Frontiers in Colorectal and Intestinal Disease 2025 Programme Day 3

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 3: 21/11/2025

08:00 – 08:55 Breakfast Session TBC


Less is more in early rectal cancer
Chairs: Jonathan Landy, Nicola Hodges

09:05 Is Star-Trec the final frontier? Simon Bach
09:20 Who is suitable for watchful waiting? Eva Angenete
09:35 Can we avoid surgery at all? Arthur Sun Myint
09:50 Early rectal cancer has no place in the operating theatre: the role of endoscopy Leon Moons
10:05 Panel discussion


10:20 Protecting against consequences of surgery Eva Angenete (Chair: Elaine Burns)


10:50 Break


The St Mark’s Debate

11:10 Neoadjuvant treatment versus straight to surgery for non MRF involving colorectal cancer Aaron Quyn, Ian Jenkins


12:05 Sponsor symposium


12:50 Lunch


Neuro-motility conditions: primum non nocere
Chairs: Sonya Frearson, Calum Moulton

13:50 Preventing iatrogenic harm in hEDS Gehanjali Amarasinghe
14:05 Disordered eating or an eating disorder? TBC
14:20 Complications of artificial feeding Suzanne Donnelly
14:35 Intestinal consequences of neurological disorders Natalia Zarate-Lopez
14:50 Panel discussion


Consultant corner in IBD
Chairs: Nik Kamperidis, Kapil Sahnan

15:05 Case presentations on preventing medical and surgical complications discussion Nik Kamperidis, Alex Toskas, Phil Tozer, Kapil Sahnan, Adriana Martinez


16:05 Close – end of day 3


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