Program

Friday • November 21, 2025 Saturday • November 22, 2025 – General Program Saturday • November 22, 2025 – Nursing / RTT / Surgical Instrumentation

Friday - November 21, 2025

07:00

Registration - Opening Coffee for Networking

Main Room

08:00

Master Class Opening

Moderators: Ramiro Bermudez (RadOnc)

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Country	Room
5	ABS Welcome	Peter Rossi (RadOnc), Alvaro Martinez (RadOnc)	United States	Main Room
5	ACRO Welcome	Lina Loaiza (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
10	Master Class Program Overview	David Martinez (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room

08:25

Session 1 - Cervical Cancer

Moderators: Ivan Bobadilla (RadOnc), Adriana Maya (MedPhys)

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Country	Room
20	Imaging in GYN brachytherapy (US - CT - MR)	Claudia Huertas (Radiologist)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Cervical Cancer RT: Treatment Overview	Franz Usuga (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Cervix Techniques: Tools and requirements, performing application Intracavitary and Hybrid Applicators	Elsa Cuervo (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Cervix Contouring: Guidelines and recommendations	Paulina Noreña (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Cervix treatment planning: Applicator localisation on CT and MR, Applicator library, Optimisation	Cristian Armando (MedPhysic)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Cervix Results: Hazards, results, toxicities and complications and their management	Paulina Noreña (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Cervix Re-Irradiation: Management of recurrences and treatment planning	David Martinez (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
5	Q&A	Panel		Main Room

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45

Session 2 - Breast Cancer

Moderators: Eduardo Guerrero (RadOnc), Daniel Vacca (MedPhys)

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Country	Room
20	Imaging in Breast brachytherapy (US - CT - MR)	Alejandra Echeverry (Radiologist)	Colombia	Main Room
25	Breast Cancer Brachytherapy: Indication, tools and techniques, requirements, performing application, hazards, results	Julian Rodriguez (RadOnc), Alvaro Martinez (RadOnc)	Mexico	Main Room
10	Breast Contouring: Guidelines and recommendations	Lina Loaiza (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Breast treatment planning: Applicator localisation on CT, Applicator library, Optimisation	Ligia Ruiz (MedPhysic)	Colombia	Main Room
5	Q&A	Panel		Main Room

12:00 Lunch Break

13:00

Session 3 - Skin Brachytherapy

Moderators: Katherine Tello (RadOnc), Martina Leon (MedPhys)

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Country	Room
20	Imaging in Skin brachytherapy (US)	Daniel Noreña (Radiologist)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Skin cancer – Indication, tools and requirements, performing application, hazards, results	Javier Rodriguez (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Colombian Experience: Skin Brachytherapy	Nidia Arcos (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
15	Keloids – Indication, tools and requirements, performing application, hazards, results	Andrew Farach (RadOnc)	United States	Main Room
15	Physics Perspectives in Skin Brachytherapy	Ramiro Pino (MedPhysic)	United States	Main Room
5	Q&A	Panel		Main Room

14:15 Coffee Break

14:30

Session 4 - Prostate Cancer

Moderators: William Baquero (RadOnc), Gabriel Murcia (MedPhys)

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Country	Room
20	Imaging in Prostate brachytherapy (US - CT - MR)	Sebastian Pelaez (Radiologist)	Colombia	Main Room
20	Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy: Treatment Overview	Andrew Farach (RadOnc)	United States	Main Room
15	Prostate HDR Techniques: recommendations, indication, tools and requirements, performing application Interstitial HDR Implants	Juanita Crook (RadOnc)	Canada	Main Room
15	Prostate Contouring: Guidelines and recommendations	Juanita Crook (RadOnc)	Canada	Main Room
15	Prostate Results: Hazards, results, toxicities, complications and their management	Alvaro Martínez (RadOnc)	United States	Main Room
20	Prostate treatment planning: Applicator localisation on US, CT and MR, Applicator library, optimisation	Ramiro Pino (MedPhysic)	United States	Main Room
15	Prostate Re-Irradiation: Management of recurrences and treatment planning	Juanita Crook (RadOnc)	Canada	Main Room
5	Q&A	Panel		Main Room

16:30

Session 5 - Economic Aspects of a Successful Brachytherapy Program

Moderators: Juan Pablo (RadOnc)

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Country	Room
20	How to develop a successful brachytherapy program?	David Martinez (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
20	How to perform Activity-Driven Based Costing? Colombian Case	Oscar Gamboa (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
20	Status of Brachytherapy in LATAM	Lina Loaiza (RadOnc)	Colombia	Main Room
30	Q&A Session	Panel		Main Room

Saturday - November 22, 2025 – General Program

08:00

Hands-on Workshops (Morning)

Room 1 – Varian

Breast Brachytherapy (Morning)

Main Proctors David Martinez, MD (RadOnc), Silvia Haces, MD (RadOnc)
Faculty (Physicians) Javier Faundez, MD (RadOnc), Paulina Noreña, MD (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Gabriel Murcia, MSc (MedPhys), Adriana Maya, MSc (MedPhys)

Room 2 – Elekta

Prostate Brachytherapy (Morning)

Main Proctors Alvaro Martinez, MD (RadOnc), Julian Rodriguez, MD (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Ligia Ruiz Ballesteros, MSc (MedPhys), Milton Vargas, MSc (MedPhys)

09:45 Coffee Break

10:00

Hands-on Workshops

Room 1 – Varian

Cervix Brachytherapy

Main Proctors Paulina Noreña, MD (RadOnc), David Martinez, MD (RadOnc)
Faculty (Physicians) Silvia Haces, MD (RadOnc), Carolina Ahumada, MD (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Cristian Castellanos, MSc (MedPhys), Jose Diaz Merchan, MSc (MedPhys)

Room 2 – Elekta

Skin Brachytherapy

Main Proctors Franz Usuga, MD (RadOnc), Cesar Garcia (RadOnc)
Faculty (Physicians) Alvaro Martinez, MD (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Ligia Ruiz Ballesteros, MSc (MedPhys), Eliana Martina León Martínez, MSc (MedPhys)

12:00 Lunch Break

13:00

Hands-on Workshops (Afternoon)

Room 1 – Varian

Skin Brachytherapy

Main Proctors Andrew Farach, MD (RadOnc), Javier Rodriguez, MD (RadOnc)
Faculty (Physicians) Carlos Figueredo, MD (RadOnc), Javier Faundez, MD (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Ramiro Pino, MSc (MedPhys), Neiva (Medical Physicist)

Room 2 – Elekta

Cervix Brachytherapy

Main Proctors Franz Usuga, MD (RadOnc), Cesar Garcia (RadOnc), Ligia Aviles (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Ligia Ruiz Ballesteros, MSc (MedPhys), Eliana Martina León Martínez, MSc (MedPhys)

14:45 Coffee Break

15:00

Hands-on Workshops

Room 1 – Varian

Prostate Brachytherapy

Main Proctors Juanita Crook, MD (RadOnc), Andrew Farach, MD (RadOnc)
Faculty (Physicians) Andres Imbaquingo, MD (RadOnc), Felipe Castro, MD (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Ramiro Pino, MSc (MedPhys), Andres Loaiza, MSc (MedPhys), Adriana Maya, MSc (MedPhys)

Room 2 – Elekta

Breast Brachytherapy

Main Proctors Julian Rodriguez, MD (RadOnc), Alvaro Martinez, MD (RadOnc), Franz Usuga, MD (RadOnc)
Medical Physicists Milton Vargas, MSc (MedPhys), Eliana Martina León Martínez, MSc (MedPhys)

17:00

Closing Lecture – Looking forward: Cutting-edge brachytherapy treatments for LATAM – ABS Partnership, Alvaro Martinez

Moderators: David Martinez (RadOnc)

Main Room

Saturday - November 22, 2025 – Nursing / RTT / Surgical Instrumentation

08:00

Opening Block

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Country	Room
10	Introduction and Welcome	Lina Maria Loaiza, MD (RadOnc)		Nursing Room
10	Brachytherapy Nursing as a Specialty	Kayla Kafka		Nursing Room

08:20

Section 1 – Cervix

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Room
20	RT Basics in Cervical Cancer	Katherine Tello, MD (RadOnc)	Nursing Room
20	Cervical Brachytherapy Procedure – Surgical Instrumentation perspective	Melissa Carreño Ramirez, Laura Londoño Arias	Nursing Room
20	Anesthesia and pain control for cervical brachytherapy	Kayla Kafka, Camila Villegas Osorio	Nursing Room
20	Day-of-procedure care for cervical brachytherapy patients	Tatiana Jaramillo	Nursing Room
40	Assisting with applicator/needle removal and management of vaginal bleeding	Kayla Kafka, Paulina (RadOnc), Alvaro Martinez, MD	Nursing Room
10	Q&A	Panel	Nursing Room

10:30 Coffee Break

10:50

Cervix – Discharge & Coordination

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Room
20	Discharge education after cervical brachytherapy	Cristina Garcia	Nursing Room
20	Management of unexpected complications	Kayla Kafka	Nursing Room
20	Coordination of care – patient flow from external beam, chemotherapy to brachytherapy	Luisa Pelaez, Yeidy Vallejo	Nursing Room
10	Q&A	Panel	Nursing Room

12:00 Lunch Break

13:00

Section 3 – Prostate

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Room
20	RT Basics in Prostate Cancer	Paulina (RadOnc)	Nursing Room
20	Patient preparation, education and scheduling considerations	Camila Villegas Osorio, Yeidy Vallejo	Nursing Room
20	Anesthesia and pain control considerations in prostate brachytherapy	Kayla Kafka, Tatiana Jaramillo Arboleda	Nursing Room
20	Prostate Brachytherapy – Surgical Instrumentation perspective	Carolina Herrera Garcia	Nursing Room
20	Hematuria management, implant removal process and discharge instructions	Kayla Kafka, Maria Paula (Neiva)	Nursing Room
10	Q&A	Panel	Nursing Room

14:50 Coffee Break

15:10

Section 4 – Breast & Skin

Min	Activity	Speaker(s)	Room
20	RT Basics in Breast and Skin Cancer	Alejandro Gonzalez, MD (RadOnc)	Nursing Room
20	BREAST: Education before, during, and after treatment	Yurany Buitrago Delgado	Nursing Room
20	BREAST: Procedure flow, bedside care and pain control	Melissa Carreño Ramirez, Laura Londoño Arias	Nursing Room
20	SKIN: Education before, during, and after treatment	Maria Paula (Neiva)	Nursing Room
20	The future of brachytherapy nursing	Kayla Kafka	Nursing Room
10	Q&A and Discussion	Group / Panel	Nursing Room