Programme
Monday 19 May
08:00 to 08:45
Optimising Surgical Management of gBRCAm breast cancer patients
Professor Cliona Kirwan, Professor Michael Gnant
09:00 to 09:05
Welcome
Miss Leena Chagla
09:05 to 09:35
The future of breast cancer treatment
Professor Michael Gnant
09:40 to 09:55
Mastectomy planes and pedicles
Dr Nicola Rocco
09:55 to 10:10
Flat mastectomies
Miss Jenna Morgan
10:10 to 10:25
When mastectomies go wrong
Ms Anushka Chaudhry
10:25 to 10:40
The contralateral breast
Miss Rachel O'Connell
10:40 to 10:55
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
09:40 to 10:00
Pain in the post-treatment breast cancer patient
Dr Sue Hartup
10:00 to 10:20
Anxiety in the post-treatment breast cancer patient
Professor Nazanin Derakhshan
10:20 to 10:40
Restricted mobility after breast cancer treatment
Mrs Karen Livingstone
10:40 to 10:55
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
09:40 to 09:50
Clinicopathological characteristics and technical outcomes of node marking techniques and targeted axillary dissection in patients with node-positive breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Results from 772 participants in ATNEC phase III trial
Miss Monika Kaushik
09:50 to 10:00
The impact of pre-operative Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score® testing; the results of the PRE-DX randomised controlled trial
Mr Henry Cain
10:00 to 10:10
Breast augmentation: The ugly truth of the hidden NHS burden
Ms Sadia Jaskani
10:10 to 10:20
Meta-analysis of the long-term oncological safety of immediate breast reconstruction in patients with locally advanced breast cancer
Mr Max Seabrook
10:20 to 10:30
The impact of high penetrance genetic testing on surgical decision making
Ms Akriti Nanda
10:30 to 10:40
Impact of feedback from wearable devices in recovery after breast cancer surgery
Mr Ahmed Latif
10:40 to 10:50
Superior survival and lower recurrence outcomes with breast-conserving surgery compared to mastectomy following neoadjuvant therapy in 607 breast cancer patients
Dr Damiano Gentile
11:35 to 11:50
AR in breast surgery
Professor Pedro Gouveia
11:50 to 12:05
Are we ready for robotic mastectomy?
Dr Antonio Toesca
12:05 to 12:20
AI in breast pathology reporting - A North Wales experience
Dr Anu Gunavardhan
12:20 to 12:35
CINDERELLA Project: The patient side
Professor María João Cardoso
12:35 to 12:50
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
11:35 to 11:45
Submitted paper: A national review of the East Midlands breast pain pathway - community breast pain clinics
Professor John Robertson
11:45 to 12:00
Breast infections
Mr Daniel Leff
12:00 to 12:15
The ENIGMA of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis
Dr Goonj Johri
12:15 to 12:30
Skin conditions of the breast
Dr Jenny Hughes
12:30 to 12:40
ASPIRE
Ms Jennifer Hu
12:40 to 12:50
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
11:35 to 11:45
Submitted paper: Ductal carcinoma In Situ Cavity shave (DISC) Randomised Control Trial - A pilot study protocol
Miss Buket Ertansel
11:45 to 12:05
Decoding DCIS
Professor Elinor Sawyer
12:05 to 12:20
Margins and DCIS
Miss Sarah Tang
12:20 to 12:40
Axillary staging for DCIS
Dr Andreas Karakatsanis
12:25 to 12:55
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
13:00 to 14:00
Neoadjuvant Treatment in Focus: Evaluating Patient Selection and Clinical Outcomes in Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Professor Stuart McIntosh, Miss Sisse Olsen, Dr Elisavet Papadimitraki
14:10 to 14:25
Management of patients undergoing explantation: When and how
Miss Rieka Taghizadeh
14:25 to 14:40
Augmentation revision
Mr Paul Harris
14:40 to 14:55
Breast cancer in augmented breasts
Mr Benjamin Baker
14:55 to 15:10
Update of ALCL/BII
Dr Nicola Rocco
15:10 to 15:25
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
14:10 to 14:20
Submitted paper: Surviving longer, living harder - Addressing inequities in secondary breast cancer care
Mrs Caroline Tweedie
14:20 to 14:35
Metastatic breast cancer: Is there a role for surgery? From a surgical perspective
Professor Bahadir M. Gulluoglu
14:35 to 14:50
Metastatic breast cancer: Is there a role for surgery? From an oncology perspective
Dr Fharat Raja
14:50 to 15:05
Oligometastatic disease: Should we aim for a cure?
