International Fellows Presentations

Chair: Katie Adams (London) and Sushil Maslekar (Leeds)

• ASCRS Travelling Fellow Maria Widmar (Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York)
• The Cost Effectiveness of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy with Selective Nonoperative Management: An Analysis Based on the OPRA Trial

• CSSANZ Travelling Fellow
  Sireesha Koneru (Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA, University of Syndey, Australia) Rectal cancer outcomes in 2025- beyond survival and recurrence

Rectal Cancer  

Chairs Chris Cunningham (Oxford) and Farhat Din (Edinburgh)
Should we be concerned about training in TME surgery in the UK and Ireland?

• The trainees view: Charlotte El Sayed, Dukes' Club President
• The trainer's view: Deb Nicol (Worcester)
• The Australian experience: Sandy Heriot (Melbourne, Australia)
• Q&A
• Organ preservation in early-stage rectal cancer - a clash of philosophies?
• Early rectal cancer; local excision as first strategy followed by TESAR if high risk features, is the best approach? Jurriaan Tuynman, (Netherlands) 
• (Chemo)radiotherapy and assessment of response. Can the STARTREC trial define the best approach to early rectal cancer? Hans De Wilt, Radboud, (Netherlands)
• Q&A
• OReCO MDT  Panel, in collaboration with PELICAN

Panel: Charis Cunningham (Oxford), Brendan Moran (Basingstoke), Gina Brown (London), Craig Barrington (Swansea), Nigel Scott (Leeds)

Pelvic floor session

Prolapse surgery for the non-pelvic floor colorectal surgeon

Chairs: Tom Dudding (Southampton), John Randall (Bristol) and Natalie Woodward (PLG)

•  Surgery for external prolapse in the UK: current state & National Registry. Julie Cornish (Cardiff)
•  Role of the rectum, basic work-up and deciding on the best approach. Kim Gorissen (Oxford)
•  Altemeier: indication and technique. Andy Williams (London)
• Delormes: indication and technique. Dorin Ziyaie (Dundee)
• Stoma for prolapse: considerations and technique. Wesley Lai (Plymouth)
• Q & A

09:00 -10:00

Parellel Session

Short Papers Session

ACPGBI Training Hub

Coffee break

SAS Session

Chair Kiran Altaf

11:00 - 12:15
Main Auditorium

Where Coloproctology Meets     

Chairs:  Jim Khan (Portsmouth) and Deena Harji (Manchester)

• Endometriosis- Ian Jenkins (London)
• Bariatrics- Chris Pring (Chichester)
• Mulitivisceral transplantation- Irum Amin (Cambridge)
• Obstetrics- James Tibbott (Leeds)
• Hospital management and clinical leadership- Anne Pullyblank (Bristol)
• Surgical Training- Jon Lund, (Derby)

Short Papers

Dukes' Club Fellowship Village

ACPGBI AGM

Tripartite Lecture

Chair Laura Hancock, ACPGBI Honorary Secretary

• Dysplasia and cancer in patients with IBD- state of the art
  Antonino Spinelli (President ESCP, Milan) 

Colonoscopy Video MDT Session

Chair: Katie Yeadon (North Devon) and Robin Johnson (PLG)

MDT Panel: Matt Rutter (Stockton on Tees and University of Newcastle and Chair of The JAG), Amyn Haji (London), Nigel Scott (Leeds)

• Interactive case presentations - Ravi Ranjan (North Tees and Hartlepool) and Matt Rutter (Stockton on Tees )
• Best colonoscopy video vignette TBC
• Optical diagnosis and AI in decision making for colorectal polyps: Pushing the boundaries for a more sustainable future -  Amyn Haji (London) and Heman Joshi (Cambridge)
• Robotic endoscopic rectal polypectomy. Raymond Oliphant (Inverness)

Early Years Consultant Network 

EYCN Chairs: Abi Patel and Jim Khan

ACPN Workshop on Stoma Guidelines

• AGM
• Short Papers

Short Papers

Coffee Break

ACPGBI Lecture

Chair: Justin Davies, ACPGBI President

• No leaks left behind: Challenging dogma and paving the way for disruptive solutions
  Patricia Sylla (New York)

Research

Chairs: Dale Vimalachandran and TBC

Neurodiversity and Colorectal Surgery

Chairs Kiran Altaf (Liverpool) and TBC

Medical Students

Chair Cat Boereboom (Derby)

18:30
Main Auditorium

James IV Professor Lecture 

Chair TBC

• Precision medicine bridging the gap to optimal management of peritoneal colorectal cancer - a translational approach - Sandy Heriot (Melbourne)

End of Day 2