About AICRS
Apollo Hospitals is widely recognized as the pioneer of private healthcare in India, and was the country’s first corporate hospital. The Apollo Hospitals Group, which started as a 150-bed hospital and today, operates 9215 beds across 64 hospitals. A forerunner in integrated healthcare, Apollo has a robust presence across the healthcare spectrum. The Group has emerged as the foremost integrated healthcare provider in Asia, with mature group companies that specialize in insurance, pharmacy, consultancy, clinics and many such key touch points of the ecosystem. The Apollo Group has touched the lives of over 45 million patients, from 121 countries.
The Institute of Colorectal Surgery at Apollo Hospitals Chennai is one of the busiest colorectal units in the country. With more than 1200 colorectal procedures done every year with major focus on management of colorectal cancer.
The Institute of Colorectal Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic, USA & University College London, UK to create a platform for creating awareness, teaching, training & accreditation in the management of Colorectal Diseases. The aim of this collaborative is to standardize care pathways, train and accredit surgeons involved in the care of patients with colorectal diseases. This collaborative will be ongoing delivering an annual colorectal event focusing on different aspects of colorectal surgery/disease with main focus on emerging and new technologies for colorectal surgery.
Where
Hyatt Regency, Chennai, India
When
Fri,Sat & Sun. 2nd - 4th September 2022
Programme Director's Note
Along with my co-hosts, Prof. Steven Wexner from Cleveland Clinic, Florida, Prof. Manish Chand from University College, London and Prof. Antonio Lacy from Hospital Clinic, Barcelona and AIS Channel, I welcome you to the 4 th Annual Apollo International Colorectal Symposium being held in Chennai from the 2nd to the 4th of September 2022.
This year we have for you in addition to the power packed program over the two conference days, pre conference workshops on the 2nd of September 2022. Conducted by world renowned faculty, the workshops will be on Robotics Surgery and Flourescence Guided Surgery.
Our symposium on the 3rd and 4th of September 2022 focuses on colorectal surgery. We have a stellar faculty from across the globe who will give us state of the art lectures on the management of colorectal diseases and advancements in surgical procedures. This symposium promises to appraise us on the cutting edge surgical procedures, master videos, technology, challenges and how to deal with them.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon in Chennai!
Dr. Venky Munikrishnan,
Programme DirectorConsultant Colorectal Surgeon
Institute of Colorectal Surgery
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Organizers
Chair
Dr Venkatesh Munikrishnan
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon & Director,
Apollo Institute of Colorectal Surgery
Apollo Hospitals Chennai.
Co-Chair
Prof Steven Wexner
Chairman of Colorectal Surgery,
Director, Digestive Disease Center,
Cleveland Clinic, Florida
Co-Chair
Prof Manish Chand
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Hon Senior Lecturer
University College, London, UK
Co-Chair
Prof Antonio M Lacy
Chief of the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain President of AIS Channel
International Faculty
Prof Steven Wexner
FLORIDA, United States
Prof Antonio Lacy
BARCELONA, Spain
Prof Mariana Berho
FLORIDA, United States
Prof Manish Chand
LONDON, United Kingdom
Dr Delia Cortes Guiral
MADRID, Spain
Dr Emre Gorgun
CLEVELAND, United States
Prof Art Hiranyakas
BANGKOK, Thailand
Dr Silvana Peratta
STRASBOURG, France
Prof Antonio Spinelli
MILAN, Italy
National Faculty
Dr Aparna Hegde
Prof Avanish Saklani
Dr Prajesh Bhuta
Dr Paresh Jain
Dr Kishore Alapati
Dr Niranjan Agarwal
Dr Supreeta Arya
Dr Rajasekar Mohan
Dr Govindaraj Kanakaraj
Dr Roy Patankar
Dr Govind Nandakumar
Dr Mark Ranjan Jesudason
Dr Rohin Mittal
Dr Deepak Govil
Dr Jagdishwar Goud
Dr Reena Engineer
Dr Brij Agarwal
Dr Asfar Ahmed
Dr Sudeepta Kumar Swain
Dr T Raja
Dr Piramanayagam
Dr Amit Gupta
Dr Randeep Wadhavan
Dr T Subramanya Rao
Dr Anupama Ranjan Babu
Dr Sandeep Nayak
Dr Narasimha Srinivasaiah
Dr Bhawna Sirohi
Dr AT Mohan
Dr M Hariharan
Prof Somasekhar
Dr Ashwathy Mathew
Dr TK Rajesh
Prof KR Palaniswamy
Dr Prasanna Kumar Reddy
Dr Charita Pradhan
Dr Kushal Mittal
Prof S Rajendran
Prof Balaji Singh
Dr R Kannan
Prof A Ravi
Event Schedule
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Updated 9th June 2022
Fri 2nd September
Coffee & Registration
Welcome & Inauguration
Prof Steven Wexner, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Prof Manish Chand, UCLH London
Dr Venky Munikrishnan, Apollo Hospital Chennai
Robotics Workshop
Moderator: Prof Steven Wexner
Panel: Dr Jagdishwar Goud, Dr Amit Gupta
| 09.00 | Robotic Surgery Platforms: The Basics | Prof Emre Gorgun |
| 09.15 | Docking, Basic Set Up, Patient Positioning for Colorectal Surgery | Dr Sudeepta Kumar Swain |
| 09.30 | Achieving Best Visualization in the Pelvis & Beyond | Dr Venky Munikrishnan |
| 09.45 | Robotic Right Colectomy | Dr Jagdishwar Goud |
| 10.00 | Robotic Low Anterior Resection | Dr Venky Munikrishnan |
| 10.15 | Using Firefly Fluoroscence Technology in daily practice | Prof Manish Chand |
Coffee Break
Robotics Workshop (Contd.)
