SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
According to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) Time Zone
Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday
12:55-13:00 WELCOME ADDRESS
Speaker: Bahadir M. Gulluoglu
GReTA
13:00-13:05 Chapter Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
Session I: AI and Machine Learning in Surgical Planning
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
13:05-13:08 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
13:08-13:19 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping
Speaker: Valeria Romeo
13:19-13:31 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction
Speaker: Renato Cuocolo
13:31-13:43 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications
Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto
13:43-13:57 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto, Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
13:57-14:02 Mini Break
Session II: Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
14:02-14:05 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
14:05-14:16 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging
Speakers: João Santinha
14:16-14:26 Breast cancer digital twins
Speaker: Tiago Marques
14:26-14:38 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation
Speaker: Pedro Gouveia
14:38-14:54 Discussion
Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo, Pedro Gouveia, Tiago Marques, João Santinha
14:54-14:59 Mini Break
Session III: Robotic and Video-assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM)
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
14:59-15:02 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
15:02-15:13 Endoscopic NSM
Speaker: Lidia Blay
15:13-15:23 Robotic NSM
Speaker: Antonio Toesca
15:23-15:45 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Nicola Rocco, Lidia Blay, Antonio Toesca
15:45-15:50 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Giuseppe Catanuto, Nicola Rocco
15:50-16:00 BREAK
iBreastBook
16:00-16:03 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speaker: Yazan Masannat
Session I: Aesthetic Outcomes After Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
16:03-16:05 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
16:05-16:17 Breast aesthetics
Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher
16:17-16:23 Outcomes of different quality of life assesment modalities after breast cancer therapy
Speaker: Stavroula Lila Kastora
16:23-16:33 Patient factors affecting aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Michael Boland
16:33-16:52 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)
Speaker: Eirini Pantiora
16:52-17:12 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)
Speaker: Aadil Khan
17:12-17:28 Radiation therapy and aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Tom Richards
17:28-17:45 Discussion
Discussants: All faculty
17:45-17:50 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-related Issues in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
17:50-17:52 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
17:52-18:02 Patient recorded experience and expectations
Moderator: Terri Coutee
Speakers: Abi Iyer & Nikki McCoy
18:02-18:12 Preoperative preparation (prehabilitation) and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Jenny Heiman
18:12-18:33 Aesthetic outcome in breast conservation surgery: Correcting problems & classifications
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
18:33-18:52 Case discussion
Discussants: All faculty
18:52-18:53 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yazan Masannat
18:53-19:00 BREAK
Oncoplastic Academy-Brazil
19:00-19:02 Welcome to Oncoplastic Academy
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
Session I: Level II Oncoplastic Surgery
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
19:02-19:03 Introduction
Speaker: Tufi Hassan
19:03-19:19 Planning and choosing the technique for partial breast reconstruction
Speaker: Maurício Resende
19:19-19:34 Therapeutic mammoplasty
Speaker: Benigno Acea Nebril
19:34-19:49 Volume replacement techniques
Speaker: Régis Paulinelli
19:49-20:21 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Jorge Alexander Rodriguez, Fábio Bagnoli, Francisco Abed
20:21-20:26 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
20:26-20:28 Introduction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
20:28-20:41 Implant-based reconstruction
Speaker: Cícero Urban
20:41-20:56 The use of fat grafting in breast reconstruction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
20:56-21:12 When to use myocutaneous flaps?
Speaker: Fabrício Brenelli
21:12-21:45 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Juan Manuel Donaire, Juan Pablo Molina, Luis Pendola
21:45-21:47 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
21:47-22:00 BREAK
American Society of Breast Surgeons
22:00-22:02 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speaker: Jill Dietz
Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery
Chair: Jill Dietz
22:02-22:03 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
22:03-22:17 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial
Speaker: Judy C. Boughey
22:17-22:18 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
22:18-22:31 Cryoablation for breast cancer: 2025 update
Speaker: Michael Berry
22:31-22:32 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
22:32-22:48 DCIS and De-Escalation updates on the COMET trial
Speaker: Michael Alvarado
22:48-22:56 Mini Break
Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Moderator: Shawna Willey
22:56-22:59 Introduction
Speaker: Shawna Willey
22:59-23:27 Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Guest: Henry Kuerer
23:27-23:32 Mini Break
Session III: Case Presentations
Chair: Kay Yoon-Flannery
23:32-23:34 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
23:34-23:41 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC
Speaker: Mara Piltin
23:41-23:54 Case reflections
Panelist: Judy C. Boughey
23:54-23:56 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
23:56-00:03 Exceptional responders
Speaker: Helen M. Johnson
00:03-00:19 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Alvarado, Helen M. Johnson, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
00:19-00:21 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
00:21-00:28 Cryoablation
Speaker: Nimmi S. Kapoor
00:28-00:43 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Berry, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
00:43-00:45 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
00:45-01:00 BREAK
Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand
Session I: Staging of The Axilla
Moderator: Melanie Walker
01:00-01:02 Welcome to Australia
Speaker: Melanie Walker
01:02-01:15 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)
Speaker: Kate Moodie
01:15-01:22 Marking of the axilla pre-treatment and localisation techniques
Speaker: Peter Newton
01:22-01:32 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Kate Moodie
Discussants: All faculty
01:32-01:37 Mini Break
Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?
