IBD Surgical Course (Postponed until Spring – 2025)

Date
Tuesday 8th Oct 2024
Time
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Venue
The Griffin Institute, Northwick Park & Central Middlesex Hospital, London
Important update – This course has been postponed until spring 2025. We will update this page as soon as we have more details confirmed.

Day 1
Practical Skills Day

In Person. Venue: Griffin Institute

You will learn a range of practical skills required for IBD surgery on models, such as:
  • Robotic IBD
  • Kono-S
  • Pouch creation
  • Stricturoplasty
  • VAAFT
  • LIFT
  • House Advancement flap (fissure)
  • Rectal Advancement flap (fistula)


Day 2
Lectures and MDTs Day

In Person or Online. Venue: CMH

A day of lectures and MDT discussions of real patients covering:

  • St Mark’s IBD MDT
  • Lectures and MDTs day
  • CD
  • UC
  • ASUC
  • Pouch surgery
  • Pouch dysfunction
  • pCD


Day 3
Theatre Observership Day

In person. Venue: CMH

To end this course, we would have 3 IBD operating lists running simultaneously where you could observer in theatres:

  • Robotic IBD
  • Pouch surgery
  • Pouch dysfunction surgery
  • Complex abdominal IBD
  • Complex perianal fistula surgery
  • Rectovaginal fistula surgery


It is going to be a modular course where you can enjoy the 3 days as a package, or you could choose to come for the practical skills day or lectures day independently.
Day One – On Tuesday, you will have the opportunity to learn and practice skills needed for IBD surgery in person at the Griffin Institute
Day Two – It is Lecture and MDT day where there will be different IBD areas covered in the lectures and MDT discussions with real patient cases.

Day Three – To finalise this course, you can observe the IBD operations in theatre.

Important update – This course has been postponed until spring 2025. We will update this page as soon as we have more details confirmed.