Program

Day 1 - Friday 27 October 2017

Registration: 2.30pm - 3.30pm 

Session 1

Time

Title: Biology and genetic of breast cancer

Speaker

 

3.30pm – 4pm

OPENING SPEECH

Dr Ussama AL Homsi Dr Salha Al Bader

 

4pm - 4.30pm

Molecular basis of breast cancer and key biological pathway

Dr. Tracy L. Stockley

 

 4.30pm – 5pm

Reporting and pathological staging of breast cancer

 Dr. Imaad Bin Mujeeb

 

5pm - 5.30pm

  Hereditary breast cancer- genetic counselling and testing

Dr. Reem Al-Sulaiman

 

5.30pm – 6pm

Management of genetic mutation carriers

Dr. Salha Bujassoum

Break

6pm - 6.30pm

Coffee break

 

Session 2

Title : Imaging session

 

6.30pm – 7pm

Updates on breast cancer national screening

Dr. Shaikha Abushaikha

 

7pm - 7.30pm

Role of PET- CT in the staging of breast cancer

Dr. Lajos Szabados

 

7.30pm – 8pm

Controversies in surveillance for low risk DCIS and those who survived beyond 5 years

Dr Iman Abass

Break

8pm

Dinner

 

Day 2 - Saturday 28 October 2017

Registration: 8am – 9am

Session 3

Title: Loco-regional therapy

 

9am - 9.30am

 Prevention and management of seroma in post-surgical breast cancer patients, a comprehensive review of literature

Ms. Nahrida Nazir Band (CNS)

 

9.30am - 10am

Choices of breast re-construction post mastectomy

Dr. Habib AL-Basti

 

10am - 10.30 am

 

The role and the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap in breast reconstruction after breast mastectomy’

Dr. Talal AL-Hitmi

 

 Break

10.30am - 10.45am

Coffee break

 
 

10.45am - 11.15am

That chest wall radiotherapy prior to mastectomy

Dr. Hissa Al-Abdulla

 

11.15am - 11.45pm

Is regional nodal radiotherapy required to all early stage node positive breast cancer?

Dr. Palmira Caparrotti

 

11. 45pm - 12.15pm

Role of clinical nurse specialist for breast cancer

Dr.Terri Mc Ewan

 Break

12.15pm - 1.15pm

 Lunch break and prayer

 

 Session 4

Title: Systemic management of breast cancer

 

1.15pm - 1.45pm

In neoadjuvant chemotherapy choice should be based on more TNM stage vs biological subtype 

Dr. Nuhad Ibrahim

1. 45pm - 2.15pm

Immunotherapy/TNBC

Dr. David Warr

2.15pm - 2.45pm

Treat HER early: Updates on HER2 positive Neoadjuvant BC         

Dr. Mark Verrill

2. 45pm - 3.15pm

Duration of/choice of adjuvant endocrine therapy

Dr. Mufid Elmistiri


3. 15pm - 3.45pm

( Break and prayer )

 
3. 45pm - 4.15pm

That OFS + hormonal treatment should be standard of care in young patients with high-risk HR+ve breast cancer

Dr. Nuhad Ibrahim

 

  4.15pm - 4.45pm

Update in hormone treatment for metastatic breast cancer

 Dr. Francois Calaud

 

4.45pm - 5pm

Closing remark

Dr. Salha Bujassoum



Workshop

  1. Clinical Breast Examination (Friday) by Breast Cancer Team / Dr. Mohammed Elias  3:00PM – 4:00PM
  2. Meet the expert : Case Discussion (Saturday after the session)  by Roche Company
    Dr. Hind El Malk, Dr. Cicy Mary Jacob  and Dr. Ashraf Awad 5PM – 5:45 PM.