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SUMMARY:Understanding and Managing Bowel Dysfunction after Rectal Cancer Surgery
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DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Pelican LARS Workshop: Understanding and Managing Bowel Dysfunction after Rectal Cancer Surgery One day workshop on Wednesday 30th April at Pelican Cancer Foundation, Basingstoke.\n\nMiss Amy Lord, Mr Nick Battersby, Mr Brendan Moran & Mr Francesco Di Fabio\n\nThis workshop is aimed at anyone who looks after patients with rectal cancer including surgeons, nurses, oncologists and gastroenterologists. Bowel dysfunction or LARS (low anterior resection syndrome) affects up to 80% of patients who have had surgery for rectal cancer but is often poorly discussed, understood and managed.\n\nThis workshop aims to improve understanding about what LARS is and the best options for investigation and management. With an expert faculty and case studies.\n\nFees are £75 \n\nWe have some sponsored places so please contact us to discuss if you feel you would benefit from attending but don't have funding available from your Trust.\n\n									Time\n\n									Topic\n\n									Speaker\n\n													9.00-9.25\n\n									Registration\n\n			 \n\n									 \n\n													9.25-9.30\n\n									Welcome and Introduction\n\n			 \n\n									Daphne Robertson\n\n													Session 1: Background, incidence, aetiology, communication                       Chairs: Julie Cornish and\n\n			Nick Battersby\n\n													9.30 – 10.30\n\n												Definition and aetiology			Guidelines and modifiable factors			Counselling patients: who, when and how?												Nick Battersby\n\n			Amy Lord\n\n			Ellie Bradshaw\n\n													10.30-11.00\n\n									Case studies with panel discussion\n\n			 \n\n									Francesco Di Fabio\n\n													11.00-11.30\n\n									Break\n\n			 \n\n									 \n\n													Session 2: Symptoms and investigation                                                                Chairs: Brendan Moran and\n\n			Amy Lord\n\n													11.30-12.30\n\n												Patient perspective			Medical perspective			Surgical perspective												David Jillings\n\n			Jervoise Andreyev\n\n			Emma Carrington\n\n													12.30-13.00\n\n									Case studies with panel discussion\n\n			 \n\n									Nick Battersby\n\n													13.00-14.00\n\n									Lunch\n\n			 \n\n									 \n\n													Session 3: Management and research                                                                    Chairs: Ellie Bradshaw and\n\n			Francesco Di Fabio\n\n													14.00-15.00\n\n												Physiotherapy and biofeedback			Dietary modification			Irrigation												Sally Stevens\n\n			Mel Feldman\n\n			Ruth Bishop\n\n													15.00-15.30\n\n									Break\n\n			 \n\n									 \n\n													15.30-16.15\n\n												Sacral nerve neuromodulation			POLARIS Trial and future research												Tom Dudding\n\n			Julie Cornish\n\n													16.15-16.45\n\n									Panel Discussion\n\n			 \n\n									 \n\n													16.45-17.00\n\n									Summary and close\n\n			 \n\n									Brendan Moran\n\n						
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LOCATION:The Ark Centre Dinwoodie Drive Basingstoke RG24 9NN
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