07:30 - REGISTRATION

 

08:45-09:00 INTRODUCTION ANAL I & ENDOSCOPY - Moderators: Prof Ingvar Bjarnason, London, UK & Dr Philip Caushaj, Bakersfield, USA

 

09:00-09:15 AIN and anal cancer- What a surgeon needs to know. Dr Paul Fox, London, UK 09:15-09:30 High resolution anoscopy - You can do it too & the role of a surgeon. Dr Paul Fox, London, UK 

09:30-09:45 Doppler-guided haemorrhoid artery surgery with/without haemorrhoidopexy – to do or not to do? Mr Pasquale Giordano, London, UK

09:45-10:00 Enhanced endoscopic visualization - Light, dyes and microscopy. Dr Bu Hayee, London, UK

10:00-10:15 Beyond ‘simple’ polypectomy - EMR & ESD. Mr Amyn Haji, London, UK

10:15-10:30 PANEL QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

 

10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK (Complimentary) & VISIT TO SPONSORS EXHIBITS

 

ANAL II - Moderators: Mr J Nunoo-Mensah, London, UK & Dr Giulio A. Santoro, Treviso, Italy

 

11:00-11:15 Fistulotomy - How can you best assess the degree of sphincter involvement? Mr Andy Williams, London, UK

11:15-11:30 How, when and outcomes of endoanal advancement flaps. Dr David Zimmerman, Brabant, Netherlands

11:30-11.45 Anal fistula: Plug, LIFT/Bio-LIFT to success. Dr David Zimmerman, Brabant, Netherlands

11.45-12:00 Options in the management of rectovaginal fistulae in the setting of anorectal Crohn’s disease. Prof Robert W Beart, Los Angeles, USA

12:00-12:15 PANEL QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION 

 

PLATINUM SPONSORS TALKS - Moderators: Mr J Nunoo-Mensah, London, UK & Prof Narimantas Samalavicius, Lithuania

 

12:15-12:22 Covidien - Multicentre Retrospective Study Evaluating the Use of Permacol Surgical Implant in the Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects. Mr Ian Daniels, Exeter, UK

12:22-12:29 Ethicon - Confidence in Closure Mr Coman Fullard, Ethicon EMEA Marketing Director, UK

 

12:30-13:30 LUNCH (Complimentary) & VISIT TO SPONSORS EXHIBITS

 

PELVIC FLOOR - Moderators: Mr Andy Williams, London, UK, & Prof Ronan O’Connell, Dublin, Ireland

 

13:30-13:45 US pelvic floor assessment. Dr Giulio A. Santoro, Treviso, Italy

13:45-14:00 Obstructive defecation syndrome (ODS) in the presence of a rectocele with/without internal intussusception. When, how & outcomes of surgical repair. Miss Karen Nugent, Southampton, UK

14:00-14:15 Transabdominal rectal prolapse repair – Mesh or no mesh, ventral or full rectal mobilization. What the evidence tells us to do. Mr Mark Mercer-Jones, Gateshead, UK

14:15-14:30 Injectables, radiofrequency energy and nerve stimulation. Where do they all fit in an algorithm for faecal incontinence? Prof Ronan O’Connell, Dublin, Ireland

14:30-14:45 PANEL QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

 

14:45-15:15 COFFEE BREAK (Complimentary) & VISIT TO SPONSORS EXHIBITS

 

BENIGN COLORECTAL DISORDERS - Moderators: Mr Asif Haq, London, UK and Mr Mark Mercer-Jones, Gateshead, UK.

15:15-15:30 Laparoscopic lavage for diverticulitis? How, what for and is this the right way forward? Dr Philip Caushaj, Hartford, USA

15:30-15:45 What to do about parastomal hernias. Indication for repair and technical aspects. Is prevention better than cure? Mr Sanjay Chaudhri. Leicester, UK

15:45-16:00 Low/High grade dysplasia in the IBD patient: Is total proctoclectomy always necessary? Dr Patrick Dubois, London, UK

16:00-16:15 Minimizing surgical complications and recurrence in IBD patients? Mr Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, London, UK

16:15-16:30 PANEL QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

 

16:30-16:45 SHORT INTER-SESSION BREAK

 

RECTAL CANCER SURGERY – Moderators; Prof Narimantas Samalavicius, Vilnius, Lithuania & Dr Andy Gaya, London, UK

 

16:45-17:00 Unfavourable T1 and T2 rectal lesions after transanal microsurgery. What to do next? Mr Savvas Papagrigoriadis, London, UK

17:00-17:15 Extralevator abdominoperineal resection: Should we do this more and how can we achieve this? Prof Peter Sagar, Leeds, UK

17.15-17:30 Intersphinteric resection: When, how and what to expect postoperatively. Prof Robert W Beart, Los Angeles, USA

17.30-17:45 ‘Wait & See Approach’ following complete response with chemoradiotherapy. What is the data? Prof Narimantas Samalavicius, Vilnius, Lithuania

17:45-18:00 Recurrent intraperitoneal colorectal cancer…Uhmm Mr Brendan Moran, Basingstoke, UK

18:00-18.15 PANEL QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

 

18:15-18:30 CLOSING REMARKS 18:30-19:30

 

RECEPTION - Wine, cheese & nibbles!