ISUCRS WINTER 2019 NEWSLETTER |
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Dear colleagues and friends, 2018 was a busy year for ISUCRS as we have made monumental steps forward and built a stronger society. Our main accomplishment, as you will read from the ISUCRS London Biennial Congress report below, was that we organized this successful meeting and had keynote speakers that are pioneers in coloproctology. It was so heartwarming to see how our members and congress participants interacted and showed appreciation for the extraordinary program put together by our congress lead, Dr. Joseph Nunoo-Mensah and the ISUCRS board. With the ISUCRS board meeting and participation at its highest it has been in many years, I am very enthusiastic about our society’s future. With Dr. Philip Caushaj as the president during 2016-2018 and with new members on board, our society is growing even stronger. During the 2018-2020 presidency, with ISUCRS, the board agrees to focus not only in increasing membership but making our society the best it has ever been. We would like to be able to offer our members benefits and growth that comes through both collaboration and the sharing of our knowledge. As many of you might have already received emails to activate your members-only access via our www.isucrs.org, you will see that we intend to increase access to information via this platform by: - Every quarter aiming to provide free educational information in the form of lectures, webinar conferences, live streaming videos, etc.
- See sample lecture presentation for Video Cast 1st Quarter 2019
- Having a blog site where you can collaborate with colleagues by sharing videos, or clinical cases and engage in productive and beneficial discussions.
- We intend to create the Young Colorectal Surgeon's Group and Journal club that offer recommended readings from selected articles from leading coloproctology sources every quarter (coming soon).
We would like to increase member participation and involvement in improving ISUCRS. Our ISUCRS board meets on a monthly basis. We welcome all of you to bring forth ideas and share any suggestions with us via email at admin@isucrs.org. Your suggestions and input will be included for discussions in our monthly board meetings. As your president during the 2018-2020 term, I am convinced that it is only with your support and collaboration that our society will further gain prestige and continue to grow. Ho-Kyung Chun, MD President, International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
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Recent ISUCRS Conference/Educational Activities |
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2018 ISUCRS BIENNIAL CONGRESS London, UK 28th August - 1st September 2018 |
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The ISUCRS held its 29th biennial meeting in London during August 29, 2018 to September 1, 2018. This was an historic meeting as it was the first meeting sponsored by the ISUCRS independent of any local national meeting; however, with strong support from the London based DDCRS course held annually and several national societies providing ancillary support and holding concurrent sessions: The Korean Society of Coloproctology, the Japanese Society of Coloproctology, National Conference of Association of Colon & Rectal Surgeons of India (ACRSICON) and the French Research Group of Rectal Cancer surgery (GRECCAR) Session. These societies offered the greatest support with their members attending. The synergy provided the catalyst for the successful meeting that occurred. The meeting had 424 registrants from 48 countries (70 delegates from the UK, 50 from Korea, 45 from Japan and 45 from India). There were 107 podium presentations from guest speakers. In addition, there were 142 poster presentations and 8 selected video presentations. The Society honored luminaries in Colon and Rectal Surgery. The Society established the Angelita Gama-Habr Award honoring our Past President for her accomplishments and Dr. Gina Brown from the United Kingdom was the first recipient. Also honored during this meeting were Dr. Stanley Goldberg and Robert Beart (our Past President) by recognizing their extraordinary contributions to the specialty of Colon and Rectal Surgery and awarding them the status of Pioneer and Master of Coloproctology. The Society also recognized the substantial contribution to Colon and Rectal Surgery by our Past President Jae Gahb Park from South Korea establishing an award in his honor with Dr. Nam Kyu Kim from South Korea being the first recipient. Finally, in order to recognize the extraordinary contributions to the specialty of Colon and Rectal Surgery by Dr. Fumio Konishi, member of the executive Committee for many decades, the Society established the Fumio Konishi Award with Professor Kotaro Maeda from Japan being the first recipient. The meeting of the general membership approved the recommendations of the nominating slate. In addition, the general membership approved the first modification of the Bylaws since the creation of our society in 1962. I would welcome your review of our new by-laws. These can be found on our webpage. In addition, the