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Continuing Medical Education Office
Under The Auspices of the Minister of Public Health
HE Mr. Wael Abou Faour
The Breast Center of Excellence – Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute, the
Clinical and Professional Development Center (CPDC) and the
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Office
at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC)
present
AUBMC Breast Cancer Conference 3
(AUBMC BCC3)
Advances in Breast Cancer Management and Updates from ASCO,
EBCC, ESMO, ABC2, San Antonio and Major Publications
February 13-14, 2015
Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Near AUB, Beirut, Lebanon
In Collaboration with
Lebanese Order of Physicians (LOP)
Order of Nurses in Lebanon (ONL)
&
Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology (LSMO)
Lebanese Society of General Surgery (SLCG)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)-Lebanon Chapter
Lebanese Society of Reconstructive & Plastic Surgery (LSRPS)
Arab Medical Association Against cancer (AMAAC)
Continuing Medical Education Office
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Message from the Activity Director
On behalf of the Scientific Committee and AUBMC, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to
the Third Annual American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) Breast Cancer
Conference BCC3.
We are pleased to offer you a program designed to help you get the most up-to-date diagnostic
and treatment information regarding breast cancer and patient management. Program is of
interest for physicians in practice, nurses, resident, doctors in training and medical students. We
also wish to encourage local and regional research, in addition to our participation in
international research and included sessions for that at AUB BCC3.
Like every year, we assembled a great panel of speakers and experts to deliver 2014 updates
on the management of patients with breast cancer and to have multidisciplinary tumor board
sessions. We will present CME- lectures, highlights and updates from major oncology meetings,
including St. Gallen, ASCO, ESMO, ABC2, San Antonio, and the published literature. We will
hold two case discussion sessions, and several non-CME satellite symposia. Also, we will
continue the tradition of special scientific talks relevant to both physicians and nurses, in an
effort to forge better collaboration between Medical, Surgical, Radiological, Pathological
Oncology, other physician specialties and Nursing Oncology. In addition to the Lebanese Order
of Physicians and Medical Scientific Societies, we collaborate with the Lebanese Order of
Nursing on those subjects, as well as Lebanese NGOs and Patient Support Groups to advance
patient advocacy and patients’ rights. Also, we are pleased that the Arab medical Association
Against Cancer (AMAAC) is actively participating in our meeting as well.
Finally, in the name of the members of the Scientific Committee of AUBMC BCC3, The Breast
Center of Excellence of the Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute at AUBMC, and the CME Office at
AUBMC, I wish you a fruitful meeting and a wonderful stay in Beirut and Lebanon.
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP
Chairperson
AUBMC BCC3
Continuing Medical Education Office
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General Information
Program Overview
The Breast Center of Excellence of the Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute at the American
University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) organizes its third Annual Breast Cancer
Conference, AUBMC BCC3, bringing together the Lebanese Order of Physicians,
Lebanese Order of Nurses, various Lebanese and Arab medical associations and nongovernmental organizations, and Lebanese and International experts collaborating
together in the fight against breast cancer. The program includes updates on breast
cancer patient assessment and treatment planning, management of chemotherapy side
effects, breast conservative surgery, breast reconstruction, contralateral prophylactic
mastectomy, new advances in chemotherapy, anti-HER2 targeted therapy and
hormonal therapy and ovarian function suppression, as well as new research abstracts.
Objectives
Lebanese and International experts will share knowledge and lessons learnt, discuss
novel advances in screening, chemoprevention and loco-regional assessment, patient
advocacy and support groups, as well as the latest findings in breast cancer
management on surgery, radiation, and systemic therapy.
Target Audience
This annual scientific meeting has been designed for physicians, researchers,
scientists, physicians-in-training and medical students, as well as nurses patient
advocates. Breast cancer basic and clinical researchers, policymakers, and research
promoters/funders are also encouraged to attend.
Venue
This symposium is held at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel and Issam Fares Hall at AUBMC, Beirut,
Lebanon.
Accreditation
This symposium complies with the Lebanese Order of Physicians Continuing Medical Education
and the ANCC guidelines.
