SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
According to EDT (USA Eastern Daylight Time) Time Zone
Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday
08:55-09:00 WELCOME ADDRESS
Speaker: Bahadir M. Gulluoglu
GReTA
09:00-09:05 Chapter Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
Session I: AI and Machine Learning in Surgical Planning
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
09:05-09:08 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
09:08-09:19 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping
Speaker: Valeria Romeo
09:19-09:31 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction
Speaker: Renato Cuocolo
09:31-09:43 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications
Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto
09:43-09:57 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto, Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
09:57-10:02 Mini Break
Session II: Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
10:02-10:05 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
10:05-10:16 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging
Speakers: João Santinha
10:16-10:26 Breast cancer digital twins
Speaker: Tiago Marques
10:26-10:38 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation
Speaker: Pedro Gouveia
10:38-10:54 Discussion
Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
10:54-10:59 Mini Break
Session III: Robotic and Video-assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM)
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
10:59-11:02 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
11:02-11:13 Endoscopic NSM
Speaker: Lidia Blay
11:13-11:23 Robotic NSM
Speaker: Antonio Toesca
11:23-11:45 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Nicola Rocco, Lidia Blay, Antonio Toesca
11:45-11:50 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Giuseppe Catanuto, Nicola Rocco
11:50-12:00 BREAK
iBreastBook
12:00-12:03 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speaker: Yazan Masannat
Session I: Aesthetic Outcomes After Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
12:03-12:05 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
12:05-12:17 Breast aesthetics
Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher
12:17-12:23 Outcomes of different quality of life assesment modalities after breast cancer therapy
Speaker: Stavroula Lila Kastora
12:23-12:33 Patient factors affecting aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Michael Boland
12:33-12:52 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)
Speaker: Eirini Pantiora
12:52-13:12 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)
Speaker: Aadil Khan
13:12-13:28 Radiation therapy and aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Tom Richards
13:28-13:45 Discussion
Discussants: All faculty
13:45-13:50 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-related Issues in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
13:50-13:52 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
13:52-14:02 Patient recorded experience and expectations
Moderator: Terri Coutee
Speakers: Abi Iyer & Nikki McCoy
14:02-14:12 Preoperative preparation (prehabilitation) and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Jenny Heiman
14:12-14:33 Aesthetic outcome in breast conservation surgery: Correcting problems & classifications
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
14:33-14:52 Case discussion
Discussants: All faculty
14:52-14:53 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yazan Masannat
14:48-15:00 BREAK
Oncoplastic Academy-Brazil
15:00-15:03 Welcome to Oncoplastic Academy
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
Session I: Level II Oncoplastic Surgery
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
15:04-15:05 Introduction
Speaker: Tufi Hassan
15:06-15:20 Planning and choosing the technique for partial breast reconstruction
Speaker: Maurício Resende
15:21-15:35 Therapeutic mammoplasties
Speaker: Benigno Acea Nebril
15:36-15:50 Volume replacement techniques
Speaker: Régis Paulinelli
15:51-16:20 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Jorge Alexander Rodriguez, Fábio Bagnoli, Francisco Abed
16:21-16:25 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
16:26-16:28 Introduction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
16:29-16:43 Implant-based reconstruction
Speaker: Cícero Urban
16:44-16:58 The use of fat grafting in breast reconstruction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
16:59-17:13 When to use myocutaneous flaps?
Speaker: Fabrício Brenelli
17:14-17:43 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Juan Manuel Donaire, Juan Pablo Molina, Luis Pendola
17:43-17:45 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
17:45-18:00 BREAK
American Society of Breast Surgeons
18:00-18:02 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speaker: Jill Dietz
Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery
Chair: Jill Dietz
18:02-18:03 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
18:03-18:17 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial
Speaker: Judy C. Boughey
18:17-18:18 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
18:18-18:31 Cryoablation for breast cancer: 2025 update
Speaker: Michael Berry
18:31-18:32 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
18:32-18:48 DCIS and De-Escalation updates on the COMET trial
Speaker: Michael Alvarado
18:48-18:56 Mini Break
Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Moderator: Shawna Willey
18:56-18:59 Introduction
Speaker: Shawna Willey
18:59-19:27 Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Guest: Henry Kuerer
19:27-19:32 Mini Break
Session III: Case Presentations
Chair: Kay Yoon-Flannery
19:32-19:34 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
19:34-19:41 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC
Speaker: Mara Piltin
19:41-19:54 Case reflections
Panelist: Judy C. Boughey
19:54-19:56 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
19:56-20:03 Exceptional responders
Speaker: Helen M. Johnson
20:03-20:19 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Alvarado, Helen M. Johnson, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
20:19-20:21 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
20:21-20:28 Cryoablation
Speaker: Nimmi S. Kapoor
20:28-20:43 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Berry, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
20:43-20:45 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
20:45-21:00 BREAK
Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand
Session I: Staging of The Axilla
Moderator: Melanie Walker
21:00-21:02 Welcome to Australia
Speaker: Melanie Walker
21:02-21:15 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)
Speaker: Kate Moodie
21:15-21:22 Marking of the axilla pre-treatment and localisation techniques
Speaker: Peter Newton
21:22-21:32 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Kate Moodie
Discussants: All faculty
21:32-21:37 Mini Break
Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?
