Webinar: Winning the fight against skin cancer
Wednesday, May 31st, 18:30 UTC +3
Which tools are available in the fight for prevention and which are the most modern therapeutic approaches against skin cancer? Distinguished scientists will give answers to these and many more other questions in the webinar organized by the Onassis Foundation under the scientific auspices of the “Andreas Syggros” Hospital and the Melanoma & Skin Cancer Center on Wednesday, May 31st, at 18:30, and hosted on livemedia.gr.
May has globally been established as the skin cancer and melanoma (its most aggressive form) awareness and prevention month. Besides, skin cancer is the most common cancer for human beings. At the “Andreas Syggros” Hospital alone, approximately 1,000 new melanoma and skin cancer diagnoses are made annually, which means that this is a public health emergency.
The Onassis Foundation joined the fight against this serious health threat in 2018, when it entirely supported the reconstruction of the Melanoma Center at “Andreas Syggros” Hospital while implementing at the same time a big awareness campaign. A modern and functional space was thus built, receiving more than 40 skin cancer patients on a daily basis and making a major contribution to the fight against a rapidly growing disease that has been turning into a modern plague.
However, 2022 was a landmark year for Skin Oncology in our country, since - thanks to Onassis Foundation’s donation - the Melanoma Center became one of the few centers globally to have VECTRA WB360, a state-of-the-art system for skin mapping, acquiring thus a valuable weapon against skin diseases and skin cancer in particular.
What conclusions can be drawn from the first six months of VECTRA Wb360’s deployment? Distinguished scientists will give answers to this and many more other questions in the webinar organized by the Onassis Foundation under the scientific auspices of the “Andreas Syggros” Hospital and the Melanoma & Skin Cancer Center on Wednesday, May 31st, at 18:30, and hosted on livemedia.gr platform.
Opening remarks – Moderation
Alexandros I. Stratigos, Professor of Dermatology and Venereology, Director of the 1st Venereal and Skin Diseases Clinic, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Andreas Syggros” Hospital
Opening speech
Effie Tsiotsiou, Executive Director & Director of Education of the Onassis Foundation
Session 1: Analyzing Epidemiology
- Skin cancer: is it a modern epidemic?
Alexandros I. Stratigos, Professor of Dermatology and Venereology, Director of the 1st Venereal and Skin Diseases Clinic, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Andreas Syggros” Hospital
- How easy is to detect skin cancer?
Aimilios Lallas, Associate Professor of Dermatology - Venereology, 1st Venereal and Skin Diseases Clinic, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Session 2: Giving the fight - treatment and follow-up
- I was diagnosed with skin cancer. What does this mean for my life?
Sofka Zinovieff, writer
- The modern therapeutical approach to advanced skin cancer.
Elena Gkogka, Professor of Medical Oncology, Director of 1st Internal Medicine Clinic, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital
Session 3: The invaluable contribution of prevention
- Primary prevention: Suncare. To what extent can it protect us against skin cancer?
Vasiliki Nikolaou, Assistant Professor, 1st Venereal and Skin Diseases Clinic, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Andreas Syggros” Hospital
- Full-body skin exam, mapping and artificial intelligence: What is their role in early skin cancer diagnosis?
Konstantinos Liopyris, PhD, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Scientific Fellow, 1st Venereal and Skin Diseases Clinic, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Andreas Syggros” Hospital
Discussion - Q&A
The webinar is organized under the scientific auspices of the Melanoma & Skin Cancer Center, “Andreas Syggros” Hospital, with the support of the Onassis Foundation.
Webinar attendance is free of charge.