Continuing Medical Education Office
Activity Director
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP
Professor and Director, Breast Center of Excellence, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Scientific Committee
Hazem Assi, MD
Rebecca El-Asmar, RN, MSN
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD (Chair)
Fady Geara, MD
Eman Sbaity, MD
Abstract Committee
Hazem Assi, MD
Ahmad Awada, MD
Hamdy Azim, MD
Ghina El-Khatib, RN, MSN
Nagi El Saghir, MD
Fadi Farhat, MD
Marwan Ghosn, MD
Sami Khatib, MD
Eman Sbaity, MD
Arafat Tfayli, MD
Faculty
Matti Aapro, MD
Dean
Multidisciplinary Oncology Institute
Genolier, Switzerland
Jabber Abbas, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
General Surgery
Department of Surgery
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
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Continuing Medical Education Office
Salim M. Adib, MD, DrPH
Professor of Public Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
Beirut-Lebanon
Sanaa Al-Sukhun, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Department of Hematology/Oncology
University of Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Ahmad Awada, MD
Professor, Head
Medical Oncology
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
Hamdy Azim, MD
Chairman, Professor
Clinical Oncology
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Ghina Berjawi, MD
Associate Professor
Women’s Imaging
Diagnostic Radiology
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
Fouad Boulos, MD
Assistant Professor
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
Rebecca El Asmar, RN, MSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical and Professional Development Center
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
Fady Geara, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Radiation Oncology
Founding Director
The Naef K Basile Cancer Institute (2007-2012)
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
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Continuing Medical Education Office
Mohamad Haidar, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Nuclear Medicine
Diagnostic Radiology Department
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Faek Jamali, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
General Surgery
Department of Surgery
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
Alaa Kandil, MD
Professor of Clinical Oncology
Alexandria School of Medicine
Alexandria, Egypt
Achraf Makki, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
Mahmoud Masri, MD, FRCS
Chairman
Department of Surgery
King Hussein Cancer Center
Amman, Jordan
Frederic Urbain, MD
Plastic Surgery
Jules Bordet Institute
Brussels, Belgium
Multi-Disciplinary Panels members:
Antoine Boustani, MD
President
Lebanese Order of Physicians
Beirut, Lebanon
Sami Khatib, MD
Secretary General
Arab Collaborative Hematology & Oncology Group
Amman, Jordan
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Continuing Medical Education Office
Fadi Farhat, MD
President
Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology
Beirut, Lebanon
Ghassan Ramadan, MD
President
Lebanese Society for General Surgery
Beirut, Lebanon
Helen Samaha Nuwayhid, RN, PhD
President
Order of Nurses in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
Anne Franjieh
Fair Face
Beirut, Lebanon
Rima Dandashi
May Jallad Foundation
Beirut, Lebanon
Mirna Hoballah
Lebanese Breast Cancer Foundation
Beirut, Lebanon
Loryne Atwi
One Wig Stand
Beirut, Lebanon
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Friday, February 13, 2015
07:30am - 08:25am
08:25am - 08:30am
Registration
Welcome address
Nagi El-Saghir, MD
Session I: Medico-Nursing-Advocacy Breast Oncology Mini-symposium -1:
Overview and Patient Management
Moderatros: Dr. Sami Khatib (AMAAC),Dr. Fadi Farhat (LSMO), Dr. Myrna Dumit (LAU),
Sawsan Ezzedine, RN (MGH-Beirut), Ms. Salma Geara Faddoul (HDF
08:30am - 08:50am
New advances in overall management of patients with breast
cancer
Nagi El-Saghir, MD
08:50am - 09:10am
Nursing Guidelines for Chemotherapy Administration
Zeina Koussa, RN
09:10am - 09:30am
Chemo-induced Neuropathy: Monitoring & Management
Achraf Makki, MD
09:30am - 09:50am
Management of side effects of hormonal therapy
Rebecca El-Asmar, RN, MSN
09:50am - 10:10am
Guidelines for control of Chemotherapy Induced Nausea &
Vomiting (CINV)
Matti Aapro, MD
10:10am - 10:30am
Coffee Break
Session II: Medico-Nursing-Advocacy Breast Oncology Mini-symposium -2:
Awareness, Survivorship and Patient Support
Moderators: Ms. Roula Mouawad,
10:30am - 10:50am
Breast Cancer Awareness in Lebanon: Campaigns and their
impact
Salim Adib, PhD , Walid Ammar, MD & Nagi El Saghir,
MD
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10:50am - 11:20am
Patient support groups & Progress of advocacy for patient
rights in Lebanon
Antoine Boustani, MD (LOP), Sami Khatib, MD, Fadi
Farhat, MD (LSMO), Ghassan Ramadan, MD (SLCG),
(AMAAC), Helen Samaha Nouwayhed, RN, PhD (ONL)
NGOs: Anne Franjieh, Rima Dandashi, Mirna Hoballah,
Loryne Atwi
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Opening Ceremony:
MC: Rola Moawad (Journalist – Activist)
Nagi El Saghir, MD (President, AUB BCC3)
Hassan El-Solh, MD (Director, NKBCI - AUBMC)
Helen Nuwayhid, RN (president, ONL)
Fadi Farhat, MD (President, LSMO)
Sami Khatib, MD (President, AMAAC)
Antoine Boustani, MD (President, LOP)
HE Wael Abou Faour (Minister of Public Health)
12:30pm - 13:30pm
Lunch Break
Session III: New Advances in Imaging and Pathology
Moderators: Dr. Georges Aftimos, Dr. Nabil Adra, Dr. Nizar Bitar and Dr. George Abi
Saad
13:30pm - 13:45pm
Breast imaging before and after Neo-adjuvant
therapy
Ghina Berjawi, MD
13:45pm - 14:00pm
The Pathologist vs Recurrence Scores
Fouad Boulos, MD
14:00pm - 14:15pm
Ultrasound of the Axilla & the Sentinel Lymph Node
Faek Jamali, MD
14:15pm – 14:30pm
Emerging roles for PET Scanning in Primary Breast Cancer
Mohamad Haidar, MD
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Session IV: New Advances in Adjuvant and Neo-adjouvant Management
Moderators: Dr. Joseph Makdessi, Dr. Ayman Harakeh, Dr. Marcel Masoud and Dr.