Dr Anna Kirby
15:05 to 15:15
Patient view: Independent Cancer Patients’ Voice
Ms Lesley Stephen
15:15 to 15:25
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
14:10 to 14:25
St Gallen Consensus 2025 update
Professor Michael Gnant
14:25 to 14:40
New axillary guidelines
Professor John Benson
14:40 to 14:55
PRECEDENT
Professor Stuart McIntosh
14:55 to 15:10
EndoNET
Professor Ramsey Cutress
15:10 to 15:25
Localisation study updates
Mr Edward St John, Mr Rajiv Dave
15:55 to 16:05
Submitted paper: Does contralateral symmetrising reduction improve wellbeing and satisfaction for patients undergoing oncoplastic breast reduction? A 15-year retrospective cross-sectional study
Dr Raabia Farooqi
16:05 to 16:20
Failed Therapeutic Mammoplasty: Picking up the pieces
Professor PG Roy
16:20 to 16:40
Oncoplastic breast surgery: The uncomfortable truth
Professor María João Cardoso
16:40 to 16:55
When to say no to oncoplastic breast surgery
Ms Emma De Sousa
16:55 to 17:10
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
15:55 to 16:10
BCIR data: 1 year data
Mr Lee Martin
16:10 to 16:25
GIRFT questionnaire data and update
Miss Tracey Irvine
16:25 to 16:40
Multimodal data in clinical practice with LLMs
Professor Pedro Gouveia
16:40 to 16:55
EBCTCG update
Dr David Dodwell, Professor Robert Hills
16:55 to 17:05
Update on the National Breast Cancer Audits
Professor Kieran Horgan
17:05 to 17:10
Q&A Panel Discussion With Speakers
All Faculty
15:55 to 16:10
Myths and misinformation in social media
Dr Cath Biddle
16:10 to 16:25
What we can and can’t do after axillary surgery
Miss Salena Bains
16:25 to 16:45
Myths about radiotherapy
Dr John Conibear
16:45 to 17:00
Myths in genetics and hereditary breast cancer
Professor Diana Eccles
17:00 to 17:10
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
17:15 to 17:20
Completion mastectomy for DCIS and SLNB – ComManDS: An audit of the role of sentinel node biopsy during completion mastectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ
Miss Urvashi Singh
17:20 to 17:25
Lymphoedema rates and severity following TAD vs ALNC
Ms Akriti Nanda
17:25 to 17:30
A population-based study of breast cancer in men in England and Wales
Dr Jemma Boyle
17:30 to 17:35
Comparison of contrast-enhanced mammography and breast MRI in tumour size assessment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Miss Romy Maas
17:35 to 17:40
The financial impact of using Magseed Localisation versus wire localisation on the Royal Devon and Exeter Breast Department
Dr Charles King
17:40 to 17:45
Chest Wall Perforator Flaps: An observational cohort study of 290 cases to assess surgical, oncological and cosmetic outcomes
Dr Angus Reid
17:45 to 17:50
Variation in rates of immediate breast reconstruction in England and Wales
Dr Liyang Wang
17:50 to 17:55
The risk of contralateral breast cancer during long-term follow-up after breast conserving surgery to inform tailored surveillance protocols
Mr James Lucocq
17:15 to 17:21
Mini symposium sponsored by Merit: iBRA-NET Localisation study: Results of 1000+ SCOUT™ Radar placements
Mr James Harvey
17:21 to 17:28
Mini symposium sponsored by Merit: Non-Magnetic Non-Radioactive Surgery for Breast Conservation in Early Breast Cancer
Mr Vassilis Pitsinis
17:30 to 17:43
Mini symposium sponsored by GC Aesthetics: Broad Application of lipomodellling in Breast Surgery
Miss Rieka Taghizadeh
17:45 to 17:58
Mini symposium sponsored by Novartis: A new paradigm for treating HR+/HER2- early breast cancer patients at high risk of recurrence
Mr Daniel Leff
18:05 to 18:50
ABS AGM
Speaker To Be Confirmed
Tuesday 20 May
