PROGRAMME
BALKAN MYELOMA INITIATIVE
CONSTITUTIVE MEETING
25th February, Crowne Plaza, Belgrade, Serbia
Chair: Prof dr Meletios A.Dimopoulos Hosting organizer: Associate Prof dr Jelena Bila
24th February, Friday 08.00-23.00 Registration 08.30-23.00 Arrivals
19.00-22.00 Welcome Reception
Introducing Belgrade Waterfront – cocktail tour Dinner – Restaurant “Salon 1905.”
25th February, Saturday
09.00-09.10 Welcome to Balkan Myeloma Initiative
Prof dr M.A.Dimopoulos, Chair of the BMI Meeting, Athens, Greece
09.10-09.20 Welcome to Belgrade
Associate Prof dr J.Bila, on behalf of the Hosting SMG Group,
Belgrade, Serbia
Prof dr B.Mihaljevic, Director of the Clinic of Hematology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
09.20-11.00 SESSION I
Chair: Prof dr M.A.Dimopoulos, Athens, Greece
Co-Chairs: Prof dr M.Beksac, Ankara, Turkey Prof dr B.Mihaljevic, Belgrade, Serbia
09.20- 09.45 Plenary lecture: Multiple Myeloma in 2017 Prof dr M.A.Dimopoulos
09.45-10.00 Multiple Myeloma – The Landscape in Bulgaria
Associate Prof dr V.Goranova-Marinova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10.00-10.15 Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Treatment and Research possibilities of MM in Slovenia Prof dr S.Zver, Ljubljana, Slovenia
10.15-10.30 Multiple Myeloma Program in Serbia Associate Prof dr J.Bila, Belgrade, Serbia
10.30-10.45 National Myeloma Programs and Clinical Trials – Turkish Myeloma Experience Prof dr M.Beksac, Ankara, Turkey
10.45-11.00 Interactive Discussion
National Myeloma Experiences in Epidemiology; Diagnostics; Treatment; Access to Clinical trials
All participants
11.00-11.30 Coffee break 11.30-13.00 SESSION II
Co-Chairs: Associate Prof dr E.Terpos, Athens, Greece Prof dr M.Guenova, Sofia, Bulgaria
11.30-11.45 Multiple Myeloma and treatment guidelines in Turkey Prof dr H.G.Ozsan, Izmir, Turkey
11.45-12.00 Multiple Myeloma: Current practice, standards and perspectives in Greece Associate Prof dr E.Terpos, Athens, Greece
12.00-12.15 Multiple Myeloma, epidemiology, treatment in Albania Prof dr A.Ivanaj, Tirana, Albania
12-15-12.30 Autologous stem cell transplantation in Multiple Myeloma – UHC Zagreb Experience
Prim dr S.Basic-Kinda, Zagreb, Croatia
12.30-12.45 Current status of diagnostic and treatment options for MM in Macedonia
Prof dr S.Genadieva Stavric, Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 12.45-13.00 Interactive Discussion
National Myeloma Experiences in Epidemiology; Diagnostics; Treatment; Access to Clinical trials
All participants
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 SESSION III
Co-Chairs: Associate Prof dr E.Kastritis, Athens, Greece
Prof dr D.Coriu, Bucharest, Romania
14.00-14.15 National health insurance and Myeloma incidence in Turkey Prof dr A.Unal, Kayseri, Turkey
14.15-14.30 Croatian Myeloma Registry Dr J.Batinic, Zagreb, Croatia
14.30-14.45 Clinical managements of patients with Multiple Myeloma – Situation in Romania Prof dr D.Coriu, Bucharest, Romania
15.00-15.15 Myeloma registries, unique clinical data bases and clinical trials: Present experience, future directions, and proposals
Associate Prof dr E.Kastritis, Athens, Greece
15.15-15.30 Interactive Discussion
National Myeloma Experiences in Epidemiology; Diagnostics; Treatment; Access to Clinical trials
All participants
15.30-16.30 BALKAN MYELOMA STUDY GROUP – Constitutive Meeting
Prof dr M.A.Dimopoulos, Chair of the BMI meeting, Athens, Greece
15.30-15.45 Current status and measures for improvement in the participation of Balkan countries in International Clinical Trials
Prof dr M.A.Dimopoulos, Athens, Greece 15.45-16.30 Constitutive Meeting:
Bylaws
Board of founders
Presidency
BMI following publication
14.45-15.00 Multiple myeloma and treatment options in Bosnia and Herzegovina Prof dr A.Sofo-Hafizovic, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16.30-16.45 Closure of the meeting
Prof dr M.A.Dimopoulos, Chair of the BMI meeting Associate Prof dr J.Bila, on behalf of the Hosting SMG Group
19.00-21.00 Farewell Reception
Introducing White Palace – tour and cocktail
By courtesy of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine Karadjordjevic
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