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