About this event

  • Date and time Fri 13 Sep 2024 from 8:30am to 5:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Coloproctology, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Join us for an event centred around IBD multidisciplinary services, where you'll learn about cutting edge developments and innovations in the multidisciplinary management and surgical care of inflammatory bowel disease in 2024.

It will be a full day packed with keynote insights on current and future IBD surgical developments and will consist of 6 packed main sessions, each with 3-4 high profile keynote speakers with time for audience participation, debate and discussion.

Through a series of sessions, you will learn hear new insights into the aetiology and epidemiology of IBD (diet, immunology, microbiome, epidemiology), robotic surgery in IBD surgery, an overview of pathology and management of the IBD rectal and perianal disease, and more.

By attending, you will:

  • Gain an increased understanding of the contemporary aetiology and epidemiology of IBD
  • Learn about recent advances in delivering IBD services and care.
  • Understand the current training landscape for new surgical techniques and robotics.
  • Hear about the latest insights on the sequence of IBD surgical treatments.
  • Learn about new surgical techniques and their impact on patient outcomes.
  • Learn about specific developments in managing complex IBD rectal disease.
  • Learn about contemporary recommendations and future management of the permanent stoma.

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We would like to thank our Platinum Sponsors CMR Surgical and Johnson&Johnson MedTech, and our sponsors Coloplast, Medtronic and Proximie for their support of this event. Please note that the main scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsors.

Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Welcome: Mr Justin Davies, President, Coloproctology Section, Royal Society of Medicine, Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Introduction: Professor Thomas Pinkney, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Richard Brady, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Session 1 - Aetiology and epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

From gene deserts to druggable pathways in IBD

Ms Christina Stankey, The Francis Crick Institute

The role of microbiome in IBD

Mr James Kinross, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 

Are surgery rates really decreasing or are we just kicking the can down the road?

Professor Nalia Arebi, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Mark's National Bowel Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Getting in the way of the knife: What can medical therapy offer patients with IBD in 2024

Professor Tim Raine, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Panel discussion

Session 2 - The robot in IBD

Benefits of the Robot in IBD: Why everyone should be doing this

Miss Katie Adams, Colorectal Surgeon and Clinical Lead for Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 

State of the nation with the Robot and what happens in Europe in terms of training and roll-out?

Mr Samson Tou, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Are we all on this IBD robotic bandwagon? Is there an NHS kickback against robotics?

Professor Farhat Din, Bowel Cancer UK, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Chair of Colorectal Cancer Research

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break

Session 3 - The pesky rectum

Managing the hot rectal stump after subtotal colectomy - Drugs? Surgery?

Dr Christianne Buskens, Colorectal Surgeon, Amsterdam Medical Centre, Amsterdam  

Outcomes after completion proctectomy in Crohn's

Professor Laura Hancock, Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Wythenshawe) 

Filling the hole - Plastics options in pelvic IBD reconstruction

Mr James Bedford, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Manchester Foundation Trust

Perianal Crohn's – an update - including new ECCO guidelines and ADMIRE-CD 2

Mr Kapil Sahnan, Consultant Surgeon, St Mark's Hospital 

Panel discussion

CMR Surgical sponsored symposium session: The development of a national program of robotics for Wales

James Ansell, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Lunch

Session 4 - Modernising your IBD service

Post-op surveillance in IBD - Who, when, how?

Dr Ally Speight, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Enhanced recovery after surgery in IBD patients: What works

Mr Austin Acheson, Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 

The role of the surgical IBD nurse in the treatment pathway for IBD patients

Paula Harrison, Colorectal Nurse, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust 

A world-class pouch service

Mr Valerio Celentano, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust 

Every patient should complete the IBD wheel before every appointment

Dr Rachel Cooney, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 

Patient reported outcome measures in IBD - the PROMISE-IBD study

Miss Abhilasha Patel, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break

Session 5 - The sequence of treatment in IBD

The role of the appendix in ulcerative colitis and where might therapeutic appendicectomy fit in the pathway

Professor Thomas Pinkney, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust  

Profile - Treating earlier and not stopping biologics around surgery (ECCO, BSG guidelines)

Professor Alisa Hart, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Mark's National Bowel Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 

LIRIC and sequencing - Early surgery and where does the surgeon fit in the sequence

Professor Steven Brown, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Defuctioning stoma in IBD

Mr Matthew Lee, Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 

Panel discussion

Session 6 - The perfect permanent stoma

The optimal stoma creation technique - results from CIPHER

Dr Niro Rajaretnam, FRCS ST8 Colorectal Registrar, South West London

Adjuncts to stomas and their creation and what we'll be doing in 2030

Professor Richard Brady, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Management of problem IBD stomas

Dr Terri Porrett, Colorectal Nurse Consultant working with Coloplast UK on Specialist Stoma Care Projects  

A life saved has to be lived - make that stoma a good one, please!

Jenny Pipe, Patient and member of ACPGBI Patient Liaison Group

Panel discussion
Summary of day/thanks

Mr Valerio Celentano, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust 

Close of meeting

Post-event networking reception – independently hosted by Proximie

Location: 15th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London (3-minute walk from the Royal Society of Medicine)

Timings: 5pm-7pm

Sponsors

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on Friday 13 September 2024. Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.