SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

According to IST (India Standard Time) Time Zone

Starting from September 23rd, 2023, Saturday



 18:20-18:30 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


18:30-18:50 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 Video-assisted NSM 

Speaker: Lydia 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


21:35-21:45 Breast aesthetics

Speaker: Kristalyn Gallagher


21:45-22:00 Assessment of aesthetic outcomes following breast cancer surgery

Speaker: Marios Tasoulis


22:00-22:10 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Patient factors

Speaker: Michael Boland


22:10-22:25 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Volumes and complications after OPBS)

Speaker: Eirini Pantiora


22:25-22:40 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Surgery (Decisions & complications after mastectomy & reconstruction)

Speaker: Aadil Khan


22:40-22:55 Factors affecting aesthetic outcomes: Radiation therapy

Speaker: Tom Richards


22:55-23:15 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

Speaker: TBA


23:32-23:42 Preoperative preparation and rehabilitation for breast cancer surgery

Speaker: Jenny Heiman


23:42-23:57 Can we correct the problem & classifications: Solutions

Speaker: Farid Meybodi


23:57-00:22 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

 03:30-03:33 Chapter Opening & Welcome

Speakers: Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey

 Session I: De-Escalation of Breast Surgery

Chair: Jill Dietz


03:33-03:35 Introduction 

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


03:35-03:50 De-Escalation of the axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy – I-SPY2 trial

Speaker: Judy Boughey 


03:50-03:51 Introduction 

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


03:51-04:06 Cryoablation

Speaker: Michael Berry 


04:06-04:07 Introduction 

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


04:07-04:22 COMET Trial Updates

Speaker: Michael Alvarado

 04:22-04:30 Mini Break

 Session II: Fireside Chat with Henry Kuerer 

Moderator: Shawna Willey


04:30-05:05 Exceptional Responders

Moderator: Shawna Willey

Guest: Henry Kuerer

 05:05-05:15 Mini Break

 Session III: Case Presentations

Chair: Jill Dietz 


05:15-05:17 Introduction

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


05:17-05:19 De-Escalation of the axilla after NAC

Speaker: Mara Piltin 


05:19-05:39 Case reflections

Panelists: Judy Boughey, Mara Piltin, Jill Dietz, Shawna Willey, Kay Yoon-Flannery 


05:39-05:40 Introduction

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


05:40-05:52 Exceptional responders

Speaker: Helen Johnson 


05:52-06:02 Case reflections

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


06:02-06:03 Introduction

Speaker: Jill Dietz 


06:03-06:15 Cryoablation

Speaker: Nimmi Kapoor 


06:15-06:25 Case reflections

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

 06:25-06:30 Chapter Closure

Speaker: Kay Yoon-Flannery

 Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand 

 06:30-06:32 Welcome to Australia

Speaker: Melanie Walker

 Session I: Staging of The Axilla

Moderator: Melanie Walker


06:32-06:33 Introduction

Speaker: Melanie Walker


06:33-06:43 Pre-operative clinical staging and marking of the axilla pre-treatment

Speaker: Peter Newton 


06:43-06:53 Pre-operative radiological staging of the axilla (pre and post chemo, restaging)

Speaker: Kate Moodie 


06:53-07:04 Case discussion/Q&A

Discussants: All faculty

 07:04-07:09 Mini Break

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

Moderators: Alex Brown & Caroline Baker

 07:09-07:12 Introduction: Welcome to New Zealand

Speakers: Alex Brown, Caroline Baker 

 07:12-07:22 The Australian targeted axillary dissection (TAD) experience: Results from the Australian TAD registry

Speaker: Adam Ofri 


07:22-07:37 Update on B51: Radiation oncologist's approach

Speaker: Michael Ng 


07:37-07:52 Update on B51: Surgeon's approach

Speaker: Sam Sood  


07:52-08:07 Current controversies for axillary dissection for ER+ and HER2- SLN positive patients

