We are delighted to announce the third IPAA and Continent Ileostomy hands-on workshop (Kock Pouch and Modifications). The course will take place at the Johnson & Johnson Institute in Hamburg, Germany on 16 and 17 November 2023.

Apply for The Pouch Workshop here

The Pouch workshop is a training initiative by ESCP's European School of Coloproctology to promote theoretical background knowledge and practical experience on the ileoanal pouch procedure and four different variants of a continent ileostomy.

We cordially invite experienced coloproctologists with a special interest in IBD and hereditary disposition to GI cancer to attend. Clearly, whilst an ideal ileoanal pouch may last for a lifetime, unfortunately in a substantial number of patients pouch failure is an issue. We will discuss controversial aspects of fashioning an ileoanal pouch and this year are very happy to extend our faculty, addressing the fourth design for CI: the BCIR (Barnett Pouch). In the last course ahead of the pandemic, we discussed and practiced 3 different types of continent ileostomies (K-Pouch, S-Pouch and T-Pouch). Since continent ileostomies offer excellent function and are experiencing a deserved revival we look forward to hosting this third workshop, after a very successful initiation of the workshop in 2018 and 2019.

Management of these very special patients can only be successful if we cooperate closely with stomatherapists and nurses and we will continue to endorse and pursue structured patient care across Europe, together with the relevant associations representing these. We encourage building a tandem structure, so that combined applications of surgeons together with stoma therapists are strongly encouraged.

Therefore we invite stomatherapists, nurses and other interested parties to join the first (theoretical) day of the workshop at a very reduced rate, we would love to see you there!

Another novum this year is that we are putting effort into enabling and enhancing global patient networking. Stay tuned to find out more!

On the first day of the workshop, we will address the relevant history and theoretical aspects of ileoanal and continent pouches, including evolution, indications for conversion, practical aspects of how they are individually fashioned and management. Pros and cons of each are theoretical and lack underlying evidence. For this purpose, we are initiating the global CI registry.

On Day 2 participants will split up and the surgeons will have the opportunity to fashion a laparoscopic ileoanal pouch and then transform this to a continent ileostomy under preservation of the reservoir to multiple versions of a continent ileostomy (K-S- B and T-pouch). This will happen in the excellent porcine model. Stomatherapists, nurses and patients are invited join the important discussions around management of patients with continent ileostomies and discuss challenges but also the building of a European (virtual) service to assist patients requiring (emergency) support. During this time, there will be a live transmission from the OR and the opportunity to observe the pouch fashioning with interactive opportunities. 

This workshop has been made possible due to the generous support of Johnson & Johnson.

We would like to acknowledge Frankenman for the support of a required, specific medical device.

Introduction

This highly interactive expert 2-day workshop is designed to teach and discuss both the ileoanal pouch (IPAA) and continent ileostomy.

Stage	Description
	Surgeons interested to participate in the programme will be selected according to selection criteria (see below). Additionally we most cordially welcome stomatherapists interested in ileostomas, virtual (ghost) ileostomies and continent ileostomies to join the first theoretical day on Thursday at a very reduced price.
	Successful candidates will be invited to a 2-day hands-on course at the European Surgical Institute in Hamburg, Germany.

Selection criteria

• Appropriate experience but not mandatory to have experience with ileoanal pouches.
  • Describe your level of experience with ileoanal pouch surgery (how many procedures performed)
  • Describe if you have any experience with continent ileostomies

Course

• Two-day course in Hamburg
• Hands-on operative training on animal models

Course structure

Venue: Johnson & Johnson Institute, Hummelsbütteler Steindamm 71, 22851 Norderstedt, Germany

Day 1 (16 November 2023) 

Day 2 (17 November 2023)

Hands-on Training Course for Surgeons in the OR

In parallel on Friday: Patients and Stoma Therapists, nurses reunion

Faculty

• Karl-Wilhelm Ecker (Germany)
• Andreas Kaiser (USA)
• Sherief Shawki (USA)
• Don Schiller (USA)
• Jonas Bengtsson (Sweden)
• Gabriela Möslein (Germany)
• Stoma nurse representation
• Patient representation

Costs

The workshop costs are: €2000

Costs exclude travel and accommodation for the two-day course in Hamburg.

ESCP recommend you book your accommodation at the Steigenberger Hotel, Treudelberg, Hamburg, there are hotels around the J&J Institute that we recommend you use, if you have any questions regarding accommodation, please contact Rosemary Parker at the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Application process

Selection criteria

• Appropriate experience but not mandatory to have experience with ileoanal pouches.
  • Describe your level of experience with ileoanal pouch surgery (how many procedures performed)
  • Describe if you have any experience with continent ileostomies

This will involve submission of the following:

• CV

There are 18 spaces available on this course.

Any questions please send to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.for the attention of Vanessa McCourt and Rosemary Parker. Once your registration has been approved by the Course Director, you will then be able to pay the course fee to secure your place.

Apply for The Pouch Workshop here

Selection will be by online application