October, 4th - 5th 2013 Kazan, Russian Federation INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NUCLEAR AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER Tatarstan Cancer Center Dear friends, During past 2 years 7 Positron Emission Tomography Centers were put into operation in the territory of the Russian Federation and 6 PET centers are to be opened within the coming 2 years. The intensity of molecular diagnostics methods development enables us to face the future with confidence and optimism. Nevertheless, We are sure that PET centers opening may not serve a key to building an effective system. In order to integrate the Nuclear medicine methods at a maximum capacity level it is necessary to maintain the following components of success: staff training, adjustment of the logistics, interdisciplinary and integrated approach to proper functioning of PET centers. Besides, current trends in the cancer care medicine make us use a strictly individualized approach to the management of each patient. There is no doubt, that nowadays the personalized medicine highly promotes the development of cancer medicine. It is the demand for personalization of each treatment method that forces the scientific community to advance in achievement of new horizons for state of the art oncology. The forthcoming international conference «Nuclear and Personalized Medicine development in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer», that will take place in Kazan, October 4-5th, is going to provide Russian specialists and their colleagues from countries of the near abroad the benefit of invaluable experience of work in the field of molecular visualization methods, as well as personalized medicine from the world’s leading practitioners. Such conference will be held in the Russian Federation for the first time. We think that subject matter of the conference will be of interest for representatives of different specialties: oncologists, radiologists, chemotherapeutists, cardiologists, public health îfficials and others. Tatarstan Cancer Center is a long-term partner of OECI, which is a network of leading European Cancer Institutes, aimed at improvement of quality of cancer patients centered care, consolidation of joint work in the sphere of diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation. The conference will be held in close collaboration with the OECI, which means a topmost level of research and organizational parts of the future event. We would like to invite you to take part in the conference «Nuclear and Personalized Medicine development in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer» which will be held on 4-5th of October, 2013 in Kazan. We are sure that experience and knowledge gained at the conference will allow us to make a quantum leap in the improvement of cancer patients care (cancer care or care of cancer patients). The Organizing Committee Organizers: • The Association of Oncologists of Russia • The Organization of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) • Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan • Tatarstan Cancer Center The congress will be dedicated to the most controversial subjects in state of the art oncology, which are nuclear medicine, as well as personalized medicine. Development of those areas will allow improving significantly the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care of cancer patients. Following issues are to be discussed during the conference: 1. Nuclear medicine development in the world and in the Russian Federation. 2. Practical application of Positron Emission Tomography methods in oncological practice. 3. State support of technologies development in the Russian Federation. Issues of PET centers licensing. Financing of PET researches. 4. Organization of PET centers activities (juridical, legal and financial aspects). 5. Introduction of molecular and genetic researches into routine practice of Russian cancer care facilities. 6. Practical approaches to development and improvement of personalized medicine and its development in the Russian Federation. 2 Plenary session with participation of the world’s leading experts in the areas of personalized and nuclear medicine is planned to be held on 4th of October. On 5th of October two simultaneous sessions are planned (Nuclear medicine and Personalized medicine) The congress will be attended by key specialists of leading cancer institutes and centers of Europe, former CIS countries, as well as leading Russian specialists in the sphere of nuclear medicine and personalized medicine as well. General information Tatarstan Cancer Center For over 66 years the Tatarstan Regional Clinical Cancer Center has given hope and life to thousands of cancer patients. Our center used to be one of the key institutions of Soviet Union and nowadays it is keeping leading positions not only on the territory of Russian Federation, but also on the territory of Former Soviet Union countries. Tatarstan Regional Clinical Cancer Center is in charge of cancer care situation in the Republic of Tatarstan. It means that our Cancer Center provide specialized treatment for more than 4 million people that live in the territory of 67 836 square meters. Every 54th inhabitant of Tatarstan is now being followed-up in Tatarstan Regional Clinical Cancer Center with diagnosis of cancer (overall amount – 70 057 patients). Tatarstan Regional Clinical Cancer Center has its branches in Kazan, Almetyevsk and Naberezhnye Chelny and has 1153 beds for patients, which means that the Center is designed for the treatment of 1153 cancer patients simultaneously. More than 25000 patients receive inpatient treatment in our Cancer Center. More than 15000 wide range surgeries are provided here each year. The modern, up-to-date equipped and completely reconstructed Center of Nuclear Technologies was re-opened in 2011 and is able to provide patients with following diagnostic and treatment options: distant radiotherapy, brachitherapy, specialized computer tomography, SPECT-scanning, CT scanning, PET/CT etc. Preventive care and patient education campaigns are regularly organized in our Cancer Center, such as School for Cancer Patients, School for Cancer Patient Caregivers, Newspaper “Vestnik Zdorovya” (Health Bulletin) is released monthly, and different types of screening progr ams are carried out. Tatarstan Regional Clinical Cancer Center is the leading cancer center on the Volga district of Russian Federation. Chief physician of TRCCC Professor Rustem Khasanov is the head of the Volga District Cancer Institutes and Centers Association. Association involves 15 cancer centers and institutes that together provide treatment for more than 31 million people. The Organisation of European Cancer Institutes Established in 1977 to promote greater cooperation among European cancer centres and institutes in the field of cancer collaborative research, the “Organisation of European Cancer Institutes” in 2005 the Organisation was remodelled into OECI-EEIG “Organisation of European Cancer Institutes – European Economic Interest Grouping”, so to keep with the on-going European developments. 3 The OECI Central Office is located in Brussels while the Coordinating Secretariat and Liaison Office is located in Genoa. The OECI is a network presently regrouping 70 cancer centres and institutions across Europe, dynamically working in crosscut expertise projects organised by involving the OECI Working Groups, Activities and Members. Currently, there are 6 main Working Groups and 2 Activities. A coordination among cancer institutes at a European level can contribute to the production and dissemination of knowledge in order to reduce fragmentation, increase competitiveness with the ultimate goal to find new and better treatments, provide more comprehensive care and improve patients' quality of life through an evidence-based medicine with a holistic approach. In order to have a significant impact on the quality of care, the OECI has the objective to include 50% of the membership of the OECI in its Accreditation/Designation programme within 2015. Up to September 2013, 10 OECI Members received the OECI Accreditation and Designation certificate and 18 Members are into the process. The certified Members represent the so called “OECI QUALITY PROGRAMME AND NETWORK”. As a European Organisation of Cancer Centres, the OECI works on organisational expertise and improvement, in order to strengthen the operational structure that facilitates translational research and integrated care. In addition to the Accreditation/Designation programme, a detailed and focused benchmarking on services among members is under development in order to transfer best practices to the cancer community.Educational activities aim to strengthen the translational capabilities and to disseminate innovation in cancer care. A special programme on educational activities in Central and Eastern European Countries is under development. In view of the crucial role of the pathology departments, of the expected “flood” of new markers and diagnostics in a scope of “OMICS”, the OECI already acts in close cooperation with the European Association for Cancer Research, the IMPACTS network, the European Society of Pathology, the EORTC. Kazan Kazan is one of the major Russian cities, significant economical, political, scientific and cultural center. It lies on the Volga River in European Russia, 800 km east of Moscow. Population of Kazan city is over 1 million people; it is the sixth largest city in Russia. Kazan is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, one of the highly developed republics of the Russian Federation