Ali Hayes
Alison is a New Zealand trained General Surgeon with post fellowship specialist training in Breast surgery at the United Kingdom’s largest Breast unit in Edinburgh. Following this she spent 18 months working as a Consultant at the Edinburgh Breast Unit. This extended to running clinics at the Scottish Breast Screening Service and managing the unit’s surgical audit. During her time in Edinburgh, Alison was part of a large multi-disciplinary team, managing women with breast cancer. In addition to this she attended all adjuvant treatments given to women with cancer. This has given her a unique understanding and appreciation of all aspects of a woman’s treatment, allowing her to better inform and support her patients. Alison has extensive experience with new surgical techniques and treatment approaches for women with Breast cancer. Areas of Specialisation Benign breast conditions Breast screen-detected cancer surgery Oncoplastic breast surgery and reconstruction Sentinel node biopsy/ axillary clearance Breast Ultrasound assisted examination and biopsy Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Laparoscopic/ open hernia repair Removal of skin and subcutaneous lesions Alison practices at Breast Auckland, which is based at Laparoscopy Auckland, 148 Gillies Ave, Epsom, Auckland. Ph 09 623 4788, fax 09 623 6662
Breast Cancer Symposium - Surgical Advances in Breast Cancer Management Pre-conference Workshop (Repeated)  Thursday, 12 June 2014 Start 2:00pm Duration: 120mins Room 1 Start 4:30pm Duration: 120mins Room 1 It has long been established that the radical surgery introduced by Halsted is not required for adequate oncological control of breast cancer. This led to the widespread use of breast conserving surgery (BCS) combined with radiotherapy. Developments such as screening have reduced tumour size at diagnosis and radio, chemo and hormone therapy have consistently improved survival rates. Consequently women are increasingly less accepting of breast conservation at the expense of aesthetics. This has lead to the development of “oncoplastic breast surgery”. This session will look at what this is, its indications, complications and illustrate various techniques. With this century comes a new debate regarding the extent of axillary surgery required to achieve oncologic control. The evidence surrounding this and its implications for current practice will be highlighted. The use of neo-adjuvant chemo or endocrine therapy has the potential to facilitate breast conservation. The finer details of this and which women could benefit from this approach will be discussed. Lastly I will briefly discuss the current and potential roles of lipo-modelling in breast surgery. This session will illustrate how breast surgery, oncology and plastic reconstructive surgery can interact to provide maximal oncologic and aesthetic outcomes for women. Benign Breast Disease Concurrent Workshop Repeated Friday, 13 June 2014 Start 2:00pm Duration: 55mins Room 2 Start 3:05pm Duration: 55mins Room 2 Benign breast conditions account for 90% of women presenting to primary care with breast symptoms. This session will provide an overview of common benign breast conditions and outline an approach to investigation and management of each. Conditions discussed include breast infection, breast pain, cysts, nipple discharge and gynaecomastia. All About Breasts Nurses Programme Saturday, 14 June 2014 Start 9:30am Duration: 60mins Sportsdrome This talk will cover changes in the breast throughout life and review some common benign breast conditions. A brief overview of the issues surrounding breast screening will be discussed followed by a review of current options for breast reconstruction. Illustrations will be used to enhance explanations of techniques along with a brief discussion regarding general patient suitability factors.