Workshop "Nordic Meeting" on 14.-15. December 2001 in Helsinki/Finland

Meeting place:    Helsinki / Finland, The Finnish Cancer Registry, Liisankatu 21B, 00170 Helsinki

Contact person:    Dr. Ahti Anttila
                            Tel: 00358 - 9 - 135 331
                            Fax: 00358- 9 -135 53 78
                            E-mail: ahti.anttila@cancer.fi

The meeting will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from Friday 14th December 2001 9:00 a.m. to Saturday 15th December 2001 noon.

Preliminary programme
Opening, and the concepts of randomised studies in evaluating new technologies in the screening programmes for cervical cancer; by Matti Hakama, Finnish Cancer Registry

Which trials are running/under planning on evaluating new technologies on cervical cancer screening in Europe; by Marc Arbyn, European Network on Cervical Cancer Screening

Primary HPV-screening trial design in Italy; Guglielmo Ronco, Unita di Epidemiologia dei Tumori, Torino

Primary HPV-screening trial design in the UK; Jack Cuzick/Julietta Patnick

State of art of studies on implementing new technologies in cervical cancer screening in the Nordic countries, including the design considerations
    - Denmark, Elsebeth Lynge
    - Finland, Pekka Nieminen
    - Iceland, Hrafn Tulinius
    - Norway, Steinar Thoresen
    - Sweden, Joakim Dillner

Round table discussion comparing the design options
    - ethical dimension
    - HPV testing technologies available
    - organisational aspects of large-scale trials
    - registration and infrastructure
    - other aspects