2nd Patients’ Conference

Breast Cancer in Greece Today

Breast Cancer in Greece today

2nd Patients' Conference
(2024)

Conference Announcement

The 2nd Breast Cancer Conference organized by a patients’ association entitled “Breast Cancer in Greece today” will take place on March 8-9, 2024 at the Wyndham Grand Athens Hotel in Athens with simultaneous livestreaming.

The conference is organized by the Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois” and aims to highlight all aspects of the management of breast cancer in Greece today, map the lives of patients after diagnosis and treatment and to discuss ways with all stakeholders on how solve and improve the management of the disease.

The conference will focus on key topics related to the management of the disease in Greece and is under the auspices of the Hellenic Breast Imaging Society (HBIS), the Hellenic Society of Medical Oncology (HESMO), the Hellenic Breast Surgery Society (HBSS), and the Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELLOK).

The 2nd Patients’ Conference “Breast Cancer in Greece today” is dedicated to the memory of Mary Argyropoulou, founding member of the “Alma Zois” association.

Friday, March 8th 2024

09:00- 20:00

Introduction – Data between the 1st and 2nd Conference

09:30-09:40	Conference Introduction – Welcome – Women’s Day	Christiana Mitsi
09:40-09:50	2 years after the first conference: what has changed in the management of breast cancer in Greece	Paraskevi Michalopoulou

Opening Keynote Speech by
Stella Kyriakides,
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

09:50-10:00

Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Stella Kyriakides

Early diagnosis in Greece: Screening for breast cancer

Session Chair: Soula Liva

10:00-10:10	Session Introduction – Moderation	Soula Liva
10:10-10:25	“Fofi Gennimata” program: data so far	Fofo Kaliva
10:25-10:40	Screening in the NHS	Athanasios Chalazonitis
10:40-10:55	Screening in the provincial area. Difficulties, challenges. The example of Leros.	Maria Scabardoni
10:55-11:25	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Paraskevi Michalopoulou, Angeliki Stefanaki

Rights and benefits for breast cancer patients: The current landscape

Session Chair: Korina Tsompanissaki

11:25-11:35	Session Introduction – Moderation	Korina Tsompanissaki
11:35-11:55	Insurance and employment issues/disability benefits. Rights and equal opportunities for women with breast cancer. Have there been changes in the last two years?	Nikos Milapidis
11:55-12:20	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Evangelia Vlachou, Eleftheria Ignatiadou, Eugenia Fotopoulou

12:20-12:35 Break

The patients’ journey

12:35-12:40	Presentation of “The patients’ journey” study: 10 years later	Christiana Mitsi
12:40-12:55	Necessity – Objectives: The side of the “Alma Zois” Association	Paraskevi Michalopoulou
12:55-13:10	Description of the study – methodology – The importance of the study in health policy making	Kostas Athanasakis
13:10-13:40	Commentary – Discussion: The importance of supporting the study	Nicholas Kourkoulas, Eleni Faliakou, Christos Christodoulou

13:40-14:45 Break

High Risk Women & Heredity

Session Chair: Margarita Chrysanthou – Piterou

14:45-14:50	Session Introduction – Moderation	Margarita Chrysanthou – Piterou
14:50-15:05	Study of predisposition to breast cancer in Greek women patients	Florentia Fostira
15:05-15:20	Management options and new treatments in hereditary breast cancer	Manto Nicolaides
15:20-15:50	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Vasso Giohai, Theodoros Papaioannou, Niki Pirounaki

15:50-16:05 Break

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Session Chair: Froso Tzintziropoulou

16:05-16:10	Session Introduction – Moderation	Froso Tzintziropoulou
16:10-16:25	Communication between doctor and patient with metastatic disease, ongoing treatments, side effects, choices, decisions	Christos Lionis
16:25-16:40	What nursing oncology can offer to the patient with metastatic disease	Dimitris Papageorgiou
16:40-16:55	Talking about metastatic breast cancer makes us stronger	Claire Myerson
16:55-17:25	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Paola Giannopoulou, Ioannis Bukovinas

