Improving cancer outcomes and leadership course: a European initiative - Block 2

Improving cancer outcomes and leadership course: a European initiative - Block 2

08/05/2025 18:00

Arrivals - Check in and Registration

09/05/2025 08:30

Welcome and Introduction

Alexandru Eniu (CH) Razvan Popescu (CH) Peter Selby (UK) Tanja Spanic (SI)

09/05/2025 09:00

Session 1: Overview of strategic approaches to improve Europe’s cancer outcomes and what it means

Tit Albreht (SI) Mark Lawler (UK) Tanja Spanic (SI)
09:25

Discussion

Peter Selby (UK)

09/05/2025 09:45

Session 2: 1st cohort - Update on initiatives and challenges to improve clinical practice

09:45

Implementing the European Code of Cancer Practice in Rural and Remote European Communities

David Nelson (UK)
10:00

Breast cancer pathway creation and implementation

Assia Konsoulova (BG)
10:15

Q&A

Alexandru Eniu (CH)

09/05/2025 10:30

Coffee break


09/05/2025 11:00

Session 3: Strategic Approaches to Oncopolicy

11:00

Strategies in other Countries - use of resources, share of clinical burden

Richard Sullivan (UK)
11:20

Case Study - Launching lung screening programmes in Europe

Miroslav Samarzija (HR)
11:30

Discussion

Alberto Costa (IT)

09/05/2025 11:45

Session 4: Effective and Equitable Cancer Care

11:45

Factors Determining Effective and Equitable Cancer Care

Ajay Aggarwal (UK)
12:05

Implementation and hurdles of applying factors in the clinic

Alexandru Eniu (CH)
12:15

Discussion

Razvan Popescu (CH)

09/05/2025 12:30

Lunch


09/05/2025 13:30

Session 5 - Survivorship and reintegration

13:30

Survivorship and reintegration

Tanja Spanic (SI)
13:55

Discussion

Kathy Oliver (UK)

09/05/2025 14:30

Parallell Workshops: Leadership

14:30

Leadership - Group 1

Caroline Lark (UK)
14:30

Influencing & Negotiating - Group 2

Lynda Holt (UK)

09/05/2025 16:00

Coffee break


09/05/2025 16:30

Parallell Workshops: Leadership

16:30

Leadership - Group 2

Caroline Lark (UK)
16:30

Influencing & Negotiating - Group 1

Lynda Holt (UK)

09/05/2025 19:00

Evening: free to explore Zagreb

10/05/2025 08:30

Session 6 - Value-based Clinical Decision Making

08:30

Clinical View

Alexandru Eniu (CH)
08:45

Health Systems View

Richard Sullivan (UK)
09:00

Discussion

Mark Lawler (UK)

10/05/2025 09:15

Session 7: Improving Efficiency in Cancer Care

09:15

Improving Efficiency in Cancer Care

Matt Hickey (UK)
09:40

Discussion

Eduardo Pisani (BE)

10/05/2025 10:00

Coffee break


10/05/2025 10:30

BREAKOUT SESSION 1 - Partcipant presentations of initiatives and challenges to improve outcomes

10:30

Blue Group

10:30

Red Group

10:30

Green Group


10/05/2025 12:30

Lunch


10/05/2025 13:30

Session 8: Overview the impact of emerging technologies on how we approach planning cancer services

13:30

Overview the impact of emerging technologies on how we approach planning cancer services

Andrea Pace (IT)
13:55

Discussion

Mark Lawler (UK)

10/05/2025 14:15

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 - Partcipant presentations of initiatives and challenges to improve outcomes

14:15

Blue Group

14:15

Red Group

14:15

Green Group


10/05/2025 16:15

Coffee break


10/05/2025 16:45

BREAKOUT SESSION 3 - Partcipant presentations of initiatives and challenges to improve outcomes

16:45

Blue Group

16:45

Red Group

16:45

Green Group


10/05/2025 20:00

Dinner in hotel

11/05/2025 08:00

Advice Clinics

08:00

How to use Patient Advocacy

Kathy Oliver (UK) Tanja Spanic (SI)
08:00

Commercial partnerships to utilize big data analysis for patient benefit

Matt Hickey (UK) Mark Lawler (UK) Maheva Vallet (UK)
08:00

Establishing quality multidisciplinary/multi professional interactions

Alexandru Eniu (CH) Assia Konsoulova (BG) Razvan Popescu (CH)

11/05/2025 09:00

Advice Clinics

09:00

How to use Patient Advocacy

Kathy Oliver (UK) Tanja Spanic (SI)
09:00

Commercial partnerships to utilize big data analysis for patient benefit

Matt Hickey (UK) Mark Lawler (UK) Maheva Vallet (UK)
09:00

Establishing quality multidisciplinary/multi professional interactions

Alexandru Eniu (CH) Assia Konsoulova (BG) Razvan Popescu (CH)

11/05/2025 10:00

Coffee break


11/05/2025 10:30

Special session: Comprehensive Cancer Centers

Steven Pavletic (US)
10:30

The concept of Comprehensive Cancer Centers: Romanian example

Alexandru Eniu (CH)
10:45

The concept of Comprehensive Cancer Centers: Slovenian example

Tit Albreht (SI)
11:00

International and national initiatives to bring the concept of a (National) Comprehensive Cancer Center to Croatia

Steven Pavletic (US) Stjepko Pleština (HR)
11:15

Discussion

Stjepko Pleština (HR)

11/05/2025 11:30

Improving Cancer Outcomes Award

What we have achieved in the last decade and where we are going
Tit Albreht (SI)

11/05/2025 12:15

Closing remarks and departures

Alexandru Eniu (CH) Razvan Popescu (CH) Peter Selby (UK)
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Ajay Aggarwal

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London, UK

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Alberto Costa

European School of Oncology, Director's Office, Milano, IT

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Alexandru Eniu

Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Medical Oncology Dpt., Rennaz, CH/RO

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Andrea Pace

IRCCS Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Neurooncology Unit, Rome, IT

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Assia Konsoulova

National Cancer Hospital, Medical Oncology Clinic, Sofia, BG

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Caroline Lark

Talent for Growth Ltd, ., Tavistock, Devon, UK

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David Nelson

University of Lincoln, Health Dpt., Lincoln, UK

Eduardo Pisani profile photo
Eduardo Pisani

All.Can International, CEO, Brussels, BE

Kathy Oliver profile photo
Kathy Oliver

International Brain Tumour Alliance - IBTA, Patient Advocacy Dept., Tadworth, Surrey, UK

Lynda Holt profile photo
Lynda Holt

Health Service 360, CEO, Stratford upon Avon, UK

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Maheva Vallet

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Cancer Informatics, Edinburgh, UK

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Mark Lawler

Queens University Hospital, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Belfast, UK

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Matt Hickey

The Health Value Alliance, Management Dept., Epsom, UK

Miroslav Samarzija profile photo
Miroslav Samarzija

Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Zagreb, HR

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Peter Selby

Lincoln, UK

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Razvan Popescu

Tumor Center Aarau / Hirslanden Klinik Aarau, Medical Oncology / Hematology / Palliative Care Dpt., Aarau, CH

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Richard Sullivan

King's Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Policy, London, UK

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Steven Pavletic

Bethesda, Maryland, US

Stjepko Pleština profile photo
Stjepko Pleština

University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Oncology Department, Zagreb, HR

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Tanja Spanic

Europa Donna Slovenia, Patient Advocacy Dpt., Ljubljana, SI

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Tit Albreht

National Institute of Public Health, ., Ljubljana, SI