The future of colorectal surgery – What you need to know

This unique meeting will highlight a range of advances and challenges likely to impact healthcare over the next 20 years and will also delve into what they are and how they might be applied to coloproctology.

If you would like to watch the live stream version of this meeting, please book your place here.

Join a faculty of experts to explore short and medium-term advances that will change colorectal surgical practices, including exciting topics in technological, biological, IT and systems innovations.

Various major challenges will also be addressed, including climate change, demographic alterations and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be reviewed.

During this session, participants will be able to:

• Learn about developments in robotics and how these will affect colorectal surgery
• Gain awareness of what artificial intelligence and ‘big data’ are and how they can be used in healthcare
• Know what technologies will impact surgical training and how
• Become aware of risks and governance surrounding technology and innovation in healthcare
• Understand the biology behind stem cell therapies, bioengineering and genomics, and how these can be used in colorectal practice
• Know about challenges to colorectal services, including climate change and the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are aware of how these can be addressed

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