TAMIS Course

Sadly this course, which was to take place on 10 May 2024, has been cancelled - all registrants will be contacted and receive a full refund for their ticket cost.

TAMIS local excision for complex benign lesions and early rectal cancer has become an established treatment approach. This workshop is an essential first step on the learning curve before clinical implementation.

Where: online and at five different sites in Europe:

Amersfoort (The Netherlands) - Course directors: Roel Hompes, Juriaan Tuynman and Albert Wolthuis - 16 Delegates
London (UK) - Course directors: Nader Francis and Janindra Warusavitarne - 12 Delegates
Milan (Italy) - Course directors: Antonino Spinelli and to be confirmed - 16 Delegates
Barcelona (Spain) - Course directors: Eloy Espin and Franco Marinello - 8 Delegates
Graz (Austria) - Course directors: Felix Aigner, Walter Brunner and Marko Zelic - 15 Delegates

Registration fees

ESCP Members (virtual and hands-on) - €650
Non Members (virtual and hands-on) - €850
Didactic online session only - €150

Programme: Friday 10 May 2024

Time (CET)	Session/Topic
Mutual programme for physical delegates at the five sites and online delegates
08:30	Arrival and welcome
09:00	Assessment of significant rectal neoplasms and endoscopic options for treatment - Dr B. Bastiaansen
09:45	History and technical aspects of TAMIS - Prof. A. Spinelli
10:15	Outcomes of LE/TEM/TAMIS for benign rectal neoplasms - Prof. F. Aigner
10:45	Coffee break
11:15	Management of early rectal cancer - Prof. A. Wolthuis
11:45	Clinical cases - Prof. W. Brunner, Prof. E. Espin, Prof. N. Francis
12:30	Lunch
Hands-on program for physical delegates at the five sites
13:30	Hands-on Workshop with animate tissue #1: set-up and partial thickness excision of pedunculated polyp and closure of defect
15:00	Hands-on Workshop with animate tissue #2: Intermuscular dissection full thickness excision of sessile polyp and closure of defect - purse string suture
17:00	Debrief hands-on session and closing discussion