Congress Where Surgeons THRIVE.

March 30 - April 02 , 2025 | Fribourg

Colorectal THRIVE 2025

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“At Colorectal THRIVE, you will learn from world-renowned Colorectal Surgeons. Our mission is clear: To make the global community of Surgeons THRIVE. Now and in the future. Join us in magical Fribourg, Switzerland , onsite or online, and achieve up to 36 CME credits.”

Prof. Michel Adamina, Founder of Colorectal THRIVE , Chairman & Full Professor of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg & Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg Switzerland

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ABOUT THE CONGRESS

What is Colorectal THRIVE 2025?

Colorectal THRIVE - Congress Where Surgeons THRIVE: Four days of state-of-the-art professional education in colorectal surgery. Onsite in the historic city of Fribourg, Switzerland, or online. Earn up to 36 CME credits.

At Colorectal THRIVE from Sun 30.03.2025 to  Wed 02.04.2025, 40 key opinion leaders from 15 countries will cover all of colorectal surgery: From cancer to IBD, and from the management of complications to clinical applications of AI and virtual reality. Further topics include diverticular disease and the latest implications of the microbiome, functional and patient reported outcomes, proctology and pelvic floor, as well as leadership and professional development. The two Sunday Masterclass chaired by Janindra Warusavitarne, from St. Marks, London and Education chair ESCP prepare for the EBSQ Coloproctology.
The choice is yours: Attend all sessions, or book individual days - Colorectal THRIVE - expect only the Best.

Register now to experience: 

  • 3 days of single-stream expert lectures in colorectal surgery for a total of 42 lectures from Mon 31.03 to Wed 02.04.2025 and achieve 22 CME credits

  • 1 full day of interactive masterclasses in either colorectal surgery OR  proctology and pelvic floor diseases on Sunday March 30, 2025 and complete 7 CME credits for each masterclass
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Proctology & Pelvic Floor -

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Programme & Speakers 2025

The Main Congress takes place from Monday to Wednesday, March 31 to April 2, 2025 - (book all days or choose individual days).
Participants will be awarded up to 22 CME credits for attending the main congress.

Both interactive Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery and in Proctology and Pelvic Floor Disease take place on Sunday March 30, 2025.
They prepare for the EBSQ Coloproctology and clinical practice, provide up to 14 CME credits, and are accredited by the University of Fribourg.

Cancer of the Rectum

Crohn and Colitis

Cancer of the Colon

Diverticular Disease

Innovations at work

Complications

Pearls of Pratice

Perspective Lectures

Proctology & Pelvic Floor

Microbiome Revealed

Main Congress Colorectal THRIVE

Monday 31.03.2025

Time

Title

Lecturer

09:00 – 09:15

Opening: Welcome to Colorectal THRIVE

Michel Adamina, Fribourg – CH

Address by the President of the Swiss Society of Surgery

Rebecca Kraus, Chur - CH

The ESCP Presidential Lecture

09:15 – 09:45

Surgical leadership: soft factors, hard facts

Antonino Spinelli, Milano - IT

Bail out strategies: management of complications

09:45 – 10:15

Maximizing the impact of ICG angiography on leakrates – results from the AVOID trial and more

Esther Consten, Groningen – NL

10:15 – 10:45

Prevention and management of intestinal failure

Carolynne Vaizey, London - UK

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 11:45

The truth about anastomotic leak: prediction, treatment, and stoma-free survival following rectal cancer resection: the TENTACLE data

Roel Hompes, Amsterdam - NL

11:45 – 12:15

Gastrointestinal bleeding: staple line, diverticulitis, angiodysplasia – how to get out of trouble

Laura Beyer-Berjot, Marseille - FR

12:15 – 12:45

Anticipating complications and active management of frailty – prehabilitation

Susan Moug, Paisley/Glasgow - UK

Perspective lecture

12:45 – 13:15

Training in the High Tech Era: challenges and opportunities

Antonino Spinelli, Milano – IT

13:15 – 14:30

Lunch break

Pearls of practice – Cancer of the Rectum

14:30 – 15:00

Staging, re-staging, and decision-making in rectal cancer: the early, the nasty, and the ugly

