BSSO-ESSO Pre-Congress Course on The Basics in Peritoneal Metastasis

18 October, 2022 - Closed

Venue: Bordeaux (FR)

Aim of the course

The course will provide a comprehensive basic dataset to develop theoretical skills and minimum knowledge for proper medical practice in the diagnosis, multidisciplinary treatment, and outcomes monitoring of metastatic peritoneal diseases.

Learning objectives

Build practical and theoretical knowledge in the diagnosis, multidisciplinary and monitoring of metastatic diseases peritoneal treatments in the following topics:

  • Principles of Treatment of Peritoneal Malignancies 

  • Who will benefit most: Patient selection and disease assessment tools

  • Perioperative management of patients with peritoneal diseases

  • Key aspects when setting up a PSM center

  • Basic science and translational research in PSM

  • Young Surgeon Masterclass

  • Presentation and discussion of cases

Educational methods

  • Plenary Lectures with Q&A sessions

  • MDT Case presentations

Main topics

  • Principles of Peritoneal Malignancies Treatment

  • Who will benefit most: Patient selection and disease assessment tools

  • Perioperative management of patients with peritoneal neoplasms

  • Key aspects while setting up a PSM centre

  • Basic Science & translational research in PSM

  • Young Surgeon´s Masterclass

Target participants

The main target audience are surgical residents and young faculty, starting their careers as PSM treatment specialists. Besides that, MDT teams (Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Medical Oncologist, OR Nurses) aiming to build or renew knowledge on diagnostic topics, multidisciplinary treatment, and follow-up of peritoneal malignancies will also be targeted.


This course is closed