Southern Symposium on Foregut Cancers

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Session 1: STAGING OF OESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC CANCER

Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation
Dr Michael A Blake	Consultant in Diagnostic Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA	The Radiological Staging of Oesophageal and Gastric Malignancies: Pearls, Pitfalls and the Future
Dr Dermot OToole	Consultant Gastroenterologist, St James Hospital, Dublin	What Does Endoscopy Add to the Assessment and Staging of Oesophageal and Gastric Malignancies?
Mr Richard Berrisford	Consultant Upper GI & Thoracic Surgeon, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, UK	How Far Should We Go in the Surgical Staging of Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer? The Current Role of Thoracoscopy and Laparoscopy

Session 2: CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY FOR OESOPHAGEAL CANCER

Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation
Professor David Ilson	Associate Attending Physician, Dept of Gastro-Intestinal Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York	Neo-Adjuvant Chemo-Radiation is the Standard of Care for All Oesophageal Cancers
Dr Tom Crosby	Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, Wales	Optimum Lymphadenectomy for Oesophageal Surgery

Session 3: SURGICAL APPROACHES TO OESOPHAGEAL CANCER

Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation
Professor Antoon Lerut	Chair, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium	Neo-Adjuvant Chemo-Radiation is the Standard of Care for All Oesophageal Cancers
Mr Richard Berrisford	Consultant Upper GI & Thoracic Surgeon, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, UK<	Where do Minimally Invasive Techniques Fit in the Surgical Options for Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Resection
Professor John Reynolds	Professor of Surgery, Head of Department, Trinity College Dublin & St Jamess Hospital, Dublin	Surgical Management of Adenocarcinoma of the Oesophago-Gastric Junction the Oesophago-Gastric Junction
Professor Tom Walsh	Professor of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland / Consultant Surgeon, Blanchardstown, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin	Differentiating the Management of Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oesophagus
Professor Donald Low	Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, USA	Clinical Pathways and Enhanced Recovery Programs in Oesophageal Resection: Demonstrating Improved Outcomes is Critical to Maintaining Surgerys Place in the Treatment of Oesophageal Cancer
Professor Michael Griffin	Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Northern Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK	Comparing the Outcomes of Endoscopic Treatment with Oesophagectomy for High Grade Dysplasia and Intramucosal Mucosal Carcinoma in Barretts for High Grade Dysplasia and Intramucosal Mucosal Carcinoma in Barretts
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Session 4: BARRETTS MUCOSA

Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation
Dr Bill Bennett	Consultant Histopathologist, Cork University Hospital	Barretts and Beyond: Updates in Upper Gastrointestinal Pathology
Dr Dermot OToole	Consultant Gastroenterologist, St James Hospital, Dublin	Endoscopic Assessment and Treatment of Barretts Oesophagus
Professor Robert Mason	Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guys and St Thomas Hospitals, London, UK	Transhiatal Oesophagectomy When is it Indicated?

Session 5: GASTRIC CANCER

Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation
Professor David Ilson	Associate Attending Physician, Dept of Gastro-Intestinal Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York	Gastric Cancer: Latest Developments and Future Directions
Dr Tom Crosby	Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, Wales	Does Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Have a Role in Gastro-Oesophageal Cancers?

Session 6: COMPLICATIONS, COSTS AND OUTCOMES AFTER SURGERY FOR OESOPHAGEAL CANCER

Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation
Ms Noelle Ryan	Chairperson, Oesophageal Cancer Fund	The Oesophageal Cancer Fund, The First Ten Years
Professor Donald Low	Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, USA	In an Era of Healthcare Reform: Assessment of Complications and Costs Associated with Surgical Treatment of Oesophageal Cancer
Professor Robert Mason	Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guys and St Thomas Hospitals, London, UK	Management of Complications Following Oesophagectomy: Anastomotic Leak, Delayed Gastric Emptying, Dumping Syndrome, Recalcitrant Anastomotic Strictures
Professor Oliver McAnena	Consultant Gastro-Intestinal Surgeon, Galway University Hospital	Quality of Life After Oesophagectomy and Total Gastrectomy?
Professor Antoon Lerut	Chair, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium	Predictors of Outcome Following Oesophagectomy for Cancer: Are There Lessons to Learn?

Session 7: OESOPHAGEAL CANCER IN TOMORROWS WORLD

Speaker	Affiliation	Presentation
Professor Gerry O'Sullivan	Consultant Surgeon, Mercy University Hospital, Cork / Director of the Cork Cancer Research Centre	OESOPHAGEAL CANCER IN TOMORROWS WORLD

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