SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
According to CEST (Central European Summer Time) Time Zone
Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday
14:55-15:00 WELCOME ADDRESS
Speaker: Bahadir M. Gulluoglu
GReTA
15:00-15:05 Chapter Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
Session I: AI and Machine Learning in Surgical Planning
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
15:05-15:08 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
15:08-15:19 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping
Speaker: Valeria Romeo
15:19-15:31 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction
Speaker: Renato Cuocolo
15:31-15:43 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications
Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto
15:43-15:57 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto, Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
15:57-16:02 Mini Break
Session II: Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
16:02-16:05 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
16:05-16:16 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging
Speakers: João Santinha
16:16- 16:26 Breast cancer digital twins
Speaker: Tiago Marques
16:26-16:38 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation
Speaker: Pedro Gouveia
16:38-16:54 Discussion
Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo, Pedro Gouveia, Tiago Marques, João Santinha
16:54-16:59 Mini Break
Session III: Robotic and Video-assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM)
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
16:59-17:02 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
17:02-17:13 Endoscopic NSM
Speaker: Lidia Blay
17:13-17:23 Robotic NSM
Speaker: Antonio Toesca
17:23-17:45 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Nicola Rocco, Lidia Blay, Antonio Toesca
17:45-17:50 Closure
Speakers: Giuseppe Catanuto, Nicola Rocco
17:50-18:00 BREAK
iBreastBook
18:00-18:03 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speakers: Yazan Masannat
Session I: Aesthetic Outcomes After Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
18:03-18:05 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
18:05-18:17 Breast aesthetics
Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher
18:17-18:23 Outcomes of different quality of life assesment modalities after breast cancer therapy
Speaker: Stavroula Lila Kastora
18:23-18:33 Patient factors affecting aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Michael Boland
18:33-18:52 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)
Speaker: Eirini Pantiora
18:52-19:12 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)
Speaker: Aadil Khan
19:12-19:28 Radiation therapy and aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Tom Richards
19:28-19:45 Discussion
Discussants: All faculty
19:45-19:50 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-related Issues in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
19:50-19:52 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
19:52-20:02 Patient recorded experience and expectations
Moderator: Terri Coutee
Speakers: Abi Iyer & Nikki McCoy
20:02-20:12 Preoperative preparation (prehabilitation) and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Jenny Heiman
20:12-20:33 Aesthetic outcome in breast conservation surgery: Correcting problems & classifications
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
20:33-20:52 Case discussion
Discussants: All faculty
20:52-20:53 Closure
Speakers: Yazan Masannat
20:53-21:00 BREAK
Oncoplastic Academy-Brazil
21:00-21:03 Welcome to Oncoplastic Academy
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
Session I: Level II Oncoplastic Surgery
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
21:04-21:05 Introduction
Speaker: Tufi Hassan
21:06-21:20 Planning and choosing the technique for partial breast reconstruction
Speaker: Maurício Resende
21:21-21:35 Therapeutic mammoplasties
Speaker: Benigno Acea Nebril
21:36-21:50 Volume replacement techniques
Speaker: Régis Paulinelli
21:51-22:20 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Jorge Alexander Rodriguez, Fábio Bagnoli, Francisco Abed
22:21-22:25 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
22:26-22:28 Introduction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
22:29-22:43 Implant-based reconstruction
Speaker: Cícero Urban
22:44-22:58 The use of fat grafting in breast reconstruction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
22:59-23:13 When to use myocutaneous flaps?
Speaker: Fabrício Brenelli
23:14-23:43 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Juan Manuel Donaire, Juan Pablo Molina, Luis Pendola
23:43-23:45 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
23:45-00:00 BREAK
American Society of Breast Surgeons
00:00-00:02 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speaker: Jill Dietz
Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery
Chair: Jill Dietz
00:02-00:03 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
00:03-00:17 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial
Speaker: Judy C. Boughey
00:17-00:18 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
00:18-00:31 Cryoablation for breast cancer: 2025 update
Speaker: Michael Berry
00:31-00:32 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
00:32-00:48 DCIS and De-Escalation updates on the COMET trial
Speaker: Michael Alvarado
00:48-00:56 Mini Break
Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Moderator: Shawna Willey
00:56-00:59 Introduction
Speaker: Shawna Willey
00:59-01:27 Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Guest: Henry Kuerer
01:27-01:32 Mini Break
Session III: Case Presentations
Chair: Kay Yoon-Flannery
01:32-01:34 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
01:34-01:41 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC
Speaker: Mara Piltin
01:41-01:54 Case reflections
Panelist: Judy C. Boughey
01:54-01:56 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
01:56-02:03 Exceptional responders
Speaker: Helen M. Johnson
02:03-02:19 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Alvarado, Helen M. Johnson, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
02:19-02:21 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
02:21-02:28 Cryoablation
Speaker: Nimmi S. Kapoor
02:28-02:43 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Berry, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
02:43-02:45 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
02:45-03:00 BREAK
Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand
Session I: Staging of The Axilla
Moderator: Melanie Walker
03:00-03:02 Welcome to Australia
Speaker: Melanie Walker
03:02-03:15 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)
Speaker: Kate Moodie
03:15-03:22 Marking of the axilla pre-treatment and localisation techniques
Speaker: Peter Newton
03:22-03:32 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Kate Moodie
Discussants: All faculty
03:32-03:37 Mini Break
Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?
