Karl Storz Minimally Invasive
Perianal and Pilonidal Surgery Masterclass

International Fellows Presentations

Chair: Katie Adams (London) and Sushil Maslekar (Leeds)

• ASCRS Travelling Fellow Maria Widmar (Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York)
• The Cost Effectiveness of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy with Selective Nonoperative Management: An Analysis Based on the OPRA Trial

• CSSANZ Travelling Fellow
  Sireesha Koneru (Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA, University of Syndey, Australia) Rectal cancer outcomes in 2025- beyond survival and recurrence

Rectal Cancer

Chairs Chris Cunningham (Oxford) and Farhat Din (Edinburgh)

Should we be concerned about training in TME surgery in the UK and Ireland?

• The trainees view: Charlotte El Sayed, Dukes' Club President
• The trainer's view: Deb Nicol (Worcester)
• The Australian experience: Sandy Heriot (Melbourne, Australia)
• Q&A

Organ preservation in early-stage rectal cancer - a clash of philosophies?

• Early rectal cancer; local excision as first strategy followed by TESAR if high risk features, is this the best approach? Jurriaan Tuynman, (Netherlands) 
• (Chemo) radiotherapy and assessment of response. Can the STARTREC trial define the best approach to early rectal cancer?
  Hans De Wilt, Radboud, (Netherlands)
• Q&A

OReCO MDT Panel, in collaboration with PELICAN

• Panel:  Brendan Moran (Basingstoke), Gina Brown (London), Craig Barrington (Swansea), Nigel Scott (Leeds)

Pelvic floor session

Prolapse surgery for the non-pelvic floor colorectal surgeon

Chairs: Tom Dudding (Southampton), John Randall (Bristol) and Natalie Woodward (PLG)

•  Surgery for external prolapse in the UK: current state & National Registry. Julie Cornish (Cardiff)
•  Role of the rectum, basic work-up and deciding on the best approach. Kim Gorissen (Oxford)
•  Altemeier: indication and technique. Andy Williams (London)
• Delormes: indication and technique. Dorin Ziyaie (Dundee)
• Stoma for prolapse: considerations and technique. Wesley Lai (Plymouth)
• Q & A

08:30 -10:00
Parellel Sessions

Short Paper Session

Miscellaneous, Training and mentoring, Proctology, Sustainability
Chairs: Dale Vimalachandran (Chester) and TBA

• Reporting of diversity data in surgical randomised controlled trials of colorectal disease
  Miriam Khalil
• Participant descriptors reported in randomised controlled trials of postoperative ileus: Systematic review
  Edward Roberts
• Are obese subjects really more prone to colon anastomotic leaks? - A study of colon anastomosis healing in obese mice
  Vaihere Delaune
• The Christie Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre’s (CPOC) development of an interactive education module for rare appendiceal tumours
  Rebecca Halstead
• Exploring the contribution of deprivation, sarcopenia and systemic inflammation to outcomes in anal squamous cell cancer
  Liam A Henderson
• A cost-effectiveness analysis of rubber band ligation versus injection sclerotherapy for the treatment of grade I-III haemorrhoids
  Adam Mann
• The cost burden of diverticular disease in the UK: a retrospective analysis at a tertiary referral centre
  Krisha Mehmi
• From Classroom to Clinic: Investigating Coloproctology Training Gaps and Their Impact on Clinical Practice
  Dwiti Jatin Ponda
• A 22-Year Experience of Surgical Management of Anorectal Melanoma: Risk Factors For Recurrence and Death
  David W Larson

Patient-reported outcomes & qualitative studies
Chairs: Matt Lee and Susan Moug
 

The Lived Experience of Parastomal Hernia: A qualitative study exploring the lived experience of patients with a parastomal hernia
Sue Blackwell

Development and feasibility assessment of a multi-modal education intervention to improve recovery for patients undergoing colorectal surgery (Recover Together)
Stephen Chapman

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after colorectal surgery: Mixed methods assessment of practice
Precious Jolugbo

Monitoring hydration and fluid balance after major colorectal surgery: qualitative assessment of challenges, facilitators, and future opportunities
Miriam Khalil

Evaluating the patient's experience of using electronic patent reported outcome measures (ePROMs) and analysing self-reported symptom trends in patients with colorectal cancer
Thomas Mansell-Regan

Assessing the surgical patient experience of handover: A mixed-methods survey
Jessica Ryan

Patient and public involvement in the development of a novel surgical device to treat fistula-an-ano
Samerah Saeed

ACPGBI Training Hub

Coffee break

Should ICG perfusion angiography be standard of care in preventing Anastomotic Leak?

