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BRAVO Symposium | Friday, March 18th, 2022

BRAVO Symposium | Friday, March 18th, 2022

Patients with limited metastases benefit from metastasis-directed therapy:
Belgium took the lead in this new and promising approach.

Venue: Brussels 44 Center Language: English Cost: Free

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Preliminary Program:

08U30 – 09U15: REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

09u15 – 09u20: Welcome 

Steven Cuypers – co-president BRAVO.

09U20 – 09U35: A general introduction to low-volume metastatic disease 

Speaker:

• Dr. Robbe Van Den Begin, Institut Bordet

Panel:

• Prof. Xavier Geets, Cliniques Universitaire Saint-Luc
• Prof. Benedict Engels, VUB, Jette
• Prof. Dr. Liv Veldeman, UZ Gent

09U35 – 09U45: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

09u45 – 10u00: Surgical approach of low-volume metastatic disease 

Speaker:

• Dr. Charles Van Praet, UZ Gent

Panel:

• Dr. Thomas Adams, GZA Antwerpen
• Dr. Nicolas Christian, Group Jolimont

10U00 – 10U10: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

10u10 – 10u45: Metastasis-directed therapy for low-volume metastatic prostate and kidney cancer 

Speakers:

• 10u10 – 10u20: Dr. Charlien Berghen, UZ Leuven: kidney cancer
• 10u20 – 10u35: Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer, UZ Leuven: prostate cancer

Panel:

• Dr. François-Xavier Otte, Institut Bordet, Brussels
• Prof. Benedict Engels, VUB, Jette
• Dr. Thomas Adams, GZA Antwerpen

10U35 – 10U45: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

10U45 – 11U05: Metastasis-directed therapy for metastases in lung and liver 

Speaker:

• Lung: Prof. Xavier Geets, Cliniques Universitaire Saint-Luc
• Liver: Dr. Geneviève Van Ooteghem, Cliniques Universitaire Saint-Luc

Panel:

• Dr. Patrick Berkovic, UZ Leuven
• Prof. Dr. Liv Veldeman, UZ Gent
• Prof. Benedict Engels, VUB, Jette

11U05 – 11U15: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

11U15 – 11U45: COFFEE BREAK

11U45 – 11U55: Patient testimonial 

Panel:

• Dr. Charlien Berghen – UZ Leuven
• Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Gestel, Institut Bordet
• Representative patient-organization: Erik Briers (“Wij ook”)

11U55 – 12U15: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

12U15 – 12U30: Value-based health care and metastasis-directed therapy 

Speaker:

• Prof. Dr. Filip Ameye, AZ Maria Middelares, Gent

Panel:

• Dr. Nico Jansen, CHU, Liège
• Prof. Dr. Liv Veldeman, UZ Gent
• Prof. Dr. Gert De Meerleer, UZ Leuven

12U30 – 12U45: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

12u45 – 12u50: Closing remarks – Invitation to lunch 

• Prof. Dr. Liv Veldeman, UZ Gent & President BESTRO

Attention: limited places available to allow for sufficient social distancing.

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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)