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