Specialty Skills in Breast Surgery (Level 1)

Principles of post mastectomy breast reconstruction

calendar_month 29 September 2025  - 30 September 2025
info 2 days
location_on Vesalius Clinical Training Centre and The Clayton Hotel, Bristol

Please find here the programme

Monday 29 September

Speaker(s) Portrait
09:00 to 09:10
Introduction & Welcome
Ms Lisa Caldon, Mr Adam Critchley
Speaker(s) Portrait
09:10 to 09:15
Implant based reconstruction in context
Ms Lisa Caldon
Speaker(s) Portrait
09:15 to 09:25
A considerate mastectomy
Ms Anushka Chaudhry
Speaker(s) Portrait
09:25 to 09:55
Workshop: Simple mastectomy scar placement
All Faculty
Speaker(s) Portrait
10:00 to 10:20
How to assess breast aesthetics
Mr Richard Sutton
Speaker(s) Portrait
10:20 to 11:00
Workshop: Assessing Breast Aesthetics
All Faculty
Speaker(s) Portrait
11:20 to 11:25
Introduction to a structured approach
Ms Lisa Caldon
Speaker(s) Portrait
11:25 to 11:45
Patient selection
Mr Robert Thomas
Speaker(s) Portrait
11:45 to 11:50
Envelope
All Faculty
Speaker(s) Portrait
11:50 to 12:05
Taking care of the flaps
Mr Iain Brown
Speaker(s) Portrait
12:05 to 12:20
The nipple/NAC
Ms Alison Hunter-Smith
Speaker(s) Portrait
12:20 to 12:50
Skin Sparing mastectomy & reconstruction: The small to moderate breast
Mr Iain Brown
Speaker(s) Portrait
12:50 to 13:20
Skin reducing mastectomy & reconstruction: The large breast
Mr Adam Critchley
Speaker(s) Portrait
16:15 to 16:20
Pocket
All Faculty
Speaker(s) Portrait
16:20 to 16:30
An overview of techniques
Mrs Isabella Karat
Speaker(s) Portrait
16:30 to 16:45
Sub pectoral mesh-assisted technique
Mrs Isabella Karat
Speaker(s) Portrait
16:45 to 17:00
Pre-pectoral mesh-assisted technique
Mr John Murphy
Speaker(s) Portrait
17:00 to 17:15
ENVELOP & POCKET Q&A
All Faculty
Speaker(s) Portrait
17:15 to 17:45
Oncoplastic MDM
Mrs Isabella Karat, Mr John Murphy
Speaker(s) Portrait
17:45 to 18:00
Platinum sponsor Presentation
TBC
Speaker(s) Portrait
18:00 to 18:15
Platinum sponsor Presentation (1)
TBC

Tuesday 30 September

Speaker(s) Portrait
12:00 to 12:20
Implants
Mr Richard Sutton
Speaker(s) Portrait
12:20 to 12:30
How to select the implant / expander
Mr Richard Sutton
Speaker(s) Portrait
12:30 to 13:30
Workshop
All Faculty
Speaker(s) Portrait
14:15 to 15:00
More than survival: the emotional journey trough breast cancer and reconstruction
Lynne Knox
Speaker(s) Portrait
15:00 to 15:15
Top tips from around the UK (1)
Mrs Isabella Karat
Speaker(s) Portrait
15:15 to 15:30
Early failure of implant reconstruction: how to reduce the risk
Ms Lisa Caldon
Speaker(s) Portrait
15:30 to 16:25
Oncoplastic MDM: a collaborative approach
Mr Iain Brown
Speaker(s) Portrait
16:30 to 16:45
Consolidation & closing
Ms Lisa Caldon, Mr Adam Critchley