Welcome to the 23rd Annual Frontiers in Colorectal and Intestinal Disease with a spotlight on ‘Prevention in Practice: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Disease Burden’. The conference takes place between November 19–21, 2025.
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Programme Day 2: 20/11/2025
08:00 – 08:55 Breakfast Session TBC
Prevention of IBD-related cancer
Chairs: Ravi Misra, Adriana Martinez
09:00 Living in fear of IBD-associated cancer Patient interview with Babitha Joseph
09:10 A new twist on precision medicine: personalised risk for IBD-related cancer Ibrahim Al-Bakir
09:25 The gut microbiome: small friends, huge potential to prevent cancer? James Kinross
09:40 Is segmental colectomy for all, for some or for none? Omar Faiz
09:55 Panel discussion
10:15 Break
Preventing progression of Crohn’s disease
Chairs: Omar Faiz, Lisa Younge
10:35 Did I make the right choice about surgery? Patient interview & TBC
10:45 Does diet modification feed disease control? TBC
11:00 A peep through the window of opportunity: can we avoid bowel damage? Naila Arebi
11:15 Precision medicine: showcasing new tools in the toolbox TBC
11:30 Is surgery inevitable? TBC
11:45 Panel discussion
12:00 In search of the Holy Grail: can we prevent IBD? Johann Burisch (Chair: Naila Arebi)
12:30 Lunch
13:20 Sponsor symposium
14:05 Advanced rectal cancer: what’s new on horizon? George Chang (Chair: Elaine Burns)
Post-colonoscopy cancers: no lesion left behind
Chairs: Manmeet Matharoo, Maggie Vance
14:35 Causes of PCCRC Michal Kaminski
14:50 Avoiding missed polyps and cancer Monica Ferlitsch
15:10 Avoiding missed lesions in IBD Ana Wilson
15:25 Avoiding recurrence Brian Saunders
15:45 Panel discussion
16:00 Break
Endoscopy: on the cusp of surgery
Chairs: Siwan Thomas-Gibson, Brian Saunders
16:20 Coping with complications Adam Humphries
16:45 Managing recurrence Noriko Suzuki
17:15: Is this polyp too big? Leon Moons
17:45 Panel discussion
18:00 Close – end of day 2
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