• David Jayne –(Leeds)
• Ronan Cahill – (Dublin)
• Jun Watanabe – (Japan)
• Denise Hilling – (Netherlands)

11:00 - 12:15
Main Auditorium

Where Coloproctology Meets     

Chairs:  Jared Torkington (Cardiff, Wales) and Frances Dixon (Milton Keynes)

• Endometriosis- Ian Jenkins (London)
• Bariatrics- Simon Dexter (Leeds)
• Mulitivisceral transplantation- Irum Amin (Cambridge)
• Obstetrics- James Tibbott (Leeds)
• Hospital management and clinical leadership- Anne Pullyblank (Bristol)
• Surgical Training- Jon Lund, (Derby)

Short Papers

Inflammatory bowel disease, pouch surgery and stomas, Emergency General Surgery
Chairs: Katie Adams (London) and  TBA

• Standardizing Radiological Healing in Perianal Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Global Expert Consensus
  Easan Anand
• Validation of the TOpClass consensus definition of a radiologically healed fistula in perianal Crohn’s Disease
  Easan Anand
• Cost-effectiveness of random colonic biopsies in macroscopically normal mucosa: a sustainability perspective
  Chaitanya Mehta
• CRAMSURG – a community of practice focused on critical appraisal and research methodology
  Giordano Perin
• PARIS: Perianal Abscess Rupture and Incidence of fistula formation after Surgery - A Cohort Study 
  Amarah Ghani Shaikh
• The impact of a novel artificial intelligence algorithm for neoplasia detection in inflammatory bowel disease (CADe-IBD): a multi-centre video-based study
  Katie Siggens
• Operative Management of Complicated Diverticulitis: Why Has Primary Anastomosis Not Replaced Hartmann’s procedure? Insights from Surgical Practice
  Mina Stephanos
• The fate of the rectum after total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis – Insights from the CRUCIAL (Colectomy and the Rectum in Ulcerative Colitis – Irish Audit of Long-term outcomes) study
  Ian Stephens

Colorectal cancer - tumour biology, biomarkers & genetics
Chairs: 

• The FUT2 genetic colorectal cancer risk locus acts through influencing Vitamin B12 level 
  Morven Allan
• Enhancing sensitivity to DNA damaging therapeutics in colorectal cancer by targeting histone acetylation
  Ryan AD Preece
• Perioperative changes in the microbiome during rectal cancer surgery: an exploratory analysis of the IntAct trial
  Jack A Helliwell
• Profiling the dynamic metabolome of colorectal cancer cells
  Aaron Kler
• Identification of novel radiosensitisers in colorectal cancer cells
  Aaron Kler
• LHR predicts poor Prognosis for treatment naïve metastatic colorectal cancer patients – A pilot study
  M P Narayanan
• Investigating the role of pre-operatively assessed systemic inflammatory responses as prognostic factors in locally advanced colon and rectal cancer
  Tin-Ning Wong

Dukes' Club Fellowship Village

ACPGBI AGM

Intuitive session

Lunch

2025 Colorectal Disease Poster Prize
Finalists:

• Comparison of wound infusion catheters verses epidural catheters for analgesia after midline laparotomy
  Mohamed Albendary
• Sequential sphincter-preserving procedures improve overall healing outcomes in transsphincteric fistulae: a prospective cohort study of 120 patients
  Easan Anand
• Rectal cancer HLA-DR expression as a biomarker of pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
  Alasdair Ball
• Patient drivers for parastomal hernia treatment. An analysis of the MYMOP data from the pilot phase of the  PROPHER study
  Sue Blackwell
• Do Wider Resection Margins Improve Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer?
  Oritsetimeyin Ejuoneatse
• Do patients want an 'early' operation for ileocaecal Crohn's disease?
  Nilofer Husnoo
• Oncological outcomes in locally advanced colonic cancer – Is neo-adjuvant chemotherapy justified?
  Zahra Javid
• The management of patients with persistent perineal sinus following proctectomy in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review
  Theo Pelly
• Artificial Intelligence in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnosis: Enhancing Endoscopic Detection and Reducing Miss Rates
  Sakshi Roy
• Oncological Outcomes Of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Upfront Surgery In Locally Advanced Colon Cancer: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, And A Trial Sequential Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials
  David W Larson
• Intraoperative electron radiotherapy (IOERT) in colorectal cancer: updated systematic review of techniques, oncological outcomes and complications 
  Abhinav Tiwari
• National Bowel Cancer Audit Quality Improvement Plan: Assessing quality improvement against targets in England and Wales
  Leo Watton

Tripartite Lecture

Chair Laura Hancock, ACPGBI Honorary Secretary

• Dysplasia and cancer in patients with IBD - state of the art
  Antonino Spinelli (President ESCP, Milan) 

Laparoscopic Medtronic course

Colonoscopy Video MDT Session

Chair: Katie Yeadon (North Devon) and Robin Johnson (PLG)

MDT Panel: Matt Rutter (Stockton on Tees and University of Newcastle and Chair of The JAG), Amyn Haji (London), Nigel Scott (Leeds)

• Conservative management of polyps in patients with reduced/limited/short life expectancy – Matt Rutter (Stockton-on-Tees and University of Newcastle and Chair of The JAG) and  Ravi Ranjan (North Tees and Hartlepool)

