Moderation: Dr. Nuno Rama and Dr. Lidia Cristobal
9:00-9:20 Malignant Polyps Today. Dr. Jorge Lombana (Bogotá)
9:20-9:55 Face to Face in the Transanal Treatment of Early Rectal Cancer: Full-Thickness Resection vs. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection. Dr. Miguel Fraile (Santander) / Dr. Alberto Parajó (Pontevedra)
9:55-10:15 Combined Endoscopic-Laparoscopic Surgery (CELS) Technique: Does it Have Any Current Indications? Dr. Sebastiano Biondo (Barcelona)
10:15-11:00 Presentation and Discussion of Clinical Cases. Dr. Lidia Cristobal (Santander)
Moderation: Dr. Klaus Matzel and Dr. Marcos Gómez
11:30-11:50 Potential advantages of the suprapubic/subileal approach in complete mesocolon excision. Dr. Roland Croner (Magdeburg)
11:50-12:10 Safe implementation of complete mesocolon excision: Why, who, and how? (Dr. Ellen van Eetvelde (Brussels))
12:10-12:30 Transverse colon cancer. Less is more? Dr Luis Jorge Lombana (Bogotá)
12:30-12:50 Face to face in MSI colon cancer. Do they still need surgical treatment? Dr. Jose Maria Garcia / Dr. Eloy Espin
12:50-13:25 Presentation and discussion of clinical cases. Maria Fernández Hevia
Moderation: Dr. Eloy Espin and Dr. Carmen Cagigas
14:30-14:50 Is there a place for total mesorectal excision as a single treatment (without neoadjuvant therapy) in 2026? Dr. Alberto Parajó (Pontevedra)
14:50-15:10 Are there any indications for transanal total mesorectal excision in 2026? Dr. Joep Knol (Genk)
15:10-15:30 Metastatic rectal cancer. What is the best therapeutic approach and what do we need to consider? Dr. Sebastiano Biondo (Barcelona)
15:30-15:50 Follow-up protocols in Watch & Wait: Who and how? Dr. Susana Ourô (Lisbon)
15:50-16:30 Presentation and discussion of clinical cases. Alba Garcia (Santander)
Moderation: Dr. Alberto Parajó and Isabel Cifrián
17:00-17:20 When to operate in stenosing Crohn's disease? Dr. Susana Ourô (Lisbon)
17:20-17:40 Perioperative optimization strategies and postoperative management in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dr. Jose Maria Garcia (Bilbao)
17:40-18:00 In which patients with ulcerative colitis can I perform an ileoanal pouch and when is the best time? Dr. Eloy Espin (Barcelona)
18:00-18:20 How to manage catastrophic abdomen in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: is it necessary to create referral units? Dr. Mattias Soop (Stockholm)
18:20-19:00 Presentation and discussion of clinical cases. Isabel Cifrian (Santander)
Moderation: Dr. José Ignacio Martín Parra and Dr. Julio Castillo
9:00-9:15 New Technologies in Colorectal Surgery (AI, Telementoring, etc.). Dr. Roland Croner (Magdeburg)
9:15-9:30 Proficiency-Based Progression Training: Is it the Most Efficient Methodology in Surgical Training? Dr. Anthony Gallagher (Ulster)
9:30-9:45 Colorectal Surgery Training: From Resident to Super-Specialist. Dr. Klaus Matzel (Nuremberg)
Moderation by Dr. Lidia Cristobal and Dr. Joep Knol
10:00-10:30 Right Colectomy - DaVinci 5 Robotic System. Roland Croner (Magdeburg)
10:30-11:00 Sigmoidectomy for Acute Diverticulitis - Intuitive Xi Robotic System. Dr. Ellen van Eetvelde (Brussels)
11:00-11:30 Low Anterior Resection of the Rectum - Medtronic Hugo RAS Robotic System. Dr. Luis Sanchez (Elche)
11:30-12:00 Laparoscopic Surgery for Crohn's Disease - Surgical Technique and Strategy. Dr. Nuno Rama (Coimbra)
12:00-12:30 Right Colectomy - DaVinci SP Robotic System. Marcos Gómez (Santander)
12:30-12:45 Discussion
Moderation by Dr. Sebastiano Biondo and Alba Garcia Chiloeches
13:00-13:15 Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Early Colon Cancer. Dr. Alvaro Terán (Santander)
13:15-13:30 TAMIS in Early Rectal Cancer. Dr. Joep Knol (Genk)
13:30-13:45 TAMIS with DaVinci SP. Dr. Carmen Cagigas (Santander)