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Beginner Oncoplastic Skills Course
With Mastotrainer and Cadaver Lab
8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Course Description:
This primer course is designed for general surgeons and breast surgeons who have not performed oncoplastic surgery. The 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 for supervised practice of procedures taught in the morning lectures. Attendees will be assigned to stations to practice skin markings, cavity closure with glandular displacement, aesthetic scar placement, crescent mastopexy, inframammary fold crescent, and the donut therapeutic mastopexy. Attendees will be provided with required reading material prior to the course.
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Apply beginner level oncoplastic techniques and strategies in their practice
- Select the most appropriate oncoplastic procedures for individual patients
- Demonstrate familiarity with the latest technology to achieve optimal outcomes in oncoplastic surgery
Badge Pick-Up:
Badge pickup is located at the ASBrS Registration Desk, Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Pre-function Hall C. Badge pickup will not be available at the off-site lab. You must have your badge to board the shuttle and enter the lab facility. Badge pick-up hours:
- Tuesday, April 25, 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
- Wednesday, April 26, 6:00 AM–5:00 PM
Transportation:
Attendees must meet at the ASBrS Registration Desk, Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Pre-function Hall C, by 6:15 AM to be led to the shuttle pickup area. Attendees that arrive after the shuttles depart at 6:30 AM will be responsible for their own transportation to the course. Shuttles will transport attendees back to the Hynes Convention Center at the conclusion of the course at 4:30 PM.
Cadaver Lab Dress Code:
Boston BioSkills Lab will provide all PPE, including scrubs.
Cadaver Lab Preliminary Agenda:
Each attendee will be assigned to a station, led by a workshop faculty member, to perform the procedures listed below.
- Skin markings
- Aesthetic scar placement
- Cavity closure and glandular displacement
- Deepithelialization
- Crescent mastopexy
- Inframammary fold crescent approach
- Therapeutic donut mastopexy
CME Information:
Agenda:
| 6:30 AM | Depart Hotel for Lab
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| 7:15 AM | Check-in and Breakfast
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| 8:00 AM | Welcome and Introduction
Juliann Reiland, MD, FACS; Stephanie Valente, DO, FACS |
“In the Office” |
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| 8:10 AM | Incorporating Oncoplastic Surgery in Your Practice
Sadia Khan, DO, FACS, FACOS |
| 8:35 AM | Anatomy, Breast Imaging, and Preoperative Planning
Stephanie Valente, DO, FACS |
| 8:55 AM | Photographic Documentation
Kirstyn Brownson, MD, FACS |
| 9:10 AM | Q&A
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“In the Holding Area” |
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| 9:30 AM | Skin Markings
Jennifer Gass, MD, FACS |
| 9:40 AM | Marking Lab With Mastotrainer
Betty Fan, DO, FACOS; Faaiza Vaince, MD, MBA, FACS |
| 9:50 AM | Aesthetic Scar Placement and Cavity Closure
Juliann Reiland, MD, FACS |
| 10:15 AM | Break
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“In the OR” |
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| 10:30 AM | De-epithelialization and Crescent Mastopexy
Amanda Woodworth, MD, FACS |
| 10:55 AM | Therapeutic Donut Mastopexy
Katherine Kopkash, MD, FACS |
| 11:20 AM | Mastectomy Tips and Tricks to Avoid Redundancy
Ekaterini Tsiapali, MD, FACS |
| 11:40 AM | Q&A
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| 12:00 PM | Break
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| 12:15 PM | Case Studies (with lunch)
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| 1:00 PM | Prepare for Cadaver Lab
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| 1:30 PM | Cadaver Lab
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| 2:45 PM | Break
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| 3:00 PM | Cadaver Lab (continued)
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| 4:30 PM | Depart Lab for Hotel
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| 4:30 PM | Adjourn
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