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