Registration

Program Test

Program

8:00 am

REGISTRATION

8:30 am

Opening Ceremony (Quran)

8:35 am

Welcome Remarks

Chair of the Saudi-International Colorectal Diseases Forum 2026

speaker-1

Dr. Ohoud Alamoudi

8:40 am

Welcome Remarks

President of The Saudi Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery

speaker-1

Prof. Samar Alhomoud

8:45 am

Award Ceremony & Group Photo

SESSION

COLORECTAL CANCER

Moderators:

speaker-1

Prof. Samar Alhomoud

speaker-2

Prof. Ahmad Alzubaidi

speaker-3

Dr. Noura Alhassan

9:10 am

 Prof. Alaa Abduljabbar Lecture:

Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Future Direction

speaker-1

Prof. Narimantas Samalavicius 🇱🇹

9:30 am

Rectal Cancer Treatment: Past, Present, and Future

speaker-1

Prof. Dursun Bugra 🇹🇷

9:45 am

The Next Frontier: Non-Operative Management – The Rectum and Beyond

speaker-1

Prof. Joseho Nunoo-Mensah 🇬🇧

10:00 am

Is It Time to Rethink TME for Middle-Upper Rectal Cancer?

speaker-1

Dr. Luai Ashari

10:15 am

Neoadjuvant Radio-Chemotherapy for Rectal Cancer: When to Operate?

speaker-1

Prof. Eddy Cotte 🇫🇷

10:30 am

Surgical Options for LAR in a Difficult Pelvis

speaker-1

Prof. Sender Liberman 🇨🇦

10:45 am

Discussion

10:55 am

Coffee Break

SESSION

INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Moderators:

speaker-1

Dr. Luai Ashari

speaker-2

Dr. Samer Doghan 🇱🇧

speaker-3

Prof. Narimantas Samalavicius 🇱🇹

11:00 am

Standardization of laparoscopic and robotic surgery using the Critical Views Concept for Right Hemicolectomy

speaker-1

Prof. Ayman Agha 🇩🇪

11:15 am

Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Colorectal Surgery

speaker-1

Dr. Suhail Alturkistani

11:30 am

When Technology Fails in Colorectal Surgery

speaker-1

Prof. Emre Balik 🇹🇷

11:45 am

ctDNA: Importance in Colorectal Cancer

speaker-1

Dr. Marwan Alhajeili

12:00 pm

Discussion

12:15 pm

Lunch Break

SESSION

PERITONEAL DISEASE

Moderators:

speaker-1

Dr. Hussain Alkhdhur

speaker-2

Dr. Ali Safar 🇰🇼

speaker-3

Prof. Eddy Cotte 🇫🇷

1:15 pm

PIPEC or HIPEC: What to Choose?

speaker-1

Dr. Mohammad Alyami

1:30 pm

Living After Pelvic Exenteration

speaker-1

Dr. Raha Alahmadi

1:45 pm

Rectal Cancer: The RESET Trial

speaker-1

Prof. Eddy Cotte 🇫🇷

2:00 pm

Complete Mesocolon Excision for the Right Colon Cancer: Is it a Must?

speaker-1

Prof. Dursun Bugra 🇹🇷

2:15 pm

Risk Assessment of Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes Dissection and Therapeutic Implications

speaker-1

Dr. Ahmad Uraiqat 🇯🇴

2:30 pm

Re-do Cytoreductive Surgery: When Is It Worth It?

speaker-1

Dr. Haile Mahteme

2:45 pm

Discussion

SESSION

TRAINING AND BEYOND

Moderators:

speaker-1

Dr. Ghadah Anani

speaker-2

Prof. Isam Juma 🇧🇭

speaker-3

Dr. Maryam Alhashmi 🇴🇲

3:00 pm

The Academic Colorectal Surgeon: Mentorship and Leadership

speaker-1

Dr. Bayan Bokhari

3:15 pm

Simulation-Based Education: Building Competence Before the OR

speaker-1

Dr. Abdulrahman Alotaibi

3:30 pm

Mentorship in the Digital Age: Global Collaboration & Virtual Training

speaker-1

Prof. Sender Liberman 🇨🇦

3:45 pm

Fellowship Training in the Era of Robotics and AI

speaker-1

Prof. Byung Soh Min

4:00 pm

Discussion

4:15 pm

Coffee Break

SESSION

CONSULTANT CORNER ON MANAGEMENT AND ALTERNATIVES TO SURGICAL PROBLEMS

Moderators:

speaker-1

Dr. Aisha Abdulrahman

speaker-2

Dr. Khaled Alresini

speaker-3

Dr. Ohoud Alamoudi

4:25 pm

Panel: Dr. Abdullah Alhaddad, Prof. Dursan Bugra, Prof. Eddy Cotte, Prof. Isam Juma, Prof. Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, Dr. Majed Alrudayni, Dr. Mohd Hosni Abunada, Dr. Noura Alhassan, Prof. Omar Alobaid, Dr. Sara Albastaki, Prof. Sender Liberman

5:20 pm

END OF DAY ONE

8:00 am

REGISTRATION

SESSION

CHALLENGES IN COLORECTAL

speaker-1

Dr. Khalifa Almulhim

speaker-2

Dr. Murtadha T. Al Qubtan 🇴🇲

speaker-3

Prof. Dursun Bugra 🇹🇷

8:30 am

Stapling Misadventures: Prevention & Management

speaker-1

Dr. Esra Salman 🇧🇭

8:45 am

DICA Classification: New View for Diverticular Disease

speaker-1

Prof. Ricardo Escalante 🇻🇪

9:00 am

Staple Line Bleeding: What to Do?

speaker-1

Prof. Ayman Abdelhafiz 🇪🇬

speaker-2

Prof. Ayman Abdelhafiz

9:15 am

Bridging the Divide: Transitioning Paediatric to Adult Surgical Care in Colorectal Disease

speaker-1

Dr. Nahla Arab

9:30 am

Discussion

9:45 am

Coffee Break

SESSION

IBD

speaker-1

Dr. Khayal Alkayal

speaker-2

Dr. Abdullah Alhadad 🇰🇼

speaker-3

Prof. Ayman Abdelhafiz

10:00 am

Ulcerative Colitis Surgery: Ongoing Controversies

speaker-1

Dr. Abdulaziz Saleem

10:15 am

Timing is Everything: Optimizing Surgical Decisions in Crohn’s Disease

speaker-1

Dr. Sami Judeeba

10:30 am

Surgery in IBD: Ready or Not?

speaker-1

Dr. Ali Farsi

10:45 am

Anti-TNF and Biologics: Do They Really Increase Surgical Morbidity

speaker-1

Dr. Maryam Mukhtar

11:00 am

Complex Enterocutaneous Fistulizing Crohn’s: What to Do?

speaker-1

Dr. Ali Safar 🇰🇼

11:15 am

Discussion

SESSION

PROCTOLOGY

speaker-1

Dr. Ikhlas Alberdesi

speaker-2

Prof. Emre Balik 🇹🇷

speaker-3

Dr. Sara Albestaki 🇦🇪

11:30 am

Biological in Anal Fistula

speaker-1

Prof. Ahmad Alzubaidi

11:45 am

Why Does Anal Fistula Surgery Fail? Lessons from Recurrence and Non-Healing

speaker-1

Prof. Joseho Nunoo-Mensah 🇬🇧

12:00 pm

AIN Guidelines: What is New?

speaker-1

Dr. Samer Doghan 🇱🇧

12:15 pm

Laser Fistulotomy: Where Do We Stand?

speaker-1

Dr. Maryam Alhashmi 🇴🇲

12:30 pm

Anal Wart Incidence in Saudi Arabia

speaker-1

Dr. Aisha Abdulrahman

12:45 pm

Discussion

1:00 pm

Lunch Break

SESSION

PELVIC FLOOR DISEASES

speaker-1

Dr. Reem Alharbi

speaker-2

Dr. Nouf Akeel

speaker-3

Prof. Ricardo Escalante 🇻🇪

2:00 pm

Surgical Management of External Rectal Prolapse and High-Grade Internal Intussusception