Moderators: Caroline Baker, Alex Brown & Yvonne Zissiadis
21:37-21:40 Welcome to New Zealand
Speaker: Alex Brown
21:40-21:50 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry
Speaker: Adam Ofri
21:50-22:05 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach
Speaker: Michael Ng
22:05-22:23 NSABP-51 Surgical implications: Practice Changing De-escalation of treatment
Speaker: Samriti Sood
22:23-22:38 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients
Speaker: Ran Li
22:38-22:53 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenters: Caroline Baker & Alex Brown
Discussants: All faculty
22:53-22:56 Mini Break
Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery
Moderator: Elisabeth Elder
22:56-22:58 Introduction
Speaker: Elisabeth Elder
22:58-23:09 Single incision trans mammary/Breast sentinel node biopsy
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
03:09-23:25 Immediate lymphovenous anastomosis as prevenative treatment of lymphoedema: Problem solved?
Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel
23:25-23:41 LVA: the Westmead experience
Speaker: Frank Hsieh
23:41-23:51 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Yang Huang
Discussants: All faculty
23:51-23:53 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yang Huang
23:53-00:00 BREAK
Chinese Society of Breast Cancer
00:00-00:04 Chapter Opening
Speaker: John Wu
Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I
Chair: Jian Yin
00:04-00:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
00:05-00:30 Strategy and process management of autologous flap transplantation breast reconstruction
Speaker: Da Jiang Song
00:30-00:31 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
00:31-00:52 Principles for severe complication management after implant-based breast reconstruction
Speaker: Zhu Min Yin
00:52-00:54 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
00:54-01:13 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction
Speaker: Xiao Li Yu
00:13-00:15 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II
Chair: Shun Rong Li
01:15-01:17 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
01:17-01:37 The DIEP flap learning curve - A beginner's roadmap
Speaker: Shuang Hao
01:37-01:40 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
01:40-02:12 A little more persistence in the face of difficulty: A Case of DIEP
Speaker: Jie Jie Hu
Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu
02:12-02:14 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
02:14-02:56 Panel discussion – 3 topics
Moderator: Ben Long Yang
Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu
02:56-03:00 Chapter Closure
Speaker: John Wu
Association of Breast Surgeons of India
03:00-03:03 Welcome
Speaker: DG Vijay
Session I: Young Breast Cancer & Updates on Neoadjuvant Therapy
Chairs: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
03:03-03:06 Introduction
Speakers: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
03:06-03:16 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple-negative breast cancer
Speaker: Diptendra Sarkar
03:16-03:26 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable HER2-enriched breast cancer
Speaker: Sudeep Gupta
03:26-03:36 Fertility preservation in young breast cancer
Speaker: Navneet Kaur
03:36-03:46 Mainstreaming breast cancer genetics: challenges in LMIC
Speaker: SVS Deo
03:46-03:56 Discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
03:56-04:01 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Surgery Videos
Chairs: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi
04:01-04:04 Introduction
Speakers: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi
04:04-04:11 ICG videos
Speaker: Rohit Kumar C
04:11-04:18 LTAP/TDAP
Speaker: Sanjit Agarwal
04:18-04:25 Extreme oncoplasty
Speaker: Shalaka Joshi
04:25-04:32 Implant-based breast reconstruction- Mesh/ADM
Speaker: Ashutosh Mishra
04:32-04:39 S Lympha
Speaker: Jay Anam
04:39-04:49 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
04:49-04:54 Mini Break
Session III: Mixed Bag & Recent Advances
Chairs: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
04:54-04:57 Introduction
Speakers: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
04:57-05:07 Proton therapy in breast cancer
Speaker: Sapna Nangia
05:07-05:17 CanAssist Breast: Affordable prognostication tool for early breast cancer patients with global validation
Speaker: Somasekhar SP
05:17-05:27 Oligometastatic breast cancer
Speaker: Ramya Y
05:27-05:37 Robotic mastectomy: Current status
Speaker: Manish Gaur
05:37-05:47 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
05:47-05:50 Chapter Closure
Speaker: SVS Deo
05:50-06:00 BREAK
Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM) / SENATURK
06:00-06:05 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
06:05-06:10 Introduction
Speakers: Kornilia Anastasakou, Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Maher Hassan
06:10-06:25 Genetic predisposition for breast cancer
Speaker: Cengiz Yakıcıer
06:25-06:40 Overview of non-genetic risk factors
Speaker: Anette Heie
06:40-06:55 Breast cancer risk assessment
Speaker: M. Umit Ugurlu
06:55-07:10 Risk-reducing mastectomy
Speaker: Petros Charalampoudis
07:10-07:25 Screening/monitoring in high-risk women
Speaker: Erkin Aribal
07:25-07:40 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
07:40-07:45 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-centered decision-making in risk management
Moderators: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
07:45-07:50 Introduction
Speakers: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
07:50-08:55 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
08:55-09:00 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Basil Venizelos, N. Zafer Canturk, Omar Z. Youssef
09:00 ADJOURN
Speakers: Breastics24h BoD Members