Wednesday 20th November 2024 – Day 1

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08:00 Registration
09:00 Welcome from the Dean Naila Arebi

Prof. Naila Arebi


Crohn’s disease paradigm: shifting sands Chairs: Naila Arebi, Carolynne Vaizey

09:15 Old tools, new tricks – the role of intestinal ultrasound in IBD Stuart Taylor
09:30 First line therapy is surgery; first line therapy is drugs Guy Worley, Nikolaos Kamperidis

09:45 Surgical innovations – are we making progress? Steven Brown
10:00 What happens after surgery? Preventing post-operative recurrence Krisztina Gecse
10:15  Panel discussion Stuart Taylor, Nikolaos Kamperidis, Guy Worley, Steven Brown, Krisztina Gecse


10:40 Break


The thickened ileum: more than meets the eye Chairs: Phil Tozer, Lisa Younge

11:00 Case vignette of presentation with terminal ileum inflammation/inflammatory mass Ravi Misra
11:15 How to deal with diagnostic uncertainty Arun Gupta, Lajja Panchal
11:30 Setting the scene for surgery: how to stage it Kapil Sahnan
11:45 Mild Crohn’s disease – watch or treat? Joana Torres
12:00 Panel discussion Ravi Misra, Arun Gupta, Lajja Panchal, Joana Torres


12:30 SIR FRANCIS AVERY JONES Visiting Professor Lecture Chair: Naila Arebi
Management of ulcerative colitis: the road ahead Millie Long 

Prof. Millie Long


13:00 Lunch


13:45 Symposium: Janssen

Navigating the Path to Early Diagnosis: Understanding Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in Global Contexts Speakers: Prof. Ailsa Hart, St Marks Hospital, Dr Nuru Noor, Cambridge University Hospitals, Prof. Shaji Sebastian, Hull University Teaching Hospitals


Overcoming the taboo of perineal injuries Chairs: Gregory Thomas, Tatenda Marunda

14:30 The management of anal and perineal trauma: the view from a major trauma centre Kate Hancorn
14:45 OASIS: Their impact and their management Carolynne Vaizey
15:15 The St Mark’s approach to recto-vaginal fistulae Phil Tozer
15:30 Panel discussion Kate Hancorn, Carolynne Vaizey, Phil Tozer


16:00 Break


Challenges in rectal function Chairs: Carolynne Vaizey, Michele Marshall

16:20 How to approach the recurrent rectal prolapse Gregory Thomas
16:35 Low anterior resection syndrome – how to tailor treatment to your patient Julie Cornish
16:50 Management strategies for obstructed defaecation Arun Gupta, Gregory Thomas
17:05 Panel discussion Arun Gupta, Gregory Thomas, Julie Cornish


17:35 John Nicholls Prize Chair: Naila Arebi, John Nicholls

Prof. John Nicholls


17:50 Close


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