Regional Cancer Control Baltic Policy conference on screening - Cancon – EU joint action for cancer control on January 19, 2017 at the University of Latvia, Raina bulvaris 19, Riga, Latvia.
More information: Screening work package from Ahti Anttila, ahti.anttila@cancer.fi
The objective: to provide the decision-makers in the Baltic Sea region with principal outputs of CANCON project, in particular related to improvements in quality of cancer care (WP6) and organized cancer screening (WP9)
Participants:
- Representatives from Ministries of Health and governmental institutions responsible for organizing cancer care and screening of the region
- Clinical institutions and professional associations responsible for cancer care
- Cancon partners (lead partner, associate partners) and collaborative partners
- Patient organizations
Programme
09:00 Opening
09.00-09.05 Introduction. Tit Albreht
09.05-09.10 Welcome from Rector, University of Latvia Indriķis Muižnieks
09.10-09.15 Welcome from the Minister of Health of Latvia Anda Čakša
09.15-09.20 Welcome from the former President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers
9.20-10.40 Cancon – the lead to improved cancer care in the EU
Chair: Anda Čakša (Latvia). Lithuanian, Estonian Minister of Health (TBC), Aiga Rūrāne (WHO)
09.20- 09.40 Tit Albreht. Cancon project: How member states are expected to benefit from the results
9.40-10.00 Lucio Luzzatto (TBC, WP6). The principles for creating Comprehensive Cancer Care Networks (CCCN) in Europe
10.00- 10.20 Ladislav Dusek (Czech Republic). Integration of CCCN/screening data bases to the E-Health system. Pilot model of a CCCN in the Czech Republic
10.20-10.40 Jola Gore-Booth. The importance of educating target populations on awareness of colorectal and breast cancer. The importance of compliance to screening invitations.
10.40-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Cancer care and cancer screening progress in the Baltic States
- Chair: Ahti Anttila (Finland), Pēteris Apinis (Latvia)
11.00-11.20 Ēriks Miķītis. Plan for Oncology Care advancement in Latvia, 2017-2020
11.20-11.40 TBD (Estonia). Oncology plan, including cancer screening, utilization of e-health resources in Estonia
11.40-12.000 Elona Juozaityte TBC (Lithuania). Oncology plan, including cancer screening, utilization of e-health resources in Lithuania
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-15.00 When a new screening program is to be launched or principal changes in an ineffective program are required
- Chair: Ēriks Miķītis (Latvia), Harry de Koning or Iris-Lansdorp (Netherlands)
13.00-13.30 Ahti Anttila. Cancon Guidance to effective organized cancer screening
13.30-14.00 Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar (Netherlands). Lessons from implementing an organized colorectal cancer screening in the Netherlands
14.00-14.20 Stephen Halloran (UK). How to implement a FIT-based colorectal cancer screening program
14.20-15.00. Panel discussion (moderator: Nea Malila): The way to go for colorectal cancer screening implementation in the Baltic States (Ahti Anttila, Stephen Halloran, Anton Barchuk, representatives from Ministries in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania)
15.00-15.30 Coffee break
15.30-16.50 Training and quality assurance in cancer screening
- Chair: Dace Rezeberga (Latvia), Stefan Lönnberg (Norway)
15.30-15.55. Pekka Nieminen (Finland). The approach to testing for cervical cancer screening, and the related training needs
15.55-16.15. Stefan Lönnberg (Norway). Quality assurance in cervical cancer screening
16.15-16.40. Peter Dean (Finland). Training and quality assurance in breast cancer screening
16.40-17.00. Jaroslaw Regula (Poland). What does quality assurance in colonoscopy mean for colorectal cancer screening
17.00-18.00 Other cancer screenings
- Chair: TBD (Estonia), Vilnis Lietuvietis (Latvia)
17.00-17.20. Anton Barchuk (Finland). Lung cancer screening
17.20-17.40. Eveline Heijnsdijk (The Netherlands). Prostate cancer screening
17.40-18.00. Mārcis Leja (Latvia). Gastric cancer screening
18.00 Closure
19.00 Working dinner (Riga city center)