Patricia Sylla made history as the first black woman President of SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024! . Mother, #leader , #pioneer , her journey inspires resilience & determination. In her address, she challenged our comfort about #discrimination , #inequality & advocated for a more #sustainable future

4 wonderfully intensive days at Colorectal THRIVE are finally over.

My heart is full with gratitude.

So many special people have contributed to the success of the very first edition of Colorectal THRIVE:

Thank you to all the amazing speakers. Thank you for sharing your depth

Which lesson you learnt at Colorectal THRIVE, will you put into practice?

#Colorectal #THRIVE #2024

Another highlight at #THRIVE24 - both the work of Stefan Benz Stefan Benz & Jurriaan Tuynman contribute to safe dissemination and common terminology to assess and report surgical quality, and ultimately clinical outcomes

After the wonderful success of the very first edition of Colorectal THRIVE, we are thrilled to announce that Colorectal THRIVE will become a yearly congress.

Save the date:

March 30th until April 2nd 2025.

Looking forward to seeing many familiar and new faces next year in

Had a great time presenting with this all star cast on #diverticulitis ! Willem Bemelman 🇳🇱 Richard Garfinkle, MD MSc PhD Sook Chan Hoang, MD Traci Hedrick Pat Tejedor

SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024! bringing great science and education for all surgeons! #SAGES2024

Time to ✈️ back 🇵🇹
But 1st, let me give a huge thanks to Michel Adamina for this brilliant conference Colorectal THRIVE!

I presented two works, but more important is what I've learned and the work I take home.

Great masterclasses, speakers, presentations - top of the colorectal🌍!

What a fantastic meeting Michel Adamina to be a part of…great friendship, content and energy! Congratulations on your first of many #ColorectalTHRIVE

Is #HIPEC in addition to cytorective surgery THE solution? The literature is inconclusive so far, preventing a firm recommendation for or against HIPEC. Specialized centre should keep treating and following selected patients who benefit from CRS HIPEC while optimal RCT are

Cancer treatment shall be efficient AND meaningful to the Patient.
Broad consensus on the above - how to act on this varies hugely and is partially rooted in personal beliefs and experience as we are human. What do the data tell us for treatment of locoregional recurrence?

Colorectal THRIVE Des Winter AI is not artificial and is not intelligent

The best of the BJS for the #Colorectal #Surgeon by Editor-in-Chief Des Winter
Passionate conversation with the audience and chairs Gabriela Moeslein Jurriaan Tuynman on our community, human nature, and compassionate intelligence vs artificial intelligence. Another great

Complicated diverticular disease is complex and needs to be individualised Colorectal THRIVE great talk und very good guidance by Amy Lee Lightner, MD

Do you want to halve your surgical site infection rate? Eloy Espín ORALEV 1 and soon ORALEV 2 and the two MOBILE trials provide strong evidence in support of oral antibiotic prophylaxis the day before colorectal resection and no bowel preparation, except for rectal cancer

Summary and clinical trial proposal by James Kinross / watch this space!

Optimal antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment in the era of #AMR - Antibiotic Multi Resistance. Food for thoughts on a burning issue completing the 2 prior presentations dealing with #SSI prophylaxis and the #microbiome with implications in clinical practice #THRIVE24

What is the required extent of colectomy for splenic flexure carcinomas? Data show large variation in practice for identical oncologic results => segmental colectomy is enough!
Thorough and enlived discussion followed at #THRIVE24 #colorectalsurgery

Mark your calendar Nicolas Avellaneda
#THRIVE25 is scheduled from Sunday 30.03 to Wednesday 02.04.2025 - we will make it even greater, with the support of so many stellar Friends and Faculty- this is the Colorectal THRIVE Family Colorectal THRIVE #colorectalsurgery

Low pressure pneumoperitoneum works, as demonstrated by Quentin Denost. Combined with a robotic approach and warming/humidification of insuffled air it may provide optimal clinical outcomes: reduced analgesia und length of stay. Following a first positive RCT, PAROS II & PAROS III