PROGRAMME
Saudi-International Colorectal Diseases Forum
And
First Arab Colorectal Meeting
16-18 February 2025
InterContinental Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of The Saudi Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery (SSCRS) and the organizing committee, it
gives me a great pleasure to welcome you all to our Annual Saudi-International Colorectal Diseases
Forum 2025 at the InterContinental Hotel from 16-18 February 2025.
This year the forum will celebrate its 25th Anniversary, a milestone event in the history of the forum
that has gained growing success hosting numerous national, regional and international experts in
the field of colorectal disease as well as strategic collaborations with prestigious international centres
and societies including The European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP), Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic,
St. Mark’s Hospital and the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health
Organization (WHO).
In addition, this year the forum will host The First Arab Colorectal Meeting and will continue its
international collaborations with the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World
Health Organization aiming to address current challenges and strengthening collaboration among
world leading experts & colorectal surgeons.
The scientific program will cover various colorectal topics including cancer, polyps, inflammatory
bowel disease, pelvic floor disorders and other benign diseases as well as highlight on new up to
date techniques, screening and research in colorectal field.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to all our
speakers for accepting our invitation, and a special thanks to all our sponsors for their valuable
support.
We are looking forward for your participation and hoping you will find the forum program both
engaging and beneficial to your clinical practice.
Sincerely,
Prof. Samar Alhomoud
Chairperson, Organizing Committee
President, Saudi Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery
ORGANIZING/SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Prof. Ahmad Al-Zubaidi
Prof. Samar Alhomoud
Dr. Khalid Alrosini
Dr. Ohoud Alamoudi
Dr. Mohammed Alyami
Dr. Nahla Arab
Dr. Aisha Abdulrahman
Dr. Majed Alrudayni
Dr. Rami Sairafi
Dr. Anmar Semilan
Dr. Mohammed Widinly
ADMINISTRATIVE
Raquel Glorioso-Rivera
Kimberly Ann Faith Cristobal
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS
Prof. Brian Saunders
Dr. Janindra Warusavitarne
Prof. Arun Rojanasakul
Prof. Woo Yong Lee
Prof. Amjad Parvaiz
Dr. Mohammed Hosni Abunada
Dr. Abdullah Alhaddad
Dr. Murtadha Alqubtan
Maryam Alhashmi
Dr. Isam Mazin Juma
Dr. Ahmad Uraiqat
Dr. Samer Doughan
Dr. Sara Albastaki
Dr. Adam Aboalkaz
Dr. LA Torre Marco
SPEAKERS
Prof. Partha Basu
Prof. Paul Brennan
Prof. Zisis Kozlakidis
PROGRAMME
DAY ONE – SUNDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2025
8:00 am
REGISTRATION
9:00 am
Opening Ceremony (Quran)
9:05 am
Welcome Remarks President of The Saudi Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Prof. Samar Alhomoud
9:15 am
Opening Ceremony (Quran)
9:50 am
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: COLORECTAL CANCER: ENDOSCOPIC AND SURGICAL APPROACHES
Moderators: Prof. Samar Alhomoud / Dr. Khalid Alrosini / Dr. Murtadha Al Qubtan
10:00 am
Prof. Alaa Abduljabbar Lecture:
Cancer in IBD: From Random to Precise
Dr. Janindra Warusavitarne
10:20 am
Endoscopic Diagnosis and Resection Options for Complex Polyps and Early T1 Cancers
Dr. Samer Doughan
10:40 am
Management of Rectal Cancer in the Era of TNT
Prof. Brian Saunders
11:00 am
Hybrid Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Excision of Colonic Tumour in High- Risk Patients
Dr. Isam Juma
11:20 am
Advantages of Robotic Rectal Surgery: Factors to Consider?
Prof. Amjad Parvaiz
11:40 am
Robotic Surgery in Advanced Rectal Malignancies
Dr. Luai Ashari
12:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION: COLORECTAL CANCER
Moderators: Prof. Shouki Bazarbashi / Dr. Nahla Arab / Dr. Samer Doughan
1:00 pm
Minimal Invasive Treatment of Rectal Cancer: Past, Present and Future
Prof. Woo Yong Lee
1:20 pm
CT & MRI in Colon Cancer: Evaluation of Prognostic Factors
Dr. Carlos Holguera
1:40 pm
Partial Versus Total Mesorectal Excision in Rectal Cancer (PME vs TME)
Dr. Noura Alhassan
2:00 pm
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Colon Cancer
Dr. Khalid Alrabiah
2:20 pm
Personalizing Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer
Dr. Mohammed Alghamdi
2:40 pm
Impact of Robotic Colorectal Surgery Training Programmes
Prof. Amjad Parvaiz
3:00 pm
Predictors of Quality of Life in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Abdulrahman Alotaibi
3:20 pm
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: CONSULTANT CORNER ON MANAGEMENT AND ALTERNATIVES TO SURGICAL PROBLEMS
Chair: Prof. Samar Alhomoud / Dr. Babiker Mohammed / Dr. Rasha Althebaity
Panel: Prof. Brian Saunders / Dr. Khaled Alrosini / Dr. Janindra Warusavitarne / Dr. Samer Doughan / Dr. Ahmad Uraiqat / Dr.
