#colorectalthrive2024
An exciting agenda awaits
14.04 - 18.04.2023, Fribourg, Switzerland
ABOUT THE CONGRESS
What is Colorectal THRIVE 2024?
Colorectal THRIVE - Congress Where Colorectal 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 27 CME credits.
At Colorectal THRIVE in April 2024, 39 key opinion leaders from 12 countries will cover all of colorectal surgery for you: From cancer to IBD, and from the management of complications to clinical applications of AI and virtual reality. Other topics include diverticular disease and endometriosis, the latest implications of the microbiome, proctology and pelvic floor, genetic syndromes for the clinician, and incisional and parastomal hernias. The choice is yours: Attend all sessions, or book individual days.
Register now to experience:
3 days of single-stream expert lectures in colorectal surgery
- 1 full day of interactive colorectal surgery masterclasses, including our Masterclass in Hands-on Robotic Surgery

PROGRAMME
Congress outline
Colorectal THRIVE 2024
Day 1
Sunday
Day 2
Monday
Day 3
Tuesday
Day 4
Wednesday
Our speakers 2024

Daniel Pohl
Prof., Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zürich, CH
Zürich - CH

Graham MacKay
Dr, Consultant Surgeon, University of Glasgow, UK
Glasgow - UK

Roxane Staiger
Dr, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, CH
Lucerne - CH

Jonathan Douissard
Dr, Consultant Surgeon, University Hospitals of Geneva – CH
Geneva – CH

Ville Sallinen
Prof, MD, PHD, Helsinki University Central Hospital - FI, Editor-in-Chief BJS Open
Helsinki - FI

Michele Carvello
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Assoc. Professor of Surgery, Humanitas Research University, Milano – IT
Milano - IT

Erik van Westreenen
DSCRS President, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle and University of Utrecht, NL
Utrecht - NL

Brechtje Grotenhuis
Secretary DSCRS, Department of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam, NL.
Amsterdam - NL
PROGRAMME
