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