Mohammed Widinly / Dr. Sara Albastaki / Dr. Murtadha Alqubtan / Dr. Mohammed Abunada / Dr. Abdullah Alhaddad
3:30 pm
Consultant Corner
4:30 pm
END OF DAY ONE
DAY TWO – MONDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2025
8:00 am
REGISTRATION
SESSION: COLORECTAL POLYPS
Moderators: Dr. Hussain Alkhdhur / Dr. Bader Alajlan / Dr. Abdullah Alhaddad
8:30 am
Endoscopic Management of Colonic Polyps: Benign vs Malignant Polyps
Dr. Aymen Almuhaidb
8:50 am
"Resect and Discard" Policy for Small Polyps
Prof. Brian Saunders
9:10 am
Cancer in a Resected Polyp: Surveillance vs Surgery
Dr. Murtadha Al Qubtan
9:30 am
Histologic Evaluation of Polyps
Dr. Hadeel Almanea
9:50 am
Transanal Endoscopic Submucosal Resection (TASER)
Dr. Janindra Warusavitarne / Prof. Brian Saunders
10:15 am
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: TECHNICAL TRIPS AND TRICKS: VIDEO SESSION
Moderators: Dr. Rami Sairafi / Dr. Rasha Althebaity / Dr. Ekhlas Bardisi
10:30 am
Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer
Prof. Woo Yong Lee
10:40 am
Endoscopic Resection of Right Colon Complex Polyp
Prof. Brian Saunders
10:50 am
Robotic Assisted Ileal Pouch–Anal Anastomosis (IPAA)
Dr. Khaled Alrosini
11:00 am
Robotic TAMIS
Dr. Ahmed El Hadi
11:10 am
Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with CME
Dr. Ahmed Uraiqat
11:20 am
Robotics Cytoreductive Surgery with Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
Dr. Mohammed Alyami
11:30 am
Video-Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment (VAAFT)
Dr. Sara Al Bastaki
11:40 am
LIFT Procedure
Prof. Arun Rojanasakul
11:50 am
Role of Laser in Proctology
Dr. Samer Doughan
12:00 pm
Laparoscopic Excision of Presacral Cyst
Dr. Ahmad Uraiqat
12:10 pm
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION: IBD
Moderators: Prof. Omar Alobaid /Dr. Abdulelah Almutairdi / Dr. Sara Al Bastaki
1:00 pm
Does Anastomotic Technique Affect the Recurrence Rate of Crohn's Disease?
Dr. Mohammed Abunada
1:20 pm
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in IBD
Dr. Janindra Warusavitarne
1:40 pm
The Role of Appendicectomy in Ulcerative Colitis
Dr. Thamer Altayeb
2:00 pm
Surgical management of Rectovaginal Fistula in Crohn's Disease
Dr. Maryam Al Hashmi
2:20 pm
Perianal Crohn’s Disease: Challenges and Solutions
Dr. Abdullah Alhaddad
2:40 pm
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: COLORECTAL CANCER CURRENT & FUTURE PERSPECTIVE (VIRTUAL WITH IARC)
Moderators: Dr. Ali Alzahrani / Prof. Samar Alhomoud
3:00 pm
Colorectal Cancer in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mushabab Al-Asiri
3:15 pm
Colorectal Cancer in Young Populations
Dr. Paul Brennan
3:30 pm
Building a Digital CRC Population Cohort: Experiences from Europe, Opportunities and Challenges for Research
Dr. Zisis Kozlakidis
3:45 pm
Role of KPIs to Improve Organization of CRC Screening
Dr. Partha Basu
4:00 pm
General Assembly Virtual (Colorectal Society Members Only)
5:00 pm
END OF DAY TWO
DAY THREE – TUESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2025
8:00 am
REGISTRATION
SESSION: COLORECTAL COMPLICATIONS
Moderators: Prof. Khayal Alkayal / Dr. Mohammed Sbaih / Dr. Maryam Al Hashmi
8:30 am
Approaches to Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Diverticulitis, Angiodysplasia)
Dr. Ali Farsi
8:50 am
Managements of Colorectal Perforation
Dr. Nahar Alselaim
9:10 am
The Anatomy of a Leak: Investigating Anastomotic Failures in Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Sara Al Bastaki
9:30 am
Obstructive Colorectal Cancer: Surgical Options
Dr. Murtadha Al Qubtan
9:50 am
Management of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection: Updated Guidelines
Dr. Hakeem Hakeem
10:15 am
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: PROCTOLOGY
Moderators: Prof. Ahmad Alzubaidi / Dr. Ohoud Alamoudi / Dr. Mahdi Albandar
10:30 am
Comprehensive Anal Fistula Patterns
Prof. Arun Rojanasakul
10:50 am
Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Surgeon Dilemma
Dr. Reem Alharbi
11:10 am
Strategic Surgical Approach to Anal Fistula
Prof. Arun Rojanasakul
11:30 am
Rectal Trauma: How to Manage?
Dr. Aisha Farhan
11:50 am
Telemedicine in Colorectal Practice: Future Directions
Dr. Shima Alkhaldi
12:10 pm
Minimal Invasive Procedure for Hemorrhoid
Dr. Ali Alzahrani
12:30 pm
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Is Medical Therapy Effective?
Prof. Abdulmajeed Alajlan
12:50 pm
Pelvic Floor Imaging: Radiological Insights For Optimizing Colorectal Care
Dr. Adam Aboalkaz
1:10 pm
The Role of Sphinkeeper in Treating Fecal Incontinence
Dr. LA Torre Marco
1:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Prof. Samar Alhomoud
1:35 pm
END OF FORUM / LUNCH
Workshop
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