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