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BRAVO Symposium 2018 - November 17, 2018

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Belgian Radiation Oncology Awareness and Visibility Organization

BRAVO Symposium - November 17, 2018

 “Fighting Breast Cancer with Innovative Radiotherapy… for everyone?”

Venue: SQUARE – Brussels Meeting Centre       Date: 17/11/2018        Cost: free - register  
 

Topic: “Fighting Breast Cancer with Innovative Radiotherapy… for everyone?”

Program:

• 8h45 – 09h15: Venue opens and welcome coffee
  
  

• 09h15 – 09h20: Welcome Address (Steven Cuypers, Co-President BRAVO)

• 09h20 – 09h35: Breast cancer radiotherapy: exposure of the heart and lungs (Dr F. K. Duane, MRC Clinical Research Fellow Clinical Oncology – Oxford University Hospitals)

• 09h40 – 09h55: Oncoplasty and Radiotherapy: enemy brothers or… the best friends? (Dr P. Cusumano, Surgical Oncology (Breast and pelvis) - CHU Liège)

• 10h00 – 10h15: Harnessing radiotherapy to boost immune responses against breast cancer (Prof. M. Piccart, Professor of Medical Oncology - Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Scientific Director - The Jules Bordet Institute Brussels)

• 10h20 – 10h35: Can innovative techniques save lives? (Prof. L. Veldeman, Radiation Oncologist - UZ Gent)
  
  

• 10h40 – 11h10: Break
  
  

• 11h10 – 11h25: Oncoplasty and Radiotherapy in Autologous Breast Reconstruction (Dr F. Stillaert, Plastic Surgeon - UZ Gent)

• 11h30 – 11h45: Patient testimonial

• 11h45 – 12h10: Closing the Gap. 50% less mortality in 10 years as a bold goal (Jurgen Vanpraet, Director Think Pink Belgium)

• 12h10 – 12h20: Q&A

• 12h25 – 12h30: Closing remarks (Prof. Dr G. De Meerleer, Co-President BRAVO)
  
  

• 12h30 – 13h30: Lunch

Moderators: Dr J.-F. Daisne, Prof. Dr W. De Neve, Dr C. Kirkove, Dr V. Remouchamps, Prof. Dr E. Van Limbergen

Note: Accreditation is applied for in category 6 – Ethics and Economy

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Presentations at BRAVO Symposium 2016 - October 1, 2016

Welcome address

(Steven Cuypers, Co-President BRAVO for the industry)

Radiotherapy in Belgium: An insight through the European looking glass

(Prof Dr. Yolande Lievens, Chair Radiation Oncology Department at University Hospital Ghent)

Modern radiation oncology, a subtle balance between standardisation and individualisation

(Prof. Dr Dirk Verellen – Iridium Kankernetwerk, Antwerp; VUB, Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie)

High quality radiotherapy: a life saver or just a costly exercise?

(Prof. Dr Dirk Van Gestel – Chair Radiation Oncology Department at Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels)

Expanding Global Access to Radiotherapy: Demand, Supply, and Benefit

(Prof. David Jaffray – Senior Scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Executive VP Technology and Innovation at UHN; co-author of “Expanding global access to radiotherapy” in The Lancet (2015))

Closing Remarks

(Prof. Dr Gert De Meerleer – Co-President BRAVO for the physicians; Radiation Oncologist at University Hospital Leuven)