Welcome to the 23rd Annual Frontiers in Colorectal and Intestinal Disease with a spotlight on ‘Prevention in Practice: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Disease Burden’. The conference takes place between November 19–21, 2025.
To view the Programme for Day 2 or 3, please select below.
Programme Day 1: 19/11/2025
09:00 Dean’s welcome Naila Arebi
International controversies in cancer prevention
Chairs: Ash Sinha, Kevin Monahan
09:10 Dimensions for cancer prevention: what should our focus be? Amanda Cross
09:25 Colonoscopy for all vs targeted approaches to screening Michal Kaminski
09:40 Can the cancer vaccine will prevent recurrence? Rob Jones
09:55 Panel discussion
10:15 Insights into prevention and management of IBS Michael Camilleri (Chair: Naila Arebi)
10:45 Break
A new look at functional gut disorders
Chairs: Greg Thomas, Calum Moulton
11:15 Living with chronic constipation Patient representative
11:22 Biofeedback: where biology meets psychology Phoebe Dumaran, Anna Brophy, Susie Taplin
11:34 You have a DGBI: getting the message right Leticia Cestari
11:46 Constipation in motion: have we made headway with therapy? Michael Camilleri
11:58 Measures in urgency: early assessment to prevent incontinence Emma Carrington
12:10 Panel discussion
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Sponsor symposium
Technology towards tomorrow
Chairs: Danilo Miskovic, Samantha Evans
14:15 Robotics in advanced cancer George Chang
14:30 Robotics in benign disease Kapil Sahnan
14:45 The future of minimally invasive surgical training Ellen Van Eetvelde
15:00 Panel discussion
15:20 Break
Proctology in motion
Chairs: Asha Senapati, Carolynne Vaizey
15:40 Anal fistulae: how not to make the patient worse? Andy Williams
15:55 Pushing the boundaries of office procedures in proctology Bruno Roche
16:10 Haemorrhoids: in with the new and out with the old Alex Von Roon
16:25 Panel discussion
Complex cancer: the empty pelvis
Chairs: Ian Jenkins, Caroline Gee
16:40 What is the empty pelvis and how can we prevent it? Alex Mirnezami
16:52 How can we manage these complications? Elaine Burns, Simon Gabe
17:07 Perineal hernia Akash Mehta, Tom Glover
17:20 Panel discussion
The John Nicholls Prize
Chairs: Naila Arebi, John Nicholls
17:40 Prize lecture and presentation
18:00 Close – end of day 1
Parallel session
Colorectal surgery: a lightning approach
Chairs: Asha Senapati, Tushar Agarwal
11:15 What does ANCHOR tell us? Tamzin Cumming
11:25 PITSTOP: What should we stop? Matthew Lee
11:35 International consensus on the management of retrorectal tumours Aaron Quyn
11:45 Optimal management of parastomal hernia Oliver Warren
11:55 Where are stem cells now and what is next? Phil Tozer
12:05 Can we ever justify lateral sphincterotomy? Andy Williams
12:15 The management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Ellie Rashid
12:25 Panel discussion
Treatment sustainability: easing burden from optimisation to innovation
Chairs: Ailsa Hart, Alex Toskas
14:15 Back to basics: re-thinking oral therapies in UC Alexandra Kent
14:30 “Personalised” care: predicting and preventing treatment failure Horace Williams
14:45 Emerging therapies: breaking barriers, easing burden Chris Lamb
15:00 Damping the flame of inequality: equal care for equal outcomes Laith Al-Rubaiy
15:15 Panel Discussion
15:30 Break
Mitigating treatment related complications: a few themes from different teams
Chairs: Naila Arebi, Tracey Tyrrell
16:00 Counselling and monitoring: the role of the IBD pharmacist Angela Chana
16:15 Drug therapy in pregnancy: the path to good outcomes Sophie Restellini
16:30 Precision prevention: vaccination against drug-related infections James Alexander
16:45 Making surgery safe: prehabilitation not rehabilitation Janindra Warusavitarne
17:00 Panel discussion
17:20 Close – end of day 1
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