SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
According to EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) Time Zone
Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday
15:55-16:00 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
16:08-16:19 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping
Speaker: Valeria Romeo
16:19-16:32 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction
Speaker: Renato Cuocolo
16:32-16:43 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications
Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto
16:43-16:57 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto, Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
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
17:05-17:16 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging
Speakers: João Santinha
17:16-17:26 Breast cancer digital twins
Speaker: Tiago Marques
17:26-17:38 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation
Speaker: Pedro Gouveia
17:38-17:54 Discussion
Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo, Pedro Gouveia, Tiago Marques, João Santinha
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
18:02-18:13 Endoscopic NSM
Speaker: Lidia Blay
18:13-18:23 Robotic NSM
Speaker: Antonio Toesca
18:23-18:45 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Nicola Rocco, Lidia Blay, Antonio Toesca
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
19:05-19:17 Breast aesthetics
Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher
19:17-19:23 Outcomes of different quality of life assesment modalities after breast cancer therapy
Speaker: Stavroula Lila Kastora
19:23-19:33 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Patient factors
Speaker: Michael Boland
19:33-19:52 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)
Speaker: Eirini Pantiora
19:52-20:12 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)
Speaker: Aadil Khan
20:12-20:28 Radiation therapy and aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Tom Richards
20:28-20:45 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 (prehabilitation) and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Jenny Heiman
21:12-21:33 Aesthetic outcome in breast conservation surgery: Correcting problems & classifications
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
21:33-21:52 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
04:00-04:02 Welcome to Australia
Speaker: Melanie Walker
04:02-04:15 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)
Speaker: Kate Moodie
04:15-04:22 Marking of the axilla pre-treatment and localisation techniques
Speaker: Peter Newton
04:22-04:32 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Kate Moodie
Discussants: All faculty
04:32-04:37 Mini Break
Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?
Moderators: Caroline Baker, Alex Brown & Yvonne Zissiadis
04:37-04:40 Welcome to New Zealand
Speaker: Alex Brown
04:40-04:50 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry
Speaker: Adam Ofri
04:50-05:05 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach
Speaker: Michael Ng
05:05-05:23 NSABP-51 Surgical implications: Practice Changing De-escalation of treatment
Speaker: Samriti Sood
05:23-05:38 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients
Speaker: Ran Li
05:38-05:53 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenters: Caroline Baker & Alex Brown
Discussants: All faculty
05:53-05:56 Mini Break
Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery
Moderator: Elisabeth Elder
05:56-05:58 Introduction
Speaker: Elisabeth Elder
05:58-06:09 Single incision trans mammary/Breast sentinel node biopsy
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
06:09-06:25 Immediate lymphovenous anastomosis as prevenative treatment of lymphoedema: Problem solved?
Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel
06:25-06:41 Lymphovenous bypass in all patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection
Speaker: Frank Hsieh
06:41-06:51 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Yang Huang
Discussants: All faculty
06:51-06:53 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yang Huang
06:53-07:00 BREAK
Chinese Society of Breast Cancer
07:00-07:04 Chapter Opening
Speaker: John Wu
Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I
Chair: Jian Yin
07:04-07:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
07:05-07:30 Strategy and process management of autologous flap transplantation breast reconstruction
Speaker: Da Jiang Song
07:30-07:31 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
07:31-07:52 Principles for severe complication management after implant-based breast reconstruction
Speaker: Zhu Min Yin
07:52-07:54 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
07:54-08:13 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction
Speaker: Xiao Li Yu
08:13-08:15 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II
Chair: Shun Rong Li
08:15-08:17 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
08:17-08:37 The DIEP flap learning curve - A beginner's roadmap
Speaker: Shuang Hao
08:37-08:40 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
08:40-09:12 A little more persistence in the face of difficulty: A Case of DIEP
Speaker: Jie Jie Hu
Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu
09:12-09:14 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
09:14-09:56 Panel discussion – 3 topics
Moderator: Ben Long Yang
Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu
09:56-10:00 Chapter Closure
Speaker: John Wu
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
10:06-10:17 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple-negative breast cancer
Speaker: Diptendra Sarkar
10:17-10:27 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy NACT in Operable Her2 Enriched Breast Cancer
Speaker: DG Vijay
10:27-10:39 Fertility preservation in young breast cancer
Speaker: Navneet Kaur
10:39-10:51 Mainstreaming breast cancer genetics: challenges in LMIC
Speaker: SVS Deo
10:51-10:56 Discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
10:56-11:01 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Surgery Videos
Chairs: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee
11:01-11:03 Introduction
Speakers: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee
11:03-11:10 ICG videos
Speaker: Rohit Kumar C
11:10-11:17 LTAP/TDAP
Speaker: Sanjit Agarwal
11:17-11:25 Extreme oncoplasty
Speaker: Shalaka Joshi
11:25-11:34 Implant-based breast reconstruction- Mesh/ADM
Speaker: Ashutosh Mishra
11:34-11:41 S Lympha
Speaker: Jay R. Anam
11:41-11:46 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
11:46-11:51 Mini Break
Session III: Mixed Bag & Recent Advances
Chairs: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
11:51-11:53 Introduction
Speakers: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
11:53-12:03 Proton therapy in breast cancer
Speaker: Sapna Nangia
12:03-12:12 CanAssist Breast: Affordable prognostication tool for early breast cancer patients with global validation
Speaker: Somasekhar SP
12:12-12:21 Oligometastatic breast cancer
Speaker: Ramya Y
12:21-12:31 Robotic mastectomy: Current status
Speaker: Manish Gaur
12:31-12:34 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
12:34-12:37 Chapter Closure
Speaker: SVS Deo
12:37-13:00 BREAK
Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM) / SENATURK
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