SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
According to IST (India Standard Time) Time Zone
Starting from September 20th, 2025, Saturday
18:25-18:30 WELCOME ADDRESS
Speaker: Bahadir M. Gulluoglu
GReTA
18:30-18:35 Chapter Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
Session I: AI and Machine Learning in Surgical Planning
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
18:35-18:38 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
18:38-18:50 Using AI for preoperative imaging, tumor mapping
Speaker: Valeria Romeo
18:50-19:02 Using AI for preoperative risk prediction
Speaker: Renato Cuocolo
19:02-19:14 Applications in improving decision-making and reducing complications
Speaker: Giuseppe Catanuto
19:14-19:27 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Giuseppe Catanuto
19:27-19:32 Mini Break
Session II: Digital Twins and Immersive Technologies in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
19:32-19:35 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
19:35-19:47 Agentic AI workflows for breast cancer imaging
Speakers: João Santinha
19:47-19:59 Breast cancer digital twins
Speaker: Tiago Marques
19:59-20:11 Immersive technologies for improved breast cancer surgery planning and intra-operative navigation
Speaker: Pedro Gouveia
20:11-20:24 Discussion
Discussants: Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo
20:24-20:09 Mini Break
Session III: Robotic and Video-assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM)
Moderators: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
20:09-20:32 Introduction
Speakers: Nicola Rocco, Giuseppe Catanuto
20:32-20:47 Endoscopic NSM
Speaker: Lidia Blay
20:47-21:02 Robotic NSM
Speaker: Antonio Toesca
21:02-21:25 Discussion
Discussants: Pedro Gouveia, Nicola Rocco
21:15-21:20 Closure
Speakers: Giuseppe Catanuto, Nicola Rocco
21:20-21:30 BREAK
iBreastBook
21:30-21:33 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speaker: Yazan Masannat
Session I: Aesthetic Outcomes After Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
21:33-21:35 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
21:35-21:47 Breast aesthetics
Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher
21:47-21:53 Outcomes of different quality of life assesment modalities after breast cancer therapy
Speaker: Stavroula Lila Kastora
21:53-22:03 Patient factors affecting aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Michael Boland
22:03-22:22 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)
Speaker: Eirini Pantiora
22:22-22:42 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)
Speaker: Aadil Khan
22:42-22:58 Radiation therapy and aesthetic outcomes
Speaker: Tom Richards
22:58-23:15 Discussion
Discussants: All faculty
23:15-23:20 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-related Issues in Breast Surgery
Moderators: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
23:20-23:22 Introduction
Speakers: Yazan Masannat, Ricardo Pardo, Andreas Karakatsanis & Ashutosh Kothari
23:22-23:32 Patient recorded experience and expectations
Moderator: Terri Coutee
Speakers: Abi Iyer & Nikki McCoy
23:32-23:42 Preoperative preparation (prehabilitation) and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery
Speaker: Jenny Heiman
23:42-00:03 Aesthetic outcome in breast conservation surgery: Correcting problems & classifications
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
00:03-00:22 Case discussion
Discussants: All faculty
00:22-00:23 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yazan Masannat
00:23-00:30 BREAK
Oncoplastic Academy-Brazil
00:30-00:33 Welcome to Oncoplastic Academy
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
Session I: Level II Oncoplastic Surgery
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
00:34-00:35 Introduction
Speaker: Tufi Hassan
00:36-00:50 Planning and choosing the technique for partial breast reconstruction
Speaker: Maurício Resende
00:51-01:05 Therapeutic mammoplasties
Speaker: Benigno Acea Nebril
01:06-01:20 Volume replacement techniques
Speaker: Régis Paulinelli
01:21-01:50 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Jorge Alexander Rodriguez, Fábio Bagnoli, Francisco Abed
01:51-01:55 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Moderators: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
01:56-01:58 Introduction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
01:59-02:13 Implant-based reconstruction
Speaker: Cícero Urban
02:14-02:28 The use of fat grafting in breast reconstruction
Speaker: Eduardo Gonzàlez
02:29-02:43 When to use myocutaneous flaps?
