The scientific program of the European Colorectal Congress deals with complications in colorectal surgery:You are called stat in the OR - management of intraoperative complications, Desmond Winter (Dublin/IE)Mesenterial ischemia - surgical management, Peter Sagar (Leeds/UK)taTME intraoperative troubleshooting - everything you wished you have known, Roel Hompes (Amsterdam/NL)Management of complications after APR and extenterations, Paris Tekkis (London/UK)New developments in surgery for intestinal failure, Gordon Carlson (Lancashire/UK)Dealing with failed rectopexies - lessons learned tricks of the trade, André D'Hoore (Leuven/BE) Another topic is New TechnologiesThe future of surgery - sailing the waves of innovation, Michele Diana (Strasbourg/FR)Right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation, Frank Pfeffer (Bergen/NO)Social Media and the surgeon - new rules for an old game, Richard Brady (Newcastle upon Tyne/UK)Are surgical simulators and virtual reality training of any use, George Hanna (London/UK)Micro-robots and new technologies in colorectal surgery, Antonio Arezzo (Torino, IT) Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Speakers: Herand Abcarian, Alberto Arezzo, Willem Bemelman, Gordon Carlson, Richard Brady, Stanley Goldberg, Andre d'Hoore, Michele Diana, Robert Glynne-Jones, Angelita Habr-Gama, George Hanna, Jonathan Hoare, Roel Hompes, Brendan Moran, Neil Mortensen, Ronan O'Connell, Yves Panis, Frank Pfeffer, Phil Quirke, Yacov Reisman, Bruno Roche, Peter Sagar, Anke Smits, Antonino Spinelli, Paris Tekkis, Cornelis J.H. van de Velde, Janindra Warusavitarne, Thilo Wedel, Desmond Winter Venue Details: Olma Messen, St.Jakobstrasse 94, St. Gallen, 9000, Switzerland