Scientific Program

08:45 – 17:30
Level 4 – Hilton Sydney

Session One – Proctology

8:45 Welcome
9:00 My approach to ODS – Prof Andrew Stevenson
9:15 Anal and vaginal rectal fistulas: Technical considerations and how I do it – Dr Andrew Browning
9:25 What to do when my fistula repair fails A/Prof Michael Suen
9:40 Pilonidal disease: Can I be a one trick pony ? Dr Hamish Urquhart
10:00 Proctology Gems: Lessons I have learnt – Dr Michelle Thomas
10:15 Panel Discussion

10:30 – 11:00 – MORNING TEA WITH INDUSTRY

Session Two – Neoplasia

11:00 Prehabilitation in colorectal surgery & weightloss considerations prior to surgery – A/Prof Andrew Gilmore
11:15 The plane, the pelvis and the platform – Prof Kim Chi Phan Thien
11:30 TNT – trends and implications for practice – Prof Alexander Heriot
11:45 Surgical salvage after failed TNT – Prof Michael Solomon
12:10 Early onset CRC in Australia – why is it so? – Dr James Kinross
12:25 Panel Discussion

12:30 – 13:30 – LUNCH WITH INDUSTRY

13:30 Edward Wilson Oration: Surgical application of microbiome science
Dr James Kinross

Session Three – Benign Colorectal

14:10 How is AI affecting our day-to-day practice – A/Prof Matthew Rickard
14:25 Polyp dilemmas – So many guidelines, so little time – Prof Andrew Luck
14:40 Contemporary emergency management of diverticulitis – Prof David Clark
14:55 Combined endometriosis surgery – Dr Jin Hee Cho
15:10 Dealing with Disruptive individuals at work – Dr Danette Wright

15:40 – 16:010 AFTERNOON TEA WITH INDUSTRY

Session Four – Consultants’ Corner

16:10 Consultants’ Corner
17:15 Program conclusion
17:30 Program Close