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Day-to-Day Practice in Colorectal Surgery 

1-3 September 2023

In conjunction with the Congress of the South African Society of Endoscopic Surgeons (SASES)

Programme

Friday 1 September 2023

TimeSession/Topic/Speaker

08:30-08:50

Registration opens and coffee

08:50 - 09:00

Congress Opening

  • Welcome and Introduction to Masterclass - Emile Coetzee (South Africa)
  • Presentation of the topics of the day - Klaus Matzel (Germany)

Morning Session 1

Chairs: Carolynn Vaizey (ESCP) and Eugenio Panieri (SASES)

09:00 - 09:10

Introduction - Eugenio Panieri (South Africa)

09:10 - 09:30

Defining and managing near-complete response after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer - Dieter Hahnloser (Switzerland)

09:30 - 09:50

Obstructing colon cancer management - Charles Sabbagh (France)

09:50 - 10:10 

Stapled or handsewn ileocolic anastomosis? - Ebrahim Dalwai (South Africa)

10:10 - 10:30

Anastomotic technique in the pelvis - Antonino Spinelli (Italy)

10:30 - 11.00 Coffee break

Morning Session 2

Chairs: Dieter Hahnloser (ESCP) and Ravi Oodit (SASES)

11:00 - 11:10 

Introduction - Ravi Oodit (South Africa)

11:10 - 11:30

The T2 mid rectum cancer - Marcos Gomez (Spain)

11:30 - 11:50 

Is laparoscopy safe for rectal cancer? - Tim Forgan (South Africa)

11:50 - 12:10

TAMIS, TaTME and other trans-anal technics - Roël Hompes (The Netherlands)

12:10 - 13:00

Video presentations and discussion

  • Manage a bleeding in the pelvis…
  • Tips and tricks to operate in a narrow pelvis…
  • A simple method to avoid an incorrect end colostomy formation by using the wrong bowel limb…
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break

Afternoon Session 1: Oncology Focus

Chairs: Ravi Oodit (South Africa) and Graham Reimers (South Africa)

Co-hosted with the Cancer Research initiative, University of Cape Town

14:00 - 14:10

Introductory remarks

14:10 - 14:30

Hallmarks of cancer pathogenesis

14:30 - 14:50

Oncological surgery and the general surgeon

14:50 - 15:10

Evolution of oncological treatment

15:10 - 15:30

Living and beyond with cancer

15:30 - 15:50

Nutrition in oncology

15:50 - 16:00

Patient FAQ and wrap-up

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

Afternoon Session 2: Upper GI Surgery

Chairs:  Eugenio Panieri (South Africa) and Zack Koto (South Africa)

16:30 - 16:50

Barrett’s esophagus - Galya Chinnery (South Africa)

16:50 - 17:10

EGJ tumours - Jon Shenfine (United Kingdom)

17:10 - 17:30

Oesophageal cancer in South Africa - Lucien Ferndale (South Africa)

17:30 - 18:30

Tips to get out of trouble: video/talks - International visitors

19:30 Welcome function and evening event

Saturday 2 September 2023

TimeSession/Topic/Speaker

Morning Session 1

Chairs: Marcos Gomez (ESCP) and Bernie Maree (SASES)

09:00 - 09:20

What’s up in appendicitis? - Charles Sabbagh (France)

09:20 - 09:40

Fecal incontinence: what to know about in 2023? - Klaus Matzel (Germany)

09:40 - 10:00

The laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy today - Janindra Warusavitarne (United Kingdom)

10:00 - 10:20

The dos and don'ts of constipation - Carolynn Vaizey (United Kingdom)

10:20 - 10:30

Questions and Answers

10:30 - 11.00 Coffee break

Morning Session 2

Chairs: Klaus Matzel (ESCP) and Jaco Botes (SASES)

11:00 - 12:00

Consultant Corner

Experts: Bernie Maree (South Africa), Emile Coetzee (South Africa), Carolynn Vaizey (UK), Charles Sabbagh (France), Marcos Gomez (Spain), Dieter Hanhloser (Switzerland)

Three cases led by Emile Coetzee (South Africa):

  • Failed low colorectal anastomosis - Roël Hompes (The Netherlands)
  • A tumour of the appendix - Bernie Maree (South Africa)
  • Internal rectal prolapse and fecal incontinence - Janindra Warusavitarne (United Kingdom)

12:00 - 12:10

Summing up - Dieter Hahnloser (Switzerland) and Emile Coetzee (South Africa)

12:10 -13:00 Eponymous Cook Prestige Lecture
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

Afternoon Session 1: Metabolic Surgery

Chairs: Jeanne Lubbe (South Africa) and Tinus Smit (South Africa)

14:00 - 14:20

Obesity treatment in South Africa: where we are - Jeanne Lubbe (South Africa)

14:20 - 14:40

Bariatric emergencies for non-bariatric surgeons - Jon Shenfine (United Kingdom)

14:40 - 15:40

South African bariatric surgeons: how I do it - video session

15:40 - 16:00

Revisional surgery - Jon Shenfine (United Kingdom)

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break and SAMMSS AGM

Afternoon Session 2

Chairs: Emile Coetzee (South Africa) and Bernie Maree (South Africa)

16:30 - 17:30

SASES AGM: vote

17:30 - 18:30

Video competition

18:30 - 19:30 Coffee break and HIG AGM
19:30 Congress Dinner

Sunday 3 September 2023

TimeSession/Topic/Speaker
08:30-09:00 Coffee

Morning Session 1: Hernia Surgery

Chairs: Heather Bougard (South Africa) and Zack Koto (South Africa)

09:00 - 09:20

Why TAR works - Sonia Ribas (Portugal)

09:20 - 09:40

Rectus diathesis - Heather Bougard (South Africa)

09:40 - 10:00

Chronic pain after hernia repair - Vermeulen (South Africa)

10:00 - 10:20 

Real life issues in hernias - Zack Koto (South Africa)

10:20 - 10:30

Questions and panel discussion

10:30 - 11.00 Coffee break

Morning Session 2: Hernia Surgery

Chairs: Heather Bougard (South Africa) and Zack Koto (South Africa)

11:00 - 11:55

Video session - Reniel De Beer, Zack Koto and Christo Kloppers (South Africa)

11:55 - 12:00 Congress closure - Emile Coetzee (South Africa)
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