Moderators: Caroline Baker, Alex Brown & Yvonne Zissiadis
01:37-01:40 Welcome to New Zealand
Speaker: Alex Brown
01:40-01:50 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry
Speaker: Adam Ofri
01:50-02:05 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach
Speaker: Michael Ng
02:05-02:23 NSABP-51 Surgical implications: Practice Changing De-escalation of treatment
Speaker: Samriti Sood
02:23-02:38 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients
Speaker: Ran Li
02:38-02:53 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenters: Caroline Baker & Alex Brown
Discussants: All faculty
02:53-02:56 Mini Break
Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery
Moderator: Elisabeth Elder
02:56-02:58 Introduction
Speaker: Elisabeth Elder
02:58-03:09 Single incision trans mammary/Breast sentinel node biopsy
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
03:09-03:25 Immediate lymphovenous anastomosis as prevenative treatment of lymphoedema: Problem solved?
Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel
03:25-03:41 LVA: the Westmead experience
Speaker: Frank Hsieh
03:41-03:51 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Yang Huang
Discussants: All faculty
03:51-03:53 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yang Huang
03:53-04:00 BREAK
Chinese Society of Breast Cancer
04:00-04:04 Chapter Opening
Speaker: John Wu
Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I
Chair: Jian Yin
04:04-04:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
04:05-04:30 Strategy and process management of autologous flap transplantation breast reconstruction
Speaker: Da Jiang Song
04:30-04:31 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
04:31-04:52 Principles for severe complication management after implant-based breast reconstruction
Speaker: Zhu Min Yin
04:52-04:54 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
04:54-05:13 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction
Speaker: Xiao Li Yu
05:13-05:15 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II
Chair: Shun Rong Li
05:15-05:17 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
05:17-05:37 The DIEP flap learning curve - A beginner's roadmap
Speaker: Shuang Hao
05:37-05:40 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
05:40-06:12 A little more persistence in the face of difficulty: A Case of DIEP
Speaker: Jie Jie Hu
Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu
06:12-06:14 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
06:14-06:56 Panel discussion – 3 topics
Moderator: Ben Long Yang
Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu
06:56-07:00 Chapter Closure
Speaker: John Wu
Association of Breast Surgeons of India
07:00-07:03 Welcome
Speaker: DG Vijay
Session I: Young Breast Cancer & Updates on Neoadjuvant Therapy
Chairs: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
07:03-07:06 Introduction
Speakers: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
07:06-07:16 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple-negative breast cancer
Speaker: Diptendra Sarkar
07:16-07:26 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable HER2-enriched breast cancer
Speaker: Sudeep Gupta
07:26-07:36 Fertility preservation in young breast cancer
Speaker: Navneet Kaur
07:36-07:46 Mainstreaming breast cancer genetics: challenges in LMIC
Speaker: SVS Deo
07:46-07:56 Discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
07:56-08:01 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Surgery Videos
Chairs: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi
08:01-08:04 Introduction
Speakers: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi
08:04-08:11 ICG videos
Speaker: Rohit Kumar C
08:11-08:18 LTAP/TDAP
Speaker: Sanjit Agarwal
08:18-08:25 Extreme oncoplasty
Speaker: Shalaka Joshi
08:25-08:32 Implant-based breast reconstruction- Mesh/ADM
Speaker: Ashutosh Mishra
08:32-08:39 S Lympha
Speaker: Jay Anam
08:39-08:49 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
08:49-08:54 Mini Break
Session III: Mixed Bag & Recent Advances
Chairs: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
08:54-08:57 Introduction
Speakers: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
08:57-09:07 Proton therapy in breast cancer
Speaker: Sapna Nangia
09:07-09:17 CanAssist Breast: Affordable prognostication tool for early breast cancer patients with global validation
Speaker: Somasekhar SP
09:17-09:27 Oligometastatic breast cancer
Speaker: Ramya Y
09:27-09:37 Robotic mastectomy: Current status
Speaker: Manish Gaur
09:37-09:47 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
09:47-09:50 Chapter Closure
Speaker: SVS Deo
09:50-10:00 BREAK
Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM) / SENATURK
10:00-10:05 Chapter Opening
Speakers: Basil Venizelos, N. Zafer Canturk, Omar Z. Youssef
Session I: Understanding Breast Cancer Risk: Genetics, Assessment & Prevention
Moderators: Kornilia Anastasakou, Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Maher Hassan
10:05-10:10 Introduction
Speakers: Kornilia Anastasakou, Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Maher Hassan
10:10-10:25 Genetic predisposition for breast cancer
Speaker: Cengiz Yakıcıer
10:25-10:40 Overview of non-genetic risk factors
Speaker: Anette Heie
10:40-10:55 Breast cancer risk assessment
Speaker: M. Umit Ugurlu
10:55-11:10 Risk-reducing mastectomy
Speaker: Petros Charalampoudis
11:10-11:25 Screening/monitoring in high-risk women
Speaker: Erkin Aribal
11:25-11:40 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
11:40-11:45 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-centered decision-making in risk management
Moderators: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
11:45-11:50 Introduction
Speakers: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
11:50-12:55 Case panel with live voting
Presenters: George Metaxas, Stergios Douvetzemis, Konstantinos Zacharioudakis, Hasan Karanlik
Panelists/Discussants: Basak Oyan Uluc, M. Umit Ugurlu, Florentia Fostira, Norran Hussein Said, Omar Z. Youssef, Raghavan Vidya
12:55-13:00 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Basil Venizelos, N. Zafer Canturk, Omar Z. Youssef
13:00 ADJOURN
Speakers: Breastics24h BoD Members