BRUSSELS ONCO & ONCOPLASTIC
BREAST SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

FEBRUARY 6-7, 2025
Le Plaza Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
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Program Highlights

The conference will include different types of panels and sessions. One video session will be entirely dedicated to partial breast reconstruction using either a breast remodeling or a pedicled flaps technique. We will discuss the latest scientific publications and the last innovations in reducing surgical morbidity and improving aesthetic outcome. The conference will also provide the world platform for breast fellowships. Last and not least, all this will be played in a relaxing atmosphere with a unique mixture of science and education.

Location

The Plaza Hotel, with its prestigious red theatre, will welcome us in the heart of Brussels. You will have the opportunity to experience the medieval narrow streets full of unforgettable architecture and international very high quality restaurants and bars. On behalf of the Conference Chairmen and scientific committee, Moustapha Hamdi, Yazan Masannat, Marian Vanhoeij and Ayush Kapila

Abstract submission

The abstract submission is closed.

The subject should be related to either oncological, reconstructive, or a combination of both; and how to effect immediate surgical line (oncoplastic surgery).
All abstracts should be written in English (350 words) and sent in Word format.
– Title abstract:
– Authors Name(s):
– Name of Institution:
– Abstract characteristics:

  • The text of the abstract should be a maximum of 350 words and written in normal text, using Times 10-point. The paragraph should be fully justified.
  • Please provide separate paragraphs for: introduction, material and methods, results and conclusion.
  • The citation number of a bibliographical reference in text must be enclosed in square brackets, for example [1]. Maximum 5 citations should be enclosed. A list of the references should be given at the end of the paper.
  • 2-3 Illustrations and or figures are allowed to support the abstract content.
  • PDF format submission is required.
  • Each presentation will last for 8 minutes (6 minutes for the presentation + 2 minutes for a “question and answer session”).

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Scientific programme

Thu
6th
Fri
7th
08:45
Opening and welcome words by Prof. Moustapha Hamdi
ONCOLOGICAL SURGERY
MODERATORS: M. VANHOEIJ, J. KRUPA
09:00 - 09:15
Breast Conservation vs Mastectomy, What is the Evidence?
Ricardo Pardo
09:15 - 09:30
Practical Guide to Avoid Mastectomies
Andreas Karakatsanis
09:30 - 09:45
Setting Standards in Conservative Mastectomies
Nicola Rocco
09:45 - 10:00
How To Prevent Skin Flap Necrosis?
Agnieszka Kołacińska-Wow
10:00 - 10:15
Sensation Sparing and Restoring
Arash Momeni
10:15 - 10:30
Robotic Mastectomy
Ben Sarfati
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
KEY NOTE LECTURE
INTRODUCED BY A. KAPILA
11:00 - 11:20
AI in Breast Surgery
Maria Joao Cardoso
PARTIAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
MODERATORS: M. HAMDI, Y. MASANNAT
11:20 - 11:40
Breast Displacement Techniques (One Breast and One Plastic)
Albert Losken, Sue Down
Surgical movies: markings/dissection/pitfalls
11:40 - 12:20
Breast Replacement Techniques (One Breast and One Plastic)
Stephen McCulley, Amit Agrawal
Surgical movies: markings/dissection/pitfalls
12:20 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 14:00
LUNCH
13:00 - 13:30
Sponsored Symposium Robot
14:00 - 14:20
BRUSSELS ONCOPLASTIC SURGERY PRIZE
INTRODUCED BY M. HAMDI, KRISHNA CLOUGH
THE AXILLA
MODERATORS: M. TASOULIS, J. MASIA
14:20 - 14:35
The Axilla, Less is More
Marios Tasoulis
14:35 - 14:50
Can We Avoid Lymphoedema (Reverse Mapping, the Lympha Procedure, etc.)?
Ahmad Matalkah
14:50 - 15:05
Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction
Alex Nistor
15:05 - 15:20
TBAR Immediate Breast/Lymph Reconstruction
Gemma Pons
15:20 - 15:30
Discussion
KEY PAPERS
MODERATORS: S. MCCULLEY, A. AGRAWAL
15:30 - 15:45
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Andreas Karakatsanis
15:45 - 16:00
Why Do We Need a Plastic Surgeon?
Albert Losken
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
ONCOLOGY AND SURGERY
MODERATORS: R. PARDO, S. DOWN
16:30 - 16:45
Systemic Therapy of Breast Cancer: a Competitor or Complementary to Surgery ?
Ahmad Awada
16:45 - 17:00
Endocrine Treatment, Uses, Side Effects and Surgery
Ramsey Cutress
17:00 - 17:15
Radiotherapy Revisited
Philip Poortmans
17:15 - 17:30
Radiotherapy and Reconstruction
Cristina Garusi
17:30 - 17:45
Recurrence After BCS to Conserve or Not
Marios Tasoulis
17:45 - 18:00
Breast Surgery for Stage IV disease
Bahadir Güllüoglu
09:00 - 10:00
PROFFERED PAPER SESSION
MODERATORS: A. KAPILA, A. KARAKATSANIS
09:00 - 09:10
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy and De-Escalation of Surgery in Locally Advanced Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
Giulio Tarantino
09:10 - 09:20
Does Omission of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Affect Treatment Recommendations in Patients with HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer?
Hussain Adnan Abdulla
09:20 - 09:30
Chest Wall Perforator Flaps: A Prospective Audit from a Single Centre 152 consecutive cases 5 year follow up at the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM), Stoke, UK
Sankaran Narayanan
09:30 - 09:40
Chest Wall Perforators Flaps as a Reconstructive Technique in Moderate to Large Breast Defects: the Analysis of Oncological and Long-term Patient-Related Outcomes in a Single Central European Breast Unit.
Aleksander Skulimowski
09:40 - 09:50
Extreme Oncoplastic Breast Conservation Surgery: Indications and Techniques
Ashrafun Nessa
09:50 - 10:00
Outcomes, Indications and Predictive Factors of Complications in Postmastectomy Prepectoral Breast Reconstructions with Polyurethane Foam-coated Implants
Andrea Lisa
10:00 - 10:30
FELLOWSHIPS
MODERATOR: M. HAMDI
10:00 - 10:25
Breast/Lymph Surgery Fellowship Parade
10:25 - 10:30
Hamdi Foundation Fellowships Prize Session
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
IMPLANT RECONSTRUCTION
MODERATORS: G. PONS, N. ROCCO
11:00 - 11:30
ADM vs no ADM Debate For ADM + Against ADM
Yoav Barnea, Roy de Vita
Discussion and Voting
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion and voting Direct to DTI or Two Stage?
Marzia Salgarello
11:45 - 12:00
Subpectoral or Pre-pectoral
Nicola Rocco
12:00 - 12:15
Hybrid Reconstruction vs Pure Fat
Andrzej Piatkowski
12:15 - 12:30
Reverse Skin Expansion
Filip Stillaert
12:30 - 14:00
LUNCH
13:00 - 13:30
Sponsored Symposium
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
MODERATORS: A. AGRAWAL, E. SANTAMARIA
14:00 - 14:15
Complications in OBPS
Albert Losken
14:15 - 14:30
Cases and Outcomes
Sue Down
14:30 - 14:45
Complications in Implant Reconstruction
Jarek Krupa
14:45 - 15:00
Cases and Outcomes
Suhan Ayhan
15:00 - 15:15
Complications in Micro Surgery
Venkat Ramakrishnan
15:15 - 15:30
Cases and Outcomes
Eric Santamaria
15:30 - 16:00
COFFEE BREAK
MICRO SURGERY UPDATES
MODERATORS: V. RAMAKRISHNAN, G. PONS,
16:00 - 16:15
Microsurgery Evolution
Eric Santamaria
16:15 - 16:30
3D Microscopy in Microvascular Surgery
Mary Morgan
16:30 - 16:45
Robots in Lymphatic Surgery
Gemma Pons
CHAMPIONS CUP: PLASTICS VERSUS BREAST SURGEONS (BOOBS)
MODERATORS: M. HAMDI, S. MCCULLEY
17:00 - 18:00
Cases Discussion in Breast Asymmetry
Panelists:J Masia, C. Garusi, E Santamaria, N. Rocco, S Down, A Kolacinska-Wow

