The BIGOSA team is working hard to develop a relevant, varied and interesting programme. Along with the educational conference there will be networking opportunities and a Gala Dinner on the evening before the conference starts.
| FRIDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07h30 – 08h00 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS | Foyer |
| 08h00 – 08h45 | Breast Ultrasound Technique - How I do it BI-RADS and distinguishing between benign and malignant lesions Dr Ria Minne | Umdoni 1 |
| 08h45 - 09h30 | Distinguishing between benign and malignant features on ultrasound Dr Ria Minne | |
| 09h30 - 10h15 | Echogenic and indeterminate lesion on ultrasound Dr Judy Ross | |
| 10h15 - 10h45 | REFRESHMENTS | Foyer |
| 10h45 - 11h30 | Sonar guided FNAC Core biopsy Localisation Marker placement Dr Jackie Smilg | Umdoni 1 |
| 11h30 - 12h15 | Ultrasound theory and practical application Lalitha Pillay | |
| 12h15 – 13h15 | LUNCH | Foyer |
| 13h15 – 16h15 | PRACTICAL SESSIONS WITH PHANTOMS AND PATIENTS | Umdoni 1 |
| 16h00 - 16h15 | CLOSE OF WORKSHOP | |
| 19h00 – 23h00 | GALA DINNER | Umdoni 2 and 3 |
| SATURDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07h00 – 07h45 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS | Foyer |
| 07h45 – 07h50 | WELCOME Dr Ines Buccimazza: LOC Chairperson | Umdoni |
| 07h50 – 08h00 | PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Dr Georgia Demetriou | Umdoni |
| 08h00 – 10h00 | SESSION 1 Chairs: Dr Shas Čačala and Dr Zuzile Zikalala | Umdoni |
| 08h00 - 08h30 | THE SURGEON’S ROLE: THE AXILLA - Prof. Owen Ung | |
| 08h30 - 08h50 | ENHANCING FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY FROM BREAST SURGERY – Dr. Eric Hodgson | |
| 08h50 - 09h10 | ARE YOU DENSE? – Dr. Jacqueline Smilg | |
| 09h10 - 09h20 | FREE PAPER: HIV and breast cancer – an observational study of breast cancer mammographic patterns in HIV positive and negative patients Dr. Atish Vanmali | |
| 09h20 - 09h30 | FREE PAPER: Integrating germline and tumour genetics towards individualised oncotherapy in South African breast cancer patients - Prof. Maritha Kotze | |
| 09h30 - 09h40 | FREE PAPER: Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer (VLNT) - Conquering Divine Madness - Dr Ernst Möller | |
| 09h40 - 10h00 | Free Papers Discussion | |
| 10h00 – 10h30 | REFRESHMENTS | Foyer |
| 10h30 – 12h40 | SESSION 2 Chairs: Prof. Simon Nayler and Dr. Georgia Demetriou | Umdoni |
| 10h30 - 10h50 | HOW RESPONSIVE ARE YOU? – Dr. Craig Jamieson | |
| 10h50 – 11h10 | UTILISING GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING IN BREAST CANCER TO OPTIMISE ADJUVANT THERAPY – Dr. Devan Moodley | |
| 11h10 - 11h20 | FREE PAPER: Prognostic factors associated with pathological complete response in early breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The importance of Ki-67 and molecular subtype - Prof. Bernardo Rapoport | |
| 11h20 – 11h30 | FREE PAPER: Innovative techniques to minimize scarring in breast surgery - 10-year experience from Durban Breast Unit - Dr. Yvonne Brakovsky | |
| 11h30 - 11h40 | FREE PAPER: Breast cancer in young women: survival and outcomes in a developing world - Dr. Nici Zeeman | |
| 11h40 - 11h50 | Free Papers Discussion | |
| 11h50 – 12h10 | IN WHICH PATIENTS CAN RADIOTHERAPY BE OMITTED AFTER BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY? – Dr. Shane Cullis | |
| 12h10 – 12h30 | NAC SPARING MASTECTOMY AND PATIENT-RELATED OUTCOMES – Prof. Frank Graewe | |
| 12h30 – 13h10 | LUNCH | Foyer |
| 13h20 – 13h50 | DESSERT SYMPOSIUM – Siemens | Umdoni |
| 13h50 – 15h05 | SESSION 3 Chairs: Prof. Paul Ruff and Dr. Mahendra Daya | Umdoni |
| 13h50 – 14h20 | THE SURGEONS ROLE: GOING FORWARD – Prof. Owen Ung | |
| 14h20 – 15h05 | Ethics Symposium GROSS CORRUPTION, THE ABUSE OF POWER, AND A CULTURE OF IMPUNITY CONTINUES TO HINDER ACCESS TO LIFE- SAVING CANCER TREATMENT IN KZN – Ms. Poonitha Naidoo KZN ONCOLOGY CRISIS 2018: HUMAN RIGHTS AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF PATIENT SELECTION IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF SCARCE RESOURCES – Dr. Ashraff Ebrahim | |
| 15h05 – 15h15 | COMFORT BREAK | |
| 15h15 – 16h00 | AGM, Prize-giving and Closure | Umdoni |