SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

According to PDT (USA Pacific Daylight Time Zone)

Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday



 05:55-06:00 WELCOME ADDRESS

Speaker: Bahadir M. Gulluoglu

 GReTA

 06:00-06:05 Chapter Introduction

Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto

 Session I: AI and Machine Learning in Surgical Planning

Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto


06:05-06:08 Introduction 

Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto


06:08-06:19 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping

Speaker: Valeria Romeo


06:20-06:31 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction

Speaker: Renato Cuocolo


06:31-06:43 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications

Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto


06:43-06:57 Discussion

Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto, Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo

 06:57-07:02 Mini Break

 Session II: Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies in Breast Surgery

Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto


07:02-07:05 Introduction

Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto 


07:05-07:16 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging

Speakers: João Santinha 


07:16-07:26 Breast cancer digital twins

Speaker: Tiago Marques 


07:26-07:38 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation

Speaker: Pedro Gouveia 


07:38-07:54 Discussion

Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo, Pedro Gouveia, Tiago Marques, João Santinha 

 07:54-07:59 Mini Break

 Session III: Robotic and Video-assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM)

Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto


07:59-08:02 Introduction

Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto 


08:02-08:17 Endoscopic NSM

Speaker: Lidia Blay 


08:17-08:32 Robotic NSM

Speaker: Antonio Toesca 


08:32-08:45 Discussion

Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Nicola Rocco 

 08:45-08:50 Closure

Speakers: Giuseppe Catanuto, Nicola Rocco

 08:50-09:00 BREAK

 iBreastBook

 09:00-09:03 Chapter Opening & Welcome

Speaker: Yazan Masannat

 Session I: Aesthetic Outcomes After Surgery

Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari


09:03-09:05 Introduction

Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari


09:05-09:17 Breast aesthetics

Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher


09:17-09:23 Outcomes of different quality of life assesment modalities after breast cancer therapy

Speaker: Stavroula Lila Kastora


09:23-09:33 Patient factors affecting aesthetic outcomes

Speaker: Michael Boland


09:33-09:52 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)

Speaker: Eirini Pantiora


09:52-10:12 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)

Speaker: Aadil Khan


10:12-10:28 Radiation therapy and aesthetic outcomes

Speaker: Tom Richards


10:28-10:45 Discussion

Discussants: All faculty

 10:45-10:50 Mini Break

 Session II: Patient-related Issues in Breast Surgery

Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari


10:50-10:52 Introduction

Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari 


10:52-11:02 Patient recorded experience and expectations

Moderator: Terri Coutee

Speakers: Abi Iyer & Nikki McCoy


11:02-11:12 Preoperative preparation (prehabilitation) and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery

Speaker: Jenny Heiman


11:12-11:33 Aesthetic outcome in breast conservation surgery: Correcting problems & classifications

Speaker: Farid Meybodi


11:33-11:52 Case discussion

Discussants: All faculty

 11:52-11:53 Chapter Closure

Speaker: Yazan Masannat

 11:53-12:00 BREAK

 Oncoplastic Academy-Brazil

 12:00-12:03 Welcome to Oncoplastic Academy

Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli

 Session I: Level II Oncoplastic Surgery 

Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli


12:04-12:05 Introduction

Speaker: Tufi Hassan  


12:06-12:20 Planning and choosing the technique for partial breast reconstruction  

Speaker: Maurício Resende 


12:21-12:35 Therapeutic mammoplasties 

Speaker: Benigno Acea Nebril 


12:36-12:50 Volume replacement techniques 

Speaker: Régis Paulinelli  


12:51-13:20 Discussion/Q&A 

Panelists: Jorge Alexander Rodriguez, Fábio Bagnoli, Francisco Abed 

 13:21-13:25 Mini Break

 Session II: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy 

Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli


13:26-13:28 Introduction 

Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez 


13:29-13:43 Implant-based reconstruction 

Speaker: Cícero Urban 


13:44-13:58 The use of fat grafting in breast reconstruction 

Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez 


13:59-14:13 When to use myocutaneous flaps? 