Breast Cancer Centers: The need for their realization

Session Chair: Paraskevi Michalopoulou

17:25-17:35	Session Introduction – Moderation	Paraskevi Michalopoulou
17:35-17:50	The need for breast cancer centers	Vassilis Venizelos
17:50-18:05	Breast Center at the public hospital	Konstantinos Dimitrakakis
18:05-18:20	Breast centres: The side of the State	Marios Themistocleous – TBC
18:20-18:50	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Ioanna Galanou, Eleftheria Ignatiadou, George Metaxas

Keynote Speech

18:50-19:15

The Contribution of the woman doctor to the evolution of health care

Marianna Karamanou

19:15-19:30

Dedication of the Conference in memory of Mary Argyropoulou

Cleopatra Gavriilidou

Greetings (19:30 -20:00)

President of the Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois”	Paraskevi Michalopoulou
President of the Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois” of Achaia	Aggeliki Stefanaki
President of the Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois” of Thessaloniki	Koula Derekenari
Representative of the Ministry of Health	ΤΒΑ
President of HESMO	Zenia Zora-Saridaki
President of HBSS	Vassileios Venizelos
President of HBIS	Konstantinos Koufopoulos
President of EGEPAM	Konstantinos Dimitrakakis
President of ΟΕΕ APLESO	Evripidis Triantafyllou
President of ELLOK	Giorgos Kapetanakis

Saturday, March 9th 2024
10:00-16:30

Welcome – Opening of Day 2

10:00-10:05	Introduction	Christiana Mitsi
10:05-10:10	Greeting	Babis Argyropoulos

Latest Medical Data

Session Chair: Eleni Mitropoulou

10:10-10:20	Session Introduction – Moderation	Elenni Mitropoulou
10:20-10:35	Latest news from San Antonio	Vassilios Barbounis
10:35-10:50	The contribution of AI to recent diagnostic options	Athina Vourtsi
10:50-11:05	The importance of biomarkers in new therapeutic options	Eleni Kourea
11:05-11:20	Management of senior patients: new data	Ioannis Karaitianos
11:20-11:45	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Koula Derekenari, Christos markopoulos

11:45-12:00 Break

Quality of life improvement – Survivorship

Session Chair: Eleni Leka

12:00-12:10	Session Introduction – Moderation	Eleni Leka
12:10-12:25	Pain and quality of life: Can they coexist?	Martina Rekatsina
12:25- 12:40	Breast cancer and sexuality	Mimi Marcellou
12:40-12:55	Fertility preservation options after diagnosis	Ioannis Vassilopoulos
12:55-13:10	Plastic rehabilitation: a tool to improve quality of life	Dimitris Mastorakos
13:10-13:40	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Kalliopi Kalaitzi, Koula Kokonezi, Froso Patsou, Maria Skondra

13:40-14:40 Break

The necessity of Psycho-oncology

Session Chairs: Soula Liva – Froso Tzintiropoulou

14:40-14:45	Session Introduction – Moderation	Soula Liva – Froso Tzintziropoulou
14:45-15:00	The value of psychosocial oncology care for cancer patients’ clinical outcomes	Luzia Travado
15:00-15:15	Psychological interventions for cancer patients: everyone talks about them. Is it worth the discussion? How much do we believe in their usefulness?	Evaggelos Karadimas
15:15-15:30	Psychological burden screening of breast cancer patients during the treatment phase: does it make sense and how can it be done?	Irene Throuvala
15:30-15:45	What psychopharmacology can offer to breast cancer patients. Facts and myths	Zoe Santa
15:45-16:15	Commentary – Discussion – Questions	Zoe Giannousi, Katerina Chotzoglou

16:15-16:30 Closing Remarks

Christiana Mitsi

Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Οικονομικών της Υγείας και Οικονομικής Αξιολόγησης των Τεχνολογιών Υγείας, Τμήμα Πολιτικών Δημόσιας Υγείας, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής

Breast Cancer in Greece Today - 2nd Patients' Conference