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