Wajih Saad
14:30pm - 14:50pm
New Dual Neo-adjuvant therapy for HER2-positive breast
cancer
Ahmad Awada, MD
14:50pm - 15:10pm
New data on adjuvant chemotherapy from San Antonio
2014: Fine tuning of the traditional approach
Hamdy Azim, MD
15:10pm - 15:30pm
What’s new in Adjuvant hormonal therapy after ASCO & San
Antonio 2014
Matti Aapro, MD
15:30pm - 16:00pm
Coffee Break
Session V: Multidisciplinary Management: Tumor Boards -1
16:00pm - 17:00pm
Case Discussions: International Panel and Local/Regional
Experts
Bechara Atiyeh David Attallah, George Aftimos, Ghina
Berjawi, Sami Faddoul, Fadi Farhat, Marwan Ghosn,
Mohamad Jaloudi, Faek Jamali, Sami Khatib, Ghassan
Naufal, Elie Nasr, Ghassan Ramadan, Arafat Tfayli
17:00pm - 18:00pm
Satellite Symposium: Supported by Astra Zeneca (NonCME): San Antonio Updates on the Treatment of Hormone
Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Session VI: Breast Cancer Surgery & Reconstruction
Moderators: Dr. Imad Hajj, Dr. Assem Hajj, Dr. Ghassan Abou Sittah and Dr. Eman
Sbaity
09:00am - 09:20am
Newest reconstruction techniques: preparing the future
Frederic Urbain, MD
09:20am - 09:40am
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM)
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Mahmoud Masri, MD
09:40am - 10:00am
Breast (s) Reconstruction(s) and Contralateral Prophylactic
Mastectomy
Frederic Urbain, MD
10:00am - 10:20am
Radiation Therapy and Breast Reconstruction
Fady Geara, MD
10:20am - 10:40am
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy before and after neo-adjuvant
therapy
Jaber Abbas, MD
10:40am - 11:00am
Coffee Break
Session VII: Multidisciplinary Management: Tumor Boards -2
11:00am - 12:00pm
Case Presentations: Case Discussions: International Panel
and Local/Regional Experts
Georges Ghanimeh, Georges Chahine, Youssef El-Zein,
Reine Fahed, Mohamad Haidar, Assem Hajj, Khaled
Ibrahim, Selim Nasser, Hassan Jaafar, Ziad Salem, Nicholas
Zouein
12:00pm - 13:00pm
Satellite Symposium: Supported by Novartis (Non-CME):
Updates on Overcoming Resistance in Hormone-Resistant
Metastatic Breast Cancer and Management
13:00pm - 14:00pm
Lunch break
14:00pm - 15:00pm
Satellite Symposium: Supported by Roche (Non-CME):
Tailoring the treatment of HER2-positive and HER2-negative
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Session VIII: Advances in Systemic Therapy for 2015
Moderators: Dr. Marwan Ghosn, Dr. Ghazi Nsouli, Dr. Hazem Assi and Dr. Christina
Khater
15:00pm - 15:20pm
Monday Morning Clinic in 2015: Adjuvant therapy
Ahmad Awada, MD
15:20pm - 15:40pm
Monday Morning Clinic in 2015: Overcoming resistance in
hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer
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Alaa Kandil, MD
15:40pm - 16:00pm
Monday Morning Clinic in 2015: Systemic Chemotherapy for
metastatic breast Cancer
Sanaa Al-Sukhun, MD
16:00pm - 16:30pm
Satellite Symposium: Supported by Pharmamed (NonCME): Updates on nab-paclitaxel in Neo-adjuvant and
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Session IX: New Research Presentations in Lebanon and Arab Countries
Moderators: Dr. Marwan Ghosn, Joseph Kattan, Dr. Arafat Tfayli, Dr. Nagi El Saghir
16:30pm - 17:30pm
Poster Presentations
17:30pm - 18:00pm
Poster Prizes & Adjournment
Continuing Medical Education Office
Contact Information
For more information about this activity, please contact:
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Office
American University of Beirut Medical Center
P.O. Box 11-236 Riad El Solh
Beirut 1107 2020
Lebanon
Tel: +961-1-350 000 ext. 4717 - 4718
Fax: +961-1-744 467
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://cme.aub.edu.lb
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