08:10 to 08:55
Is the writing on the wall for Tc99? The Case for a Magnetic Future
Ms Anushka Chaudhry, Miss Rachel O'Connell, Dr Eirini Pantiora, Mr Michael Boland
09:00 to 10:15
MDT panel
Dr Anne Armstrong, Mr Ashu Gandhi, Miss Sarah Adomah, Mr Pete Wallroth
09:00 to 09:10
Submitted paper: Preoperative radiotherapy as a risk factor for implant loss - A 9-year retrospective analysis of implant-based reconstructions at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Ms Giselle Ngan
09:10 to 09:25
SUPREMO
Professor Ian Kunkler
09:25 to 09:40
Radiotherapy: Less is more
Dr John Conibear
09:40 to 09:55
FAST-Forward Boost
Dr Anna Kirby
09:55 to 10:15
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
09:00 to 09:15
Portfolio Pathway in Breast surgery: Tips and tricks for applicants and supervisors
Ms Masooma Zaidi
09:15 to 09:30
The importance of the breast surgeon in the ARCP process
Miss Sisse Olsen
09:30 to 09:45
How I maximise training for my trainees
Ms Sarah Downey
09:45 to 10:00
The Mammary Fold annual survey results and actions
Miss Yasmin Hassen
10:00 to 10:15
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
10:45 to 11:00
When things go wrong with implant-based reconstruction
Miss Rachel Tillett
11:00 to 11:15
Failed implants: What is next?
Dr Nicola Rocco
11:15 to 12:00
Case presentation and panel discussion
Mr Jaroslaw Krupa, Dr Nicola Rocco, Miss Rachel Tillett, Mrs Isabella Karat, Mr Brendan Smith
10:45 to 10:55
Submitted paper: Clinical management and oncological outcomes of pure pleomorphic and florid lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast: Results from the MultiLCIS/OPBC international multicentric study
Dr Massimo Ferrucci
10:55 to 11:25
Wide Local Excision : Are there questions still remaining?
Professor Cliona Kirwan, Professor Kieran Horgan
11:25 to 11:35
B3 Lesions and high risk surveillance: Is 5 years what we need? From a radiology perspective
Dr Nisha Sharma
11:35 to 11:45
B3 Lesions and high-risk surveillance: Is 5 years what we need? From a pathology perspective
Dr Abeer Shaaban
11:45 to 11:55
B3 Lesions and high-risk surveillance: Is 5 years what we need? From a surgical perspective
Professor Lynda Wyld
11:55 to 12:00
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
10:45 to 10:55
Mastitis and Mammary Abscess Management Audit (MAMMA): A survey of patients’ perspective on the management of mammary abscesses in the UK
Ms Alona Courtney
10:55 to 11:05
The efficacy and oncological safety of minimally invasive axillary strategies in node-positive breast cancer in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A network meta-regression and trial sequential analysis
Mr James Lucocq
11:05 to 11:15
Impact of boost radiation for close margins following breast conservation for ductal carcinoma in-situ
Mr Ahmed Ezzat
11:15 to 11:25
Management of infected breast implants; a review with meta-analysis and evidence-based practice recommendation
Dr Sonam Patel
11:25 to 11:35
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) for intraoperative histopathological margin assessment in breast conservation surgery
Mr Ken Ho
11:35 to 11:45
Impact of treatment effect on oncological outcomes in patients with a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for initially clinically node-positive disease
Mr Hussain Abdulla
11:45 to 11:55
Patient reported outcome measures in Immediate vs Delayed Contralateral Symmetrisation
Mr Ronak Patel
12:45 to 13:45
Shaping the future of treatment decisions using the Oncotype DX® test: testing before surgery - what can we learn from the PRE-DX study?