Gina Brown, London – UK

15:00 – 15:30

Managing early rectal cancer: local resection, radiation, and salvage procedures

Roel Hompes, Amsterdam - NL

15:30 – 16:00

Tailored operative strategy and ileostomy policy in locally advanced rectal cancer

Quentin Denost, Bordeaux - FR

16:00 – 16:30

State of the art rectal cancer surgery: open, laparoscopic, transanal, or robotic – let the data speak: results from the COLOR III trial and more

Jurriaan Tyunman, Amsterdam - NL

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 – 17:30

Organ preservation strategy and handling near complete responses

Quentin Denost, Bordeaux - F

17:30 – 18:00

Robotic pelvic exenteration and beyond TME resections: the new frontier

Christos Kontovounisios, Athens – Greece

Perspective lecture

18:00 – 18:30

Diagnosis and treatment of intestinal malrotations

William Perry, Rochester – US

18:30 – 19:30

Addressing the unspoken: sexual desire and function in coloproctology and pelvic floor patients

Francesco Bianchi-Demicheli, Geneva  - CH

19:30

Welcome drinks and get-together

Tuesday 01.04.2025

Time

Title

Lecturer

Pearls of practice – Crohn and Colitis

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08:30 - 09:00

Dysplasia in IBD patients – of surveillance, extent of resection, and follow-up

Caroline Nordenvall, Stockholm - SW

09:00 – 09:30

Decision-making on stricturoplasty vs resection and step by step techniques from plain to complex stricturoplasties

André d’Hoore, Leuven - BE

09:30 – 10:00

Management of refractory Crohn colitis and dysplasia – segmental vs extended resection and reconstructive options

Laura Hancock, Manchester – UK

10:00 – 10:30

Mastering IBD in general practice – perioperative strategies and technical pearls

Janindra Warusavitarne, London - UK

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 11:30

The ACPGBI Presidential Lecture Volume-outcome relationship in oncologic colorectal surgery – making clinical sense of the scientific evidence

Justin Davies, Cambridge - UK

So you wanna be a surgeon?

11:30 – 12:00

The surgeon’s personality – does it matter?

Susan Moug, Paisley/Glasgow - UK

12:00 – 12:30

Human factors in surgery: surgical team proficiency and optimal decision making

Paul Barach, Philadelphia - US

12:30 – 13:00

How to overcome frustration and develop resilience along a surgical career

Patricia Sylla, New York - US

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch break

The Times They Are a-Changin

14:15 – 14:45

Clinical applications of artificial intelligence for detection of anatomical structures and surgical planes in general and colorectal surgery

Pietro Mascagni, Roma & Strasbourg, IT / FR

14:45 – 15:15

Molecular pathology explained - refining prognosis and tailoring oncologic treatment

Phil Quirke, Leeds – UK

Pearls of practice - functional outcomes

15:15 – 15:45

LARS revisited – from recognition to treatment strategies and long-term outcomes

Julie Cornish, Cardiff - UK

15:45 – 16:15

Lessons learned from two decades of pelvic floor surgery

André d'Hoore, Leuven – BE

16:15 – 16:45

Sexual dysfunction and support pathways after multimodal cancer treatment

Julie Cornish, Cardiff – UK

15:45 – 16:15

Risk factors and management of diverticular disease: When should we operate, and what are the goals regarding recurrence, quality of life, and surgical approaches?

Pamela Buchwald, Malmö, SW

16:15 – 16:45

Coffee break

Perspective lecture

16:45 – 17:15

The future is bright: image-guided surgery

Michele Diana, Genève/Strasbourg – CH/FR

17:15 – 17:45

From Knowing to Doing: the implementation gap – leadership at work

Paul Barach, Philadelphia - US

17:45 – 18:15

Training in robotic colorectal surgery - where do we stand, what did we achieve, where are we going

Jim Khan, Portsmouth - UK

Bail out strategies: management of complications

18:15 – 18:45

Troubleshooting in the operating room – from open to laparoscopic and robotic: all that could get wrong and how to save your patient and yourself

Deena Harji, Manchester - UK

Wednesday 02.04.2025

Time

Title

Lecturer

Pearls of practice – Cancer of the colon

08:30 - 09:00

Tailored multimodal treatment for colon cancer: evidence put at work

Paris Tekkis, London - UK

09:00 - 09:30

Right colectomy for cancer – my preferred techniques and approaches for solving intraoperative complications

