Course overview:

This two-day advanced course focuses on the principles, techniques, and technical nuances of Complete Mesocolic Excision (CME) using both laparoscopic and robotic approaches.

Day 1 emphasises core concepts, applied anatomy, and decision-making through expert lectures, interactive discussion, and video-based operative analysis.

Day 2 provides hands-on training on human body donors at The Griffin Institute, with close faculty supervision, focusing on stepwise CME, the critical-view concept, and specimen quality assessment.

Target audience:

This course is aimed at:

–  Consultant colorectal surgeons
–  Senior colorectal fellows

Appropriate experience in laparoscopic or robotic colorectal surgery is expected.

Learning objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

–  Describe the anatomical and oncological principles underpinning CME.
–  Apply the “open-book” and “critical-view” concepts to standardise dissection strategies.
–  Identify key vascular pedicles and mesocolic planes intraoperatively to achieve safe and complete mobilisation.
–  Recognise and manage common intraoperative challenges and complications in minimally invasive CME.
–  Perform the essential steps of CME using laparoscopic and robotic techniques on human body donors.
–  Evaluate specimen quality and understand its relationship to oncological outcomes and quality standards.

Course directors:

Mr Danilo Miskovic – Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, St Mark’s Hospital, London, UK.
Mr Adam Stearns – Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK.

Venues:  

Day 1: St Mark’s Hospital, London, UK
Day 2: The Griffin Institute, London, UK (Human Body Donor Laboratory)

Endorsed by: European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)

Course fee: £1,100

Includes: Course materials, refreshments and lunches on both days, course dinner on day 1, and access to the human body donor laboratory (Day 2).

Places are limited to ensure optimal faculty-to-participant ratios in the wet lab. Early registration is strongly recommended.