speaker-1

Prof. Joseho Nunoo-Mensah 🇬🇧

2:15 pm

Faecal Incontinence in a Normal Anal Sphincter

speaker-1

Dr. Ahmed Badrek

2:30 pm

Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Incidence and Treatment

speaker-1

Prof. Ricardo Escalante 🇻🇪

2:45 pm

TBA

speaker-1

Prof. Anders Mellgren 🇸🇪

3:00 pm

Discussion

3:15 pm

Coffee Break

SESSION

TECHNICAL TRIPS AND TRICKS: VIDEO SESSION

speaker-1

Dr. Ahmed Alhadi

speaker-2

Dr. Roger Gerjy 🇸🇪

speaker-3

Prof. Joseho Nunoo-Mensah 🇬🇧

3:20 pm

Delorme Procedure for Rectal Prolapse

speaker-1

Prof. Dursun Bugra 🇹🇷

3:35 pm

CME for Right Colon Cancer

speaker-1

Prof. Emre Balik 🇹🇷

3:50 pm

Robotic Transverse Colon Resection with Intracorporeal Anastomosis

speaker-1

Prof. Ayman Agha 🇩🇪

3:05 pm

Robotic TME: Tips and Tricks

speaker-1

Prof. Byung Soh Min

4:20 pm

Use of Hugo Robotic in Colorectal Surgery

speaker-1

Dr. Khaled Alresini

4:35 pm

Graciloplasty for Fecal Incontinence for Atresia Ani (in Adulthood)

speaker-1

Prof. Narimantas Samalavicius 🇱🇹

4:50 pm

Coffee Break

5:05 pm

General Assembly (Members Only)

5:30 pm

END OF DAY TWO

8:00 am

REGISTRATION

SESSION

GCC

speaker-1

Dr. Majed Alrudayni

speaker-2

Dr. Mohammed Widinly

speaker-3

Dr. Sara Albestaki 🇦🇪

8:30 am

Ileal Pouch Outcome: Single-Center Experience

speaker-1

Prof. Samar Alhomoud

8:45 am

IBD-Associated Dysplasia and Cancer: Is Segmental Resection the New Standard?

speaker-1

Dr. Abdullah Alhadad 🇰🇼

9:00 am

The “Trap” of Near-Complete Response

speaker-1

Prof. Isam Juma 🇧🇭

9:15 am

Is Immunotherapy a Game-Changer in Advanced Colon Cancer?

speaker-1

Dr. Mohd Hosni Abunada 🇶🇦

9:30 am

Robotic Rectal Cancer Surgery: The UAE Experience

speaker-1

Dr. Roger Gerjy 🇸🇪

9:45 am

Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE) of the Rectum: Resection vs Conservative Approach

speaker-1

Dr. Murtadha T. Al Qubtan 🇴🇲

10:00 am

Discussion

10:15 am

Coffee Break

SESSION

IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOME

speaker-1

Dr. Abdulrahman Alotaibi

speaker-2

Dr. Ahmad Uraiqat 🇯🇴

speaker-3

Prof. Ayman Agha 🇩🇪

10:30 am

Early Ileostomy Takedown After Surgery for Rectal Cancer

speaker-1

Prof. Narimantas Samalavicius 🇱🇹

10:45 am

Faster Fast Track

speaker-1

Prof. Omar Alobaid

11:00 am

ERAS 2.0: Same Day Discharge for Colorectal Resection

speaker-1

Dr. Ahmed Alhadi

11:15 am

Rehabilitation After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

speaker-1

Dr. Nadim Mailbary

11:30 am

Adapting to Life After Stoma Creation

speaker-1

Ms. Eisiah Abbas

11:45 am

Discussion

SESSION

COLORECTAL DEBATES

speaker-1

Prof. Omar Alobaid

speaker-2

Dr. Mohd Hosni Abunada 🇶🇦

speaker-3

Prof. Narimantas Samalavicius 🇱🇹

12:00 pm

Diverticulitis – Enough Already! Just Take the Colon O-U-T!: FOR

speaker-1

Prof. Joseho Nunoo-Mensah 🇬🇧

12:15 pm

Diverticulitis – Enough Already! Just Take the Colon O-U-T!: AGAINST

speaker-1

Prof. Dursun Bugra 🇹🇷

12:30 pm

TNT, Therapy Paradigm Shift, or Passing the Trend? FOR

speaker-1

Dr. Marwan Alhajeili

12:45 pm

TNT, Therapy Paradigm Shift, or Passing the Trend? AGAINST

speaker-1

Prof. Emre Balik 🇹🇷

1:00 pm

Discussion

1:15 pm

Closing Remarks

speaker-1

Dr. Ohoud Alamoudi

1:30 pm

END OF FORUM / LUNCH BREAK

Workshops

1:30 – 1:45 PM

Coffee – Informal Welcome & Attendance

1:45 – 2:00 PM

Course Introduction / Course Objectives

Dr. Khaled Alresini

 