Moderator: Prof Steven Wexner
Panel: Dr Jagdishwar Goud, Dr Amit Gupta
| 10.45 | Robotic Intracorporeal Anastomosis | Prof Emre Gorgun |
| 11.00 | Achieving Efficiency & Cost Effectiveness in Robotic Colorectal Surgery | Dr Venky Munikrishnan |
| 11.15 | Endolumenal Surgery and advanced endoscopy | Prof Silvana Perrata |
| 11.30 | Training Pathways in Robotic Colorectal Surgery | Prof Avanish Saklani |
| 11.45 | The Evidence for Robotic Colorectal and General Surgery | Prof Manish Chand |
| 12.00 | Newer Robots & the future of MIS | Prof Emre Gorgun |
Panel Discussion / Q & A /
Hands On with Working Lunch
Fluoroscence Workshop
Moderator:Prof Manish Chand
Panel :Prof Avanish Saklani, Prof Mark Ranjan Jesudason
| 13.30 | Principles of ICG & Fluorescence Imaging | Dr Roy Patankar |
| 13.45 | Role Fluoroscence in Perfusion Assessment | Prof Steven Wexner |
| 14.00 | Improving Lymph Node Harvest with ICG | Prof Manish Chand |
| 14.15 | Role of Fluorescence in MI Colorectal Surgery | Dr Jagdishwar Goud |
| 14.30 | Role of Fluorescence in MI Hepatobiliary Surgery | Dr Randeep Wadhavan |
Coffee Break
Fluoroscence Workshop (Contd.)
Moderator:Prof Conor Delaney
Panel :Prof Avanish Saklani, Prof Mark Ranjan Jesudason, Dr Neil Keeling
| 15.00 | Use of Fluorescence in MI Thoracic Surgery | Dr T Subramanya Rao |
| 15.15 | Use of Fluroscence in MI Gynaecological Surgery | Dr Anupama Rajan Babu |
| 15.30 | Role Fluorescence Imaging in Avoiding Ureteric Injury | Dr Roy Patankar |
| 15.45 | Improving Outcomes by Fluorescence Guided PSM Surgery/HIPEC/PIPAC | Dr Delia Cortes Guiral |
| 16.00 | Improving Outcomes in Oncological Surgery with Fluorescence Imaging | Dr Sandeep Nayak |
| 16.15 | Panel Discussion / Q & A / Hands On Training | . |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery & Stapling Workshop
Moderator:Prof Rohin Mittal
Panel :Prof Avanish Saklani, Dr Kishore Alapati, Dr Simha Srinivasaiah
| 17.30 | Science of Tissue Management in Colorectal Surgery | TBC |
| 17.45 | Role of Advance Energy in Colorectal Surgery | Dr Roy Patankar |
| 18.00 | Principles of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery | Prof Mark Ranjan Jesudason |
| 18.15 | Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy – Master Technique Video | Dr Jagdishwar Goud |
| 18.35 | Laparoscopic Anterior Resection – Master Technique Video | Prof Rohin Mittal |
| 18.55 | Hands On Training : Stapling & Anastomosis Workshop | . |
Sunday 4 September
Endometriosis Workshop
Moderator:Prof Manish Chand
Panel :Dr Sumana Manohar, Dr Meenakshi Sundaram, Dr Kiruthika Devi, Dr Sunita Samal, Dr Kishore Alapat
| 10.00 | Introduction | Prof Steven Wexner & Dr Venky Munikrishnan |
| 10.15 | Symptoms, signs and challenges | Ms Carla Cressy |
| 10.35 | Can imaging be helpful? | Dr AnithaAlaguraj |
| 10.55 | Medical management of Endometriosis | Dr Ramani Devi |
| 11.15 | Surgical Management of Endometriosis | Dr Rooma Sinha |
| 11.35 | The role of the Colorectal Surgeon | Prof Manish Chand |
| 11.55 | Endometriosis MDT | Dr Rooma Sinha (Moderator) Panel + Speakers |