general membership unanimously approved waiving the 2 year wait restriction on implementation of the bylaws changes; thereby, allowing our President Dr. Hyung Ko Chun from South Korea to proceed with immediate implementation of these new bylaws. This was a historic general assembly meeting attended by 67 of our colleagues. The Society was strongly supported by THD as our Platinum Sponsor. Medtronic was our Silver Sponsors. Bronze Sponsorship was Olympus, Bowa Lotus, Richard Wolf, Johnson & Johnson, Applied Medical and KCI. Other Sponsors were Wisepress medical bookshop, BK Medical and Intuitive. Without their contributions, this meeting would not have shined so brightly! THANK YOU! The social program and the city of London provided an extraordinary venue for our colleagues from throughout the world. Congress Convener and Congress President, Joseph Nunoo-Mensah and his delightful wife, Alison, were the most gracious of hosts to the entire global colorectal community that gathered in London. The Bush House at King’s College was the back drop for the meeting with excellent academic facilities and also provided the locale for our Gala with the London skyline as a backdrop! I would be remiss if I did not mention our gratitude for the extraordinary efforts of our Executive Director Ilda Boholli and her associate Tofu Salako for their excellent organizational skills. This meeting would not have been a success without the extraordinary efforts of Ilda and her colleagues. The meeting in London will always be special for me. More importantly, the close collaboration and friendship of President Chun and President-elect Samalavicius leave me secure that the Society will continue to grow academically and with increasing membership. Dr. Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, in my humble opinion, did the lion’s share of the work to turn London into the success it was. I believe our Society needs to recognize his role directing the first ISUCRS stand-alone biennial meeting that was MORE profitable than any meeting we have previously had except for Korea. It has been the greatest honor of my academic life to serve as President of the ISUCRS 2016 to 2018. Respectfully submitted. Philip F. Caushaj, MD, PhD, FACS, FACG, FASCRS, FISUCRS, AGAF, FASGE, FSSO Past President, ISCURS |
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INTERNATIONAL ONCOLOGY FORUM 'WHITE NIGHTS' St. Petersburg, Russian Federation 7th July 2018 International Meeting of Rectal Cancer, Revolution and Evolution was held in the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. A number of ISUCRS board members were invited and present; Ho-Kyung Chun (Korea), Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius (Lithuania), Ricardo Escalante (Venezuela), Igor Pravosudov (Russia). |
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'Step Towards Better Surgical care' International Advanced Surgical Workshop Dakha, Bangladesh 19th September 2018 |
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On 19th of September 2018, Bangladesh Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons had its first International meeting with more than 400 attendees at the Mugda Medical College Hospital. Invited as speakers were ISUCRS board members, Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, Narimantas Samalavicius, Ricardo Escalante and Arun Rojanasakul. Invited speakers shared an interesting surgical activity in a morning workshop. |
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Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India Kolkata, India 21-23rd September 2018 September 2018 the Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India, ACRSICON, held its annual National Conference in Kolkata, India with participation of more than 490 attendees and 11 International speakers. Drs. Samalavicius (Lithuania), Nunoo Mensah (United Kingdom), Escalante (Venezuela), Agarwal (India) and Fu (China), members of our Executive Board, had an active participation during this academic activity. The historic town of Kolkata provided everybody with an excellent oportunity to enjoy some tourist and social activities. |
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The 4th International Multidisciplinary Medical Congress Tirana, Albania 15-17 November 2018 |
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The International Multidisciplinary Medical Congress marked success for the fourth year in a row with this meeting organized by the American Hospital with the support of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth and other partners. The Congress which was held from 15-17th November 2018 had a massive delegate participation. For three days, Tirana turned into an important center of academic education, where the best of Albanian medicine and health personalities from 25 countries brought new protocols and innovative medicine treatments today, as well as exchanging experience and information from the health field. The main organizer of this event our ISUCRS committee Member Lindita Shosha, MD. In addition, among the participants and speakers were our board member Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, MD. |
