Specialty skills in implant-based reconstruction
Formerly known as Specialty Skills in Breast Surgery (Level 1), this course covers the principles of post mastectomy breast reconstruction
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05 October 2026
- 06 October 2026
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2 days
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Bristol, Bristol Harbour Hotel
Final programme information will be available in due course.
Monday 05 October
08:30 to 08:45
Introduction & Welcome
Ms Anushka Chaudhry, Ms Alison Hunter-Smith
08:45 to 09:00
Implant Reconstruction in 2026
Ms Alison Hunter-Smith
09:00 to 09:25
A Considerate Mastectomy and Goldilocks Mastectomy
Ms Anushka Chaudhry
09:25 to 09:40
Assessment of Mastectomy Skin Flaps
Miss Jo Skillman
09:40 to 10:00
Endoscopic and Robotic mastectomy - should we all be doing it?
TBC
10:00 to 10:45
Workshop: Assessing Breast Aesthetics
All Faculty
11:05 to 11:20
Patient Selection for Implant Reconstruction
Mr Jeremy Batt
11:20 to 11:50
The psychology behind breast cancer and whole breast reconstruction
Dr Helena Lewis-Smith
11:50 to 12:30
Choosing the Right Reconstruction MDT cases (surgeon panel voting and polls) Peter Kalu, Helena,
All Faculty
12:30 to 12:45
Taking care of the flaps
Miss Rachel O'Connell
12:45 to 12:55
Industry Sponsor
TBC
13:45 to 14:00
How to Assess Breast Aesthetics
Miss Jo Skillman
14:00 to 13:45
Workshop 2: Assessing Breast Aesthetics
All Faculty
14:45 to 15:00
Faculty and delegates quick fire aesthetic assessment cases
All Faculty
15:15 to 15:30
The nipple - to keep or not to keep - oncological and surgical considerations
Ms Alison Hunter-Smith
15:30 to 16:00
Skin Sparing mastectomy & reconstruction: The small to moderate breast Skin reducing mastectomy & reconstruction: The large breast
Mr Iain Brown
16:00 to 16:15
Pre-pectoral implant based breast reconstruction: Mesh or No Mesh?
Mr Dibyesh Banerjee
16:15 to 17:00
Sub pectoral mesh-assisted technique & Pre-pectoral mesh assisted technique
Mrs Isabella Karat
17:00 to 17:15
Q&A
All Faculty
Tuesday 06 October
10:45 to 11:05
Implants selection
TBC
11:05 to 11:25
Direct-to-Implant vs 2-Stage Reconstruction
TBC
11:25 to 11:45
Dragons Den of Implant
All Faculty
11:45 to 12:00
Coffee
All Faculty
12:00 to 13:00
Workshop 3: Implant selection on models
All Faculty
14:00 to 14:15
Early failure of implant reconstruction How to reduce the risk
Mr John Murphy
14:15 to 14:30
Late Complications
Mrs Isabella Karat
14:30 to 15:00
Rapid Debate Exercise & top tips
Mr Iain Brown
15:00 to 15:15
What will I do to change my practice?
Ms Anushka Chaudhry, Ms Alison Hunter-Smith
15:15 to 15:30
Consolidation & closing
All Faculty