Jim Khan, Portsmouth - UK

09:30 - 10:00

Getting things right – how to successfully implement complete mesocolic excision nationwide

Jurriaan Tuynman, Amsterdam – NL

10:00 - 10:30

Managing obstructive colorectal cancer – of stent, neoadjuvant approaches, and stoma prior to resection

Patricia Sylla, New York – USA

10:30 - 11:00

Management of complex polyps

Jared Torkington, Cardiff - UK

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee break

The Times They Are a-Changin

11:30 – 12:00

Handling oligometastatic colorectal cancer – from curative pathways to palliative surgery

Kiran Turaga, Yale – US

12:00 – 12:30

Curative treatment strategies for peritoneal cancer - neoadjuvant PIPAC, CRS, and HIPEC

Lana Bijelic, Barcelona – ES

12:30 – 13:00

Implementation of liquid biopsy, advanced staging, and big data in clinical practice

Kiran Turaga, Yale – US

Perspective lectures

13:00 – 13:30

Ambulatory colectomy: is it a day dream? Reporting the first 150 patients

Philippe Chasserant, Albertville, FR

13:30 – 14:00

The EAES Presidential lecture  Designing surgical training for optimal performance

George Hanna, London - UK

14:00

Perspective lectures

Michel Adamina, Fribourg - CH

Masterclasses 2025

Both Masterclasses take place on Sunday, March 30, 2025 (choose 1 of 2) and can be booked independently of the Main Congress.

Masterclass in
Colorectal Surgery

  • Interactive one-day course 
  • Can be booked independently of the expert lectures
  • 7 CME credits
  • Attendance: Onsite or online
  • PDF copies of the presentations are included

Masterclass in
Proctology & Pelvic Floor Disease

  • Interactive one-day course 
  • Can be booked independently of the expert lectures
  • 7 CME credits
  • Attendance: Onsite or online
  • PDF copies of the presentations are included

Masterclasses

Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery
Sun 30.03.2025

  • Interactive one-day course 
  • Can be booked independently of the expert lectures
  • 7 CME credits
  • Attendance: Onsite or online
  • PDF copies of the presentations are included

Time

Title

Lecturer

09:00 - 09:35

Management of intestinal neuroendocrine tumors

Isacco Montroni, Milano - IT

09:35 – 10:10

How I do it: hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis and lateral lymph node dissection

Paris Tekkis, London - UK

10:10 – 10:45

Happy to close – incidence and step by step management strategies to minimize incisional and parastomal hernia

Jared Torkington, Cardiff - UK

10:45 – 11:05

Coffee break

11:05 - 11:40

Understanding biology and improving surgical specimen are key to best oncologic outcomes

Phil Quirke, Leeds - UK

11:40 – 12:15

First It did not reach and now it turns ischemic! How to maximize mobilization and perfusion: from the perfect flexure approach to mesentery lengthening and other tricks

Eloy Espin, Barcelona - ES

12:15 – 12:50

Colorectal cancer staging – why it matters, how to interpret imaging, and how to implement a quality reporting framework at home

Gina Brown, London - UK

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:35

Management of colonic volvulus, small bowel obstruction, bezoars, and Ogilvie

Rebecca Kraus, Chur - CH

14:35 – 15:10

The septic abdomen – radiologic drainage, lavage, primary resection and protected anastomosis vs Hartmann procedure and its minimally invasive reversal

Esther Consten, Groningen – NL

15:10 – 15:45

A colorectal trauma guide: foreign bodies, blunt, stab, and shot injuries

Laura Beyer-Berjot, Marseille – F

15:45 – 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 – 16:50

Intraoperative decision-making for Crohn’s disease

Laura Hancock, Manchester - UK

16:50 – 17:25

Pro and cons of Ileorectal and ileopouchanal anastomosis in IBD and polyposis syndromes

Justin Davies, Cambridge - UK

17:25 – 18:00

Management of presacral and retrorectal tumors

William Perry, Rochester - US

18:00

Closure

The Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery is an intensive one-day Course intended to provide in-depth and interactive learning of topics paramount to the safe practice of colorectal surgery. It has been designed with Janindra Warusavitarne, St. Marks London & Education Chair of the European Society of Coloproctology. As such, this Colorectal THRIVE Masterclass is ideally suited to prepare for the UEMS EBSQ Coloproctology Board or to refresh knowledge. The Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery is listed as an official university course bythe University of Fribourg.

