Conference „Breast Cancer from A to Z“

May,17^th 2019,”Opal” Hall, hotel “Ramada”, Sofia

Program

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08.30-09.00 Registration

09.00-09.10 Opening – Dr. Jasmina Koeva-Balabanova, Chair BAPPM

09.10-09.30 Key-note Speech “European Initiative for Breast Cancer”–Ass. Prof. Dr. Nadya Dimitrova, Joint Research Center, Ispra, European Commission

09.30-11.00 Panel Discussion 1. „The role of the institutions in the struggle with breast cancer. Access to diagnosis and treatment”

Participants: Denis Horgan – EAPM Executive Director, representatives of Health Committee in the Parliament, Ministry of Health, National Health Insurance Fund, the Ombudsman of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Association for Patients’ Defence

Chair of Session: Dr. Jasmina Koeva

11.00-11.20 Coffee-break

11.20-12.30 Panel Discussion 2. Screening, early diagnosis, precision diagnosis and their role in the therapeutic choice.

Participants: Prof. dr Savelina Popovska – Expert Council of Pathology to the Ministry of Health, Vice-rector of Medical University Pleven, Ass. Prof. Savina Hadjidekova – Expert Council of Medical Genetics to the Ministry of Health, Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University Sofia, Dr. Ivo Gergov – Chair of Bulgarian Society of Breast Imaging, Dr. Alexandrina Percheva – “City Clinic”Sofia

Chair of session: Prof. Dr. Savelina Popovska

12.30-13.30 Panel Discussion 3. Interdisciplinary team in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of the results, criteria for expert center

Participants: Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova – Chair Bulgarian Society of Pathology, dr. Ivo Gergov –Chair of Bulgarian Society of Breast Imaging, dr Rossen Panov – Interdisciplipnary Mamologic Center “Tokuda” Adjibadem Hospital Sofia, dr. Borislav Dimitrov – Executive Director Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Oncology Sofia, Dr. Marchela Koleva – Head of Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital “Queen Joanna”, Sofia, Ass. prof. dr. Nadya Dimitrova – Joint Research Center, EC, Ispra

Chair: Prof. Dr. Galina Kirova – Cief Coordinator, Expert Council of Radioloy to the Ministry of Health

13.30-14.30 Working Lunch

14.30-15.45  Panel Discussion 4. Drug therapy of breast cancer: chemotherapy, target therapy, adjuvant and neo-adjuvant therapy

Participants: Dr. Rossitza Krasteva – Chair of Club “Young Oncologist”, Head of Clinic of Medical Oncology, “Uni Hospital”, Panagjurishte, Dr. Assja Konsulova – Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Oncology, Burgas, Prof. Dr. Konstanta Timcheva – Chair of Bulgarian Association of Medical Oncology, Head of Clinic of Medical Oncology, Hospital “Nadejda”, Sofia – TBC

Chair: TBD

15.45-16.00 Closing – Dr. Jasmina Koeva

Confirmed speakers:

Ass. prof. dr. Nadya Dimitrova
Joint Research Center, European Commission, Ispra

Denis Horgan
Executive Director, EAPM

prof. dr. Galina Kirova
Chief Coordinator, Expert Council of Imaging to the Ministry of Health, Chief of Clinic of Radiology “Adjibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital”, Sofia

Dr. Assja Konsulova-Kirova
Complex Oncology Center, Burgas

Dr. Ivo Gergov
Chair of Bulgarian Society of Breast Imaging, Chief of Department of Imaging, University Hospital of Active Treatment in Oncology, Sofia

Dr. Marchela Koleva
Chief of Clinic of Medical Oncology, University Hospital “Queen Joanna”, Sofia

Dr. Alexandrina Percheva
“City Clinic”, Sofia

Plamen Taushanov
Chair of the Board of Bulgarian Association for Patients’ Defence

P Dr. Natalia Stefanova
Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital “Georgi Stranski”,
Medical University Pleven

Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova
Chair of Bulgarian Society of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University Hospital “Alexandrovska”, Sofia

Dr. Borislav Dimitrov
Executive Director, Specialized Hospital for Activ Treatment in Oncology, Sofia

Dr. Rositza Krasteva
Chair of Club “Young Oncologist“, Chief of Department of Medical Oncology, “Uni Hospital”, Panagjurishte”

Dr. Jordanka Penkova
Deputy Director of NHIF

Dr. Rossen Panov
Multidisciplinary Breast Center, “Adjibadem City Clinic, Tokuda Hospital”, Sofia

Ass. prof. dr. Savina Hadjidekova
Expert Council of Medical Genetics to the Ministry of Health, Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University, Sofia

Prof. Dr. Savelina Popovska
Expert Council of Clinical Pathology to the Ministry of Health, Vice-rector Medical University, Pleven

Dr. Jasmina Koeva-Balabanova
Chair of the Board of BAPPM