DRAFT AGENDA

GYNOCARE Training school

 “They are rare, but they are there”

29 June 2023 – Thursday

08:30-09:00 – Registration for the day

09:00 -09:10 Welcome

09:10- 12:30 Workshop I. The role of multidisciplinary team in treatment of rare gynecological  cancers

09:15:10:30 Part 1

09:10 – 09:30 -The Guidelines and the place of rare gynecological cancers – Angel Yordanov (Bulgaria)
09:30 – 09:50 -Rare tumors in gynecology – examples from the practice of the gynecologist – Dimitar Metodiev, Georgi Stamenov (Bulgaria)
09:50-10:10 -Low grade serous ovarian cancer: A rare disease with so many treatment roads to follow -Aljosa Mandic (Serbia)
10:10-10:30 -Pattern recognition in Nuclear imaging of rare gynaecological cancers – Pavel Bochev (Bulgaria)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-13:30 Part 2

11:00-11:20 – Molecular testing and therapy in ovarian cancer. Present and future Paul Kubelak (Romania)
11:20-11:40 – The role of radiotherapy in cervical cancer Nikolay Nedev (Bulgaria)
11:40-12:00 – The genetics of rare gynecological cancers Iva Dimova (genetics)
12:00-12:20 – Reproductive health through life continuum Maria Yunakova |(Bulgaria)
12:20-12:30 – Fertility sparing surgeries – Vanya Atanasova, Georgi Stamenov (Bulgaria)

12:40-13:30 – Lunch

13:30-17:00 Workshop II Sentinel lymph node in gynecology and breast cancer

13:30-13:50 – Sentinel lymph node procedures in gynecological cancers – Marko Klaric (Serbia)
13:50-14:20 – Past, presence and future of the SN procedure in breast cancer: trust it and do it! Emiel Rutgers (Netherlands)
14:20-14:40 – The role of ICG in sentinel node dissection of the breast – Tsvetomir Ivanov (Bulgaria)
14:40-15:00 – Challenges in the implementation SLN biopsy in situation with limited resources Aleksandar Celebic (Montenegro)

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-16:00 – Safety and feasibility of sentinel node biopsy in breast and gynecological cancers – Dessislava Kostova-Lefterova (Bulgaria) 

16:00-17:00 – Hands on workshop on sentinel node biopsy – Mariela Vasileva, Alexander Stoichev (Bulgaria)

17:00-19:00 Welcome cocktail and evening free

30 June 2023 – Friday

08:30-09:00 – Registration for the day

09:00-09:05 Introduction and house rules

09:05-12:30 Workshop III HPV screening for cervical cancer prevention

09:05-10:30 Part 1

09:10-09:30 – Overview of screening for cervical cancer in Europe – Nuno Martins (online)
09:30-09:50 – Cancer of the uterine cervix, can be rare, if we care – Cristina Clare Gallego de Largy (Spain)
09:50-10:30 – Basic approaches in cervical cancer screening pathology – Vesela Ivanova (Bulgaria)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Part 2

11:00-11:20 – Mechanisms of Telomerase Activation and Causal Models of Cancer – Francesca Wright (UK)

11:20-12:30 – Basic approaches in HPV testing 

11:20-11:40 – Explanatory video

11:40-12:30 – Practical workshop – Kalina Belemezova (Bulgaria)

12:30-13:30 – Lunch

13:30 17:00 Workshop IV  Career development in oncology and collaboration with pharma

13:30-15:00 Part 1

13:30-13:50 – Interpreting and reading results of clinical trial – Neville Calleja (Malta)

13:50-14:10 – Research ethics in clinical trials and publishing – Svetoslav Stoev (Bulgaria)

14:10-14:30 –  Consent for Biobanking: Is it Informed? – Britget Ellul (Malta – online)

14:30-14:50 – Building a sustainable collaboration with business – Zdravka Medarova (USA – online)

14:50 – 15:00 – Discussion

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-17:00 Part 2

15:30 – 15:50 Developing a surgical research curriculum in low resource settings like the Philippines – why is it important for surgeons in LMICs to engage in research Carmela Caballero (Belgium)

15:50 – 16:10 How to write an article and be accepted – Riccardo Audisio (Switzerland)

16:10-16:50 “European School of Oncology’ legacy in education: tackling disparities” – Alexandru Eniu (Switzerland)on behalf of European School of Oncology in person

16:50-17:10 – Basic techniques for keeping the work-life balance – Veneta Terziiska (Bulgaria)

City tour and training school dinner

01 July 2023 (Saturday)

08:30-09:00 – Registration for the day

09:00-09:05 Introduction and house rules

09:05- 12:30 Workshop V Patient advocacy (translation to Bulgarian is provided)

09:05-10:30 Part 1 Examples from practice and strategic planning in patient advocacy

09:05-10:00 – Building Patient Partnerships- the Irish Experience – Sharon O’Toole (Ireland) 

10:00-10:15 -Bulgarian  Lymphoedema society – Petia Stoycheva (Bulgaria – online) 

