The Pelvic Floor and Proctology course is confirmed for March 2025. Please register now.
Pelvic Floor and Proctology Course 2025
- Date
- Monday 3rd Mar - Tuesday 4th Mar 2025
- Time
- 9am - 4:30pm
- Venue
- In person at Avery Jones Lecture Theatre, St Mark's Hospital and Online
Mr Gregory Thomas (Consultant Colorectal Surgeon) speaking at Frontiers 2024
Mr Phil Tozer and Mr Greg Thomas are bringing back this popular two-day course which will provide the latest insights on pelvic floor surgery and complex proctology for the colorectal surgeon, trainee and nurse. The first day will be primarily pelvic floor and the second will be aimed at complex proctology.
This will be a hybrid event. The two day course will be available for delegates to attend in-person at St Mark’s Hospital at Central Middlesex or online.
Day 1 – Pelvic Floor Day (3 March 2025)
Session 1: Investigations in Pelvic Floor Disorders
09:00 Anorectal Physiology – Tom Dudding
09:15 Endoanal US and Defecating Proctography – Khalil Elgendy
09:45 Trans-perineal US – Linda Ferrari
10:00 Discussion
10:20 Coffee break
Session 2 : The management of faecal incontinence
10:40 Biofeedback – Tatenda Marunda
11:00 Sphincter repair (primary and secondary) – Carolynne Vaizey
11:20 Updates on neuromodulation – Gregory Thomas
11.40 Updates on sphincter bulking agents – Pasquale Giordano
12:00 Discussion
12:30 Lunch
Session 3: The Rectum
13:30 How to approach a rectal prolapse – Carolynne Vaizey
13:50 Strategies for managing the recurrent rectal prolapse – Gregory Thomas
14:10 Low anterior resection syndrome – Ana Wilson
14:30 Discussion
14:50 Coffee
Session 4: Constipation
15:10 Neurogastroenterology for the colorectal surgeon – Gehanjali Amarasinghe
15:30 Obstructed defaecation – who should have an operation – Janindra Warusavitarne
15:50 Neurogenic Bowel disorders – Arnold Goede
16:10 Discussion
16:30 End of Day 1
Ms Tatenda Marunda (Lead Biofeedback Practitioner) and Mr Phil Tozer (Consultant Colorectal Surgeon) at Frontiers 2024.
Day 2 – Proctology (4 March 2025)
Session 1: Anal and Vaginal Fistulae
09:00 Anal fistulae – from abscess to rationalisation – Kapil Sahnan
09:20 How to pick the right sphincter preserving operation for anal fistula – TBC
09:40 Retrovaginal fistula management – Carolynne Vaizey
10:00 Discussion
10:20 Coffee break
Session 2: Pilonidal disease (PND), Piles and fissure
10:50 State of the art management of piles and fissures – Ciaran Walsh
11:10 Current UK PND practice – Asha Senapati
11:30 Non excisional ablative therapies and excisional treatment – Gregory Thomas
11:50 Discussion
12:10 Lunch
Session 3: IBD Fistulae
13:10 Tailored management of perianal Crohn’s fistulae – Ailsa Hart/Kapil Sahnan
13:30 Non-fistulising perianal Crohn’s disease – Theo Pelly
13:50 Pouch dysfunction and pouch fistulae – Phil Tozer
14:10 Discussion
14:30 Coffee break
Session 4: AIN
15:00 What to watch out for and when to refer – Catherine Bryant
15:20 Current treatment strategies and future direction of treatment – Tamzin Cuming
15:40 Anal STI and pruritus – Jennie Grainger
16:00 Discussion
16:30 End of day 2 and course
Mr Phil Tozer, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, speaking at Frontiers 2024.
The reception area as you enter Central Middlesex Hospital. The Francis Avery Jones Lecture Room is on Level 2 in the St Mark’s Academic Institute, accessed via the stairs or the adjacent lifts.
Our Academic Institute wants to support those from low, and lower-middle income countries.
Please click here to see if your country is on this list, then contact us for free online registration at [email protected]
This 2 day course grants 8 CPD points (4 CPD points per day)
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