Scientific Program – Saturday 16 November
- 08:45 – 17:30
- Level 4 – Hilton Sydney
Welcome to the 2024 Sydney Colorectal Meeting, taking place on Saturday 16 November at the Hilton Sydney.
Session One – Proctology, Functional
8:45 Official opening by the Organising Committee
9:00 Anovaginal / rectovaginal fistulas: The perineal no man’s man – Prof Andrew Browning
9:30 Haemorrhoids. band, excise , stitch or staple? My approach – Dr Hamish Urquhart
9:45 Novel Approaches to Perianal Fistula: From Horsehair to Stem Cells – Dr Eric Dozois
10:00 Stomas: The good the bad and the ugly – Ms Colleen Mendes
10:15 Panel discussion
10:30 – 11:00 – MORNING TEA WITH INDUSTRY
Session Two – Colorectal Cancer in Special Situations
11:00 Rectal cancer management – Do we need radiation at all? – Prof Avanish Saklani
11:15 High risk colorectal cancer genetics: When to refer – Prof Annabel Goodwin
11:30 Malignant large bowel obstruction – Is there still a role for stents? A/Prof Ian Farragher
11:45 Primary anastomosis in emergency colonic surgery – Dr Lauren Cohen
12:00 Peritoneal malignancy update – Dr Nima Ahmadi
12:15 Panel discussion
12:30 – 13:30 – LUNCH WITH INDUSTRY
Session Three – Inflammatory and Functional Conditions of the Bowel
13:30 EDWARD WILSON ORATION – DR ERIC DOZOIS:
The Hospital in the Cornfields: The Origin and Evolution of Surgical Specialization at the Mayo Clinic
14:00 Update on management of diverticulitis – Dr Amy Cao
14:15 New and novel techniques to prevent / allow early detection of anastomotic leaks – Prof David Clark
14:30 Surgery for obstructive defaecation – Prof Andrew Stevenson
14:45 Pelvic Floor Physio – what do I actually do? Pelvic floor exercise, Biofeedback and Psycho-Anal – Ms Sarina Priori
15:00 Low anterior resection and functional outcomes of ISR – Prof Avanish Saklani
15:15 Panel discussion
15:30 – 16:00 AFTERNOON TEA WITH INDUSTRY
Session Four – Humanitarian Aid
16:00 Reflections from the frontlines: A humanitarian mission to Gaza – Dr Sanjay Adusumilli
16:15 Practicalities of Organising Humanitarian Work – A/Prof Matthew Rickard
16:30 Panel Discussion
Consultants’ Corner
16:40 – Case presentations and discussions
17:30 Program close
