Academy of molecular pathology and personalized medicine 2025

“Digital Pathology and Innovations in Personalized Medicine”

“Opal” Hall, “Ramada” hotel, Sofia, 04-05.04.2025

First Day, 04.04.2025

09.00 – 09.30 Registration and Coffee “Good Morning”

09.30 – 10.00 Opening

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

Prof. Dr. Savelina Popovska, DM, Chair of Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical University, Pleven

10.00 – 10.30 „Digital Pathology – Current and Future”- Prof. Dr. Savelina Popovska, DM, Chair of Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical University, Pleven

10.30– 11.00 „Digital Pathology and AI in Diagnosis of Non-oncology Diseases of the Lung“– Prof. Dr. Junya Fukuoka, DM, PhD, University of Nagasaki, Japan, Vice-president of JSDP (Japanese Society of Digital Pathology), President elect DPA (Digital Pathology Association)

11.00– 11.20  Coffee-break

11.20 – 12.50 „Digital Solutions and Innovations in Personalized Medicine“ – panel discussion

Moderator: Rosen Dimitrov – Founder NRETIA Health

Panelists: Mira Ganova, CEO „Digital Health and Innovation Cluster”, Bulgaria

Representative of „Ridacom”, Bulgaria

Dr. Alexander Simidchiev, Health Commission, Bulgarian Parliament

12.50 – 13.20 Company Symposium MSD Bulgaria

Digital Pathology and AI in IHC for PDL-1 – Prof. Dr. Savelina Popovska, DM, Chair of Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical University, Pleven

13.30 – 14.30 Working Lunch

14.30 – 15.00 Implementation of personalized and precision medicine approaches for achieving clinical remission in severe asthma patients– Prof. Dr. George Christoff, Member of Expert Council to the MH, Faculty of Public Health, MU Sofia

15.00 – 15.30 „Digital Pathology and AI in Diagnosis of Lung Cancer” – Prof. Dr. Junya Fukuoka, DM, PhD, University of Nagasaki, Japan, Vice-president of JSDP (Japanese Society of Digital Pathology), President elect DPA (Digital Pathology Association)  

15.30 – 16.00“Roche Digital pathology solutions“ – Company Symposium “Roche”, Bulgaria

16.00 – 16.20  Coffee-break

16.20 – 16.50  „ A Concept for Improving Precision Diagnostics and Access to Treatment of Patients with Solid Malignancies” – Dr. Jasmina Koeva-Balabanova, Chair of the Board BAPPM

16.50 – 17.50 Company Symposium AstraZeneca Bulgaria

17.50 – 18.20 „AI and PET/CT Based Radiomics – Expected Outcomes – Ass. Prof. Dr. Valeria Hadjiiska, Chief of Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aleksandrovska, Sofia

18.20 – 18.50 Nanoscale Drug Delivering Systems – Prof.Dr. Krassimira Yoncheva, PhD, DSc
Vice Rector for Science and Accreditation, Head of Dept. Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia

19.00 – 21.30 Dinner

Second Day, 05.04.2025

Master Class of Digital Pathology and AI in Precision Diagnosis of Lung Diseases

09.00 – 09.30 Registration and Morning Coffee

09.30 – 09.40 Opening– Prof. Dr. Savelina Popovska, DM

09.40 – 12.00 Modul 1 „Digital Pathology and AI in Precision Diagnosis of Non–oncological Lung Diseases”

12.00 – 13.00 Working Lunch

13.00 – 16.00 Modul 2 „Digital Pathology and AI in Precision Diagnosis of Lung Cancer”

16.00 – 16.30 Interactive Session

16.30 – 16.50 Closing