SBI Education Committee: 2025 Year in Review

By Dana Ataya, MD and Asha Bhatt, MD

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Education Committee—formerly the CME/SAM Committee—continued its mission in 2025 to advance breast cancer detection and diagnosis through high-quality, accessible education. Serving radiologists, trainees, and allied health professionals, the committee emphasized innovative programming, collaboration across SBI committees, and greater inclusivity to meet the evolving needs of our diverse membership.

2025 SBI Webinar Series
The summer and fall 2025 SBI Webinar Series featured expert faculty, relevant topics, and interactive Q&A sessions.

A major milestone this year was the first Spanish-language webinar, expanding educational access to international and non-English-speaking audiences.

Webinar Highlights:

- June 17: Managing High Risk Lesions – Sam Heller, MD
- July 29: Breast Cryoablation – Robert Ward, MD
- August 19: Demystifying Method of Detection (MOD) – Manisha Bahl, MD, and Eun Langman, MD
- August 26: Missed Breast Cancers at Mammography, CEM, and Beyond – Gul Icten, MD, and Danielle Summers, MD
- September 9: Common and Uncommon Inflammatory Breast Diseases – Afsaneh Alikhassi, MD; Katherine Lampen-Sachar, MD; and Cedric Pluguez-Turull, MD
- October 7: Tamizaje Suplementario Para la Detección de Cáncer de Seno (Supplemental Screening for Breast Cancer Detection) – Delivered in Spanish (with English subtitles) by Yara Feliciano, MD
- October 28: A Successful Dense Breast Screening Program – Georgia Spear, MD

Collaboration with the SBI Social Media Committee helped amplify webinar promotion and extend educational impact through engaging online content.

Additional 2025 Initiatives
Based on feedback from prior SBI Symposia, the Education Committee launched Continuing Education (CE) Bundles, offering curated collections of recorded lectures for focused, on-demand learning. Topics included:

- Advanced Breast Imaging
- Multi-Modality Case-Based Challenges
- Optimizing Your Practice

The committee also provides representation and input to the SBI Symposium Planning committee to ensure alignment between live event content and year-round education priorities.

Looking Ahead to 2026

Planning is underway for the 2026 webinar series and new CE bundles, with an emphasis on emerging topics, member feedback, and symposium themes. The Education Committee thanks its dedicated members, faculty, collaborators, and the broader SBI community for their continued support.

We welcome your feedback and ideas for future programming—please share your thoughts via SBI Connect or by contacting the Education Committee directly. 

For upcoming events and opportunities to get involved, visit www.sbi-online.org.