The course can be booked independently of the main congress. Non-editable pdf copies of thepresentations are included.

Masterclass in Proctology and Pelvic Floor Diseases
Sun 30.03.2025

  • Interactive one-day course 
  • Can be booked independently of the expert lectures
  • 7 CME credits
  • Attendance: Onsite or online
  • PDF copies of the presentations are included

Time

Title

Lecturer

09:00 - 09:35

Addressing the unspoken: sexual desire and function in coloproctology and pelvic floor patients

Francesco Bianchi Demicheli, Geneva – CH

09:35 – 10:10

Step by step proctology techniques from a Master of his Art

Bruno Roche, Geneva - CH

10:10 – 10:45

The Crohn perineum – state of the art management of abscess and complex fistula

Janindra Warusavitarne, London – UK

10:45 – 11:05

Coffee break

11:05 - 11:40

Stem cells in clinical practice and more coming from the bench to the bedside – what do we have today and what to expect tomorrow

Amy Lightner, La Jolla - US

11:40 – 12:15

Obstetric injury: early and late presentation and repair techniques

Carolynne Vaizey, London – UK

12:15 – 12:50

Care protocol in proctology – hypnosis, local anesthesia, preemptive analgesia

Frédéric Ris, Geneva – CH

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:35

State of the art neuromodulation: of fecal incontinence, slow-transit constipation, LARS, and more - techniques and cost-effectiveness

Guillaume Meurette, Geneva - CH

14:35 – 15:10

Pilonidal sinus: from incision to definitive treatment

Christian Gingert, Zürich - CH

15:10 – 15:45

Pelvic floor reconstruction techniques

Guillaume Meurette, Geneva

15:45 – 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 – 16:50

What is IBS and what is it not – diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrom

Daniel Pohl, Zürich - CH

16:50 – 17:25

Hidradenitis suppurativa – a practical, multimodal management guide

Christian Gingert, Zürich - CH

17:25 – 18:00

Rectocele, cystocele, and elytrocele: diagnosis, clinical significance, and surgical implications

Bruno Roche, Geneva – CH

18:00

Closure

The Masterclass in Proctology and Pelvic Floor Diseases is an intensive one-day Course intended to provide in-depth and interactive learning of topics paramount to the safe practice of colorectal surgery. It has been designed with Janindra Warusavitarne, St. Marks London & Education Chair of the European Society of Coloproctology. As such, this Colorectal THRIVE Masterclass is ideally suited to prepare for the UEMS EBSQ Coloproctology Board or to refresh knowledge. The Masterclass in Proctology and Pelvic Floor Diseases is listed as an university course by the University of Fribourg.

The course can be booked independently of the main congress. Non-editable pdf copies of thepresentations are included.

