Provisional Program

🔹 Day 1 – Saturday | 14 March

Comprehensive Rectal Cancer Update

  • Staging & pre-operative management
  • MDT approach & tumour board discussions

Advanced Oncologic Strategies

  • Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT)
  • Immunotherapy & Proton Beam Therapy

Surgical Excellence

  • TME principles (Open, Laparoscopic & Robotic)
  • Pelvic exenteration & lateral pelvic node management

Live Tumour Board

  • Real-world multidisciplinary decision making

State-of-the-Art Lectures

  • Lessons learned over 4 decades in colorectal surgery
  • Future of robotics in colorectal practice

🔹 Day 2 – Sunday | 15 March

Live Robotic Telesurgery & Tele-Proctoring

  • Future of Surgery
  • 5G-enabled telesurgery & connectivity models

New Robotic Platforms

  • Latest innovations from leading industry partners

Telesurgery in Practice

  • Patient consent, credentialing & medico-legal aspects

Expert Panel Discussions

  • Scalability, adoption & insurance challenges

Technology Showcase

  • Emerging devices & next-generation surgical tools