Pelvic Floor and Proctology Course 2025

The Pelvic Floor and Proctology course is confirmed for March 2025. Please register now.

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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