Official languages of the event: English for the breast biopsy workshop and breast screening session, Bulgarian for the rest of the program.
23 September 2023 – Saturday
08:30-09:15 Registration
09:15-09:30 Opening and Welcome – Dr. Mariela Vasileva / Dr. Elitsa Valerieva – Presentation of the Bulgarian Breast and other gynecological Cancers Association : Mission, Vision and Achievements
09:30-10:30 Breast cancer screening – Can we apply the European recommendations?
09:30-09:50 – Basics of breast ultrasound – Dr. Silke Haushamer
09:50-10:10 – Defining the BIRADs classification for the purpose of population-based breast cancer screening – risk assessment – Dr. Birgit Amort
10:10-10:30 – An individualized approach to breast cancer prevention and screening – Dr. Gavril Nakov
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 Hands-on breast biopsies workshop
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 16:00 Discussion of selected cases from practice
19:00 – Official dinner at Q-fteteria
24 September 2023 – Sunday
08:30-09:15 Registration
09:30-10:30 Cervical cancer screening – how much we need it!
09:30-09:50 – Current situation of cervical cancer screening in Bulgaria – Dr. Angel Yordanov (MU-Pleven), Pleven, Bulgaria
09:50-10:10 – Basics of HPV testing – Dr. Elitsa Valerieva, “Dr. Shterev” Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
10:10-10:30 – Essentials of pathological screening for cervical cancer – Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 A practical workshop on reading the results of pap smear and HPV genetic testing – Kalina Belemezova
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 16:00 Discussion of selected cases from practice
16:00 – Closing