The UK does not routinely use preoperative oral antibiotics to prepare the bowel prior to elective colorectal surgery despite large US trials suggesting we should.

St Mark's flagship four-day annual international conference, with symposia covering many of the most important topics in intestinal and colorectal disease.

Patient involvement in research

Organised on behalf of the Coloproctology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, the South West Thames Chapter Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kent Surrey Sussex and London Local Education and Training Boards

A three-day course for healthcare professionals interested and involved in looking after patients with acute and chronic intestinal failure, including those requiring home parenteral nutrition.

Devised for Senior Trainees grade ST7 – ST8 and as a refresher for all, this two day course will be filled with lectures, presentations, debates and Viva Voce.

Pelican Cancer Foundation and the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) are collaborating to deliver the Pelican IMPACT programme for all colorectal MDTs in Great Britain and Ireland in 2018/19. An excellent steering committee has helped to design an original one day workshop.