6th Annual Congress 2022
Cancer: At the threshold of a new era
February 3-5, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
| 1st Session: 10.00 – 13.40 COVID-19 & Cancer – Quality of Healthcare Services – Patient Safety Health Technology Assessement |
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| 10.00-11.40 | COVID-19 & Cancer – Quality of healthcare services – Patient Safety |
| Welcome Address: | |
| Kathi Apostolidis | |
| 10.00-10.10 | Moderators: Prof. Panagiotis Gargalianos – Eleni Deliopoulou |
| 10.20-10.35 | Cancer and Covid-19: The primary care perspective two years after |
| Prof. Christos Lionis | |
| 10.35-10.50 | National Strategy for the Quality of Health Services: Benefits for the citizens and the public health system |
| Ass. Prof. Daphne Kaitelidou | |
| 10.50-11.05 | The role of nurses in the control of hospital acquired infections |
| Alkmini Kafazi | |
| 11.05-11.20 | Hospital acquired infections and quality of healthcare services delivery |
| Angeliki Karaiskou | |
| 11.20-11.40 | Questions and Answers |
| 11.40-11.45 | Intermission |
| 11.45-13.40 | Health Technology Assessment (ΗΤΑ) |
| 11.45-11.50 | Moderators: Ass. Prof. Athanasios Vozikis – Angeliki Stefanaki |
| 11.50-12.05 | The new European Directive of Health Technology Assessment (ΗΤΑ) |
| Prof. Flora Bacopoulou | |
| 12.05-12.20 | Establishment of an HΤΑ Agency: Experience gained from the four years of operation of the HTA Committee |
| Prof. Kyriakos Souliotis | |
| 12.20-12.35 | Biomarkers: The right medicine for the right patient at the right time |
| Christos Antonopoulos | |
| 12.35-12.50 | Every Day Counts: Improving Time to Patient Access to Innovative Cancer Treatments |
| Kathi Apostolidis | |
| 12.50-13.05 | The pharmaeutical industry perspective on the new Directive of Health Technology Assessment |
| Antonis Karokis | |
| 13.05-13.30 | Questions and Answers |
| 13.30-13.40 | Conclusions and next steps |
| 2nd Session: 16.00 – 19.50 Trends and Challenges in Precision Oncology Bioethics in Cancer |
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| 16.00-18.30 | Trends and challenges in precision oncology |
| 16.00-16.10 | Moderators: Ass. Prof. Cath. Chlichlia, Prof. Aristidis Iliopoulos, Giorgos Kapetanakis |
| 16.10-16.25 | Trends and Challenges in Precision Oncology |
| Αssoc. Prof. Νicola Normanno | |
| 16.25-16.40 | Challenges and Barriers in precision oncology practice |
| Zenia Saridaki Zora | |
| 16.40-16.55 | National Network of Precision Medicine in Oncology: three years after |
| Kostas Stamatopoulos | |
| 16.55-17.10 | The role of genomics in precision oncology |
| Prof. Maria Gazouli | |
| 17.10-17.25 | Can a small country implement NGS as basic cancer test? |
| Belgium answers yes | |
| Dr. Marc van den Bulcke | |
| 17.25-17.40 | Pricing and reimbursement of Biomarkers |
| Theofanis Rigatos | |
| 17.40-17.55 | Patients’ perspective on access to precision oncology and newer biomarkers |
| Maria Theodoridou | |
| 17.55-18.20 | Questions to speakers |
| 18.20-18.25 | Conclusions and next steps |
| 18.25-18.30 | Intermission |
| 18.30-19.45 | Bioethics in Cancer |
| 18.30-18.35 | Moderators: Vasilis Barbounis – Ioanna Karavana |
| 18.35-18.45 | Biobanks: the patient’s right to be informed about the use of his biological samples |
| Αss. Prof. Eleni Rethymiotaki | |
| 18.45-19.05 | Informed consent in oncology |
| Emer. Prof. Ismini Kriari | |
| 19.05-19.20 | The dying patient: the escaping clinicians, the negation of reality, the distress of family – Ethical dilemmas |
| Paraskevi Mihalopoulou | |
| 19.20-19.40 | Questions and Answers |
| 19.40-19.50 | Conclusions and next steps |
Friday, February 4, 2022
| 3rd Session: 09.45 – 14.40 Close the cancer care gap |
