Vth annual conference "Controversies in Oncology"

The importance of this event is evidenced by the fact that it was under the auspices of MUDr. Svatopluk Němeček, Minister of Health of the Czech Republic, JUDr. Martin Netolický, Ph.D., Governor of the Pardubice Region, Ing. Martin Charvát, Mayor of the City of Pardubice and Prof. Josef Fusek, M.D., DrSc., Dean of the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Pardubice. The conference participants were also briefly greeted by MUDr. Tomáš Gottvald, Director of the Hospital of the Pardubice Region, who highlighted the good level of cooperation between the hospital and Multiscan.
On behalf of the management of Multiscan s.r.o. the conference participants were welcomed by the company's director MUDr. Jan Calta, who on behalf of the owner, Ing. Sotirios Zavalianis, welcomed the participants, thanked them for their participation and active contributions and wished the conference a successful meeting.

"During the two-day conference, a total of 22 leading experts from oncology departments not only from the Czech Republic but also from abroad presented their papers. Their presentations were of a high professional level", says Iveta Kolářová, M.D., PhD., representative of doc. MUDr. Jaroslav Vaňásek, CSc., Head of the KOC Pardubice Region, who was also an expert guarantor of this conference. The congress centre was attended by 200 oncologists, surgeons, urologists and doctors of other specialties. This year's conference was traditionally devoted to breast cancer, urological malignancies and lung cancer. The lectures of Josef Kovařík, MD, and Zuzana Lovasová, MD, who shared their experience from Great Britain and Sweden with their colleagues, were met with the greatest response.

The conference was attended by representatives of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Pardubice Region, Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Pardubice and health insurance companies. The event was also attended by a representative of patient organisations, Mrs. Alena Nováková, the chairwoman of the Club of Oncology Patients in Pardubice, who thanked for the long-term cooperation with the Comprehensive Oncology Centre and briefly explained what activities the club offers to patients who are returning to a full life after treatment.
During the social evening, the popular singer Tomáš Klus performed, who entertained and danced with his songs and jokes.