Speaker: Fabrício Brenelli 


14:14-14:43 Discussion/Q&A 

Panelists: Juan Manuel Donaire, Juan Pablo Molina, Luis Pendola 

 14:43-14:45 Chapter Closure 

Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli

 14:45-15:00 BREAK

 American Society of Breast Surgeons

 15:00-15:02 Chapter Opening & Welcome

Speaker: Jill Dietz

 Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery

Chair: Jill Dietz


15:02-15:03 Introduction 

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


15:03-15:17 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial

Speaker: Judy C. Boughey 


15:17-15:18 Introduction 

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


15:18-15:31 Cryoablation for breast cancer: 2025 update

Speaker: Michael Berry 


15:31-15:32 Introduction 

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


15:32-15:48 DCIS and De-Escalation updates on the COMET trial

Speaker: Michael Alvarado

 15:48-15:56 Mini Break

 Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer 

Moderator: Shawna Willey


15:56-15:59 Introduction

Speaker: Shawna Willey


15:59-16:27 Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer 

Guest: Henry Kuerer

 16:27-16:32 Mini Break

 Session III: Case Presentations

Chair: Kay Yoon-Flannery


16:32-16:34 Introduction

Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery


16:34-16:41 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC

Speaker: Mara Piltin 


16:41-16:54 Case reflections

Panelist: Judy C. Boughey


16:54-16:56 Introduction

Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery


16:56-17:03 Exceptional responders

Speaker: Helen M. Johnson 


17:03-17:19 Case reflections

Panelists: Michael Alvarado, Helen M. Johnson, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery 


17:19-17:21 Introduction

Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery


17:21-17:28 Cryoablation

Speaker: Nimmi S. Kapoor 


17:28-17:43 Case reflections

Panelists: Michael Berry, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery 

 17:43-17:45 Chapter Closure

Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery

 17:45-18:00 BREAK

 Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand 

 Session I: Staging of The Axilla

Moderator: Melanie Walker

 18:00-18:02 Welcome to Australia

Speaker: Melanie Walker

 18:02-18:15 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)

Speaker: Kate Moodie 


18:15-18:22 Marking of the axilla pre-treatment and localisation techniques

Speaker: Peter Newton 


18:22-18:32 Case discussion/Q&A

Presenter: Kate Moodie

Discussants: All faculty

 18:32-18:37 Mini Break

 Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?

Moderators: Caroline Baker, Alex Brown & Yvonne Zissiadis

 18:37-18:40 Introduction: Welcome to New Zealand

Speaker: Alex Brown

 18:40-18:50 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry

Speaker: Adam Ofri 


18:50-19:05 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach

Speaker: Michael Ng 


19:05-19:23 NSABP-51 Surgical implications: Practice Changing De-escalation of treatment

Speaker: Sam Sood  


19:23-19:38 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients

Speaker: Ran Li


19:38-19:53 Case discussion/Q&A

Presenters: Caroline Baker & Alex Brown

Discussants: All faculty

 19:53-19:56 Mini Break

 Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery 

Moderator: Elisabeth Elder


19:56-19:58 Introduction

Speaker: Elisabeth Elder 


19:58-20:09 Single incision trans mammary/Breast sentinel node biopsy

Speaker: Farid Meybodi 


20:09-20:25 Immediate lymphovenous anastomosis as prevenative treatment of lymphoedema: Problem solved?

Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel 


20:25-20:41 LVA: the Westmead experience

Speaker: Frank Hsieh 


20:41-20:51 Case discussion/Q&A 

Presenter: Yang Huang

Discussants: All faculty

 20:51-20:53 Chapter Closure

Speaker: Yang Huang

 20:53-21:00 BREAK

 Chinese Society of Breast Cancer

 21:00-21:04 Chapter Opening

Speaker: John Wu

 Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I

Chair: Jian Yin


21:04-21:05 Introduction

Speaker: Jian Yin


21:05-21:30 Strategy and process management of autologous flap transplantation breast reconstruction

Speaker: Da Jiang Song 


21:30-21:31 Introduction

Speaker: Jian Yin


21:31-21:52 Principles for severe complication management after implant-based breast reconstruction

