Language: Bulgarian and English
24 September 2022 – Saturday
08:30-09:15 Registration
09:15-09:30 Welcome – Dr. Mariela Vаsileva/ Dr. Elitsa Valerieva – Presenting Bulgarian Breast Cancer Association – BBCA, Shterev Hospital
09:30-11:00 Screening and diagnosis of breast cancer
Chair – Assoc prof. Desislava Kostova-Lefterova
09:30- 09:55 National breast cancer screening recommendations in Austria -Dr. Birgit Amrot -Imaging department, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
09:55- 10:20 Current stage of breast cancer screening in Bulgaria – Dr Gavril Nakov – Acibadem Tokuda Hospital
10:20-10:45 Safety of breast imaging – Assoc. prof. Desislava Kostova-Lefterova – Medical University Pleven
10:45-11:00 Q&A
11:00-11:30 – Coffee break
11:30-13:30 Building the therapeutic strategy in patients with breast cancer
Chair Assoc. Prof. D-r Svilen Maslyankov
11:30-11:55 Нathological guidelines for correct diagnosis – Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova – Medical University Sofia, UMBAL Alexandrovska
11:55-12:20 Neoadjuvant systemic therapy in breast cancer patients– current state – Dr. Margarita Taushanova – MBAL Nadevda
12:20-12:45 Intraoperative ultrasound in non-palbable breast leasions – Dr Valentin Ivanov – Medical University Plovdiv, Department of surgery, UMBAL Kaspela
12:45-13:15 Targeted axillary dissection after neoadjuvant systemic therapy – D-r Tsvetomir Ivanov, MBAL Heart and brain, Pleven
13:15-13:30- Q&A
13:30-14:15 – Lunch
14:15 – 16:15 Workshop 1 – Core- biopsy and marking of breast lesions -Dr. Birgit Amrot / Dr Silke Hsushammer –Imaging department, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
16:15-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:00 Approaches in imroving quality of life in patients with breast cancer
16:30- 17:00 –ePROMS in Bulgaria – mobile app for improving quality of life – Dr. Mariela Vasileva
17:00 – 17:10 – 1st award of the Bulgarian Breast Cancer Association – Dr. Mariela Vаsileva/ Dr. Elitsa Valerieva – BBCA, Shterev Hospital
18:00 – Sofia walking tour
19:00 – Dinner
25 September 2022- Sunday
09:30-11:15-Opportunities for career development in oncology
Chair D-r Elitsa Valerieva
09:30-10:00 – Courses and fellowships in oncology (surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiation oncology) – Dr. Mariela Vasileva, Shterev Hospital, Medical University Pleven
10:00-10:30 – How to write grant application? – Dr. Carmella Caballero BIG – Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium
10:30-11:00 – Ethical aspects of conducting clinical trials in Bulgaria – Dr. Svetoslav Stoev, Shterev HOspital
11:00-11:30 – Coffee break
11:30- 12:00 – Hereditary cancer syndromes – Prof. Ivanka Dimova, Medical University Sofia, Shterev Hospital
12:00-12:30 –The Medical University Pleven and the COSMOS – presenting first Bulgarian virtual biobank for tumor tissues – Dr. Angel Yordanov, Medical University Pleven
12:30-13:00 – The effective doctor-patient communication –Dr. Margarita Tarein, Acibadem Tokuda Hospital
13:00-14:00 – lunch
14:00 -15:30 – Balint group – Dr. Margarita Tarein, Acibadem Tokuda Hospital