Speaker: Fabrício Brenelli
02:44-03:13 Discussion/Q&A
Panelists: Juan Manuel Donaire, Juan Pablo Molina, Luis Pendola
03:13-03:15 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Cícero Urban, Maurício Resende & Régis Paulinelli
03:15-03:30 BREAK
American Society of Breast Surgeons
03:30-03:32 Chapter Opening & Welcome
Speaker: Jill Dietz
Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery
Chair: Jill Dietz
03:32-03:33 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
03:33-03:47 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial
Speaker: Judy C. Boughey
03:47-03:48 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
03:48-04:01 Cryoablation for breast cancer: 2025 update
Speaker: Michael Berry
04:01-04:02 Introduction
Speaker: Jill Dietz
04:02-04:18 DCIS and De-Escalation updates on the COMET trial
Speaker: Michael Alvarado
04:18-04:26 Mini Break
Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Moderator: Shawna Willey
04:26-04:29 Introduction
Speaker: Shawna Willey
04:29-04:57 Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer
Guest: Henry Kuerer
04:57-05:02 Mini Break
Session III: Case Presentations
Chair: Kay Yoon-Flannery
05:02-05:04 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
05:04-05:11 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC
Speaker: Mara Piltin
05:11-05:24 Case reflections
Panelist: Judy C. Boughey
05:24-05:26 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
05:26-05:33 Exceptional responders
Speaker: Helen M. Johnson
05:33-05:49 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Alvarado, Helen M. Johnson, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
05:49-05:51 Introduction
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
05:51-05:58 Cryoablation
Speaker: Nimmi S. Kapoor
05:58-06:13 Case reflections
Panelists: Michael Berry, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey & Kay Yoon-Flannery
06:13-06:15 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery
06:15-06:30 BREAK
Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand
Session I: Staging of The Axilla
Moderator: Melanie Walker
06:30-06:32 Welcome to Australia
Speaker: Melanie Walker
06:32-06:45 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)
Speaker: Kate Moodie
06:45-06:52 Marking of the axilla pre-treatment and localisation techniques
Speaker: Peter Newton
06:52-07:02 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Kate Moodie
Discussants: All faculty
07:02-07:07 Mini Break
Session II: Can We Really De-escalate The Axilla?
Moderators: Caroline Baker, Alex Brown & Yvonne Zissiadis
07:07-07:10 Welcome to New Zealand
Speaker: Alex Brown
07:10-07:20 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry
Speaker: Adam Ofri
07:20-07:35 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach
Speaker: Michael Ng
07:35-07:53 NSABP-51 Surgical implications: Practice Changing De-escalation of treatment
Speaker: Samriti Sood
07:53-08:08 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients
Speaker: Ran Li
08:08-08:23 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenters: Caroline Baker & Alex Brown
Discussants: All faculty
08:23-08:26 Mini Break
Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery
Moderator: Elisabeth Elder
08:26-08:28 Introduction
Speaker: Elisabeth Elder
08:28-08:39 Single incision trans mammary/Breast sentinel node biopsy
Speaker: Farid Meybodi
08:39-08:55 Immediate lymphovenous anastomosis as prevenative treatment of lymphoedema: Problem solved?
Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel
08:55-09:11 LVA: the Westmead experience
Speaker: Frank Hsieh
09:11-09:21 Case discussion/Q&A
Presenter: Yang Huang
Discussants: All faculty
09:21-09:23 Chapter Closure
Speaker: Yang Huang
09:23-09:30 BREAK
Chinese Society of Breast Cancer
09:30-09:34 Chapter Opening
Speaker: John Wu
Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I
Chair: Jian Yin
09:34-09:35 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
09:35-10:00 Strategy and process management of autologous flap transplantation breast reconstruction
Speaker: Da Jiang Song
10:00-10:01 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
10:01-10:22 Free flap repairs for the complication of implant breast reconstruction
Speaker: Zhu Min Yin
10:22-10:24 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
10:24-10:43 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction
Speaker: Xiao Li Yu
10:43-10:45 Introduction
Speaker: Jian Yin
Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II
Chair: Shun Rong Li
10:45-10:47 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
10:47-11:07 The DIEP flap learning curve - A beginner's roadmap
Speaker: Shuang Hao
11:07-11:10 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
11:10-11:42 A little more persistence in the face of difficulty: A Case of DIEP
Speaker: Jie Jie Hu
Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu
11:43-11:44 Introduction
Speaker: Shun Rong Li
11:44-12:26 Panel discussion – 3 topics
Moderator: Ben Long Yang
Panelists: Jia Sheng Dong, Zan Li, Zhen Zhen Liu, Chun Jun Liu
12:26-12:30 Chapter Closure
Speaker: John Wu
Association of Breast Surgeons of India
12:30-12:33 Welcome
Speaker: DG Vijay
Session I: Young Breast Cancer & Updates on Neoadjuvant Therapy
Chairs: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
12:33-12:36 Introduction
Speakers: Ashish Jaketiya, Satsish Kumar, Bhavana Parikh
12:36-12:47 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple-negative breast cancer
Speaker: Diptendra Sarkar
12:47-12:57 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable her2 enriched breast cancer
Speaker: D G Vijay
12:57-13:09 Fertility preservation in young breast cancer
Speaker: Navneet Kaur
13:09-13:21 Mainstreaming breast cancer genetics: challenges in LMIC
Speaker: SVS Deo
13:21-13:26 Discussion/Q&A
Discussants: All faculty
13:26-13:31 Mini Break
Session II: Breast Surgery Videos
Chairs: Sandeep Kumar & Rudradeep Benerjee
13:31-13:33 Introduction
Speakers: Sandeep Kumar& Rudradeep Benerjee
13:33-13:40 ICG videos
Speaker: Rohit Kumar C
13:40-13:47 LTAP/TDAP
Speaker: Sanjit Agarwal
13:47-13:55 Extreme oncoplasty
Speaker: Shalaka Joshi
13:55-14:04 Implant-based breast reconstruction- Mesh/ADM/WIBB flap
Speaker: Ashutosh Mishra
14:04-14:11 S Lympha
Speaker: Jay R Anam
14:11-14:16 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
14:16-14:21 Mini Break
Session III: Mixed Bag & Recent Advances
Chairs: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita M
14:21-14:23 Introduction
Speakers: Naidu C K, Manish Kaushal, Madhumita Mukopadhyay
14:23-14:33 Proton therapy in breast cancer
Speaker: Sapna Nangia
14:33-14:42 CanAssist Breast: Affordable prognostication tool for early breast cancer patients with global validation
Speaker: Somasekhar SP
14:42-14:51 Oligometastatic breast cancer
Speaker: Ramya Y
14:51-15:01 Robotic mastectomy: Current status
Speaker: Manish Gaur
15:01-15:04 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
15:04-15:07 Chapter Closure
Speaker: SVS Deo
15:07-15:30 BREAK
Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM) / SENATURK
15:30-15:35 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
15:35-15:40 Introduction
Speakers: Kornilia Anastasakou, Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Maher Hassan
15:40-15:55 Genetic predisposition for breast cancer
Speaker: Cengiz Yakıcıer
15:55-16:10 Overview of non-genetic risk factors
Speaker: Anette Heie
16:10-16:25 Breast cancer risk assessment
Speaker: M. Umit Ugurlu
16:25-16:40 Risk-reducing mastectomy
Speaker: Petros Charalampoudis
16:40-16:55 Screening/monitoring in high-risk women
Speaker: Erkin Aribal
16:55-17:10 Discussion/Q&A
Discusants: All faculty
17:10-17:15 Mini Break
Session II: Patient-centered decision-making in risk management
Moderators: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
17:15-17:20 Introduction
Speakers: Michalis Kontos, Sophocles Lanitis
17:20-18:25 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
18:25-18:30 Chapter Closure
Speakers: Basil Venizelos, N. Zafer Canturk, Omar Z. Youssef
18:30 ADJOURN
Speakers: Breastics24h BoD Members