The Global Summit on International Breast Health: Optimizing Healthcare Delivery
June 9 – 11, 2010, Chicago, Illinois
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
POSTER ABSTRACTS & PARTICIPANTS
POSTER SESSION PURPOSE
The purpose of the poster session at The Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI) Global Summit is to promote discussion among participants and investigators and to encourage research and implementation science relative to optimizing healthcare delivery in low-resource and middle-resource countries (LMCs) and problem-solving in healthcare delivery in breast cancer in LMCs.
All accepted abstracts were considered for “The Breast Journal Award”. The recipients of this award will present their abstracts at the Summit.
“The Breast Journal Award” Winners
1st Place:
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Sherif Omar, MD, FACS
Abstract Title: “Down staging of the Breast Cancer in a low resources setting, rural (Fakous Cancer Centre) and urban (Port Said) – Egypt” |
2nd Place:
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Leanid Putyrski, MD, PhD
Abstract Title: “A comprehensive nationwide breast cancer early detection program (breast self-examination and clinical breast examination with reliable referrals) to downstage advanced breast cancer in the Republic of Belarus” |
3rd Place:
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Klaus Puschel, MD, MPH
Abstract Title: “Strategies for increasing mammography screening in primary care in Chile: Results of a randomized clinical trial.” |
Download Poster Abstract Breast Journal Award Winners (includes bios and abstracts for the winners)
Download Poster Abstract Participants (lists all posters displayed at the Summit)