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DayKey Events

Wednesday 26 September

Workshop: 4th Anorectal and Pelvic Ultrasound Course

ESCP workshop for authors: How to write a paper

Symposium: Staging

Video surgery

ESCP Fellowship presentations

Clinical trials update

Keynote lecture: 35 years of ileoanal anastomosis

covidienDiamond sponsor Covidien satellite symposium: 'Clarifying the Role of Biologics in Complex Colorectal Surgery'

Thursday 27 September

Core subject update

medtronicSapphire Sponsor Medtronic satellite symposium: 'Innovating in Sacral Neuromodulation'. Download Medtronic's Invitation here

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

covidienDiamond sponsor Covidien satellite symposium: 'The Future is Now: The State of Art of Innovation'

Friday 28 September

lifecellSapphire sponsor LifeCell satellite symposium: 'The reconstruction of challenging colorectal defects'. Download LifeCell's Invitation here

Symposium: Proctology

Keynote lecture: SNS - time for critical appraisal

Consultants' corner

Keynote lecture: Metastatic CRC - what about the primary?

ethiconSapphire Sponsor Ethicon satellite symposium: 'Recent evidence for the benefits of laparoscopy in colonic and rectal resections: review of the LAFA and COLOR II trials'. Download Ethicon's Invitation here

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

Congress Language

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