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