ESO-ESSO Masterclass in Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Chair: T. Wiggers, NL – L. Påhlman, SE – K. Havenga, NL

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Based on knowledge of total mesocolon and total mesorectal surgery and imaging before the operation, after the Masterclass participants will be able to answer the 10 following questions:

1. Is screening to be implemented?
2. How does staging influence clinical decision making?
3. Which information may influence treatment choices?
4. Where do I damage the autonomic nerve plexus?
5. How and when can I minimize the procedure?
6. How do I position the patient for the perineal phase and perform a wide  
    excision for low rectal cancers?
7. How do I deal with the loss of a pelvic floor after a wide perineal resection 
    and how do I correct a perineal hernia?
8. How do I estimate the need of a defunctioning colostomy and how do I 
    treat leakage of the anastomosis?
9. How do I treat a patient with colorectal cancer and synchronous liver 
    metastases?
10. How do I balance the advantages and disadvantages of adjuvant
      treatment (numbers needed to treat)?

TEACHING FORMAT
The Masterclass offers plenary lectures regarding state-of-the-art clinical evaluation and treatments with reference to clinical guidelines and which will conclude in take-home messages.
Workshop sessions in small groups will be organised in areas of decision making in complex cases.
Furthermore, participants will deliver case presentations within small groups and discuss these with the chairmen and the faculty.
All participants will reside at the course venue and participation is compulsory throughout the course.
The Masterclass will be entirely in English and fluency in English is necessary for admission.

THE MASTERCLASS IS:
• A 5-day residential educational event
• Full immersion
• Clinically-oriented
• Multidisciplinary
• An international faculty of top experts will contribute to the programme

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT 
Carine Lecoq  
ESSO Administrator  
Avenue E. Mounier 83,
1200 Brussels, Belgium 
ph: +32 2 5373106
fx: +32 2 5390374
e-mail: carine.lecoq@essoweb.org
www.essoweb.org

ACCREDITATION
Application for CME recognition will be submitted to the Accreditation Council for Oncology in Europe.

FACULTY

G. Baatrup, Haukeland University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Section of Colorectal Surgery, Bergen, NO
H. Becker, Georg-August-University, Department of General Surgery, Göttingen, DE
G. Beets, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Department of Surgery, Maastricht, NL
R. Beets-Tan, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Department of Radiology, Maastricht, NL
A. Bembenek, Hannover Regional Clinic, Department of Visceral Surgery, Hannover, DE
J.F. Bosset, Jean Minjoz Hospital Centre, Department of Radiation Therapy, Besançon, FR
J. Burn, Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
M. DeRuiter, Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden, NL
K. Havenga, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Surgery, Groningen, NL
T. Holm, Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Stockholm, SE
B. Moran, Basingstoke & North Hampshire Foundation Trust, Department of Colorectal Cancer, Basingstoke, UK
L. Påhlman, University Hospital Uppsala, Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Surgery, Uppsala, SE
G. Poston, Aintree University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Liverpool, UK
N. Scott, St. James's University Hospital, Department of Histopathology, Leeds, UK
D. Sebag-Montefiore, University of Leeds , Leeds Cancer Centre, Department of Clinical Oncology, Leeds, UK
E. Tiret, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Centre for Digestive Surgery, Paris, FR
T. Wiggers, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Surgery, Groningen, NL

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