Our 40 Expert Speakers

Eloy Espin Basany

Barcelona, ES

Willem Bemelman

Amsterdam, NL & Milano, IT

Gina Brown

London, UK

Christianne Buskens

Amsterdam, NL

Quentin Denost

Bordeaux, FR

Ellen Van Eetvelde

Brussels, BE

Mark Fox

Alresheim, CH

Omar Faiz

London, UK

Esther Consten

Groningen, Netherlands

Christian Gingert

Zürich, CH

Ismail Gögenur

Copenhagen, DK

Pascal Juillerat

Bern, CH

Deena Harji

Manchester, UK

Roel Hompes

Amsterdam, NL

André d'Hoore

Leuven, BE

Jim Khan

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

James Kinross

London, UK

Rebecca Kraus

Chur, CH

Isacco Montroni

Faenze, IT

Miangela Laclé

Utrecht, Netherlands

Jacques Marescaux

Strasbourg, France

Gabriela Möslein

Duisburg, DE

Guillaume Meurette

Geneva, CH

Sarah Mills

London, UK

Phillip Quirke

Leeds, UK

Frédéric Ris

Geneva, CH

Olivia Sgarbura

Montpellier, FR

Neil Smart

Exeter, UK

Bruno Roche

Geneva, CH

Antonino Spinelli

Milano, IT

Patricia Tejedor

Madrid, ES

Joan Robert-Yap

Geneva, CH

Jared Torkington

London, UK

Des Winter

Dublin, IRL

Matthias Turina

Zurich, CH

Jurriaan Tuynman

Amsterdam, NL

Janindra Warusavitarne

London, UK

Paris Tekkis

London, UK

Mohamed Abbas

Geneva, CH

Amy L. Lightner

La Jolla, USA

Pricing 2025 - Onsite or Virtual

Payment in Swiss Francs: 1 CHF ≈ 1 EUR ≈ 1 US$  //  No VAT is charged for education

Early Bird

until 20.12.2024

Main Congress  
(Monday-Wednesday)

550 CHF

Main Congress Trainee*

300 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed)

250 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*

150 CHF

Additional 6 months online access to the main congress on demand

100 CHF

Colorectal Masterclass

300 CHF

Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*

250 CHF

Proctology Masterclass

300 CHF

Proctology Masterclass Trainee*

250 CHF

Additional 6 months online access to one Masterclass on demand

50 CHF

Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1992) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged


CME Credits - Earn up to 36 CME Credits

Main congress : 22 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology: 7 CME

Late Bird

from 21.12.2024 to 14.03.2025

Main Congress  
(Monday-Wednesday)

650 CHF

Main Congress Trainee*

350 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed)

300 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*

175 CHF

Additional 6 months online access to the main congress on demand

100 CHF

Colorectal Masterclass

350 CHF

Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*

300 CHF

Proctology Masterclass

350 CHF

Proctology Masterclass Trainee*

300 CHF

Additional 6 months online access to one Masterclass on demand

50 CHF

Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1992) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged


CME Credits - Earn up to 36 CME Credits

Main congress : 22 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology: 7 CME

On site registration

rates apply from 15.03.2024

Main Congress  
(Monday-Wednesday)

750 CHF

Main Congress Trainee*

400 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed)

350 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*

200 CHF

Additional 6 months online access to the main congress on demand

100 CHF

Colorectal Masterclass

400 CHF

Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*

350 CHF

Proctology Masterclass

400 CHF

Proctology Masterclass Trainee*

350 CHF

Additional 6 months online access to one Masterclass on demand

50 CHF

Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1992) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged


CME Credits - Earn up to 36 CME Credits

Main congress : 22 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology: 7 CME

Early Bird

until 20.12.2024

Late Bird

from 21.12.24
to 14.03.2025

Spring Rate

from 15.03.2025
to 02.04.2025

Main Congress  
(Monday-Wednesday)

550 CHF

650 CHF

750 CHF

Main Congress Trainee*

300 CHF

350 CHF

400 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed)

250 CHF

300 CHF

350 CHF

Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*

150 CHF

175 CHF

200 CHF

Additional online access to Colorectal THRIVE until October 17, 2025 for holders of a current registration

100 CHF     (requires a registration to the main congress Mon–Wed)

Colorectal Masterclass

300 CHF

350 CHF

400 CHF

Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*

250 CHF

300 CHF

350 CHF

Proctology Masterclass

300 CHF

350 CHF

400 CHF

Proctology Masterclass Trainee*

250 CHF

300 CHF

350 CHF

Additional 6 months online access to one Masterclass on demand

50 CHF

50 CHF

50 CHF

Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1992) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged

CME Credits - Earn up to 27 CME credits

Main congress : 20 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery : 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology and Pelvic Floor Diseases : 7 CME

Colorectal THRIVE - Organizing Committee

The brains and hands at work to make it happen. Our goal: To establish the world’s leading comprehensive congress for colorectal surgery, proctology, and pelvic floor diseases - a place where surgeons THRIVE.

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Prof. Michel Adamina

Chairman of the Dept of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg & Full Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

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Dr. Georgios Peros

Deputy Chief of Colorectal Surgery, FEBS Coloproctology, Dept of Visceral & Thoracic Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Switzerland

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Dr. Roel Hompes

M.D., Ph.D., FASCRS(hon) | gastrointestinal and oncologic surgeon, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Dr. Antoine Meyer

MEC, MAS, Senior Consultant & Deputy Chief, Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

Colorectal THRIVE - Sounding Board

The distinguished members of our Sounding Board oversaw the best and most comprehensive programme in colorectal surgery for you.

