Combined Colorectal Program

• Friday 23 October
• 08:30 – 17:30
• Cairns Convention Centre

7:00 ANZACCS Collaborative research

SESSION ONE: The Modern Surgeon: Leadership, Innovation & Impact

8:30 ESR Hughes lecture: Sustainability in the operating theatre – what can we do better? 
9:00 Balancing surgery, academia, and leadership
9:15 Decision making under pressure: judgement, bias, and uncertainty in surgery
9:30 Artificial Intelligence and colorectal surgery + general surgery
9:45 Training the Next Generation of Surgeons: What needs to change?- Selection, mentoring, simulation, workforce expectation
10:00 When things go wrong: Lessons from surgical complications
10:20 Q+A

10:30 MORNING TEA WITH INDUSTRY

SESSION TWO: Colon & Rectal Cancer Updates

11:00 CSSANZ Keynote speaker: Young onset colorectal cancer
11:20 Nonoperative management of rectal cancer – how hard do we push?
11:35 Genetics and immunotherapy in colorectal cancer
11:50 Peritoneal disease at surgery – how best to proceed
12:05 All about colon cancer: evidence of CME, neoadjuvant therapy, Stage II
12:20 Q+A

12:45 LUNCH WITH INDUSTRY
12:45 ANZTBCRS program directors meeting: presented by ANZTBCRS chair

SESSION THREE: Benign Colorectal Conditions

13:45 Parastomal hernia repair – an abdominal wall perspective
14:00 Complex perianal fistula
14:15 Holistic management for haemorrhoidal disease
14:30 Updates on management of rectal prolapse, including recurrence
14:45 Management of HSIL, LSIL, anal cancer
15:00 Round table discussion

15:30 AFTERNOON TEA WITH INDUSTRY

SESSION FOUR: Colorectal Emergencies

16:00 Colorectal trauma- blunt, penetrating, military experience
16:15 Anastomotic leaks: minimising risk and management
16:30 Acute severe colitis – timing and approach
16:45 Surgery for diverticulitis
17:00 Management of acute colonic obstruction
17:15 Q&A
17:30 Day Two Combined Program End
19:00 Combined Gala Dinner

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