Professor Carlo Palmieri, Mrs Caroline Tweedie
13:55 to 14:05
Robotics
Dr Antonio Toesca
14:05 to 14:15
Tripedicle Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Dr Nicola Rocco
14:15 to 14:25
Key Considerations in Gender Affirming Mastectomy
Miss Chloe Wright
14:25 to 14:32
Video abstract: Skin-sparing mastectomy with dermal sling, implant and 3D ADM pre-pectoral reconstruction
Miss Sabrina Bezzaa, Miss Carol Norman
14:32 to 14:40
Video abstract: Extended ultrasound guided breast conserving surgery associated with LICAP flap mammaplasty
Dr Massimo Ferrucci
14:40 to 14:47
Video abstract: Therapeutic mammoplasty for all 9 zones of the breast - a simplified approach
Mr John Mathew
14:47 to 14:55
Video abstract: How to safely perform augmentation mastopexy
Mr James Lucocq
13:55 to 14:05
Genomic profiling and position of risk algorithms in early breast cancer
Professor Mark Beresford, Dr Catherine Harper-Wynne
14:05 to 14:20
What we know and what we don’t about PREDICT 3
Dr Jeremy Braybrooke
14:20 to 14:45
National Genomics Test Directory update: What is available now and in the near future
Professor Ellen Copson
14:45 to 15:10
Q&A panel discussion with speakers
All Faculty
13:55 to 14:05
An Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) led community primary endocrine therapy (PET) service - A review of 6-years’ progress
Mrs Jacqueline Bailey
14:05 to 14:15
Breast endocrine side-effect clinic at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 1 year review
Mrs Laura Baggaley
14:15 to 14:25
Pilot program within NHS of R208 seven-gene germline genetic testing in unselected cases of breast cancer delivered using clinician-light pathway: Interim service evaluation findings from first 1756 patients
Mrs Bethany Torr
14:25 to 14:35
Metabolic syndrome - A new prognostic factor in postmenopausal women with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study
Miss Rania Diab
14:35 to 14:45
Survival after breast-conserving surgery in patients with multi-site breast cancer
Miss Rebecca Swan
14:45 to 14:55
A system-wide approach to enable equitable access to risk-reducing endocrine therapy: Part of the Greater Manchester Endocrine Therapy Improvement Programme (ETIP)
Miss Clare Garnsey
14:55 to 15:05
The impact of patient and clinical characteristics on the experience of care for breast cancer patients in England: An analysis of Cancer Patient Experience Survey data
Miss Sarah Blacker
15:15 to 15:25
Best way to perform a total en-bloc capsulectomy for confirmed or suspected breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Miss Emma Blower
15:25 to 15:35
Can the nipple be saved? The role of surgical nipple delay
Ms Rebecca Stoner
15:35 to 15:45
A simple technique to reduce T-junction tension during wise pattern mammoplasties
Mr Hud Shaker
15:45 to 15:55
Non-clinical triaging
Mrs Kathryn Ellis
15:55 to 16:05
Getting back to normal activities information sheet and Breast Oedema advice leaflet
Mrs Lorraine Walker
16:05 to 16:30
Q&A panel with discussion with all speakers
All Faculty
15:15 to 15:40
Debate: Patients with >3 abnormal nodes on axillary ultrasound at presentation should not be considered for sentinel node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Professor Stuart McIntosh, Professor Aoife Lowery
15:40 to 16:05
Debate: Targeted Axillary Surgery (SLNB and excision of abnormal node) should be considered in all post-menopausal patients with one abnormal node on axillary ultrasound
Mr Daniel Leff, Ms Ruth Prichard
16:05 to 16:30
Debate: Patients undergoing risk reducing mastectomy should be offered a robotic approach where possible
Professor Arnold Hill, Dr Andreas Karakatsanis
