Basics in Breast Cancer Surgery
15.09.2025 - 15.11.2025
A hands-on practical training
COURSES AND SEMINARS
Block 2
14.11.2025
Basics in Breast Cancer Surgery - Block 2 - 14 November
Programme
14 November | ||
| 7:45 | Registration | |
| 8:15 | Welcome and introduction Riccardo A. Audisio, SE | |
| Summaries by participant (5' each) + open discussion with the Experts (10' each) Panel: Riccardo A. Audisio, SE - Eduard Alexandru Bonci, PT - Roberto Gennari, IT - Meera Joshi, UK - Daniel Richard Leff, UK - Denise Vorburger, CH - Lynda Wyld, UK | ||
| 8:30 | The natural history of BC: basic biological concepts | |
| 8:45 | Historical perspective | |
| 9:00 | Axillary dissection: level I-II-III – Anatomy | |
| 9:15 | Axillary lymph node dissection: an overview | |
| 9:30 | Nodal chains in breast cancer | |
| 9:45 | The concept of Sentinel Node Dissection | |
| 10:00 | Coffee break and practice with the localization probes | |
| Summaries by participant (5' each) + open discussion with the Experts (10' each) Panel: Riccardo A. Audisio, SE - Eduard Alexandru Bonci, PT - Roberto Gennari, IT - Meera Joshi, UK - Daniel Richard Leff, UK - Denise Vorburger, CH - Lynda Wyld, UK | ||
| 10:30 | Sentinel lymph node dissection: Tracers and principles | |
| 10:45 | Side effects of SLNB and Axillary Reverse Mapping | |
| 11:00 | Delegates (1st group) performing procedures 1-7 | |
| 12:00 | Delegates (2nd group) performing procedures 1-7 | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:45 | Delegates (2nd group) performing procedures 8-13 | |
| 14:00 | Delegates (1st group) performing procedures 8-13 | |
| 15:45 | Coffee break | |
| Summaries by participant (5' each) + open discussion with the Experts (10' each) Panel: Riccardo A. Audisio, SE - Eduard Alexandru Bonci, PT - Roberto Gennari, IT - Meera Joshi, UK - Daniel Richard Leff, UK - Denise Vorburger, CH - Lynda Wyld, UK | ||
| 16:15 | Imaging of the axilla | |
| 16:30 | Axillary dissection & SLNB at the time of Neoadjuvant Treatment plus basics in Radiotherapy to the axilla – Quality of Life | |
| 16:45 | Targeting the invisible: Occult Lesion Localization Techniques & SLNB | |
| 17:00 | Oncoplastic Surgery | |
| 17:15 | Management of the axilla in oncoplastic surgery | |
| 17:30 | De-escalation of oncoplastic and reconstructive procedures | |
| 17:45 | Conclusions and farewell Riccardo A. Audisio, SE | |
Faculty
Riccardo A. Audisio, Trieste, IT
Eduard Alexandru Bonci, Champalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Breast Unit, Lisbon, PT
Roberto Gennari, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Breast Unit, Cefalù, IT
Meera Joshi, Imperial College, London, UK
Daniel Richard Leff, Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, London, UK
Denise Vorburger, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Department for Women's Health - Breast Unit, Winterthur, CH
Lynda Wyld, University of Sheffield - The Medical School, Faculty of Health - Division of Clinical Medicine, Sheffield, UK