10:15-10:40 -BIG Patient Partnership Initiative – sharing the experiences of BIG as we embark on a journey with patient advocates, involving them in the early development of clinical trials – Carmela Caballero (Belgium)

10:40-11:00 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:30 Part 2

11:30-12:30  Patient-doctor communication – Margarita Tarein

12:30-13:30 – Lunch

13:30 – 17:00 Workshop VI Robotic surgery 

13:30-15:00 – Basics of robotic surgery

13:30-13:50 – Laparoscopic vs robotic surgery in gynaecology – TBC

13:50-14:10 – The place of robotic surgery in gynecological oncology – Lachezar Tanchev (Bulgaria)

14:10-14:30 – Basic techniques in robotic surgery – Ihsan Hasan (Bulgaria)

14:30-14:50 – Discussion Advances in robotic surgery Tim Horeman (online)

14:50-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30 -17:00 – Hands on practice with robot

Final conference “Our battle for better healthcare is eternal “

70 Years Bulgarian National Cancer Registry

02 July 2023 Sunday

08:30-09:00 – Registration for the day

09:00 -09:05 Welcome and introduction

09:05- 10:30 Session I Highlights from the GYNOCARE action

09:10 -09:30 Highlights from the GYNOCARE action – Jean Calleja Agius (Malta)
09:30- 10:00 Cervical Cancer Management in South Asia – Dr Ugyen Tshomo from Ministry of Health, Bhutan · Obstetrics and Gynecology, JDWNR Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan (online)
09:50- 10:10 Her-2 positive BC and new developments: Surgical implications of a positive gBRCA status in HER2- early Breast Cancer – Emiel Rutgers (The Netherlands)
10:10-10:30 Congenital gynecological tumors – Shady Saleem (Egypt)

09:00-10:30 Practical session on Robotics (Parallel)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Session II International perspective on cancer patients registration. 70 years Bulgarian National Cancer Registry

11:00- 11:20 Bulgarian national cancer registry – present and future – Zdravka Valerianova (Bulgaria)
11:20- 11:50 Cancer Registration in a small country – Neville Calleja (Malta)
11:50- 12:20 Dutch National Breast Cancer Registry – example to follow Emiel Rutgers (The Netherlands)
12:20-12:30 Discussion

12:30-13:30 – Lunch

13:30 15:00 Session III Digital health in Bulgaria

13:30-13:50 Cancer registration in Europe and place of Bulgaria – Gemma Gatta (Italy)
13:50- 14:10 Electronic medical records in Bulgaria – Boris Kostadinov (Bulgaria)
14:10- 14:30 Digital health in Bulgaria – present and future – Alexander Simidchiev (Bulgaria)
14:30-15:00 Exploring breast cancer microbiome to uncover mechanisms that contribute to malignancy – Metodi Metodiev (UK)

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30 -17:00 – Session IV Examples from practice

15:30-15:50 Machine learning in the management of Endometrial cancer: the Endometrial cancer individualised scoring system (ECISS) Sherif Shazly
15:50-16:10 COSMOS: First Bulgarian virtual biobank for tumor tissues Angel Yordanov (Bulgaria)
16:10- 16:30 LIFE – a change in LIFE can be made – Mariela Vasileva (Bulgaria)
16:30-16:50 Data Science in Medicine: Chances and Risks for the Development of Better Healthcare – Nikolay Genov (Bulgaria/Germany)

16:50-17:00 Discussion

City tour and and conference official dinner 

03 July 2023 Monday

08:30-09:00 – Registration for the day

09:00 -09:05 Introduction

09:05- 10:30 Session I Pathology & basic science

09:05- 09:25 Genes, environment and cancer – Antonio Giordano (USA)
09:25- 09:45 Prognostic factors in uterine cancers – Irina Tripac (Moldova)
09:45-10:05 Immune checkpoint inhibitors in endometrial cancer: Can we add something more? – Velizar Shivarov (Bulgaria)
10:05-10:25 Jeannine Marie Dalli & Keira Fenech (Malta)

10:25-10:30 Discussion

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Session II Biobanking and legal aspects

11:00- 11:20 – Consent for Biobanking: Is it Informed? – Britget Ellul (Malta)
11:20- 11:40 – Harmonizing a common dataset for biobanking of rare gynaecological cancers – Sharon O’Tole (Ireland)
11:40- 12:00 – Epigenetic regulation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mRNA expression by promoter methylation and microRNAs in ovarian cancer – Petar Ozretić (Croatia)
12:00-12:20 – Overview on ovarian cancer stem cells and their role in metastasis and resistance to therapies – Maja Sabol (Croatia)
12:20-12:30 – Discussion

12:40-13:30 – Lunch

13:30 15:00 Session III Clinical trials and Pharma industry
13:30-13:50 – Definition of good biomarker Francesca Pentimalli (online)
13:50- 14:10 -Update on the outcomes of completed phase III clinical trials investigating targeted therapies for RGC – Klejda Harasani (Albania)
14:10- 14:30 -Тhe role of pharma in rare diseases Stephanie Darmanin (Sweden)

14:30-15:00 – Discussion

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30 -17:00 – MC meeting and future plans