| 12.45 | Concluding Remarks | Dr Rooma Sinha & Prof Manish Chand |
Lunch
Stoma Therapy
Moderator: Prof AvanishSaklani
Panel: Dr TK Rajesh (Zoom)
| 10.00 | Introduction | Prof AvanishSaklani |
| 10.15 | Psychosocial aspects of living with a stoma | Ms Pooja Satish |
| 10.35 | Patient counselling for stoma – by whom, when and continued support | Ms Neeta Sabharwal |
| 10.55 | Complications of stomas and management | Ms Sonal Rane |
Coffee Break
Stoma Therapy
Moderator: Prof AvanishSaklani
Panel: Dr TK Rajesh (Zoom)
| 11.35 | Role of Specialist Stoma clinics for patients | Ms M AkilandeshwariMs M Akilandeshwari |
| 11.55 | Clinical Scenarios/MDT Stoma therapy | Dr AvanishSaklani (Moderator) Panel + Speakers + SG Seeranjeevi, D Selvi, Metty Morris |
| 12.45 | Concluding Remarks | . |
Lunch
Coffee & Registration
Welcome & Inauguration
Prof. Steven Wexner, Cleveland Clinic, Florida
Prof. Manish Chand, UCLH, London
Dr. Venky Munikrishnan, Apollo Hospital, Chennai
Optimizing Outcomes in Rectal Cancer
Moderator: Prof Steven Wexner
Panel : Prof Mark Ranjan Jesudason, Prof Avanish Saklani
| 09.00 | Staging & Restaging for Rectal Cancer | Dr Supreeta Arya |
| 09.30 | Total neoadjuvant therapy | Dr Bhawna Sirohi |
| 09.45 | Can we Wait & Watch for Rectal Cancer in India | Dr T Raja |
| 10.00 | Rectal Cancer – The Importance of Multidisciplinary Management to Optimise Outcomes in Rectal Cancer Live MDT with case presentations |
Prof Manish Chand Panel & Speakers |
Surgical Technique – Colorectal Cancer
Moderator: Prof Manish Chand
Panel : Prof Emre Gorgun, Prof Mark Jesudason, Dr Silvana Perrata
| 11.15 | Lap TME | Prof Art Hirankayas |
| 11.30 | Robotic TME | Dr Venky Munikrishnan |
| 11.45 | Robotic CME for Right Colon Cancer | Prof Somasekhar |
| 12.00 | Beyond TME + LPND | Prof Avanish Saklani |
| 12.15 | HIPEC/PIPAC | Dr Delia Cortes Guiral |
| 12.30 | Panel Discussion Q & A | . |
Lunch
Fluoroscence Guided Surgery - Sponsored Symposium
Hosts: Dr. Manish Chand / Prof. Steven D Wexner
| 13.45 | Colorectal Perfusion assessment | Prof Steven Wexner |
| 14.00 | Lymph node assessment | Prof Manish Chand |
| 14.15 | Evaluation of peritoneal implants | Dr Delia Cortes Guiral |
| 14.30 | Q & A | . |
IBD Session
Moderator: ...
Panel : Prof Rohin Mittal, Dr Kishore Alapati, Prof AT Mohan, Dr Govind Nandakumar
| 14.45 | Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Dr M Hariharan |
| 15.00 | Biologics & IBD Surgery | Prof Art Hiranyakas |
| 15.15 | IPAA: open, laparoscopic, robotic, single port, or transanal: how do they compare | Antonino Spinelli (recorded) |
Coffee Break
IBD Session (Contd.)
Moderator: ...
Panel : Prof Rohin Mittal, Dr Kishore Alapati, Prof AT Mohan, Dr Govind Nandakumar
| 15.45 | Pouchitis Management | Dr Piramanayagam |
| 16.00 | Reoperative Pouch Surgery - Challenges | Prof Emre Gorgun |
| 16.15 | Surgery for Acute Toxic Colitis | Dr Kishore Alapati |
| 16.30 | Management of Perianal Crohn’s disease | Dr Narasimha Srinivasiah |
| 16.45 | Q & A | . |
Break
Pre Dinner Symposium Emerging Technology & Surgical Practice – What’s Hot in Colorectal Surgery?
