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 07:45 - 09:15 
Plenary Hall A 
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 Symposium: Ileal pouch options 
Chairs: Beatriz Martin-Perez (Spain), Willem Bemelman (The Netherlands) 
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 07:45 - 09:15 
Parallel Hall N 
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 Educational: Trainee Round Table Session 
For trainees only: case presentations and table discussion with experts 
Chairs: David Zimmerman (The Netherlands), Mark Potter (UK) 
Experts: Jeroen Leijtens (The Netherlands), Richard Brady (UK), Edgar Furnée (The Netherlands), Paul-Antoine Lehur (France), Antonino Spinelli (Italy), Samson Tou (UK), Marek Zawadzki (Poland), Guillaume Meurette (France), Imran Aslam (UK), Iain Anderson (UK) 
Case presentations: 
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 08:00 - 09:00 
Parallel Hall F2 
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 Free Papers: Neoplasia, Proctology and Miscellaneous 
Chairs: Torbjörn Holm (Sweden), Thomas Schiedeck (Germany) 
- F49 - Adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with high-risk stage II colorectal cancer: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis - Constantinos Simillis (UK)
 
- F50 - Is decompressing stoma better than stent as bridge-to-surgery for left-sided obstructive colon cancer? A nationwide, propensity-score matched analysis - Joyce Veld (The Netherlands)
 
- F51 - Challenging the guideline: simultaneous upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy is not warranted in patients with iron deficiency anaemia when investigating gastrointestinal malignancy - Sabrina Samuels (UK)
 
- F52 - Early immunological results from the ELFIN study - B cell responses dampened by distal feeding following low anterior resection - Stella Dilke (UK)
 
- F53 - Incidence and risk factors of incisional hernia: Retrospective study from the French national database - Benoît Gignoux (France)
 
- F54 - European Society of Coloproctology guideline for haemorrhoidal disease - Robin van Tol (The Netherlands)
 
 
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 08:00 - 09:00 
Parallel Hall M 
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 Free Papers: Randomised Clinical Trials 
Chairs: Dion Morton (UK), Evangelos Xynos (Greece) 
- F55 - Randomized controlled trial of antibiotic prophylaxis in rectal cancer surgery: oral with intravenous versus intravenous antibiotics - Evgeniy Khomyakov (Russia)
 
- F56 - Multidisciplinary prehabilitation programme on patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: a single centre randomised controlled trial - Tony Mak (Hong Kong)
 
- F57 - Treatment and survival of locally recurrent rectal cancer: a cross-sectional population study 15 years after the dutch TME trial - Robin Detering (The Netherlands)
 
- F58 - Treatment of perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease, seton versus anti-TNF versus surgical closure following anti-TNF (PISA): a randomised controlled trial - Karin Wasmann (The Netherlands)
 
- F59 - Vacuum Assisted Closure Versus On-demand Re-laparotomy in Patients With Faecal or Diffuse Peritonitis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (VACOR) - Pooya Rajabaleyan (Denmark)
 
- F60 - Randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of pre-operative chemotherapy in comparison with post-operative chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced colon cancer - Soo Yeun Park (Republic of Korea)
 
 
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 08:00 - 09:00 
Small Hall 
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 Free Papers: Student Papers 
Chairs: Dieter Hahnloser (Switzerland), Martin Schneider (Germany) 
- F61 - Gentamicin-clindamycin lavage on post-operational pain and infection in laparoscopic colectomy surgery - Mohammad Moradi (Iran)
 
- F62 - Perioperative Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) administration and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in major gastrointestinal surgery: A national, multicentre, propensity matched cohort study - Victoria Murray (UK)
 
- F63 - Impact of preoperative enteral nutritional support on postoperative outcome of patients with Crohn disease complicated with malnutrition. Results of a subgroup analysis of the nationwide cohort RICCO registry from the GETAID chirurgie group - Antoine Brouquet (France)
 
- F64 - A national database study on colectomy and colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis: what is the role of appendectomy? - Merel E. Stellingerf (The Netherlands)
 
- F65 - Short-term and long-term outcome of endoluminal vacuum therapy for colorectal or coloanal anastomotic leakage: Results of a nationwide multicenter cohort study from the French GRECCAR group - Antoine Brouquet (France)
 
- F66 - The effects of preoperative intravenous contrast on acute kidney injury in major gastrointestinal surgery - Waheed-Ul-Rahman Ahmed (UK)
 
 
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| 09:15 - 09:45 | 
Coffee Break | 
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 09:45 - 10:00 
Plenary Hall A 
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 ESCP Honorary Member Awards 
Chairs: Per Nilsson (Sweden), Gabriela Möslein (Germany) 
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 10:05 - 10:15 
Plenary Hall A 
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 ESCP Awards 
Presented by: Per Nilsson (Sweden), Gabriela Möslein (Germany) 
ESCP Best Paper, Best Welcome Poster, Best Surgical Video, Best New Trial and Best Y-ESCP abstract Presentation Awards. 
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 10:20 - 11:50 
Plenary Hall A 
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 Symposium: Strategies for managing locally advanced colonic cancer 
Chairs: Des Winter (Ireland), Gregor Norčič (Slovenia) 
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 10:20 - 11:40 
Parallel Hall F2 
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 Symposium: Trials Methodology 
Chairs: Dion Morton (UK), Oded Zmora (Israel) 
- Beyond the comic opera: addressing bias in surgical research - Charles Knowles (UK)
 
- Efficient surgical trial design: Building a better bicycle - Richard Hooper (UK)
 
- Recruiting to RCTs: What can we learn from the flatlands - Christianne Buskens (The Netherlands)
 
- Panel discussion 
 
 
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 10:20 - 11:35 
Parallel Hall M 
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 Joint ESCP/EHTG Symposium   
Chair: Gabriela Möslein (Germany), Rory Kennelly (Ireland) 
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 11:00 - 12:30 
Parallel Hall N  
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 Educational: Optimising pre and post operative care, improving outcome and reducing complications 
Chairs:  Janindra Warusavitarne (UK), Sebastiano Biondo (Spain) 
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| 11:35 - 12:45 | 
Brunch | 
| 11:40 - 12:05 | 
| 12:15 - 12:40 | 
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 12:30 - 14:00 
Plenary Hall A 
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 Symposium: Simple solutions for challenging perineal problems 
Chairs: Ethem Gecim (Turkey), Iain Anderson (UK) 
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 13:00 - 14:00 
Parallel Hall N 
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 Educational: The Big Debate: CME Open vs. Laparoscopic 
Chairs: Danilo Miskovic (UK), Neil Mortensen (UK) 
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 14:00 - 14:05 
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 Closing ceremony 
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