08:30 - 10:00 | Session 3 AI & Technology

Main Hall

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08:30 - 8:45 tbc
08:45 - 09:00 Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah MRI in Colorectal Liver Metastases: Direction, Characterization and Outcome Prediction
09:00 - 09:15 Gabriela Möslein Personalized surgery for patients with hereditary predisposition for cancer
09:15 - 09:30 Anna Martling Precision medicine in practice: how an old drug is finding a new role in CRC
09:30 - 9:45 Felix Aigner Transanal Surgery for Rectal Cancer: From Basic Techniques to Artificial Intelligence
09:45 - 10:00 Discussion

10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break & Visit to the Industrial Exhibition

10:30 - 12:00 | Session IV - Early Cancer

Main Hall

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10:30 - 10:45 Rodrigo Perez TNT for early rectal cancer – the ideal candidates for organ preservation
10:45 - 11:00 Werner Dolak Update on endoscopic techniques: from cold snare mucosectomy to endoscopic intramuscular dissection
11:00 - 11:15 Gabriela Möslein Fact check genetics for surgeons – mandatory knowledge
11:15 - 11:30 Evangelos Xynos Prognostic histopathological features in CRC of early onset
11:30 - 11:45 Adam Dziki The role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer and colitis-associated cancer
11:45 - 12:00 Discussion

12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch and Visit to the Industrial Exhibition

Foyer

13:00 - 14:30 | Session V – Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Measured Advancement or Technological Enthusiasm?

Main Hall

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13:00 - 13:15 Danilo Miskovic Augmented Reality: Moving Robotics Forward
13:15 - 13:30 Matthias Turina Robotic CME for right sided colon cancers
13:30 - 13:45 Amjad Parvaiz Robotic surgery for rectal cancer: indication and oncological outcomes
13:45 - 14:00 Michael Bergmann Robotic proficiency should be mandatory in colorectal centers
14:00 - 14:30 Round table: Is there still a necessity for open surgery?

14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee Break & Visit to the Industrial Exhibition

Foyer

14:30 – 15:00 | Posterviewing

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15:00 - 16:40 | Session VI – Organ Preservation after TNT: Evidence, Expectations and Ethical Boundaries

Main Hall

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15:00 - 15:15 Johannes Knoth From TNT to Watch and Wait: Evolving radiotherapy strategies for organ preservation in rectal cancer
15:15 – 15:30 Moran Brendan OReCO – Optimizing Rectal Cancer Outcomes – This is our current Pelican Educational Program
15:30 - 15:45 Dieter Hahnloser What to do in case of near clinical response after TNT for rectal cancer
15:45 - 16:00 Martin Weiser TNT and a lecture on organ preservation- long term results from the OPRA study
16:00 - 16:15 Marie-Antonietta Gambacorta TNT in Rectal Cancer: Optimizing Treatment and Organ Preservation
16:15 - 16:40 Round table: Are there patients who are not eligible for TNT?

16:40 - 17:00 | Visit to the Industrial Exhibition

17:00 - 18:30 | Session VII – Quality of Life & Long-Term Perspective

Main Hall

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17:00 - 17:15 Gabriele von Ramshorst Beyond Surgical Cure: Addressing Sexual Health and Intimacy for Women after Colorectal Cancer
17:15 - 17:30 Hermann Kessler How does Robotic Approach Affect Patients Following Rectal Cancer Surgery? A Quality of Life Analysis
17:30 - 17:45 György Lázár Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer – A 20-Year Single-Center Experience
17:45 – 18:00 Unger Lukas Timing and choice of surgical therapy in Crohn‘s disease - long term outcomes
18:00 - 18:15 Goran Barisic Results of low rectal resection with delayed coloanal anastomosis/Turnbull-Cutait/for low rectal cancer
18:15 - 18:30 Round Table: What do we know about quality of life of our patients?

18:45 | Bus departure

Entrance

19:15 | Networking Dinner - registration necessary

Fuhrgassl-Huber, Neustift am Walde 68, 1190 Wien
This event will be held at a traditional Austrian venue at the invitation of the Mayor of Vienna.