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Frimley Breast Symposium, Wednesday 18 November 2026
The Old Paddock, Ascot Racecourse, High Street, Ascot SL5 7JX*
A free day of seminars for primary care clinicians, breast multidisciplinary team, including nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, with lunch included.
This year’s symposium is a true multidisciplinary event with focus on survivorship, genetics, fertility, and personalised care. Faculty includes regional and national experts.
Topis include - local pathways and services available, management of menopausal symptoms, family history and genetics, lifestyle and bone health.
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* The event can also be accessed remotely via MS Teams.
Full programme
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30 am | Registration and Coffee | |
| 9 am | Welcome and housekeeping | Mr Goran Ahmed, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon |
| 9.15 am | An update about Breast Services at Frimley Health Foundation Trust | Mrs Isabella Karat, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon |
| 9.35 am | One-stop service at the new Breast Unit at FPH | Orianna Friday, Lead Mammographer |
| 9.50 am | Fertility preservation for younger breast cancer patients | Miss Manisha Chandra, consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology and specialist in fertility, Frimley Park Hospital |
| 10.10 am | Management of menopausal symptoms after breast cancer | Dr Charlotte Gooding, GP and British Menopause Society (BMS) Accredited Menopause Specialist, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 10.40 am | Genetics of Familial Breast Cancer | Lily Barnett, Genetic Counsellor, St George's University Hospital |
| 11 am | Break | |
| 11.20 am | Post cancer Lifestyle Coaching | Mr Hud Shaker- Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Trust |
| 11.40 am | Oncoplastic breast surgery and the role of radiologist | Miss Alex Tenovici, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon and Dr Jaspal Juttla, Consultant Radiologist |
| 12 pm | New RCR guidelines and Use of contrast mammography-guided biopsy at Frimley Park Hospital | Kirsten Stafford, Consultant Radiologist, Frimley Park Hospital |
| 12.20 pm | Lunch | |
| 1.20 pm | Management of Granulomatous mastitis, a multidisciplinary approach | Dr Mauricio Arias, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| 1.45 pm | Audit of outcome of immediate implant-based breast reconstruction cross-site | Dr Roha Daneyal Research Fellow Breast, Miss Sabrina Bezzaa, post CCT Fellow, Miss Rachita Mallya, ST8 Specialty trainee |
| 2.05 pm | An update on the SSMP service. What do we do? | Sarah Gillings-Rice, and Tara Mullally, Personalised Care Breast Cancer Nurses, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| 2.25 pm | Oncoplastic Breast MDT, case examples | Rajan Uppal, Consultant Plastic Surgeon |
| 2.45 pm | Break | |
| 3.15 pm | Complexity of the Role of the Breast Care | Vanisha Rabindranath, lead breast CNS, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| 3.35 pm | HRT and Breast Cancer risk made easy | Summary of Primary care Guidance 2025, Mr Goran Ahmed |
| 3.50 pm | Survivorship after Male Breast Cancer | Dr Kerry Quincey, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Founder member of The Men’s VMU. De Montfort University (remote presentation via MS Teams) |
| 4.15 pm | Bone Health after breast cancer | Dr Panagiotis Koliou, Consultant Medical Oncologist |
| 4.45 pm | Comments and feedback | |
| 5 pm | Close |