TEO LIVE SURGERY SESSION by Dr. Xavier Serra, MD INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC / PRACTICAL CONFERENCE

EVENT DETAILS TIME December 6th, 2013 DURATION 8:00 – 16:30 (8.6 educational hours) LOCATION of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences , Eivenių str. 2, Kaunas Please REGISTRATION register at www.educor.eu until 2013 12 03 FREE OF CHARGE - for the members of participating societies (Lithuanian Minimally Invasive Surgery Society, Lithuanian Society of Surgical , Surgeons Society of Kaunas, Kaunas Club of Coloproctologists) For nonmembers - 35 LTL (10 EUR) CERTIFICATION Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Certificates will be provided for registered participants only

TARGET AUDIENCE General and visceral surgeons, gastroenterologists, thoracic surgeons, children‘s surgeons, urologists, radiologists, coloproctologists, chemotherapists, radiotherapists.

SPEAKERS

SPECIAL GUEST International speaker & live surgery session director – Dr. Xavier Serra, MD

Local speakers ‐ R. Janavičius, MD, PhD, T. Poškus, MD, PhD, prof. K. Strupas, I. Stundienė, MD, I. Gineikienė, MD, T. Latkauskas, MD, PhD, D. Danys, S. Mikalauskas, PhD, MD, P. Lizdenis, PhD, MD, assoc. prof. E. Poškus, prof. Ž. Saladžinskas.

ORGANIZERS & PARTICIPATING SOCIETIES

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Lithuanian Minimally Invasive Surgery Society Lithuanian Society of Surgical Oncology Surgeons Society of Kaunas Kaunas Club of Coloproctologists Vilnius University Medical Faculty of , Nephrourology and Surgery

CONFERENCE PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

MAIN PARTNER & SPONSOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM & AGENDA

8:00 – 8:55 Registration

I SESSION – Fundamentals of colorectal cancer

9:00 – 9:05 Opening of the conference

9:05 – 9:15 Clinical cancer genetics in colorectal cancer. R. Janavičius (Vilnius University) 9:15 – 9:30 Challenges of colorectal cancer screening. T. Poškus, K. Strupas (Vilnius University) 9:30 – 9:45 Endorectal Ultrasound for rectal cancer staging. I. Stundiene (Vilnius University) 9:45 – 10:00 Current Issues of radiological diagnostics of rectal cancer. I. Gineikienė (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) 10:00 – 10:15 Neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer. Where are we now? T. Latkauskas (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) 10:15 – 10:25 Bowel preparation for colorectal surgery. D. Danys, S. Mikalauskas (Vilnius University) 10:25 – 10:35 Questions, round table discussion.

10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break

II SESSION – Live surgery

11:00 – 14:00 Transanal colorectal live procedures. Teleconference with Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Hospital. Dr. X. Serra (Hospital de Sabadell, Barselona)

14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break. Exhibition of medical equipment.

III SESSION – Colorectal surgery

14:30 – 14:45 The best operating strategy for rectal cancer: open TME. P. Lizdenis (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) 14:45 – 15:00 The best operating strategy for rectal cancer: laparoscopic resection. E. Poškus (Vilnius University) 15:00 – 15:45 The best operating strategy for rectal cancer: indications, surgical technique and strategy for TEO. Dr. X. Serra (Hospital de Sabadell, Barselona) 15:45 – 16:00 The best operating strategy for rectal cancer: TEO first experience in . Ž. Saladžinskas (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) 16:00 – 16:15 Endoscopic treatment of early neoplasia. S. Mikalauskas (Vilnius University) 16:15 – 16:30 Questions and round table discussion. Summary. Certificates.

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

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