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| 09.45-11.00 | World Cancer Day in Covid-19 continued pandemic |
| 09.45-09.50 | Welcome: Kathi Apostolidis |
| 09.50-10.00 | Moderators: Prof. Nikos Arkadopoulos, Prof. Aris Bamias, Kathi Apostolidis |
| 10.00-10.15 | Address by Minister of Health Mr. Thanos Plevris |
| 10.15-10.30 | Address by Alternate Minister of Research & Innovation Mr. Christos Dimas |
| 10.30-10.45 | Empowering Europe in the fight against cancer |
| Maria Spiraki | |
| 10.45-11.00 | World Cancer Day Message by Dr. Cary Adams, |
| CEO of UICC- Union Internationale Contre le Cancer | |
| 11.00-11.10 | Intermission |
| 11.10-14.40 | Round Table Discussion: Is Greece ready to face the challenges in cancer policy and research? |
| 11.10-11.20 | Moderator: Sissy Koliva – Kathi Apostolidis |
| 11.20-11.40 | Address by Alternate Minister of Health Dr. Mina Gaga |
| 11.40-12.00 | Address by General Secretary of Public Health Dr. Eirini Agapidaki |
| 12.00-12.20 |
The National Network of Precision Medicine in Oncology |
| Prof. Athanasios Kyriazis | |
| 12.20-12.40 | ΕU’s Beating Cancer Plan |
| Dr. Matthias Schuppe | |
| 12.40-12.55 | The Greek participation in the European Cancer Plan |
| Vasiliki Karaouli | |
| 12.55-13.10 | Joint Action on Networks of Expertise – JANE |
| Prof. Antonis Kattamis | |
| 13.10-13.25 | The EU Joint Actions for Cancer |
| Prof. Tit Albreht | |
| 13.25-14.30 | Comments and discussion with the invited representatives of the oncology and research community |
| Ζ. Saridaki, Ι. Karaitianos, V. Kouloulias Α. Νonni, D. Papageorgiou, M.A. Dimopoulos, K. Stamatopoulos, G.Nounesis, Ap. Klinakis | |
| 14.30-14.40 | Conclusions and next steps |
| 4th Session: 16.00 – 19.00 Digital Transformation of Health & Research |
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| 16.00-16.10 | Moderators: Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis, Kathi Apostolidis |
| 16.10-16.25 | Address by Ioannis Kotsiopoulos, General Secretary of Healthcare Services |
| 16.25-16.40 | EU Funding for health: an opportunity and a challenge |
| Giorgos Margetidis | |
| 16.40-16.55 | Digital Technology in Cancer Care and Research |
| Prof. Panagiotis Bamidis | |
| 16.55-17.10 | The Greek participation in the Cancer Mission and in the European Cancer Plan |
| Georgia Mazioti | |
| 17.10-17.25 | The European Health Data Area |
| Vaso Ampeloyianni | |
| 17.25-17.40 | Unleashing the power of AI and Big Data in Radiation Therapy |
| Sabine Bernard | |
| 17.40-17.55 | Moral dilemmas in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Health |
| Olga Tzortzatou | |
| 17.55-18.50 | Round Table Discussion with invited commentators |
| D. Kardamakis, A. Pintzas, I. Kotsianidis, M. Karamouzis, I. Konstantopoulou, A. Batistatou, T. Vidalis, P. Bogiatzidis, V. Katsaros | |
| 18.50-19.00 | Conclusions and next steps |
Saturday, February 5, 2022
| 5th Session: 09.30 – 12.00 The Palliative care in Greece |
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| 09.30-12.00 | The Palliative care in Greece |
| 09.30-09.45 | Moderators: Ioanna Karavana – Eleni Nteliopoulou – Maria Theodoridou |
| 09.45-10.05 | The Palliative care in Greece today – Pain clinics |
| Eleni Nteliopoulou | |
| 10.05-10.20 | Pediatric palliative care |
| Spyridoula Tsaroucha | |
| 10.20-10.35 | Palliative care- Equity in palliative care |
| Αthina Vadalouka | |
| 10.35-10.50 | The latest developments in palliative care in Greece and the National Plan of Action 2021-2025 |
| Dr. Evgenia Vathakou | |
| 10.50-11.05 | The role of informal caregivers in the care of cancer patients |
| Angeliki Stefanaki | |
| 11.05-11.30 | Discussion and questions from audience |
| 11.30-12.00 | Discussion with ELLOK’s members |