Speaker: Zhu Min Yin 


21:52-22:54 Introduction

Speaker: Jian Yin


21:54-23:13 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction

Speaker: Xiao Li Yu 


23:13-23:15 Introduction

Speaker: Jian Yin


Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II

Chair: Shun Rong Li


22:15-22:17 Introduction

Speaker: Shun Rong Li 


22:17-22:37 The DIEP flap learning curve - A beginner's roadmap

Speaker: Shuang Hao 


22:37-22:40 Introduction

Speaker: Shun Rong Li 


22:40-23:12 A little more persistence in the face of difficulty: A Case of DIEP

Speaker: Jie Jie Hu

Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu 


23:12-23:14 Introduction

Speaker: Shun Rong Li 


23:14-23:56 Panel discussion – 3 topics

Moderator: Ben Long Yang

Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu

 23:56-00:00 Chapter Closure

Speaker: John Wu

 Association of Breast Surgeons of India

 00:00-00:03 Welcome

Speaker: DG Vijay

 Session I: Young Breast Cancer & Updates on Neoadjuvant Therapy 

Chairs: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh


00:03-00:06 Introduction

Speakers: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh


00:06-00:16 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple-negative breast cancer

Speaker: Diptendra Sarkar


00:16-00:26 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable HER2-enriched breast cancer 

Speaker: Sudeep Gupta


00:26-00:36 Fertility preservation in young breast cancer

Speaker: Navneet Kaur


00:36-00:46 Mainstreaming breast cancer genetics: challenges in LMIC 

Speaker: SVS Deo


00:46-00:56 Discussion/Q&A

Discussants: All faculty 

 00:56-01:01 Mini Break

 Session II: Breast Surgery Videos

Chairs: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi


01:01-01:04 Introduction

Speakers: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi 


01:04-01:11 ICG videos

Speaker: Rohit Kumar C


01:11-01:18 LTAP/TDAP

Speaker: Sanjit Agarwal 


01:18-01:25 Extreme oncoplasty

Speaker: Shalaka Joshi 


01:25-01:32 Implant-based breast reconstruction- Mesh/ADM

Speaker: Ashutosh Mishra 


01:32-01:39 S Lympha

Speaker: Jay Anam


01:39-01:49 Discussion/Q&A

Discusants: All faculty

 01:49-01:54 Mini Break

 Session III: Mixed Bag & Recent Advances 

Chairs: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay


01:54-01:57 Introduction

Speakers: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay


01:57-02:07 Proton therapy in breast cancer

Speaker: Sapna Nangia 


02:07-02:17 CanAssist Breast: Affordable prognostication tool for early breast cancer patients with global validation 

Speaker: Somasekhar SP 


02:17-02:27 Oligometastatic breast cancer

Speaker: Ramya Y


02:27-02:37 Robotic mastectomy: Current status

Speaker: Manish Gaur 


02:37-02:47 Discussion/Q&A 

Discusants: All faculty

 02:47-02:50 Chapter Closure

Speaker: SVS Deo

 02:50-03:00 BREAK

 Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM) / SENATURK

 03:00-03:05 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


03:05-03:10 Introduction 

Speakers: Kornilia Anastasakou, Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Maher Hassan


03:10-03:25 Genetic predisposition for breast cancer

Speaker: Cengiz Yakıcıer


03:25-03:40 Overview of non-genetic risk factors

Speaker: Anette Heie


03:40-03:55 Breast cancer risk assessment

Speaker: M. Umit Ugurlu 


03:55-04:10 Risk-reducing mastectomy

Speaker: Petros Charalampoudis


04:10-04:25 Screening/monitoring in high-risk women

Speaker: Erkin Aribal


04:25-04:40 Discussion/Q&A

Discusants: All faculty

 04:40-04:45 Mini Break

 Session II: Patient-centered decision-making in risk management

Moderators: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis


04:45-04:50 Introduction

Speakers: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis


04:50-05:55 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

 05:55-06:00 Chapter Closure

Speakers: Basil Venizelos, N. Zafer Canturk, Omar Z. Youssef

 06:00 ADJOURN

Speakers: Breastics24h BoD Members