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ADVANCED COURSE ON RECTAL CANCER
8-10 SEPTEMBER 2008, THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS
Preceding the 14th ESSO Congress, ESSO and ESO jointly organise a unique educational programme on rectal cancer open to both senior residents in the last two years of training and junior surgeons within five years after boarding.
The announcement flyer and the application form can be downloaded from this webpage.
Chair: T. Wiggers, NL
Faculty
R. Adam, FR - G. Beets, NL - R. Beets Tan, NL
A. Bembenek, DE - J.F. Bosset, FR
M. Den Dulk, NL - M. DeRuiter, NL
H. De Wilt, NL - K. Havenga, NL - T. Holm, SE
N. Hoogerbrugge, NL - W. Kelder, NL
J. Monson, UK - L. Pahlman, SE - N. Petrelli, US
M.C. Posner, US - G. Poston, UK - H. Rutten, NL
J. Stoker, NL - R. Tollenaar, NL
E. van Cutsem, BE - C. van de Velde, NL
B. van Leeuwen, NL - T. Wiggers, NL
Course objectives
Based on the knowledge of TME surgery and imaging before the operation it is possible to asnwer the 10 following questions after the advanced course:
- How does staging influence clinical decision makking?
- Where do I damage the autonomic nerve plexus?
- How to diagnose and treat lymph node metastases outside the mesorectal envelope?
- How and when can I minimize the procedure?
- How do I position the patient for the perineal phase?
- How do I perform a wide excision for low rectal cancers?
- How do I deal with the loss of a pelvic floor after a wide perineal resection and how do I correct a perineal hernia?
- How do I estimate the need of a defunctioning colostomy and how do I treat leakage of the anastomosis?
- How do I treat a patient with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases?
- How do I balance the advantages and disadvantages of adjuvant treatment (numbers needed to treat)?
Ideal candidate
- Senior resident (last two years of training)
- Junior surgeon (within five years after boarding)
- Good in English (written and spoken)
- Is, or willing to become, an individual ESSO member
 Download the announcement flyer
Application procedure
Application must include:
- Complete Application Form
- Letter describing motivation for attending
- Short CV (maximum 2 pages) with list of recent publications
- Supporting letter from head of department
- Abstract (1 page) with proposed presentation of a clinical case relating to one of the main themes of the Advanced Course
 Download the application form (81.5 kB 2008-03-18 17:44:08).
Application must be submitted before 30 June to:
Carine Lecoq
ESSO Administrator
European Society of surgical Oncology
Avenue E. Mounier 83
B-1200 Brussels - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 5373106
Fax: +32 2 5390374
Email :
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Website: http://www.esso-surgeonline.org/
Accreditation
The Advanced Course will be accredited by the Accreditation Council of Oncology in Europe (ACOE).
Venue
Golden Tulip Bel Air Hotel
Johan de Wittlaan 30
NL-2517 JR The Hague - The Netherlands
www.goldentulipbelairhotel.nl
For futher information, contact:
Carine Lecoq
ESSO Administrator
European Society of surgical Oncology
Avenue E. Mounier 83
B-1200 Brussels - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 5373106
Fax: +32 2 5390374
Email :
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: http://www.esso-surgeonline.org/
PROGRAM
MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Workshops:
•Decision making based on imaging modalities and treatment possibilities
•The sentinel node in colorectal cancer
•Cadaver demonstration of the autonomic nerves
•Practical reading MRI
Symposium: Factors influencing decision making
•Genetics
•Estimating co morbidity
•Quality of imaging
•Value of a multidisciplinary team
TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
SURGICAL TREATMENT
Lecture: The algorithm of treatment of a patient with locally advanced rectal cancer
Workshops:
•Positioning the patient
•Technique of a wide perineal resection
•Filling and reconstruction
•Perineal hernia’s
Symposium: Is less possible
•Indications for TEM
•Laparoscopic rectal resection
•Partial mesorectal excision
Lecture: Factors influencing suture dehiscence
Workshops:
•Stapling techniques
•Early detection of leakage
•Treatment of leakage
•Stoma’s: colostomy, ileostomy, timing of
closure
WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT
•Neoadjuvant radiation therapy Is indicated in (almost) all cases Presents with major morbidity
•Adjuvant chemotherapy Should be offered like in colon cancer Is not proven to be efficacious
Workshops on the treatment algorithm of patients with primary rectal cancer and distant metastases followed by a plenary session in trying to define the optimal strategy.
Lecture: Experiences from a multidisciplinary team.
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