Outline Scientific Program

Click on the dates for full details of each programme.

Day Key Events

Wednesday 26 September

Workshop - Anorectal and Pelvic Ultrasound Course

Workshop - How to write a paper

Symposium - Staging

Video surgery

Clinical trials update

Keynote lecture: 35 years of ileoanal anastomosis

Covidien: positive results for lifeDiamond sponsor Covidien satellite symposium

Thursday 27 September

Core subject update

MedtronicSapphire Sponsor Medtronic satellite symposium

Symposium - Rectal cancer

Keynote lecture: ASCRS lecture: colorectal cancer screening - now and how

Keynote lecture: Frontier between colorectal and gynaecological surgery: is it time for pelvic surgeons?

Symposium - Pelvic floor disorders

Covidien: positive results for lifeDiamond sponsor Covidien satellite symposium

Friday 28 September

LifeCellâ„¢ A KCI CompanySapphire sponsor LifeCell satellite symposium

Symposium - Proctology

Keynote lecture: SNS - time for critical appraisal

Consultants' corner

Keynote lecture : Metastatic CRC - what about the primary?

Ethicon Endo-Surgery ColorectalSapphire Sponsor Ethicon satellite symposium

Trainee surgeons' workshop

Symposium: New technology

Congress Language

The official language of the meeting is English. There are no facilities for simultaneous interpretation.

EBSQ Examinations

EBSQ examinations will be held on Tuesday 25 (written exam) and Wednesday 26 (individual interviews) September 2012, and will take place at the Messe Exhibition & Congress Centre.

CME points

The CME allocation of points for the meeting in Vienna is:
  • 6 points: Main symposia and lectures, Wednesday 26 September
  • 6 points: Main symposia and lectures, Thursday 27 September
  • 6 points: Main symposia and lectures, Friday 28 September
  • 6 points: Anorectal & Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Course, Wednesday 26 September
  • 6 points: Core Subject update workshop, Thursday 27 September

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