SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
According to PDT (USA Pacific Daylight Time Zone)
Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday
05:50-06:00 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
06:08-06:20 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping
Speaker: Valeria Romeo
06:20-06:32 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction
Speaker: Renato Cuocolo
06:32-06:44 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications
Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto
06:44-06:57 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto
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
07:05-07:17 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging
Speakers: João Santinha
07:17- 07:29 Breast cancer digital twins
Speaker: Tiago Marques
07:29-07:41 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation
Speaker: Pedro Gouveia
07:41-07:54 Discussion
Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
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 Video-assisted NSM
Speaker: Lydia 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
09:05-09:15 Breast aesthetics
Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher
09:15-09:30 Assessment of aesthetic outcomes following breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Marios Tasoulis
09:30-09:40 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Patient factors
Speaker: Michael Boland
09:40-09:55 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)
Speaker: Eirini Pantiora
09:55-10:10 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)
Speaker: Aadil Khan
10:10-10:25 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Radiation therapy
Speaker: Tom Richards
10:25-10:45 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
Speaker: TBA
11:02-11:12 Preoperative preparation and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Jenny Heiman
11:12-11:27 Can we correct the problem & classifications: Solutions
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
11:27-11:52 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
15:00-15:03 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speakers: Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey
Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery
Chair: Jill Dietz
15:03-15:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
15:05-15:20 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial
Speaker: Judy Boughey
15:20-15:21 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
15:21-15:36 Cryoablation
Speaker: Michael Berry
15:36-15:37 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
15:37-15:52 COMET Trial Updates
Speaker: Michael Alvarado
15:52-16:00 Mini Break
Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Moderator: Shawna Willey
16:00-16:35 Exceptional Responders
Moderator: Shawna Willey
Guest: Henry Kuerer
16:35-16:45 Mini Break
Session III: Case Presentations
Chair: Jill Dietz
16:45-16:47 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
16:47-16:59 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC
Speaker: Mara Piltin
16:59-17:09 Case reflections
Panelists: Judy Boughey, Mara Piltin, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey, Kay Yoon-Flannery
17:09-17:10 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
17:10-17:22 Exceptional responders
Speaker: Helen Johnson
17:22-17:32 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Alvarado, Helen Johnson, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey, Kay Yoon-Flannery
17:32-17:33 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
17:33-17:45 Cryoablation
Speaker: Nimmi Kapoor
17:45-17:55 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Berry, Nimmi Kapoor, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey, Kay Yoon-Flannery
17:55-18:00 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand
18:00-18:02 Welcome to Australia
Speaker: Melanie Walker
Session I: Staging of The Axilla
Moderator: Melanie Walker
18:02-18:03 Introduction
Speaker: Melanie Walker
18:03-18:13 Pre-operative clinical staging and marking of the axilla pre-treatment
Speaker: Peter Newton
18:13-18:23 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)
Speaker: Kate Moodie
18:23-18:34 Case discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
18:34-18:39 Mini Break
Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?
Moderators: Alex Brown & Caroline Baker
18:39-18:42 Introduction: Welcome to New Zealand
Speakers: Alex Brown, Caroline Baker
18:42-18:52 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry
Speaker: Adam Ofri
18:52-19:07 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach
Speaker: Michael Ng
19:07-19:22 Update on B51: Surgeon's approach
Speaker: Sam Sood
19:22-19:37 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients
Speaker: Ran Li
19:37-19:48 Case discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
19:48-19:53 Mini Break
Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery
Moderator: Elisabeth Elder
19:53-19:56 Introduction
Speaker: Elisabeth Elder
19:56-20:06 Transmammary single-incision sentinel lymph node biopsy
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
20:06-20:21 Lymphovenous bypass (preventative) in high risk patients
Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel
20:21-20:36 Lymphovenous bypass in all patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection
Speaker: Frank Hsieh
20:36-20:47 Case discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
20:47-20:50 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yang Huang
20:50-21:00 BREAK
Chinese Society of Breast Cancer
21:00-21:03 Chapter Opening
Speaker: John Wu
Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I
Chair: Jian Yin
21:03-21:05 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
21:05-21:35 The protocol and strategy of delayed breast reconstruction using free flaps
Speaker: Da Jiang Song
21:35-21:55 Free flap repairs for the complication of implant breast reconstruction
Speaker: Zhu Min Yin
21:55-22:15 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction
Speaker: Xiao Li Yu
Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II
Chair: Shun Rong Li
22:15-22:17 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
22:17-22:37 Learning curve of DIEP for beginners
Speaker: Shuang Hao
22:37-23:07 Case discussion of free flap of breast reconstruction
Speaker: Jie Jie Hu
Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu
23:07-23:47 Panel discussion – 3 topics
Moderator: Ben Long Yang
Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu
23:47-23:50 Chapter Closure
Speaker: John Wu
23:50-00:00 BREAK
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
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 Anand
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 Manish, Kaushal Ramya Y, Madhumita M
01:54-01:57 Introduction
Speakers: Naidu C Manish, Kaushal Ramya Y, Madhumita M
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
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
SENATURK / Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM)
Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology
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
05:55-06:00 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Basil Venizelos, N. Zafer Canturk, Omar Z. Youssef
06:00 ADJOURN
Speakers: Breastics24h BoD Members
