IBD Surgical Course 2024

Date
Tuesday 8th Oct - Thursday 10th Oct 2024
Time
9am - 5pm
Venue
The Griffin Institute, Northwick Park & Central Middlesex Hospital, London

New course coming soon!

We are excited to introduce to you this new IBD surgical course which is coming to St Mark’s very soon. Please save the date!

Tuesday 08/10/2024
Practical Skills Day

In Person. Venue: Griffin Institute

You will learn a range of practical skills required for IBD surgery on models, such as:
  • Robotic IBD
  • Kono-S
  • Pouch creation
  • Stricturoplasty
  • VAAFT
  • LIFT
  • House Advancement flap (fissure)
  • Rectal Advancement flap (fistula)


Wednesday 09/10/2024
Lectures and MDTs Day

In Person or Online. Venue: CMH

A day of lectures and MDT discussions of real patients covering:

  • St Mark’s IBD MDT
  • Lectures and MDTs day
  • CD
  • UC
  • ASUC
  • Pouch surgery
  • Pouch dysfunction
  • pCD


Thursday 10/10/2024
Theatre Observership Day

In person. Venue: CMH

To end this course, we would have 3 IBD operating lists running simultaneously where you could observer in theatres:

  • Robotic IBD
  • Pouch surgery
  • Pouch dysfunction surgery
  • Complex abdominal IBD
  • Complex perianal fistula surgery
  • Rectovaginal fistula surgery


It is going to be a modular course where you can enjoy the 3 days as a package, or you could choose to come for the practical skills day or lectures day independently.
Day One – On Tuesday, you will have the opportunity to learn and practice skills needed for IBD surgery in person at the Griffin Institute
Day Two – It is Lecture and MDT day where there will be different IBD areas covered in the lectures and MDT discussions with real patient cases.
Day Three – To finalise this course, you can observe the IBD operations in theatre.
We are working on the last details of this course, and the registration will be open soon!
Please note that we have very limited spaces for the in person sessions (practical skills day and theatre day) so book as soon as you can or alternatively, please contact us to reserve your place.