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Prof. Patricia Sylla

Professor of Surgery, Chief of Coloretal Surgery, Mt. Sinai, New York City, President of SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons)

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Prof. Willem Bemelman

Professor of Colorectal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Consultant colorectal surgeon IBD Milan, Ospedale San Raffaele, past president ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology)

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Janindra Warusavitarne

MD, PhD, Lead Consultant Colorectal Surgeon for IBD, St. Mark's Hospital, London, Education Chair ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology)

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Prof. Des Winter

Professor of Surgery, University College Dublin, Consultant St. Vincent's University Hospital, Editor-in-Chief BJS (British Journal of Surgery)

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Discover Fribourg

Switzerland

When you attend Colorectal THRIVE, you will also get to experience Fribourg - one of Switzerland's oldest towns.

Fribourg is famous for its medieval architecture, numerous bridges, university and cheese fondues. Surrounded by crystal-clear lakes and steep mountains that attract sport enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, Fribourg is also easy to reach from the nearby airports of Zurich, Geneva, and Basel. 

Direct access to train connection from all major cities and airports to Fribourg.  

More information: Discover Fribourg and local transports (Fribourg city card).

Congress venue

The Colorectal THRIVE congress venue is located at the heart of Fribourg.

Excellent public transportation and individual parking at the congress site are available. We recommend public transportation to travel to the congress.

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Forum Fribourg, Route du Lac 12, 1763 Granges-Paccot

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Hotels & accommodation

All participants are to book their accommodation of choice independently.

The 2 hotels next to the congress venue are the Hotel Ibis and Ibis budget with rates starting below CHF 100. They are plenty of hotel rooms available within a 10km radius, as well as Airbnb options.

Hotel Ibis can be booked at H5324-BO@accor.com
Hotel Ibis budget can be booked at H9925-FO@accor.com

Further hotels within 10km of the congress venue can be booked at:

Submit an abstract

We welcome original abstracts of previously unpublished works related to the field of colorectal and digestive diseases, including basic and translational research, medical education, leadership, and health resources utilization.

Full registration of the first author is mandatory for submission of an abstract with a limit of 2 contributions per first author and 500 words per contribution.
Submission deadline is Sunday March 9th, 2025 midnight CET.

Accepted abstracts will be displayed in the virtual exhibition from March to October 2025 and the best 3 contributions will be honored. No printing is foreseen for sustainability. Digital publication follows the Creative Commons open access guidelines (CC-BY 4.0).

Submit abstract
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LOOKING BACK

This was THRIVE 2024

Colorectal THRIVE 2024 ended mid of April: it was an incredible success built on Friendship, Commitment to Share, and tireless Engagement for our Core Values. Speakers and Attendees shaped the spirit of our THRIVE colorectal community, exchanging thoughts and sharing experience to learn together and improve patients’ care and surgeons’ well-being.

An international jury had the difficult task to select and honour three out of the many submitted abstracts. The 3 best contributions were:

1. Laparoscopic staplers - time to be in safe
Géza Papp, János Márk Bozorádi, Zsófia Sz Bérces, Péter Fürjes

2. Can endo ultrasound assisted botilinum toxin injection combined with platelet rich plasma be an alternative to lateral internal sphincterotomy in chronic anal fissure?
Aybala Yildiz, Alp Yildiz

3. Surgeon preferences for rectopexy: a survey study
Eleftheros Gialamas, Isabelle Uhe, Jeremy Meyer, Emilie Liot, Guillaume Meurette, Frederic Ris

Congratulations to the three winners and their team!

Thank you for choosing THRIVE to share your research.

We pledge to share at THRIVE – for this inaugural year we counted 548 onsite and 211 virtual participants from 56 countries.

More than 50 surgeons from war-torn and LMIC countries had their registration waived. Because we believe in sharing above all.


If you liked Colorectal THRIVE 2024, you will love THRIVE 2025: please mark your calendar for Colorectal THRIVE 2025 from Sunday March 30  to  Wednesday April 2, 2025 in Fribourg. We will make another major colorectal congress happen, share what we know and can best, and thrive together!

Michel and the Colorectal THRIVE Team

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