NOTE: Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Ignite the Promise: Global Breast Cancer Advocate Summit (Sept. 29-30) in association with the BHGI preceded the BHGI summit. Both meetings were held at Le Méridien Budapest.
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The Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI)
GLOBAL SUMMIT on INTERNATIONAL BREAST HEALTH ~ IMPLEMENTATION
October 1–4, 2007
Le Méridien Budapest, Hungary
| Quick scroll: | Opening Session | Early Detection | Diagnosis | Treatment | Health Care Systems |
Monday, October 1, 2007 GLOBAL SUMMIT Opening Session |
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| 7:00–8:00 AM | Registration | |
| 8:00–8:05 | OFFICIAL WELCOME Hungarian Minister of Health, Ágnes Horváth | |
| 8:05–8:30 | CONFERENCE OPENING: Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, BHGI Chair and Director Conference Purpose and Outline of Events; Overview and Role of Collaborating Organizations; Guidelines Communication and Implementation |
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Monday, October 1, 2007 EARLY DETECTION PANEL – IMPLEMENTATION |
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| Cheng-Har Yip, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||
| Robert A. Smith, Ph.D., Director of Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia | ||||
| PRESENTATION SESSION I.A.: | 8:30–8:50 | Panel Co-chair overview: Panel Goals and Objectives | ||
| 8:50–9:00 | Advocate Presentation Speaker: Alla Kovtun, National Federation of Breast Cancer Survivors (The Amazons), Ukraine |
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| 9:00–9:20 | Barriers to educating women about breast cancer in developing countries Speaker: Rosemary Caffarella |
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| 9:20–9:40 | Primary prevention of breast cancer: lifestyle changes, diet, western lifestyle Speaker: Ann McTiernan |
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| 9:40–10:00 | Development of educational resources and communication tools to breast health awareness and promote early detection of breast cancer Speaker: Gary Kreps |
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| 10:00–10:30 | BREAK | |||
| PRESENTATION SESSION I.B.: | 10:30–10:50 | Eliciting male support for breast cancer screening in male dominated societies Speaker: Eng-Suan Ang |
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| 10:50–11:10 | Screening program in China - Mobile digital web-based detection ultrasound and mammography for screening 1,000,000 women Speaker: Stephen F. Sener |
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| 11:10–11:30 | Practical applications for breast self-awareness (BSA), clinical breast examination (CBE) and breast ultrasound in screening and early detection of breast cancer Speaker: Anthony Miller |
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| 11:30–1:00 PM | LUNCH | |||
| 1:15 PM: | Pathology Focus Group (parallel ancillary meeting) | |||
| WORK SESSION I: | 1:00–1:15 PM | BHGI–Pilot research Project: Pilot Introduction of Breast Cancer Early Detection Programs in Colombia Speaker: Raul Murrillo, MD, Project PI |
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| 1:15–3:30 PM | CONSENSUS PANEL REVIEW Statement of core questions / issue, review of prepared documents, panel discussion, conclusions |
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| 3:30–3:45 PM | BREAK | |||
| 3:45–5:00 PM | Publication outline / writing assignments, panel discussion, conclusions | |||
| 5:00–7:30 PM | WELCOME RECEPTION, Le Méridien Budapest, Foyer and Salon Concorde | |||
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Tuesday, October 2, 2007 DIAGNOSIS PANEL - IMPLEMENTATION |
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| Roman Shyyan, MD, MSc, Surgeon-Oncologist, Lviv Regional Cancer Center Scientific Editor & Medical Writer, Oncology Section "Medicine of the World" Journal (Ukr), Lviv Cancer Center, Lviv, Ukraine |
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| Stephen F. Sener, M.D., Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, Illinois, President, American Cancer Society, 2004-2005 | ||||
| PRESENTATION SESSION II.A.: | 8:30–8:50 | Panel Co-chair overview: Panel Goals and Objectives | ||
| 8:50–9:00 | Advocate Presentation Speaker: Mary Onyango, MBA, CPA, National Federation of Breast Cancer Survivors, Kenya |
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| 9:00–9:20 | Methods for tumor marker assessment in breast cancer Speaker: Roshan Farokh Chinoy |
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| 9:20–9:40 | Trial comparing fine needle cytology with core needle/surgical histology for breast cancer diagnosis in limited resource countries Speaker: Britt-Marie Ljung |
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| 9:40–10:00 | Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) to facilitate mammographic diagnosis in limited resource countries Speaker: Edward Azavedo |
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| 10:00–10:30 | BREAK | |||
| PRESENTATION SESSION II.B.: | 10:30–10:50 | Applications for telemedicine in improving breast pathology interpretation in limited resource countries Speaker: Gaurav Agarwal |
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| 10:50–11:10 | Role of diagnostic ultrasound and mammography for diagnostic breast work ups in limited resource countries Speaker: Justus P. Apffelstaedt |
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| 11:10–11:30 | Clinical, radiographic, and pathologic quality indicators (QIs) in breast diagnosis Speaker: Steve Sener |
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| 11:30–1:00 PM | LUNCH | |||
| 1:15 PM: | Clinical Research Focus Group (parallel ancillary meeting) | |||
| WORK SESSION II: | 1:00–1:15 PM | BHGI–Pilot research Project: Establishing a Pathology Program in Kumasi, Ghana Speaker: Baffour Awauh |
