventions and programs to meet the unique psychosocial needs of adolescents and young adults and their caregivers Symposium 20: Expanding psychosocial care through evidence-based electronic patient-reported outcomes implementation in real-world oncology settings
17:00 - 18:00 Symposium 30: The Canadian Network for Psychedelic-Assisted Cancer Therapy (CAN-PACT): From network building to clinical trials and everything in-between Symposium 21: Next-Generation ACT: Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Across the Cancer Continuum

MR 13 (Level E)
MR 14 (Level E)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 19 Oral 20
11:00 - 12:00 Symposium 22: Preserving the human side of cancer in the era of artificial intelligence Oral 24
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Symposium 23: The rare cancer experience: diagnostic delay, information needs and pathways to support Oral 28
17:00 - 18:00 Symposium 24: New Danish National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of General Transdiagnostic Late Effects after Cancer Oral 32

MR 04.1 (Level 0)
MR 04.2 (Level 0)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 21 Oral 22
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 25 Oral 26
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Oral 29 Oral 30 (Spanish)
17:00 - 18:00 Oral 33 (Spanish) Oral 34

MR 04.3 (Level 0)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 23
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 27
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Oral 31
17:00 - 18:00 Oral 35



MR 13 (Level E)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 19
11:00 - 12:00 Symposium 22: Preserving the human side of cancer in the era of artificial intelligence
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Symposium 23: The rare cancer experience: diagnostic delay, information needs and pathways to support
17:00 - 18:00 Symposium 24: New Danish National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of General Transdiagnostic Late Effects after Cancer

MR 14 (Level E)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 20
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 24
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Oral 28
17:00 - 18:00 Oral 32

MR 04.1 (Level 0)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 21
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 25
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Oral 29
17:00 - 18:00 Oral 33 (Spanish)

MR 04.2 (Level 0)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 22
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 26
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Oral 30 (Spanish)
17:00 - 18:00 Oral 34

MR 04.3 (Level 0)
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
Coffee break morning & poster session Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00 Oral 23
11:00 - 12:00 Oral 27
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session and IPOS AGM Wednesday
13:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break afternoon & poster session Wednesday
16:00 - 17:00 Oral 31
17:00 - 18:00 Oral 35


Thursday, November 12, 2026

Plenary room MR 10 + MR 11 (Level E)
MR 12 (Level E)
MR 13 (Level E)
MR 14 (Level E)
MR 04.1 (Level 0)
MR 04.2 (Level 0)
9:00 - 10:00 Symposium 25: From survivorship needs to survivorship systems: Moving psycho-oncology from measurement to implementation for young cancer survivors Symposium 29: Understanding the psychosocial impact of pancreatic cancer across the illness trajectory: Perspectives of people diagnosed, family caregivers, and adolescents Oral 36 Oral 37 Oral 38 Oral 39
10:00 - 11:05 Plenary 5: Can Artificial Intelligence support equitable and human care in Psycho-Oncology?
11:05 - 11:10 Hiroomi & Setsuko Kawano New Investigator Award
11:10 - 11:15 Noemi Fisman Award for Lifetime Clinical Excellence
11:15 - 12:15 Symposium 26: Scaling up interventions: Lessons learned to enhance survivorship Symposium 17: Beyond the patient: understanding the psychosocial impact of cancer on partners, families, and close others Oral 40 Oral 41 (Spanish) Oral 42 Oral 43
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15 Plenary 6: Emerging Cancer Trends: Implications for Psycho-oncology Practice and Care.
14:15 - 14:30 IPOS Bernard Fox Memorial Award
14:30 - 15:30 Symposium 27: Integrating early detection and psychosocial support for adolescents and young adults with cancer across the cancer continuum Symposium 31: Perspectives on digital storytelling as a multi-modal arts-based method in healthcare research. Does digital storytelling also have therapeutic potential? Oral 44 Oral 45 Oral 46 Oral 47
15:30 - 16:30 Symposium 28: Return to work after cancer treatment: A low- and middle-income countries perspective Symposium 32: Behavioural change for equitable primary cancer prevention: from co-design to personalised intervention across Europe Oral 48 Oral 49 Oral 50
16:30 - 17:00 Closing Ceremonies
Plenary room MR 10 + MR 11 (Level E)
MR 12 (Level E)
9:00 - 10:00 Symposium 25: From survivorship needs to survivorship systems: Moving psycho-oncology from measurement to implementation for young cancer survivors Symposium 29: Understanding the psychosocial impact of pancreatic cancer across the illness trajectory: Perspectives of people diagnosed, family caregivers, and adolescents
10:00 - 11:05 Plenary 5: Can Artificial Intelligence support equitable and human care in Psycho-Oncology?
11:05 - 11:10 Hiroomi & Setsuko Kawano New Investigator Award
11:10 - 11:15 Noemi Fisman Award for Lifetime Clinical Excellence
11:15 - 12:15 Symposium 26: Scaling up interventions: Lessons learned to enhance survivorship Symposium 17: Beyond the patient: understanding the psychosocial impact of cancer on partners, families, and close others
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15 Plenary 6: Emerging Cancer Trends: Implications for Psycho-oncology Practice and Care.
14:15 - 14:30 IPOS Bernard Fox Memorial Award
14:30 - 15:30 Symposium 27: Integrating early detection and psychosocial support for adolescents and young adults with cancer across the cancer continuum Symposium 31: Perspectives on digital storytelling as a multi-modal arts-based method in healthcare research. Does digital storytelling also have therapeutic potential?
15:30 - 16:30 Symposium 28: Return to work after cancer treatment: A low- and middle-income countries perspective Symposium 32: Behavioural change for equitable primary cancer prevention: from co-design to personalised intervention across Europe
16:30 - 17:00 Closing Ceremonies

MR 13 (Level E)
MR 14 (Level E)
9:00 - 10:00 Oral 36 Oral 37
10:00 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15 Oral 40 Oral 41 (Spanish)
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:30 Oral 44 Oral 45
15:30 - 16:30 Oral 48 Oral 49
16:30 - 17:00

MR 04.1 (Level 0)
MR 04.2 (Level 0)
9:00 - 10:00 Oral 38 Oral 39
10:00 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15 Oral 42 Oral 43
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:30 Oral 46 Oral 47
15:30 - 16:30 Oral 50
16:30 - 17:00



MR 13 (Level E)
9:00 - 10:00 Oral 36
10:00 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15 Oral 40
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:30 Oral 44
15:30 - 16:30 Oral 48
16:30 - 17:00

MR 14 (Level E)
9:00 - 10:00 Oral 37
10:00 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15 Oral 41 (Spanish)
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:30 Oral 45
15:30 - 16:30 Oral 49
16:30 - 17:00

MR 04.1 (Level 0)
9:00 - 10:00 Oral 38
10:00 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15 Oral 42
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:30 Oral 46
15:30 - 16:30 Oral 50
16:30 - 17:00

MR 04.2 (Level 0)
9:00 - 10:00 Oral 39
10:00 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15 Oral 43
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Poster session Thursday
13:15 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:30 Oral 47
15:30 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00


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