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International Colorectal Meeting Shanghai, China 30 November - 2nd December 2018 |
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During first week of December, Dr Chuan-Gang Fu (ISUCRS Member at Large) headed an International Colorectal Meeting in Shanghai with anexcellent attendance. At this meeting as invited speakers were ISUCRS Board members; Dr Ho-Kyu Chun (South Korea), Dr Kotaro Maeda (Japan), Dr. Joseph Nunoo Mensah (United Kingdom) and Dr. Ricardo Escalante (Venezuela) as well ISUCRS members; Dr. Ali Shafik (Egypt) and Dr Joaquim Manuel Costa Pereira (Portugal). During this meeting, some invited speakers became members of The International Alliance of Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction Surgery (NOSES) Shanghai landscapes and a lovely weather was a nice frame for this academic activity. |
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ISUCRS WEBINAR CONFERENCES |
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UPCOMING ISUCRS RELATED EVENTS |
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17th Congress of Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) Kuala Lampur, Malaysia 14-17th March 2019 Dear Friends, On behalf of the Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons (MSCRS), it is a great honour and privilege for us to announce that we shall be hosting the Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology (APFCP) 2019. This congress is to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) from the 14th to 17th March 2019. The APFCP has established itself as a prestigious meeting focusing predominantly on advancing the science and practice of colorectal surgery. The Congress programme has been tailored to provide ample opportunities for delegates to network as well as visit the exhibition to explore the latest products and services. Malaysia sits at the heart of Asia, the largest and fastest growing economic region in the world. A land rich in culture, nature, heritage and modernity, it all makes for a compelling destination. Do take some time off before or after the Congress, to visit nice beaches, hills, caves, rivers and museums around Kuala Lumpur. And remember to try a lot of other delicious local cuisines. For more information see - www.apfcp2019.com With Warm Regards,
Team APFCP 2019 |
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14th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Colon and Rectum (ESCR) and Mediterranean Society of Pelvic Floor Disorders (MSPFD) Cairo Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt 4-6th April 2019 Dear Colleagues and Friends, On behalf of MSPFD & ESCR and the program committee, it gives me a great pleasure to extend to you this invitation for the 14th Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Society of Pelvic Floor Disorders (MSPFD), Egyptian Society of Colon and Rectum (ESCR) on April 4-6, 2019 in Mena House Hotel, Cairo- Egypt. We would like to welcome you to share with us this event which, will blend education and controversy with the inspiring interaction of audience and faculty and can be expected to be a most rewarding experience. An excellent faculty of specialists will deliver concise state-of-the- art lectures on topics from colorectal surgery, Gynecology, and Urology through Sexology, Neurology, and Epidemiology to diagnostics, interventions, and conservative therapies. The information obtained from this year conference may be readily adopted into daily practice. We are pleased to organize the annual meeting and do hope you will be able to accept our invitation. Looking forward to your active participation in this important international event. If you go to just one meeting in 2018, so this is the one. We look forward to welcome you in Egypt
With best regards,
Olfat El-Sibai
Conference President |
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XVII. Turkish Colon and Rectal Surgery Congress and the X. Colorectal Surgical Nursing Congress Regnum Carya Convention Center Antalya, Turkey 9-13th April 2019 http://tkrcd2019.org/invitation.html |
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3rd International Meeting on Diverticular Disease Madrid, Spain 11-13th April, 2019 All aspects of diverticular disease will be addressed such as: genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment. Presentation will be from major experts with an intereset in diverticular disease. This event, according to the criteria accredited from Continuing Medical Education (CME) of the Italian Ministry of Health, will collect opinions of the most important Italian and European experts, and will be open to all healthcare professionals who deal with diverticular disease of the colon. Programme Information |
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Post Graduate Courses In Colorectal Surgery Braga, Portugal 6th May - 28th June 2019