Speaker: Ran Li


08:07-08:18 Case discussion/Q&A

Discussants: All faculty

 08:18-08:23 Mini Break

 Session III: Technical Innovations for Axillary Surgery 

Moderator: Elisabeth Elder


08:23-08:26 Introduction

Speaker: Elisabeth Elder 


08:26-08:36 Transmammary single-incision sentinel lymph node biopsy

Speaker: Farid Meybodi 


08:36-08:51 Lymphovenous bypass (preventative) in high risk patients

Speaker: Reuven Gurfinkel 


08:51-09:06 Lymphovenous bypass in all patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection

Speaker: Frank Hsieh 


09:06-09:17 Case discussion/Q&A 

Discussants: All faculty

 09:17-09:20 Chapter Closure

Speaker: Yang Huang

 09:20-09:30 BREAK

 Chinese Society of Breast Cancer

 09:30-09:33 Chapter Opening

Speaker: John Wu

 Session I: Autologous Reconstruction-I

Chair: Jian Yin


09:33-09:35 Introduction

Speaker: Jian Yin


09:35-10:05 The protocol and strategy of delayed breast reconstruction using free flaps

Speaker: Da Jiang Song 


10:05-10:25 Free flap repairs for the complication of implant breast reconstruction

Speaker: Zhu Min Yin 


10:25-10:45 Radiotherapy considerations for autologous breast reconstruction

Speaker: Xiao Li Yu 


Session II: Autologous Reconstruction-II

Chair: Shun Rong Li


10:45-10:47 Introduction

Speaker: Shun Rong Li 


10:47-11:07 Learning curve of DIEP for beginners

Speaker: Shuang Hao 


11:07-11:37 Case discussion of free flap of breast reconstruction

Speaker: Jie Jie Hu

Panelists: Hua Xu, Yang Yu 


11:37-12:17 Panel discussion – 3 topics

Moderator: Ben Long Yang

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

 12:17-12:20 Chapter Closure

Speaker: John Wu

 12:20-12:30 BREAK

 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


12:36-12:46 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable triple-negative breast cancer

Speaker: Diptendra Sarkar


12:46-12:56 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable HER2-enriched breast cancer 

Speaker: Sudeep Gupta


12:56-13:06 Fertility preservation in young breast cancer

Speaker: Navneet Kaur


13:06-13:16 Mainstreaming breast cancer genetics: challenges in LMIC 

Speaker: SVS Deo


12:16-13:26 Discussion/Q&A

Discussants: All faculty 

 13:26-13:31 Mini Break

 Session II: Breast Surgery Videos

Chairs: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi


13:31-13:34 Introduction

Speakers: Sandeep Kumar, Rudradeep Benerjee, Shalaka Joshi 


13:34-13:41 ICG videos

Speaker: Rohit Kumar 


13:41-13:48 LTAP/TDAP

Speaker: Sanjit Agarwal 


13:48-13:55 Extreme oncoplasty

Speaker: Shalaka Joshi 


13:55-14:02 Implant-based breast reconstruction- Mesh/ADM

Speaker: Ashutosh Mishra 


14:02-14:09 S Lympha

Speaker: Jay Anand 


14:09-14:19 Discussion/Q&A

Discusants: All faculty

 14:19-14:24 Mini Break

 Session III: Mixed Bag & Recent Advances 

Chairs: Naidu C Manish, Kaushal Ramya Y, Madhumita M


14:24-14:27 Introduction

Speakers: Naidu C Manish, Kaushal Ramya Y, Madhumita M 


14:27-14:37 Proton therapy in breast cancer

Speaker: Sapna Nangia 


14:37-14:47 CanAssist Breast: Affordable prognostication tool for early breast cancer patients with global validation 

Speaker: Somasekhar SP 


14:47-14:57 Oligometastatic breast cancer

Speaker: Ramya 


14:57-15:07 Robotic mastectomy: Current status

Speaker: Manish Gaur 


15:07-15:17 Discussion/Q&A 

Discusants: All faculty

 15:17-15:20 Chapter Closure

Speaker: SVS Deo

 15:20-15:30 BREAK

 SENATURK / Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons (EXEM)

Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology

 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  

 18:25-18:30 Chapter Closure

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

 18:30 ADJOURN

Speakers: Breastics24h BoD Members