Moderator: Prof Steven Wexner
Panel: Prof Somasekhar, Prof Avanish Saklani
| 18.00 | Introduction | Prof Steven Wexner |
| 18.10 | Sensura Mio | Coloplast |
| 18.20 | Sonicision – Next Generation Ultrasonic Device | Medtronic |
| 18.30 | Force Bipolar | Intuitive Surgical |
| 18.40 | Ostomy Ties | Prof Manish Chand |
| 18.50 | Better Visualization - ICG & 4K Platforms for Lap Surgery | Prof Antonio De Lacy |
| 19.00 | Gamma probe in robotics | Prof Manish Chand |
| 19.10 | Proton Therapy | Dr Ashwathy Mathew |
Break
Pre Dinner Symposium The Future of Surgery
| 19.30 | CMR Surgical | .... |
| 19.50 | The Hugo | .... |
| 20.10 | Da Vinci Surgery | .... |
Cocktails & Networking Dinner
Pelvic Floor Symposium
Moderator: Prof Emre Gorgun
Panel : Dr Kushal Mital, Dr M Kanagavel, Dr Simha Srinivasaiah, Dr Charita Pradhan
| 08.00 | Pelvic Floor Assessment | Dr Prajesh Bhuta |
| 08.15 | Rectocoele, Rectal Intussuception & Mucosal prolapse | Dr Roy Patankar |
| 08.30 | Rectal Prolapse – how do we treat | Dr Paresh Jain |
| 08.45 | Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia - Anismus | Dr Prajesh Bhuta |
| 09.00 | Can Surgery help for Chronic Constipation | Dr Rohin Mittal |
| 09.15 | The Current Status of Neuromodulation of Faecal Incontinence | Prof Steven Wexner |
| 09.30 | Biofeedback | Dr Aparna Hegde |
| 09.45 | Q & A | . |
Coffee Break
Proctology: Best Practices
Moderator: Dr Deepak Govil
Panel : Dr TK Rajesh, Dr Prajesh Bhuta, Dr R Kannan
| 10.45 | Haemorrhoids | Dr Brij Agarwal, Dr Kushal Mital |
| 11.00 | Anal Fissure | Dr Brij Agarwal |
| 11.15 | Anal Fistula | Dr Niranjan Agarwal |
| 11.30 | Pilonidal Sinus | Dr TK Rajesh |
| 11.45 | Pruritis Ani & Proctalgia Fugax | Dr Rajasekhar Mohan |
| 12.00 | Post-operative Pain Management after Perianal Surgery | Dr Paresh Jain |
| 12.15 | Panel Discussion Q &A | . |
Lunch Break
Robotic Colorectal Surgery Symposium
Moderator: Prof Steven Wexner
| 13.45 | Driving Efficiency in Robotic Colorectal Surgery | Dr Venky Munikrishnan |
| 14.00 | Endoluminal robotics | Prof Silvana Peretta |
| 14.15 | Next generation robotic surgery platforms | Prof Manish Chand |
| 14.30 | Single Port Robotic Surgery | Prof Emre Gorgun |
| 14.45 | Q&A | . |
Endolumenal Surgery
Moderator: Prof Manish Chand
Panel : Prof Avanish Saklani, Prof KR Palaniswamy, Prof AT Mohan, Dr Govind Nandakumar
| 15.00 | Introduction | Prof Emre Gorgun |
| 15.05 | Endoscopic Diagnosis and Classification of Premalignant and Malignant Polyps and Role of EMR | Dr Govindaraj Kanakaraj |
| 15.20 | Beyond Poypectomy: EMR, ESD | Dr Silvana Peretta |
| 15.35 | Endoscopic Suturing (Full Thickness) and New Endolumenal Platforms | Prof Emre Gorgun |
| 15.50 | How to Incorporate Advanced Endoscopic Procedures into Your Practice? And Best models for Collaboration between Medical GI and Surgery | Prof Silvana Peretta |
| 16.05 | Stenting of Colorectal Strictures, Hemostatic Agents, Clips | Dr Piramanayagam |
| 16.20 | Building an Advanced Endoscopy Center & the Future of EndoLumenal Surgery (ELS) | Prof Emre Gorgun |
| 16.35 | Panel Discussion Q & A | . |
Closing Remarks & Adjourn
Prof. Steven Wexner, Cleveland Clinic, Florida
Prof Manish Chand, UCLH, London
Prof Antonio Lacy, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
Dr Venky Munikrishnan, Apollo Hospital, Chennai
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