Pre-Meeting Courses

For surgeons who have never performed oncoplastic surgery. Morning lectures will provide information on beginner level strategies and techniques for delivering oncoplastic breast care related to breast conservation. The afternoon session will provide a hands-on surgical cadaver skills lab including a Mastotrainer section for supervised practice of procedures: skin markings, cavity closure with glandular displacement, aesthetic scar placement, crescent mastopexy, inframammary fold crescent, and the therapeutic donut mastopexy.

For surgeons with basic knowledge of oncoplastic techniques. Morning lectures will provide information on intermediate level strategies and techniques for delivering oncoplastic breast care related to breast conservation. The afternoon session will provide a hands-on surgical cadaver skills lab including a Mastotrainer section for supervised practice of procedures. Attendees will be assigned to stations to practice skin markings and intermediate oncoplastic surgical techniques.

This course will discuss components of breast cancer risk, including genetic predisposition and lifestyle choices, and how to best identify high risk women. Learn your best high-risk screening options as we discuss barriers and guidelines to implementation. Multiple options for risk reduction will be discussed, including endocrine prophylaxis, risk-reducing mastectomy, and lifestyle counseling.

This course will explore the current multi-disciplinary management recommendations for DCIS as well as cutting edge technologies and ongoing clinical trials. Our panel of experts will review all facets of the disease and its treatment options to give the audience a well-rounded, comprehensive understanding of DCIS.

This updated course addresses advanced imaging techniques and the fundamentals of stereotactic breast biopsy. The morning portion will focus on advanced imaging techniques that can be used to provide patients with both early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. This course may be taken as a half-day morning or as a full day for those interested in becoming proficient in stereotactic breast biopsy. This course also serves as a review and source of CME for those considering applying for certification or recertification.

Learn the basics of ultrasound physics, scanning techniques, and the interpretation of the characteristics of benign vs malignant focal breast lesions. Both didactic and hands-on instruction will cover the basics of intervention for diagnosis, core biopsy pathology, and the use of intraoperative ultrasound. The faculty will share their personal experiences of integrating breast ultrasound into a surgical practice. This course also serves as a review and source of CME for those considering applying for certification or recertification.

Benign breast disease constitutes a great deal of what breast surgeons encounter on a daily basis. This course will offer a practical and referenceable collection of multiple common benign entities with the most current evaluation and treatment recommendations. There will be ample time to question and interact with the faculty on each topic. The topics covered will be relevant for use the first day home from the conference.

This is a free-of-charge program for breast surgery fellows participating in a year-long multidisciplinary breast fellowship program, as well as residents entering or interested in participating in a breast fellowship. Lectures will provide supplemental information on several relevant topics for those about to begin practice, including genetics, genomics, neoadjuvant therapies, clinical trials, adjuvant therapies, and salary negotiation. No CME will be offered.