Date: Tuesday 22 September 2015
Time: 08:00 - 17:30
Location: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Operative Skills Laboratory, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland (tel +353 1 803 2000)
Local faculty: Christoph Isbert (Germany, course director), Ronan Cahill (Ireland, local organiser)
 Designed primarily for trainees.
Designed primarily for trainees.
Supported by a grant from Ethicon
| Time | Event | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:45 | Coffee / Welcome Course Overview: R Cahill, M Rock, C Isbert | Pillar Room | 
| Session One | Experts: R Bergamaschi, N Mortensen, C Isbert 15 min video and expert discussion/demonstration, 30 min delegate operating | Old ICU | 
| 08:45 - 09:30 | Haemorrhoidectomy - the classic Ferguson formal haemorrhoidectomy | |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Transanal tumor excision - technique not technology | |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Fistula surgery - plug and flap | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Ice cream break | |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Sphincteroplasty - cut and repair | |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Transanal specimen delivery and handsewn colonic pouch anal anastomosis | |
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Discussion and reflections | |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Lunch | Pillar Room | 
| Session Two | Experts: A d’Hoore, N Mortensen, C Isbert 15 min video and expert discussion/demonstration, 45 min delegate operating | Old ICU | 
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Delorme’s procedure | |
| 14:45 - 15:45 | Altemeier procedure | |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | STAR procedure | |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Discussion and reflections | |
| 17:30 | Course conclusion | 
 
