SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
According to BRT (Brasilia Time) Time Zone
Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday
09:50-10:00 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
10:08-10:20 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping
Speaker: Valeria Romeo
10:20-10:32 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction
Speaker: Renato Cuocolo
10:32-10:44 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications
Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto
10:44-10:57 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto
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
11:05-11:17 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging
Speakers: João Santinha
11:17- 11:29 Breast cancer digital twins
Speaker: Tiago Marques
11:29-11:41 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation
Speaker: Pedro Gouveia
11:41-11:54 Discussion
Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
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
12:02-12:17 Endoscopic NSM
Speaker: Lidia Blay
12:17-12:32 Robotic NSM
Speaker: Antonio Toesca
12:32-12:45 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Nicola Rocco
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
13:05-13:15 Breast aesthetics
Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher
13:15-13:30 Assessment of aesthetic outcomes following breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Marios Tasoulis
13:30-13:40 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Patient factors
Speaker: Michael Boland
13:40-13:55 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)
Speaker: Eirini Pantiora
13:55-14:10 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)
Speaker: Aadil Khan
14:10-14:25 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Radiation therapy
Speaker: Tom Richards
14:25-14:45 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
Speaker: TBA
15:02-15:12 Preoperative preparation and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Jenny Heiman
15:12-15:27 Can we correct the problem & classifications: Solutions
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
15:27-15:52 Case discussion
Discussants: All faculty
15:52-15:53 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yazan Masannat
15:53-16:00 BREAK
Oncoplastic Academy-Brazil
16:00-16:03 Welcome to Oncoplastic Academy
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
Session I: Level II Oncoplastic Surgery
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
16:04-16:05 Introduction
Speaker: Tufi Hassan
16:06-16:20 Planning and choosing the technique for partial breast reconstruction
Speaker: Maurício Resende
16:21-16:35 Therapeutic mammoplasties
Speaker: Benigno Acea Nebril
16:36-16:50 Volume replacement techniques
Speaker: Régis Paulinelli
16:51-17:20 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Jorge Alexander Rodriguez, Fábio Bagnoli, Francisco Abed
17:21-17:25 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
17:26-17:28 Introduction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
17:29-17:43 Implant-based reconstruction
Speaker: Cícero Urban
17:44-17:58 The use of fat grafting in breast reconstruction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
17:59-18:13 When to use myocutaneous flaps?
Speaker: Fabrício Brenelli
18:14-18:43 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Juan Manuel Donaire, Juan Pablo Molina, Luis Pendola
18:43-18:45 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
18:45-19:00 BREAK
American Society of Breast Surgeons
19:00-19:03 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speakers: Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey
Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery
Chair: Jill Dietz
19:03-19:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
19:05-19:20 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial
Speaker: Judy Boughey
19:20-19:21 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
19:21-19:36 Cryoablation
Speaker: Michael Berry
19:36-19:37 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
19:37-19:52 COMET Trial Updates
Speaker: Michael Alvarado
19:52-20:00 Mini Break
Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Moderator: Shawna Willey
20:00-20:35 Exceptional Responders
Moderator: Shawna Willey
Guest: Henry Kuerer
20:35-20:45 Mini Break
Session III: Case Presentations
Chair: Jill Dietz
20:45-20:47 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
20:47-20:59 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC
Speaker: Mara Piltin
20:59-21:09 Case reflections
Panelists: Judy Boughey, Mara Piltin, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey, Kay Yoon-Flannery
21:09-21:10 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
21:10-21:22 Exceptional responders
Speaker: Helen Johnson
21:22-21:32 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Alvarado, Helen Johnson, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey, Kay Yoon-Flannery
21:32-21:33 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
21:33-21:45 Cryoablation
Speaker: Nimmi Kapoor
21:45-21:55 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Berry, Nimmi Kapoor, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey, Kay Yoon-Flannery
21:55-22:00 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand
Session I: Staging of The Axilla
Moderator: Melanie Walker
22:00-22:03 Welcome to Australia
Speaker: Melanie Walker
22:03-22:13 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)
Speaker: Kate Moodie
22:13-22:23 Marking of the axilla pre-treatment and localisation techniques
Speaker: Peter Newton
22:23-22:33 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Kate Moodie
Discussants: All faculty
22:33-22:38 Mini Break
Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?
Moderators: Caroline Baker, Alex Brown & Yvonne Zissiadis
22:38-22:41 Welcome to New Zealand
Speaker: Alex Brown
22:41-22:51 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry
Speaker: Adam Ofri
22:51-23:06 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach
Speaker: Michael Ng
23:06-23:21 Update on B51: Surgeon's approach
Speaker: Sam Sood
23:21-23:36 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients
Speaker: Ran Li
23:36-23:51 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Alex Brown
Discussants: All faculty
23:51-23:56 Mini Break
Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery
Moderator: Elisabeth Elder
23:56-23:58 Introduction
Speaker: Elisabeth Elder
23:58-00:08 Trans breast single-incision sentinel node biopsy
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
00:08-00:23 Lymphovenous bypass (preventative) in high risk patients
Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel
00:23-00:38 Lymphovenous bypass in all patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection
Speaker: Frank Hsieh
00:38-00:53 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Yang Huang
Discussants: All faculty
00:53-00:55 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yang Huang
00:55-01:00 BREAK
Chinese Society of Breast Cancer
01:00-01:03 Chapter Opening
Speaker: John Wu
Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I
Chair: Jian Yin
01:03-01:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
01:05-01:35 The protocol and strategy of delayed breast reconstruction using free flaps
Speaker: Da Jiang Song
01:35-01:55 Free flap repairs for the complication of implant breast reconstruction
Speaker: Zhu Min Yin
01:55-02:15 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction
Speaker: Xiao Li Yu
Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II
Chair: Shun Rong Li
02:15-02:17 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
02:17-02:37 Learning curve of DIEP for beginners
Speaker: Shuang Hao
02:37-03:07 Case discussion of free flap of breast reconstruction
Speaker: Jie Jie Hu
Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu
03:07-03:47 Panel discussion – 3 topics
Moderator: Ben Long Yang
Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu
03:47-03:50 Chapter Closure
Speaker: John Wu
03:50-04:00 BREAK
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
SENATURK / Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM)
Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology
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