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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