Moderators: Caroline Baker, Alex Brown & Yvonne Zissiadis
03:37-03:40 Welcome to New Zealand
Speaker: Alex Brown
03:40-03:50 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry
Speaker: Adam Ofri
03:50-04:05 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach
Speaker: Michael Ng
04:05-04:23 NSABP-51 Surgical implications: Practice Changing De-escalation of treatment
Speaker: Samriti Sood
04:23-04:38 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients
Speaker: Ran Li
04:38-04:53 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenters: Caroline Baker & Alex Brown
Discussants: All faculty
04:53-04:56 Mini Break
Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery
Moderator: Elisabeth Elder
04:56-04:58 Introduction
Speaker: Elisabeth Elder
04:58-05:09 Single incision trans mammary/Breast sentinel node biopsy
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
05:09-05:25 Immediate lymphovenous anastomosis as prevenative treatment of lymphoedema: Problem solved?
Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel
05:25-05:41 LVA: the Westmead experience
Speaker: Frank Hsieh
05:41-05:51 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Yang Huang
Discussants: All faculty
05:51-05:53 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yang Huang
05:53-06:00 BREAK
Chinese Society of Breast Cancer
06:00-06:04 Chapter Opening
Speaker: John Wu
Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I
Chair: Jian Yin
06:04-06:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
06:05-06:30 Strategy and process management of autologous flap transplantation breast reconstruction
Speaker: Da Jiang Song
06:30-06:31 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
06:31-06:52 Principles for severe complication management after implant-based breast reconstruction
Speaker: Zhu Min Yin
06:41-06:54 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
06:54-07:13 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction
Speaker: Xiao Li Yu
07:13-07:15 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II
Chair: Shun Rong Li
07:15-07:17 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
07:17-07:37 The DIEP flap learning curve - A beginner's roadmap
Speaker: Shuang Hao
07:37-07:40 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
07:40-08:12 A little more persistence in the face of difficulty: A Case of DIEP
Speaker: Jie Jie Hu
Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu
08:12-08:14 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
08:14-08:56 Panel discussion – 3 topics
Moderator: Ben Long Yang
Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu
08:56-09:00 Chapter Closure
Speaker: John Wu
Association of Breast Surgeons of India
09:00-09:03 Welcome
Speaker: DG Vijay
Session I: Young Breast Cancer & Updates on Neoadjuvant Therapy
Chairs: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
09:03-09:06 Introduction
Speakers: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
09:06-09:17 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple-negative breast cancer
Speaker: Diptendra Sarkar
09:17-09:27 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy NACT in Operable Her2 Enriched Breast Cancer
Speaker: DG Vijay
09:27-09:39 Fertility preservation in young breast cancer
Speaker: Navneet Kaur
09:39-09:51 Mainstreaming breast cancer genetics: challenges in LMIC
Speaker: SVS Deo
09:51-09:56 Discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
09:56-10:01 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Surgery Videos
Chairs: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee
10:01-10:03 Introduction
Speakers: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee
10:03-10:10 ICG videos
Speaker: Rohit Kumar C
10:10-10:17 LTAP/TDAP
Speaker: Sanjit Agarwal
10:17-10:25 Extreme oncoplasty
Speaker: Shalaka Joshi
10:25-10:34 Implant-based breast reconstruction- Mesh/ADM
Speaker: Ashutosh Mishra
10:34-10:41 S Lympha
Speaker: Jay R. Anam
10:41-10:46 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
10:46-10:51 Mini Break
Session III: Mixed Bag & Recent Advances
Chairs: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
10:51-10:53 Introduction
Speakers: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
10:53-11:03 Proton therapy in breast cancer
Speaker: Sapna Nangia
11:03-11:12 CanAssist Breast: Affordable prognostication tool for early breast cancer patients with global validation
Speaker: Somasekhar SP
11:12-11:21 Oligometastatic breast cancer
Speaker: Ramya Y
11:21-11:31 Robotic mastectomy: Current status
Speaker: Manish Gaur
11:31-11:34 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
11:34-11:37 Chapter Closure
Speaker: SVS Deo
11:37-12:00 BREAK
Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM) / SENATURK
12:00-12:05 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
12:05-12:10 Introduction
Speakers: Kornilia Anastasakou, Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Maher Hassan
12:10-12:25 Genetic predisposition for breast cancer
Speaker: Cengiz Yakıcıer
12:25-12:40 Overview of non-genetic risk factors
Speaker: Anette Heie
12:40-12:55 Breast cancer risk assessment
Speaker: M. Umit Ugurlu
12:55-13:10 Risk-reducing mastectomy
Speaker: Petros Charalampoudis
13:10-13:25 Screening/monitoring in high-risk women
Speaker: Erkin Aribal
13:25-13:40 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
13:40-13:45 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-centered decision-making in risk management
Moderators: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
13:45-13:50 Introduction
Speakers: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
13:50-14:55 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
14:55-15:00 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Basil Venizelos, N. Zafer Canturk, Omar Z. Youssef
15:00 ADJOURN
Speakers: Breastics24h BoD Members