Specialty Skills in Breast Surgery (Level 1)
Principles of post mastectomy breast reconstruction
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29 September 2025
- 30 September 2025
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2 days
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Vesalius Clinical Training Centre and The Clayton Hotel, Bristol
Full programme information will appear here in due course.
Monday 30 September
09:00 to 09:10
Introduction & Welcome
Ms Lisa Caldon, Mr Adam Critchley
09:10 to 09:15
Implant based reconstruction in context
Ms Lisa Caldon
09:15 to 09:25
A considerate mastectomy
Ms Anushka Chaudhry
09:25 to 09:55
Workshop: Simple mastectomy scar placement
All Faculty
10:00 to 10:20
How to assess breast aesthetics
Miss Rachel Tillett
10:20 to 11:00
Workshop: Assessing Breast Aesthetics
All Faculty
11:20 to 11:25
Introduction to a structured approach
Ms Lisa Caldon
11:25 to 11:45
Patient selection
Mr Robert Thomas
11:45 to 11:50
Envelope
All Faculty
11:50 to 12:05
Taking care of the flaps
Mr Iain Brown
12:05 to 12:20
The nipple/NAC
Ms Alison Hunter-Smith
12:20 to 12:50
Skin Sparing mastectomy & reconstruction: The small to moderate breast
Mr Iain Brown
12:50 to 13:20
Skin reducing mastectomy & reconstruction: The large breast
Mr Adam Critchley
16:15 to 16:20
Pocket
All Faculty
16:20 to 16:30
An overview of techniques
Mrs Isabella Karat
16:30 to 16:45
Sub pectoral mesh-assisted technique
Mrs Isabella Karat
16:45 to 17:00
Pre-pectoral mesh-assisted technique
Mr John Murphy
17:00 to 17:15
ENVELOP & POCKET Q&A
All Faculty
17:15 to 17:45
Oncoplastic MDM
All Faculty
17:45 to 18:00
Platinum sponsor Presentation
TBC
18:00 to 18:15
Platinum sponsor Presentation (1)
TBC
Tuesday 01 October
12:00 to 12:20
Implants
All Faculty
12:20 to 12:30
How to select the implant / expander
Mr Richard Sutton
12:30 to 13:30
Workshop
All Faculty
14:15 to 15:00
Psychological aspects of reconstructive surgery
Dr Helena Lewis-Smith
15:00 to 15:15
Consent
Mr Adam Critchley
15:15 to 15:30
Q&A
All Faculty
15:30 to 16:25
Oncoplastic MDM: a collaborative approach
All Faculty
16:25 to 16:40
Early failure of implant reconstruction How to reduce the risk
Ms Lisa Caldon
16:40 to 16:55
Top Tips from around the UK
Mrs Isabella Karat
