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*Please note that this program is correct as of 24 August 2011 and is subject to change.

Friday 28th October 2011
17.30 -
19.00
Welcome Reception
Hilton on the Park
CONFERENCE DAY 1 - Saturday 29th October 2011
7:00 Registration opens
8:00 SE- 01 - Plenary Session Official Welcome / Opening Ceremony Room: Ballroom Chair: Jennifer Muller
"A Celebration of 20 years"  
Official Opening of Conference  
Welcome to the Country  
9:00 SE- 01 - Plenary Session Breast Cancer Screening and BreastScreen Australia at 20 Years Room: Ballroom Chair: Jennifer Muller
Breast cancer screening - The Recent controversies - real and contrived Professor Stephen Duffy, Queen Mary University of London, UK
BreastScreen Australia Evaluation: Achievements and challenges Dr Helen Zorbas, Cancer Australia, NSW
BreastScreen Australia participation and performance trends Professor David Roder, Cancer Australia & The University of South Australia, SA
10:30 Morning Tea
11:00 SE- 02 - Plenary Session BreastScreen Australia: Policy Challenges Room: Ballroom Chair: Vicki Pridmore
BreastScreen Australia Evaluation Findings: The Evidence for change to the Target Age Group Professor Dallas English, The University of Melbourne, VIC
Updated overview of the evidence on breast screening: a meta-analysis on International trials A/Prof Nehmat Houssami, University of Sydney, NSW
Mammographic density measures that predict breast cancer risk Professor John Hopper, The University of Melbourne, VIC
12:30 Panel discussion
12:45 Lunch
13:30 SE- 03Increasing Participation for Hard to Reach WomenRoom: Ballroom 2 Chair: SE- 04Clinical Dilemmas in Breast Cancer ScreeningRoom: Ballroom 3 Chair:
Breast screening and breast cancer survivals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women of AustraliaProfessor David Roder, Cancer Australia & The University of South Australia, SA Dilemmas and pathology of screen detected borderline lesionsA/Prof Gelareh Farshid, BreastScreen SA
Putting policy into practice - A CaLD experience Sonya Schultz, BreastScreen WA Double reading in a BreastScreen ProgramA/Prof Jenny Cawson, St Vincent's Hospital, VIC
"Can we increase screening participation rates for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds in South Australia? - YES we can!"Marita Aldridge, University of South Australia, SA
Celebrate Wellness: A Holistic Community-Based Breast Cancer Screening Programme using a 3P ApproachTracy Tong, Singapore The benefits of Sentinel Node Biopsy for women with screened detected breast cancerDr Neil Wetzig, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD
Improving Breast Cancer Screening Uptake among Singaporean Women - Using the Geographical Information System to Improve Outreach Christine Fock, Singapore
It's Not You It's Me: An Investigation Of Why Women Underscreen And How We Can Motivate ThemVicki Pridmore, BreastScreen VIC Benign papilloma on core biopsy requires surgical excisionAnita Skandarajah, The Royal Melbourne Hospital & The University of Melbourne, VIC
Recruitment to screening. General Practitioners' role in motivating women to participate in mammographic screening.Sylvia Frances Cumming, BreastScreen SA The impact of axillary ultrasound +/- FNAC in the management of screen-detected breast cancerBruce Mann, The Royal Melbourne and Royal Womens Hospitals, VIC
15:00 Afternoon Tea
15:30 SE- 05Screening High Risk WomenRoom: Ballroom 2 Chair: SE- 06Screening Women with a Past History of Breast CancerRoom: Ballroom 3 Chair:
Automated measurement of breast density from screening mammograms.Carolyn Nickson, University of Melbourne, VIC Mammography screening in women with a personal history of breast cancer (PHBC)A/Prof Nehmat Houssami, University of Sydney, NSW
Capitalising on Pre-existing Data to Estimate Long-term Breast Cancer Risk and Survival According to Breast DensityAnne Kavanagh, The University of Melbourne, VIC
Outcomes of multimodality breast screening for women at increased risk of familial breast cancerIan Bennett, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD Breast cancer survivors: What do they want from BreastScreen AustraliaSusan Timbs, Breast Cancer Network Australia, NSW
Breast-Density Estimation Using Photon-Counting Spectral MammographyMagnus Åslund, Royal Institute of technology (KTH), Sweden