• Dealing with Endoscopic Complications - Andrew Emmanuel (London)
• Optical diagnosis and AI in decision making for colorectal polyps: Pushing the boundaries for a more sustainable future. Amyn Haji (London) and Heman Joshi (Cambridge)
• Robotic endoscopic rectal polypectomy. Raymond Oliphant (Inverness)

Early Years Consultant Network 

EYCN Chairs: Abi Patel and Jim Khan

ACPN AGM

ACPN Short Papers

Chairs: Tracey Privett, (Oxford) and Cheryl Hides (Sheffield)

• Show and tell “assessing the impact of incorporating patient information videos to support understanding of a colorectal cancer patient pathway - Dorothy Munyanyi (Macmillan Lead Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist) 
• The roles and experiences of ward-based Surgical Nurse Practitioners working in hospital settings in England: a phenomenological study (A dissertation research study submitted for the MSc ACP Programme - Susan Celera (Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust)

ACPN Interactive Workshop

'As CNS's how can we advocate to ensure our expert nursing services are available for all patients?'
Terri Porrett, Strategic Project Manager Coloplast

This interactive workshop will :

• Explore the tools available to enable Specialist Nurses to demonstrate their expert skills and patient services.
• Learn from examples from current practice to explore collaborative projects including  the ASCN UK GIRFT stoma pathway.  
• Identify common challenges for specialist nurses (IBD, Benign Colorectal/PFD, Colorectal Cancer and stoma care).
• Discuss how we could continue to work together to mitigate the challenges we have identified.

Coffee Break

JandJ Symposium

ACPGBI Lecture

Chair: Justin Davies, ACPGBI President

• No leaks left behind: Challenging dogma and paving the way for disruptive solutions
  Patricia Sylla (New York)

Research

Research  Chairs:  Dale Vimalachandran (Chester and Liverpool) and Susan Moug (Glasgow)

• State of colorectal research. Dale Vimalachandran (Chester and Liverpool) and Susan Moug (Glasgow)
• Associate Surgical Specialty Leads (aSSL) in coloproctology- past, present and future. Nick Heywood, Steve Chapman, Carly Bissett
• Research MDT. Heema Sekar

Current Trials:

• MEErKAT. Laura Hancock (Manchester)
• OCeAN. Caris Grimes (London)
• Vaccine Trials. Rob Jones (Liverpool)
• ROSSINI-2. Tom Pinkney (Birmingham)

Breaking results:

• Prepare ABC. James Hernon (Norwich)
• Prime RT. Campbell Roxborough (Glasgow)

Neurodiversity and Colorectal Surgery

Chair Kiran Altaf (Liverpool) 

• Rupal Dave (Consultant Psychiatrist, London). Supporting neurodivergence in surgical training.
• Matthew Timmis (Founder of Aim Forward). Embedding Neuroinclusive Culture in Surgery: From Clinical Learning to Patient Care
• Daniel Davies (Psychiatry Resident, Representative from Autistic Doctors International). Autism and ADHD – impact on professional journey and progression. 
• Q&A

Short Papers

Pelvic floor & functional bowel disorders, Patient-reported outcomes & qualitative studies

Chairs: Tom Dudding (Southampton) and Julie Cornish (Wales)

• Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Impact and Consequences Tool (LARS iCAT): Phase One Development of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) for Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS)
  Emily Farrow

  Evaluating UK General Surgical Trainees Operative Experience of Pelvic Floor Surgery
  Emily Farrow

  Ten Years’ Experience of Robotic Ventral Mesh Repairs at a Single Institution
  Kamalesh Inteti

  Breaking the taboo: A qualitative exploration of sex and intimacy after benign pelvic and perineal colorectal surgery
  Shivani Joshi

  Integrative Biomarker and Neuromodulatory Approaches in Pelvic Floor and Functional Bowel Disorders
  Sakshi Roy

  Patient-reported outcome measures after rectal cancer surgery: are we forgetting chronic pain?
  Robert Tyler

  Lived experiences of the empty pelvis syndrome following pelvic exenteration: A regret spectrum with overt and hidden toxicities – a prospective convergent parallel mixed-methods study
  Charlie West

Medical Students

Chairs: Cat Boereboom (Notthingham) and Aashlesha Galla (Nottingham)

• Meet the surgeons and trainees – an informal networking event for medical students, with insights from the ACPGBI Medical Student Committee

With

• Caroline Burt (Bristol)
• Mohamed Rabi (Southampton)
• Andrew Yiu, Lillian Reza, Charlotte El Sayed, Ioanna Drami – Dukes' Club

18:30
Main Auditorium

James IV Professor Lecture 

Chairs Claire McNaught, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Harrogate)

• James IV Professor Lecture- Sandy Heriot (Melbourne, Australia). Precision medicine bridging the gap to optimal management of peritoneal colorectal cancer - a translational approach

End of Day 2

ACPGBI Social Event Double Tree by Hilton, Harrogate Majestic Hotel

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