Speakers & Scientific Committee Members

  • Agrawal Amit (UK)
  • Awada Ahmad (Belgium)
  • Ayhan Suhan (Turkey)
  • Barnea Yoav (Israel)
  • Cardoso Maria Joao (Portugal)
  • Clough Krishna (France)
  • Cutress Ramsey (UK)
  • de Vita Roy (Italy)
  • Down Sue (UK)
  • Garusi Cristina (Italy)
  • Güllüoglu Bahadir (Turkey)
  • Hamdi Moustapha (Belgium)
  • Kapila Ayush (Belgium)
  • Karakatsanis Andreas (Sweden)
  • Kolacinska-Wow Agnieszka (Poland)
  • Krupa Jarek (UK)
  • Losken Albert (USA)
  • Masia Jaume (Spain)
  • Masannat Yazan (UK)
  • Matalkah Ahmad (UAE)
  • McCulley Stephen (UK)
  • Momeni Arash (USA)
  • Morgan Mary (UK)
  • Nistor Alexandru (Belgium)
  • Pardo Ricardo (Spain)
  • Piatkowski Andrzej (The Netherlands)
  • Pons Gemma (Spain)
  • Poortmans Philip (Belgium)
  • Ramakrishnan Venkat (UK)
  • Rocco Nicola (Italy)
  • Salgarello Marzia (Italy)
  • Santamaria Eric (Mexico)
  • Sarfati Benjamin (France)
  • Stillaert Filip (Belgium)
  • Tasoulis Marios (UK)
  • Vanhoeij Marian (Belgium)

 

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Early fee: 450€ (01/07/2024 – 30/09/2024)
Standard fee: 550€ (01/10/2024 – 31/12/2024)
Special fee for Residents 330€ (01/07/2024 – 27/01/2025)
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Late fee: 650€ (01/01/2025 – 27/01/2025)
Desk fee: 750€ (as of Jan 27, 2025)

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