Emerging Challenges in health
Post Graduate Course in Breast Diseases - 1st Edition
Focus on Breast Cancer
25-E06
Applications to the current course are now closed.
February 12th 2026 - June 26th 2026
COURSE COORDINATORS
Vasco Fonseca (PhD) ,
Zacharoula Sidiropoulou (PhD)
COURSE PRESENTATION
This course offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to breast pathology and the organization of care in this field, specifically designed for professionals seeking to specialize and promote holistic, patient-centered care.
The program covers a wide range of essential topics, providing an in-depth understanding of conditions affecting the breast, from benign diseases to malignant pathologies, with an emphasis on breast cancer—the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in many countries.
Additionally, the course explores care organization based on the principles of Value-Based Health Care, highlighting strategies to achieve the best clinical and quality-of-life outcomes for patients while ensuring the efficient use of available resources.
This course includes mandatory theoretical and practical sessions, along with two optional practical components to choose from.
Roundtables - it is possible to register exclusively for these events.
The program covers a wide range of essential topics, providing an in-depth understanding of conditions affecting the breast, from benign diseases to malignant pathologies, with an emphasis on breast cancer—the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in many countries.
Additionally, the course explores care organization based on the principles of Value-Based Health Care, highlighting strategies to achieve the best clinical and quality-of-life outcomes for patients while ensuring the efficient use of available resources.
This course includes mandatory theoretical and practical sessions, along with two optional practical components to choose from.
Roundtables - it is possible to register exclusively for these events.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Doctors in the areas of hospital and primary care with a focus on the treatment/follow-up of breast pathology and management of differentiated care.
- Researchers in the field of breast cancer.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES >> KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO DEVELOP
- Acquire deep knowledge in anatomy, physiology, and biological mechanisms of carcinogenesis, invasion, and breast metastasis
- Identify skills in collecting medical history, performing clinical exams, and interpreting complementary diagnostic tests, with a focus on hereditary factors
- Differentiate between benign and malignant breast pathologies, understanding their clinical presentations, diagnostic criteria, and treatment options
- Explain various surgical techniques, including biopsies, conservative and radical surgeries, axillary approaches, reconstructive surgery, and the management of surgical complications like lymphedema
- Describe the principles and applications of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies for early-stage, locally advanced, and metastatic breast cancer
- Summarize the future trends in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, contributing to the continuous improvement of healthcare practices
- List dedicated breast units organization principles
- Explain Inter and trans-disciplinary approach of breast health care
ADMISSION CRITERIA
- Curriculum evaluation
- Order of application
