Meetings

Scientific Meetings :

BSI Program ISW 2007 Montreal, Canada
   
Tuesday, August 28, 2007  
       
07:30-08:30   BSI Council meeting  
08:30-10:00 21 BSI Symposium Moderators:
    Hereditary breast cancers K. Sandelin, Sweden - Confirmed S.H. Meterissian, Canada CONFIRMED Panelists:
08:30   Introduction by the moderators  
08:33   Who is really at risk and how reliable is genetic testing? Is this just a Western problem? S. Narod, Canada- Confirmed
08:49   Guidelines for treatment options to women at high risk: what is the evidence behind? W. Foulkes, Canada-CONFIRMED
09:05   Experience from surgical interventions in the US, Canada and Europe S.H. Meterissian, Canada-CONFIRMED
H. Cody III, USA - Confirmed
K. Sandelin, Sweden - Confirmed
09:21   The psychosocial impact of being at high risk K. Sandelin, Sweden - Confirmed
09:37   Discussion  
10:30-12:00 29 BSI Main Session Moderators:
    Emerging technologies in breast surgery J.K. Harness, USA-Confirmed O. Nieweg, Netherlands- Confirmed Panelists:
10:30   Introduction by the moderators  
10:33   Advances in ultrasound technology of the breast E.B. Whitacre, USA- NOT CONFIRMED
10:49   Advances in breast MRI: the surgeon's view J.K. Harness, USA-Confirmed
11:05   Positron emission mammography L. Tafra, USA- Confirmed
11:21   Alternative and emerging technologies in breast imaging D. Hsiang, USA- Confirmed
11:37   Discussion  
12:15-13:45 LS2802 BSI Lunchtime Session Moderators:
    Video lectures P. Cheung, Hong Kong SAR CONF. O. Youssef, Egypt CONFIRMED Panelists:
    Conservative breast surgery for early breast cancer R. Jakesz, Austria CONFIRMED
    Sentinel lymph node biopsy S.P. Leong, USA - Confirmed
    Topic to be announced Radio-guided occult breast lesion localisation (ROLL) P. Cheung, Hong Kong SAR
    Techniques of prophylactic mastectomy M. Margaritoni, Croatia - Confirmed
14:00-15:00 35 BSI Umberto Veronesi Lecture Introduction:
    In an era of gene expression profiling, has lymph node G. Agarwal, India - Confirmed
    staging for breast cancer become irrelevant? followed by Lecturer: H.Cody III, USA - Confirmed
15:00-15:30   BSI Business Meeting (BSI members only)  
16:00-17:30   BSI Free Paper Session Moderators:
    Breast surgery J.P. Apffelstaedt, South Africa L. Chow, Hong Kong SAR
   
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
       
07:30-08:30 42 BSI Educational Session Debaters:
    Debate on SLN micrometastases S.P. Leong, USA-Confirmed O. Nieweg, Netherlands- Confirmed M. Zuber, Switzerland - Confirmed
08:30-10:00 46 BSI Main Session Moderators:
    Oncoplastic procedures in breast cancer P. Malycha, Australia CONFIRMED G. Agarwal, India -Confirmed Panelists:
08:30   Introduction by the moderators  
08:33   Why the modern breast surgeons should be the oncoplastic surgeon  
08:42   General surgeon to specialist breast surgeon: is the next step a specialized oncoplastic breast surgeon? I.R. Gough, Australia - Confirmed
08:51   The Swedish model of breast surgeon: breast surgeon working with K. Sandelin, Sweden - Confirmed
    a plastic and reconstructive surgeon - what does the future hold?
09:00   The African approach to breast surgery and oncoplastic procedures I. Buccimazza, South Africa -Confirmed
09:09   Current status of breast oncoplasty in India: experience from a tertiary care center S.V.S. Deo, India -Confirmed
09:18   The Croatian model of training for breast surgeon M. Margaritoni, Croatia - Confirmed
09:27   Summary of presentations with outline of working paper for publication P. Malycha, Australia- CONFIRMED
09:36   Discussion  
10:30-12:00 52 BSI Main Session Moderators:
    Breast cancer issues in developing countries G. Agarwal, India - Confirmed B. Anderson, USA- CONFIRMED Panelists:
10:30   Introduction by the moderators  
10:33   Improving breast cancer care in developing countries: the BHGI contribution B. Anderson, USA- CONFIRMED
10:46   Breast cancer care in India G. Agarwal, India - Confirmed
10:59   Breast cancer care in Croatia M. Margaritoni, Croatia - Confirmed
11:12   Breast cancer care in South Africa J. Apffelstaedt, South Africa - Confirmed
11:25   Breast cancer care in Mexico E. Sanchez Forgach, Mexico - Confirmed
11:38   Discussion  
14:00-15:30   BSI Prize Session Moderators:
    Best Free Papers in breast surgery C.-H. Yip, Malaysia S. Giard, France
   
Thursday, August 30, 2007
07:30-08:30 63 BSI Educational Session Debaters:
    Debates on adjuvant treatment of breast cancer R. Jakesz, Austria R. Margolese, Canada
08:30-10:00 68 BSI Main Session Moderators:
    Is breast cancer the same disease in Asia as in the West? S.P. Leong, USA - Confirmed W. Foulkes, Canada- CONFIRMED Panelists:
08:30   Introduction S.P. Leong, USA - Confirmed
08:33   Breast cancer in China Z.-Z. Shen, PR China - Confirmed
08:40   Breast cancer in Taiwan T.-J. Liu, Taiwan- CONFIRMED
08:47   Breast cancer in India G. Agarwal, India - Confirmed
08:54   Breast cancer in Japan T. Tajima, Japan - Confirmed
09:01   Breast cancer in Korea N.-S. Paik, South Korea- CONFIRMED
09:08   Breast cancer in Europe K. Sandelin, Sweden - Confirmed
09:15   Breast cancer in Canada A.-M. Derossis, Canada- Confirmed
09:22   Breast cancer in USA H.Cody III, USA - Confirmed
09:29   Analysis and summary W. Foulkes, Canada- CONFIRMED
09:36   Discussion  
10:30-12:00   BSI Poster Session Moderators:
    Breast surgery K. Clough, France H. Abdullah, Malaysia

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