Design and Testing A Multi-Table Database For The Evaluation Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)In The Annual Screening Of Women At High Risk For The Development Of Breast Cancer(WHRDC)James Anderson, Royal Perth Hospital, WA Utility of Breast MRI in surveillance of women previously treated for breast cancerDr Clair Shadbolt, Peter McCallum, VIC
What is best for the breast! Use of digital breast tomosynthesis as an adjunct in BreastScreen assessment: The Maroondah experienceGlen Guerra, St Vincent's Hospital, VIC
16:30 SE- 07 - DebateShould High Risk Women be excluded from BreastScreen Australia? Room: BallroomAdjudicator: David Hill, Cancer Council VIC Panel of guests: Dr Allison Rose, Professor Dallas English, A/Prof Ian Bennet
17:30 Sessions Finish
19.00
- 0:00
Conference Dinner
Hilton on the Park
CONFERENCE DAY 2 - 30th October 2011
8:00 Registration opens
8:30 SE-08 - Plenary Session Future Challenges and Opportunities for the Program Room: Ballroom Chair: DOHA Executive
Complexities in the estimation of over diagnosis in a breast cancer screening programProfessor Stephen Duffy, Queen Mary University of London, UK
BreastScreen Australia 20 Years of the Program - The future in breast imaginA/Prof Jenny Cawson, St Vincent's Hospital, VIC
Lapsed attenders and falling participation in the BreastScreen Australia Program: the magnitude of the problemProfessor David Roder, Cancer Australia & The University of South Australia, SA
10:30 Morning Tea
11:00 SE-09Client InformationRoom: Ballroom 2Chair: Chris Tyzack SE-10Ductal Carcinoma in situRoom: Ballroom 3Chair: A/Prof Nehmat Houssami
Breast Cancer Screening: How to give Information and Comply with the LawElizabeth Kennedy, Epworth HealthCare, VIC Benefits and harms of screen detected DCISProfessor Stephen Duffy, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Interval cancers and the principle of open disclosure.Dr Liz Wylie, BreastScreen WA DCIS - not one diseaseA/Prof Gelareh Farshid, BreastScreen SA
The future of eHealth recordDr Mukesh Haikerwal, NEHTA, NSW DCIS: screening and assessmentDr Linda West, Lake Imaging Geelong Breast Clinic, VIC
Breasthealth Workshops: A new lookThe redevelopment of breast health training to improve access to Community Health Professionals across all of VictoriaRachel Mulqueeney, Cancer Council Victoria, VIC Breast MRI for DCISDr Allison Rose, North Western Breastscreen, VIC
BreastScreen Australia participation by women aged 70-74 years has varied by State and Territory and is associated with state-level breast cancer outcomes.Carolyn Nickson, University of Melbourne, VIC
12:30 Lunch
13:30 SE-11Emerging Workforce IssuesRoom: Ballroom 2Chair: SE-12Quality and ResearchRoom: Ballroom 3Chair: Louise Galloway
Strategic Workforce Accreditation of the BreastScreen Program: Building on success and managing changeLou Williamson, BreastScreen SA
Evaluating the Accuracy of Radiographers Interpreting Screening Mammograms.Josephine Carmel Debono, Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, NSW Making BreastScreen Australian data more accessible to researchersProfessor Dallas English, The University of Melbourne, VIC
Work Practices to reduce injury in Screening Mammography Bronwyn Knight, BreastScreen SA
Balloons and Boulders: An exploration of the factors which contribute to the retention of older mammographers within BreastScreen servicesRhonda Miller, BreastScreen SA Regulation of non-medically proven imaging: What the public need and deserve.Dr Ken Harvey, Latrobe University, VIC
Results of an Australian survey: are radiographers working in mammography interested in role expansion?Sheila Moran, University of Newcastle, NSW
Addressing the shortage of breast physicians in Western Australia via clinical attachments at multidisciplinary breast clinics. Eric Khong, BreastScreen WA Facilitating breast cancer research in Australia through collaborationCarole Renouf, National Breast Cancer Foundation, NSW
Evaluation of the Pectoral Muscle in the MLO view of the Breast using the PGMI system: The Australian experience Kelly Spuur, Central Queensland University, QLD
15:00 Afternoon Tea
15:30 SE-13 - Closing SessionLooking forward: What should our daughters expect from BreastScreen Australia? Facilitator: Dr Paul Willis Panel of guests: Professor Stephen Duffy, Jennifer Muller, Consumer, Dr Neil Wetzig, A/Prof Warwick Lee, A/Prof Nehmat Houssami
Closing RemarksVicky Pridmore
17:00 Sessions Finish