PROGRAM BBCOURSE 2024

October 12

CERVICAL CANCER DAY

09:00-09:30 Registration

09:30-10:00 Welcome and presentation of the Bulgarian Breast and Cervical Cancer Association – Dr. Mariela Vasileva/ Dr. Elitsa Valerieva, Medical Complex “Dr. Shterev”

Session 1 – 10:00-11:30 Basics of vaccine prevention in cervical carcinoma

10:00-10:20 Recommendations for vaccine prevention and vaccination levels in Bulgaria – Dr. Anita Angelova, Medical Complex “Dr. Shterev”

10:20-10:40 Cervical carcinoma screening through the eyes of the pathologist – Dr. Tanya Petkova, Maichin dom

10:40-11:00 Preservation of fertility – Prof. Maria Yunakova, “Dr. Shterev” Medical Complex

11:00-11:20 The role of immunotherapy in cervical cancer – Dr. Lyubov Simenonova, UMBAL “St. Ivan Rilski”

11:20-11:30 Discussion

11:30-12:00 – Coffee break

Session 2 – 12:00-13:30 Practical workshop rules for screening and diagnosis in cervical carcinoma – Dr. Elitsa Valerieva, “Dr. Shterev” Medical Complex

13:30-14:30 – Lunch

Session 3 – 14:30: -17:30 Round table: Discussion of clinical cases with coffee break

Dr. Lyubov Simenonova (oncologist), Dr. Tsvetelina Kondjova (oncologist), Dr. Milen Markov (radiotherapy), Dr. Elitsa Valerieva (obstetrician-gynecologist), Prof. Maria Yunakova (obstetrician-gynecologist), Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova (pathologist), Dr. Gabriela Mateva (nuclear medicine specialist), Dr. Margarita Taushanova (oncologist)

October 13

BREAST CANCER DAY

08:30-09:00 Registration

09:00-09:10 Welcome and Presentation of the Bulgarian Breast and Cervical Cancer Association. – Dr. Mariela Vasileva/ Dr. Elitsa Valerieva, Medical Complex “Dr. Shterev”

Session 1 – 09:10-11:00 Basics of breast ultrasound

09:10- 09:40 Basic principles of breast ultrasound – Dr. Silke Haushammer, Department of Imaging, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria (lecture is in English)

09:40- 10:30 Meaning and application of the BIRADS classification – Dr. Birgit Amort, Department of Imaging, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (lecture is in English)

10:30-10:50 Status of breast cancer screening in Bulgaria – Dr. Nadia Stanislavova, UMBAL “Sveta Marina” Pleven

10:50-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:30 – Coffee break

Session 2 – 11:30-12:40 The path of the breast cancer patient in Bulgaria

A round table

Presented by: Dr. Mariela Vasileva

Discussants: Dr. Tsvetomir Ivanov, Dr. Lyubov Simenonova, Dr. Tsvetelina Kondjova, Dr. Elitsa Valerieva, Dr. Nadia Stanislavova, Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova, Dr. Gabriela Mateva, Dr. Milen Markov, Dr. Miroslava Chortova, Dr. Margarita Taushanova.

12:40-13:00 – Prognostic significance of the histological variants of breast cancer – Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova, UMBAL “Alexandrovska”.

13:00-14:00 – Lunch

14:00-15:30 Practical workshop for biopsies of breast lesions under ultrasound control. – Dr. Birgit Amor and Dr. Silke Haushammer

And this year at our specialized workshop, CLARIUS mobile ultrasound scanners will be used. Learn more at: https://clarius.bg/

The biopsy needles for the course have been kindly provided by MEDICAL Bulgaria

Patented containers with 10% buffered formalin for storage and transport of small operative and pinch biopsies will be presented by Aquachim.

15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Round table – Discussion of clinical cases

Dr. Tsvetomir Ivanov (surgeon), Dr. Lyubov Simenonova (oncologist), Dr. Tsvetelina Kondjova (oncologist), Dr. Elitsa Valerieva (obstetrician-gynecologist), Dr. Emilia Zlateva (imaging specialist), Dr. Dr. Nadya Stanislavova (specialist in imaging), Dr. Gavril Nakov (specialist in imaging), Dr. Alexandrina Vlahova (pathologist), Dr. Gabriela Mateva (specialist in nuclear medicine), Dr. Milen Markov (radiotherapy), Dr. Miroslava Chortova (plastic surgeon). Dr. Margarita Taushanova (oncologist)