Group 1

Group 2

 

2:00 – 3:30 PM

·        How to Smoothly Adopt Robotic Surgery

·        Robotic Approach for Right Colectomy

·        Robotic Left Colectomy and TME

·        Complications in Robotic Colorectal Surgery

·        How to Set Up the Robot

·        How to Control Camera

·        How to Control Robotic Arms, Clutching and Switching Between the Arms

·        Basic Grasping and Transfer Objects

·        Needle Control, Suturing and Knot-Tying

·        Energy and Dissection

·        Dr. Khaled Alresini

·        Dr. Ahmed Elhadi

·        Dr. Mohamed Bin Ali

·        Medtronic SUS

3:30 – 4:30 PM

Lunch

 

Group 1

Group 2

 

4:30 – 6:00 PM

·        How to Set Up the Robot

·        How to Control Camera

·        How to Control Robotic Arms, Clutching and Switching Between the Arms

·        Basic Grasping and Transfer Objects

·        Needle Control, Suturing and Knot-Tying

·        Energy and Dissection

·        How to Smoothly Adopt Robotic Surgery

·        Robotic Approach for Right Colectomy

·        Robotic Left Colectomy and TME

·        Complications in Robotic Colorectal Surgery

·        Dr. Khaled Alresini

·        Dr. Ahmed Elhadi

·        Dr. Mohamed Bin Ali

·        Medtronic SUS

Section I: Getting Started

·       Planning Your Case

·       OR Setup and Patient Positioning

·       Getting the Patient Ready

·       Stoma Marking

·       Laparoscopic Instruments

Section II: Abdominal Operations

·       Right Hemicolectomy

·       Sigmoid Resection

·       Low Anterior Resection

·       Abdominoperineal Resection

Section III: Problems in Colon and Rectal Surgery

·       Presacral Bleeding

·       The Colon that Won’t Reach… What To Do?

·       Misadventures with the Circular Stapler

 

Hands-On: Laparoscopic Basic Surgical Skills

 

Anorectal Manometry

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Registration

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Anal Manometry: What Is It, What Is It For, and When Should It Be Done?

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Differences Between Standard and Anopress Manometry

11:00 – 12:00 PM

Clinical Case Review and Interpretation and Reporting

12:00 – 12:30 PM

Hands On with Anopress

12:30 – 2:00 PM

Lunch & Prayer

EAUS

Part I: Theory & Image Viewing

2:00 – 2:15 PM

Welcome & Introduction

Giulio Santoro

2:15 – 2:45 PM

Endoanal Ultrasound: Technique & Normal Ultrasound Anatomy

2:45 – 3:15 PM

Ultrasound Assessment of OASIS & Fecal Incontinence

3:15 – 3:45 PM

Anal Ultrasound for Anal Fistula

3:45 – 4:15 PM

Ultrasound Assessment of Anal Cancer

4:15 – 4:30 PM

Discussion

4:30 – 4:45 PM

Coffee Break

Part II: Hands-On Exercises on Models & Case Discussions

Attendance in Part I is mandatory to attend Part II

4:45 – 5:45 PM

Hands-On with Models – Review of Clinical Cases on Workstations

Giulio Santoro

5:45 – 6:00 PM

Final Discussion & Closing Remarks

1:00 – 1:15 PM

Registration & Welcome

1:15 – 1:35 PM

Stoma Anatomy Physiology and Pathology

Dr. Anmar Semilan

1:35 – 1:55 PM

RIO Tool: Body Profile Assessment

Dr. Faisal Alkulaib

1:55 – 2:35 PM

Stoma Cases

Group Discussion

2:35 – 2: 55 PM

ARC Protocol: Apply Remove Check

Dr. Faisal Alkulaib

2:55 – 4:00 PM

Hands-On Stoma Care Practice

 

4:00 – 4:20 PM

TBA

Coloplast

4:20 – 4:30 PM

Closing