7th October - 29th November 2019 The Colorectal Unit of Hospital de Braga is a leading Colorectal Unity of the north of Portugal, at the city of Braga. About 85% of colorectal surgeries are performed by laparoscopy. The aim of the unity is the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor dysfunction and proctologic surgery. OBJECTIVES Formation in colorectal surgery with components in perioperative care, oncological surgery, colorectal laparoscopy, pelvic floor surgery, proctologic surgery, surgery of the inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease surgery. RECIPIENTS General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery specialists and residents. More programme Information & to Register |
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Interim ISUCRS Meeting Hotel Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai, India 1-3rd November 2019 |
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7th Dilemmas & Debates in Colorectal Surgery Bush House, King's College London London, WC2R 2LS 16-18th December 2019 Dear Colleague, Following the success of our previous annual conferences, we are delighted to invite you to attend the 7th Winter Debates & Dilemmas in Colorectal Surgery conference which will once again be organized by The International University of Colon And Rectal Surgeons (ISUCRS) and King’s College London (KCL). This year's meeting will be held between 16th-18th December 2019 at Bush House, King’s College London, WC2R 2LS Our theme for this years meeting is ‘Surgical Innovations’. With our previous successes in mind, we aim to once again organize an interesting program to include a day of workshops, debate sessions, a day of live operating sessions and a consultant’s corners. In true traditional fashion, the conference will continue to have a full colorectal day didactic session on the Monday 16th December addressing difficult situations, controversies and problems in colorectal surgery which will be attractive to a range of home and international based professionals from multiple disciplines. Furthermore, we will be including into the programme a lively and entertaining debate session covering topical issues in colorectal surgery. On Tuesday 17th the programme will include a live surgical cases under the theme 'Surgical Innovations’. On the Wednesday 18th a number of surgical workshops will be held at Bush House. 2019 DDCRS meeting aims to capitalize on success of the London 2018 ISUCRS event and would be run at the same venue - Bush House. This year’s, 2019 conference, aims to be ‘Bigger & Better’. We are aiming to improve on the formal 2017 DDCRS event where we had an attendance of 230 delegates. To make attendance to the conference easy and stress free, we will hold a number of hotel reservations at hotels located within easy walking distance to the conference venue. These may be purchased directly online together with your registration ticket. Super Early Bird Registration with great registration discount coming soon within the next 2 weeks. So why hesitate? Join us in November 2019 in the heart of London for not only another fantastic educational meeting, a great networking opportunity and also an opportunity to enjoy London with pre-Christmas shopping or perhaps a theatrical show at the West End! Yours sincerely, Mr Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah, Professor Narimantas E. Samalavicius, Mr Pasquale Giordano DDCRS 2019 Programme Directors |
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DDCRS 2017 Programme Directors Pasquale Giordano, Philippe Rouanet, Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah, Narimantas E. Samalavicius |
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE UPCOMING ISUCRS 2020 BIENNIAL MEETING 11-13 NOVEMBER 2020 YOKOHAMA, JAPAN |
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Join the International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons Benefits - Networking with world renowned colon and rectal colleagues from over 80 countries with a society founded since 1962
- Free access to the World Journal of Colon and Rectal Surgery, ISUCRS’ official on-line, open access journal
- Reduced registration fees for ISUCRS’ biennial congress
- Obtain a membership certificate
- Have an opportunity to be regional vice president and participate on the ISUCRS executive board and/or participate in a number of ISUCRS committees
- Receive 1/2 yearly newsletter with updates about the society and colon and rectal surgery activities
- Have an opportunity to host ISUCRS’s Biennial Congress in his/her country by completing an application form
- Organize an educational event in association with ISUCRS
- Have your contact details on ISUCRS’s website including private practice details/website
- Obtain MEMBER-ONLY ACCESS TO A NEW ENHANCED ISUCRS WEBSITE WITH FREE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION e.g. lecture slides, practice guidelines, live streaming videos (coming in 2018)
- Access to the ISUCRS Membership listing (coming in 2018)
- And lots more...
Membership Dues Structure The dues structure is a 2-tier system based on the per capita income of each country.
To find the tier group for your country click here to view the list. Active 1 Members pay annual dues of $150 USD per year.
Active 2 Members pay annual dues of $100 USD per year.
Fellows & Residents pay annual dues of $75 USD per year
Retired members - Free |
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