Ministero della salute Awareness and Commitment for Breast cancer in the Health System 19 December 2014 Auditorium of the Ministry of Health, Via Giorgio Ribotta, 5 ROMA 9.30.-10.00: Welcome by authorities Beatrice Lorenzin, Italian Minister of Health Ladislav Miko, European Commission Daniela Rodorigo, Italian Ministry of Health 10,00- 14.00 Chairmen: Roberto Bertollini, Rosanna D’Antona and Alessandro Ghirardini 10.00-10.20: High quality specialist breast Centres in Europe, Luigi Cataliotti 10.20-10.40: Women’s right, Elizabeth Bergsten Nordstrom 10.40-11.00: Quality of life and cancer therapy, Flori De Grassi 11.00-11.20: Education for patients , Riccardo Masetti 11.20-11.40: Guidelines for medical treatment, Fatima Cardoso 11.40-12.00: Accreditation of Breast Centers in EU, Krystszof Maruszewsky 12.00-12.20: EU cancer expert committee, Alberto Costa 12.20-12.40: Italian Program for Breast Centres, Corrado Tinterri 12.40- 13.30: Discussion 13.30-13.45: Conclusions, Renato Botti Speakers and moderators: Beatrice Lorenzin, Italian Minister of Health Elizabeth Bergsten Nordstrom, President of Europa Donna Europa Roberto Bertollini, WHO Representative to the European Union Renato Botti, Director General of Directorate General of Health Planning, Italian Ministry of Health Luigi Cataliotti, President of SenoNetwork Fatima Cardoso, Champalimaud Cancer Center, Lisbon, Portugal Alberto Costa, Scientific Director, European School of Oncology, Milan Rosanna D’Antona, President of Italian Forum of Europa Donna Flori De Grassi, President ANDOS Alessandro Ghirardini, Head of Quality Unit, Italian Ministry of Health Krystszof Maruszewsky, European Commission , Joint Research Centre Director Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, ISPRA Varese Riccardo Masetti, President Komen Italia Ladislav Miko, European Commission, Acting General Director of Health and Consumers Daniela Rodorigo, Director General of Directorate General of Communication and European and International Relations, Italian Ministry of Health Corrado Tinterri, Breast Centers Network, IRCCS Humanitas Cancer Center, Milan Practical Information Venue and additional information: The Event will be held at the Ministry of Health, Viale Giorgio Ribotta 5, 00144 Roma, in the Auditorium “Biagio d’Alba”, at the ground floor of the building. A light lunch will be available at the end of the event, with an open coffee break Interpretation: The working language of the Event will be English, no simultaneous interpretation will be provided. In collaboration with: