The 1st International Congress of Advanced Lymphedema Surgery (iCALS)

Program

Program at a glance

Time/Date	Day 1 (Mar. 6)
07:00-16:00	Registration
07:30-08:10	Opening
08:10-08:30	Opening Lecture
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 01
09:00-09:30	Keynote Speech 02
09:30-10:30	Symposium 01 Lymph Node/Lymphatic tissue Transfer
10:30-11:00	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
11:00-11:30	Keynote Speech 03
11:30-12:30	Symposium 02 Debulking procedure/non-microsurgical alternatives
12:45-13:45	Luncheon Seminar 01_Dermato Plastica Beauty Co. Ltd. Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building
14:00-15:15	Symposium 03-1 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_01
15:15-15:45	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
15:45-17:15	Symposium 03-2 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_02
18:00	Faculty Dinner (by invitation)

Time/Date	Day 2 (Mar. 7)
08:00-11:00	Breakfast & Registration
08:00-08:30	Keynote Speech 04
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 05
09:00-10:00	Symposium 04 Video Presentations
10:00-10:30	Coﬀee Break
10:30-11:30	Symposium 05 Central/Brain lymphatics
11:30-11:45	Group Photo
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar 02_Medi Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building
13:15-16:30	Buddha Museum Tour
17:00	Departure to Gala Dinner
18:00	Gala Dinner

Time/Date	Day 3 (Mar. 8)
08:00-16:00	Breakfast & Registration
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 06
09:00-10:15	Symposium 06 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery
10:15-10:45	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
10:45-11:45	Symposium 07 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery-02
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar 03_CrownJun Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building
13:15-14:45	Free Paper_Raising Stars in Lymphedema Surgery
14:45-15:15	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
15:15-16:45	Round Table 01
16:45-17:00	iCALS Consensus on Lymphedema Surgery/Closing remarks
18:00	Farewell Dinner (by invitation)

Daily Program (Tentatively)

D1, Mar. 6
07:30-08:00	Opening Ceremony
08:00-08:30	Opening Lecture
	OP Topic TBA Fu-Chan Wei, Taiwan
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 01
	KS01 Topic TBA Isao Koshima, Japan (inviting)
09:00-09:30	Keynote Speech 02
	KS02 New regenerative lymphatic tissue transfer approach: from VLNT to lymphosome transfer concept Jaume Masia, Spain
09:30-10:30	Symposium 01 Lymph Node/Lymphatic tissue Transfer
	S01-1 The groin lymph node flap – still a safe option ? Assaf Zeltzer, Israel
	S01-2 How our Surgical Techniques Evolved and How we Treat Lymphedema Today – The 2025 Cleveland Clinic Surgery Techniques Wei Chen, USA
	S01-3 Recipient site Choice (TBC) Pedro Ciudad, Peru
	S01-4 Spectrum of Donor Sites for Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer: Donor Site Selection Edward Chang, USA
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:30	Keynote Speech 03
	KS03 Unusual forms of lymphedema. Hung-Chi Chen, Taiwan
11:30-12:30	Symposium 02 Debulking procedure/non-microsurgical alternatives
	S02-1 The role of reconstructive liposuction in the treatment of lymphedema – 25 years’ experience of complete reduction without recurrence. Håkan Brorson, Sweden
	S02-2 Lymphological Liposculpture for Secondary Lymphedema after Breast Cancer and Gynecological Tumors: Long-Term Results after 15 Years Manuel Cornely, Germany
	S02-3 From Standard to Last Resort: The Changing Role of the Charles Procedure in Lymphedema Management Chad Chang, UK
	S02-4 Physical Therapy in LVA patients. Roberto Bartoletti, Italy
12:45-13:45	Luncheon Seminar (Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building)
	LS01 Topic TBA Speaker TBA
14:00-15:15	Symposium 03-1 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_01
	S03-1 Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction Dhruv Singhal, USA
	S03-2 Individualized LVA strategy with intraoperative evaluation of denervated lymphatic anatomy Shinsuke Akita, Japan
	S03-3 Prophylactic LVA Hangyu Cha, Korea
	S03-4 Dynamic LVAs in extremities Yukio Seki, Japan
	S03-5 Lymphedema speciﬁc to Male (Scrotum and Penis) Guido Giacalone, Belgium
15:15-15:45	Coffee Break
15:45-17:15	Symposium 03-2 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_02
	S03-6 Lymphorrhea treated with LVA, Long Term Follow-Ups Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	S03-7 Surgical Treatments for Lymphorrhea/Lymphocyst Takumi Yamamoto, Japan
	S03-8 The Deciding Factors of Flow Direction in LVA for Extremity Lymphedema Ying-Sheng Lin, Taiwan
	S03-9 Diagnostics for LVA Surgery Chieh-Han John Tzou, Austria
	S03-10 Robotic Supramicrosurgery in Lymphedema (TBC) Alexandru Nistor, Germany (inviting)
	S03-11 Robotic LVA: surgical and clinical outcomes comparing robotic versus hand LVA Shan Shan Qiu, Netherlands

D2, Mar. 7
08:00-08:30	Keynote Speech 04
	KS04 Recent innovations in Lymphedema surgery Joon-Pio Hong, Korea (recording video)
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 05
	KS05 Making Lymphedema a Global Priority William Repicci, USA
09:00-10:00	Symposium 04 Video Presentations
	S04-1 Topic TBA Giuseppe Visconti, Italy
	S04-2 Topic TBA Akitatsu Hayashi, Japan
	S04-3 Topic TBA Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-11:30	Symposium 05 Central/Brain lymphatics
	S05-1 A Clinical Study on the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Using Deep Cervical Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis Qingping Xie, China
	S05-2 Robotic-assisted Central Lymphatic Reconstruction Nicole Lindenblatt, Switzerland
	S05-3 Topic TBA Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	S05-4 Topic TBA Wei Chen, USA
11:30-11:45	Group Photo
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar (Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building)
	LS02_Medi Topic TBA Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
13:15-16:30	Buddha Museum Tour
17:00	Transportation
18:00-20:30	Gala Dinner

D3, Mar. 8
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 06
	KS06 The evolution of lymphatic surgery Peter Neligan, USA
09:00-10:15	Symposium 06-1 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery_01
	S06-1 ICG Lymphography for Lymphatic Surgeries Takumi Yamamoto, Japan
	S06-2 Augmented Reality in Lymphatic Surgery: Simplifying Preoperative Planning Nicolas Pereira, Chile
	S06-3 The role of SPECT/CT lymphangiography in lymphatic microsurgery Dimitris Dionysiou, Greece
	S06-4 Advantages of Photoacoustic Imaging in Lymphatic Surgery Yushi Suzuki, Japan
	S06-5 Ultrasound in Lymphatic Surgery Giuseppe Visconti, Italy
10:15-10:45	Coffee Break
09:00-10:15	Symposium 06-2 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery_02
	S06-6 Laser Tomography (TBC) Akitatsu Hayashi, Japan
	S06-7 Understanding anatomical changes in lymphedema after node dissection and its applications for management Hiroo Suami, Australia
	S06-8 MR lymphography and its role for lymphatic ressol identification in LVA Christoph Hirche, Germany
	S06-9 Intraoperative analysis of human lymphatic nutrient vessels using video-capillaroscopy Chihiro Matsui, Japan
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar (Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building)
	LS03_CrownJun Topic TBA Speaker TBA
13:15-14:45	Free Paper 02
14:45-15:15	Coffee Break
15:15-16:45	Round Table 01
16:45-17:00	iCALS Consensus on Lymphedema Surgery/Closing remarks
18:00-20:30	Farewell Dinner (by invitation)