Speakers and program schedule: “Expanding Breast Cancer Care for Indian Women”(Second Edition), New Delhi, Thursday, 27th July 2023
08.45 - 09:00 AM Registration
09:10 AM –09:45 AM (35 minutes)
Welcome Address: Mr. R. Prasannan, Resident Editor, The Week
Lighting of lamp
Introduction: Prof (Dr) Anurag Srivastava, Director of Surgical Disciplines & Chief of Breast and Endocrine Services, National Institute of Medical Science & Research, Jaipur;Former Professor & Head of Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Lead Speaker: Mr Rajeev Sadanandan (Former Health secretary, Govt. Of Kerala)
Lead Speaker : Mr Vishal Chauhan, Js,Ministry of health and FW
Session 1
09.50 AM –10:15 AM (25 minutes)
The ABC of Breast Cancer –India & Global Trends: A Discussion
Prof Vinod Raina Chief of Oncology Services Fortis Hospital Gurugram, Ex-Chief Medical Oncology BRA-IRCH AIIMS New Delhi, Ex-Chief Delhi Cancer Registry
Prof V Seenu, Senior Professor Department of Surgical Disciplines AIIMS New Delhi
10:20 AM –11:10 AM (50 minutes)
Breast Cancer Prevention: How to Reduce Risk
Breast cancer prevention tools include risk-associated lifestyle modification programs, chemo prevention medications (tamoxifen) for select moderate- to high-risk women and preventive surgery (mastectomy and oophorectomy) for select high-risk women who have received appropriate testing and counselling.
Panel:
Dr C. B. Dhanraj, Dean, PG Studies, Patanjali Ayurved College, Haridwar
Dr Sanjay Jain, President, The Association of Surgeons of India; Professor, Department of Surgery, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Prof Ravi Mehrotra, Director, Indian Cancer Genomic Atlas, India
Founder, Centre for Health, Innovation and Policy Foundation, India
Adjunct Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Dr Bhawna Sirohi : Director,Medical Oncology, BALCO Medical Center, Nava Raipur
Moderator: Prof Chintamani, In-charge, Department of Breast & Endocrine, Former Head,Department of Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi; President, Asian Society of Mastology (ASOMA); President & Governor, American College of Surgeons, India Chapter
11:10 AM –11: 35 AM ( 25 minutes)
Tea Break
Session 2
11:35 AM –12:10 PM (35 minutes)
Breast Cancer Care Perspectives: Patients, Providers, Enablers
Panel:
Dr Neeti Leekha Chhabra, Founder & President, Yes to Life
Dr Anita Dhar, Professor, Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Navneet Kaur, Professor of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi
Moderator: Prof. (Dr.) Anurag Srivastava, Director of Surgical Disciplines & Chief of Breast and Endocrine Services, National Institute of Medical Science & Research, Jaipur; Former Professor & Head of Department of Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
12. 15 PM –12.30 PM
Guest of Honour : Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Government of India.
12:35 PM –13:15 PM (40 minutes)
Lunch Break
Session 3
13:20 PM –14:20 PM (60 minutes)
Innovations, Disruptive Technologies and Early Adoption Challenges in Breast Cancer Care: Risk Stratification and Screening (Genetic Risk, AI in Mammography, Novel Imaging , New Drugs)
Panel:
Dr Geetha Manjunath, Founder, CEO and CTO, NIRAMAI Health Analytix, Bengaluru
Dr Ajay Gogia, Additional Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, BRA-IRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Anurag Varshney, Vice President and Head, Drug Discovery and Development Research, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar
Prof. Chintamani, In-charge, Department of Breast & Endocrine, Former Head, Department of Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi; President, Asian Society of Mastology (ASOMA); President & Governor, American College of Surgeons, India Chapter
Moderator: Prof. Anurag Agrawal, Dean, BioSciences and Health Research, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, New Delhi; Former Director, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
14:25 PM –15:10 PM (45 minutes)
“Molecular & Precision oncology is Center Stage in Breast Cancer”
Fortis Cancer Institute
Panel
Dr Vineet Govinda Gupta, Senior Consultant, Unit Head, Medical Oncology, Fortis Shalimar Bagh
Dr Vedant Kabra, Principal director, Surgical Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Dr Vineeta Goel, Director & HOD, Radiation Oncology, Fortis Shalimar Bagh
Dr. G. Arun Kumar- Therapy Area Medical expert, Roche Products India (Pvt) Ltd
Moderator- Dr Nitesh Rohatgi, Senior Director, Medical Oncology¸Fortis Memorial Research Institute
15:15 PM –15:55 PM (40 minutes)
Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Discussion
Dr C. B. Dhanraj, Dean, PG Studies, Patanjali Ayurved College, Haridwar
Dr Pritha Mehra, Research Officer, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Noida
Dr Sujata Mittal , Sr Gyne Oncologist plant based nutritionist holistic cancer coach functional medicine and lifestyle medicine expert.
15:55 PM –16:15 PM (20 minutes)
Tea Break
Session 4
16:20 PM –16:50 PM (30 minutes)
Issues of Survivorship, Quality of Life and Care After Breast Cancer: A Discussion
Dr Anita Dhar, Professor, Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Navneet Kaur, Professor of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Ms Renuka Prasad, Secretary (Hon), Indian Cancer Society
Moderator: Prof Ravi Mehrotra, Director, Indian Cancer Genomic Atlas, India
Founder, Centre for Health, Innovation and Policy Foundation, India
Adjunct Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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16:55 PM –17: 30 PM (35 Minutes)
The Way Forward
Discussion
Dr Vinod Raina CHAIRMAN ONCOSCIENCES, Fortis Gurgaon.
Prof (Dr) Anurag Srivastava, Director of Surgical Disciplines & Chief of Breast and Endocrine Services, National Institute of Medical Science & Research, Jaipur; Former Professor & Head of Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Prof. Anurag Agrawal, Dean, BioSciences and Health Research, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, New Delhi; Former Director, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi
Dr (Prof) (Col) Shekhar Kashyap, DM (Cardiology) (AIIMS, New Delhi) ; Former Head of Department of Cardiology, Research and Referral Hospital (Army), New Delhi"
Prof Chintamani, In-charge, Department of Breast & Endocrine, Former Head,Department of Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi; President, Asian Society of Mastology (ASOMA); President & Governor, American College of Surgeons, India Chapter
17:35PM –17:40 PM (5 minutes)
Closing Remarks
Prof Chintamani, In-charge, Department of Breast & Endocrine, Former Head,Department of Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi; President, Asian Society of Mastology (ASOMA); President & Governor, American College of Surgeons, India Chapter
17:45 PM –17:55 PM
Vote of Thanks
Ramesh s ( Event Editor , The Week connect)