Concurrent Colorectal Program

• Thursday 22 October
• 07:15 – 17:30
• Cairns Convention Centre

BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM
7:15 Management of LARS – Dr Andrea Warwick

SESSION ONE: COLON AND RECTAL CANCER 
8:15 Combined Welcome to Country
8:30 Contemporary management of early rectal cancer – Dr Kasmira Wilson
8:45 TaTME – lessons learnt and the road ahead – Dr Jayson Moloney
9:00 Recurrent rectal cancer – decision making and survivorship – Dr Eva Angenete
9:15 Should CME be the standard for right hemicolectomy? – Dr Carina Chow
9:30 Staging and Surveillance of colorectal cancer: can we do better? – Dr Mohammed Amer 
9:45 Discussion and Q/A – Panel
 
10:00 MORNING TEA WITH INDUSTRY

SESSION TWO: IBD
10:30 Keynote Address: Resetting the disease: The case for earlier surgery in Crohn’s Disease – Prof Steven Brown
10:50 Surveillance and management of colorectal neoplasia in ulcerative colitis – Prof Tim Eglinton
11:05 Pouch versus permanent ileostomy – Prof Steven Brown
11:20 Management of IBD: (1) EEN as a steroid sparing agent, (2) dealing with concurrent infection and inflammation – Dr Jonathan Hong
11:35 Where are we at with Kono-S? – Prof David Clark
11:50 Perianal Crohn’s disease – an update on management – Dr Corina Behrenbruch
12:10Discussion and Q/A – Panel

12:30 LUNCH WITH INDUSTRY
12:45 Alternative pathways information session- presented by CSSANZ Membership Committee – Dr Michael Johnston

SESSION THREE – PHILLIP DOUGLAS PRIZE, ACPGBI, AND RESEARCH PAPERS
13:30 Phillip Douglas Prize winner Presentation – 2025 – Dr Matthew Trinder
13:40 Phillip Douglas Prize winner talk Presentation – 2026 – Dr Chen Liu

COLORECTAL RESEARCH PAPERS – 10 MINUTES EACH
13:50 Total Neoadjuvant Therapy improves survival outcomes in rectal cancer patients presenting with synchronous resectable liver metastases – Dr Tracy Fitzsimmons
14:00 Integration of a patient orientated eHealth intervention in the setting of an established enhanced recovery after surgery program can reduce complications and length of stay: An observational study – Dr Kari Clifford
14:10 Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Preoperative Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics for Restorative Elective Colorectal Surgery: Nationwide Analysis of the ACS-NSQIP Australian Data – Dr Joseph Do Woong
14:20 Luminal peri-anastomotic antibacterial washout to prevent anastomotic leakage: a pilot audit of outcomes-The AWASH pilot audit – Dr Yui Kaneko
14:30 Post-haemorrhoidectomy pain management: a prospective observational study with a new technique and device. – Dr Trish Doherty
14:40 A pilot prospective cross over study assessing the role of bile acid malabsorption in the causation and treatment of major low anterior resection syndrome. A randomised clinical trial. – Dr John Woodfield
14:50 Failure to Rescue in Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review of Definitions, Rates, and Contributing Factors – Dr Isaac Buratto
15:00 Redo Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC for Recurrent Peritoneal Metastases: A Matched-Cohort Study – Dr Wilson Jiang

15:15 AFTERNOON TEA WITH INDUSTRY

SESSION FOUR HOW I DO IT
15:45 LPLND, extended resection, and pelvic exenteration with minimally invasive approach – Dr Peter Lee
16:00 Post-haemorrhoidectomy complications and their management – A/Prof Andrew Gilmore
16:15 ICG fluorescence – technique and evidence – Dr Abraham Jacob
16:30 Techniques for repair of Rectovaginal & rectourethral fistulae – Prof Michael Solomon
16:45  Discussion and Q/A – Panel
17:00  CSSANZ Annual General Meeting
17:30. Combined Welcome Reception

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