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Name
Galina Velikova, MD PhD FRCP
Title
Plenary Speaker
Bio
Professor Galina Velikova is an academic Medical Oncologist at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals, UK with over 20 years’ track record of successful patient-centred research using electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in daily practice and clinical trials. She led a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 5-year Programme Grant for applied research on patient self-reported symptoms and toxicity, using an online reporting system (QTool), uniquely integrated in electronic records, along re-designed care pathways for remote monitoring during cancer treatment to improve patient safety. Further research projects evaluate the use of the electronic system for remote monitoring and follow-up of cancer patients after treatment.
Professor Velikova has experience in leading collaborative research, both nationally and internationally such as Quality of Life sub-studies of international breast cancer trials (TACT2, SUPREMO). She is the past Chair of the British Psychosocial Oncology Society; past Chair of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group; and past President of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL). Professor Velikova is currently the Co-Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Living with and Beyond Cancer Group and is also a member of the board of the EORTC.
Professor Velikova is a practising oncologist (Consultant in Medical Oncology) with clinical work focused on systemic treatment of breast cancer patients with early and advanced disease.
Professor Velikova has experience in leading collaborative research, both nationally and internationally such as Quality of Life sub-studies of international breast cancer trials (TACT2, SUPREMO). She is the past Chair of the British Psychosocial Oncology Society; past Chair of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group; and past President of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL). Professor Velikova is currently the Co-Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Living with and Beyond Cancer Group and is also a member of the board of the EORTC.
Professor Velikova is a practising oncologist (Consultant in Medical Oncology) with clinical work focused on systemic treatment of breast cancer patients with early and advanced disease.