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| 1:15–3:30 PM | CONSENSUS PANEL REVIEW Statement of core questions / issue, review of prepared documents, panel discussion, conclusions |
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| 3:30–3:45 PM | BREAK | |||
| 3:45–5:00 PM | Publication outline / writing assignments, panel discussion, conclusions | |||
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 TREATMENT PANEL – IMPLEMENTATION |
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| Alexandru Eniu, M.D., Cancer Institute "I. Chiricuta", Department of Breast Tumors (oncology), Republicii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||||
| Robert W. Carlson, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Stanford Medical Informatics, Stanford University, Stanford, California | ||||
| PRESENTATION SESSION III.A.: | 8:30–8:50 | Panel Co-chair overview: Panel Goals and Objectives | ||
| 8:50–9:00 | Advocate Presentation Speaker: Rama Sivaram, Survivor Trustee and Director Outreach and Counseling, Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, India |
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| 9:00–9:20 | Surgical issues in breast cancer treatment: quality indicators of accurate staging and adequate locoregional therapy Speaker: Rajendra Badwe |
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| 9:20–9:40 | Radiation therapy techniques in setting of limited resources Speaker: Carlos Perez |
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| 9:40–10:00 | Systemic therapy: implementation of endocrine, cytotoxic and biologic therapy Speaker: Daniel Vorobiof |
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| 10:00–10:30 | BREAK | |||
| PRESENTATION SESSION III.B.: | 10:30–10:50 | Use of effective by cost-prohibitive systemic therapies: decision-making and implications for cancer treatment Speaker: Jose Bines |
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| 10:50–11:10 | Role of neoadjuvant cytotoxic and/or endocrine therapy for locally advanced cancers in limited resource countries Speaker: Nagi El-Saghir |
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| 11:10–11:30 | Practicality of and barriers to multidisciplinary care in the setting of limited resources Speaker: Raimund Jakesz |
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| 11:30–1:00 PM | LUNCH | |||
| 11:30–1:00 PM | PANEL CO-CHAIR /PUBLICATION COMMITTEE LUNCH | |||
| 1:15 PM: | Economic Modeling Focus Group (parallel ancillary meeting) | |||
| WORK SESSION III: | 1:00–1:15 PM | BHGI–Pilot research Project: What do You Need to Participate in Cancer Clinical Studies as a Research Center – A Checklist-Based Recommendation Speaker: Alexandru Eniu, Project PI |
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| 1:15–3:30 PM | CONSENSUS PANEL REVIEW Statement of core questions / issue, review of prepared documents, panel discussion, conclusions |
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| 3:30–3:45 PM | BREAK | |||
| 3:45–5:00 PM | Publication outline / writing assignments, panel discussion, conclusions | |||
| 7:00 PM | GLOBAL SUMMIT GALA DINNER Museum of Ethography | |||
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Thursday, October 4, 2007 HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS PANEL – IMPLEMENTATION |
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| Joe Harford, Ph.D., Director, Office of International Affairs, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Dept. Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland | ||||
| Edward Azavedo, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mammography Section, Department of Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| PRESENTATION SESSION IV.A.: | 8:30–8:50 | Panel Co-chair overview: Panel Goals and Objectives | ||
| 8:50–9:00 | Advocate Presentation Speaker: Brother Charles S. Anthony, Director of the Monastery Center for Disease Prevention, Panagia Philanthropini, Ormylia, Northern Greece |
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| 9:00–9:20 | Patient Navigation Speaker: Elmer Huerta |
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| 9:20–9:40 | Accessibility of breast cancer management, changes occurred in delay and clinical presentation: A 23 years experience in Port Said, Egypt Speaker: Ahmed Elzawawy |
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| 9:40–10:00 | Decision making in pharmaceutical delivery (essential drug list / INCTR / WHO project, formularies) Speaker: Eduardo Cazap |
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| 10:00–10:30 | BREAK | |||
| PRESENTATION SESSION IV.B.: | 10:30–10:50 | Health Care Systems: Global Overview Speaker: Joe Harford |
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| 10:50–11:10 | Statistical analysis and economic modeling in breast interventions programs: costs, benefits and methodology for health care system decision making; Statistical analysis and economic modeling in treatment programs: costs, benefits and methodology for health care system decision making Speaker: Tony Hsiu-His Chen |
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| 11:10–11:30 | Health Systems Informatics: The Health Metrics Network Speaker: David Lubinski |
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| 11:30–1:00 PM | LUNCH | |||
| 1:15 PM: | Radiation Oncology Focus Group (parallel ancillary meeting) | |||
| WORK SESSION IV: | 1:00–1:15 | BHGI–Pilot research Project: Increasing Women's Breast Health Awareness in Jakarta, Indonesia Speaker: Kardinah, Project PI |
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| 1:15–3:30 PM | CONSENSUS PANEL REVIEW Statement of core questions / issue, review of prepared documents, panel discussion, conclusions |
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| 3:30–3:45 PM | BREAK | |||
| 3:45–5:00 PM | Publication outline / writing assignments, panel discussion, conclusions Conference conclusion |
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