ESSO online course on Multidisciplinary management of Upper GI malignancies

20-27 March, 2023 - Closed

Venue: Online

This online course consists of 2 parts, 4 hours each. 

First part: 4-8 pm CET, 20th March 2023

Second part: 4-8 pm CET, 27th March 2023

This On-line based course will cover all aspects of the multidisciplinary management of upper GI malignancies from diagnosis to outcome measurement.

Main topics:

• Preoperative management of upper GI cancer patients: Diagnostic workup, frailty assessment, prehabilitation programs, perioperative cancer treatment including new therapies.

• Operative management of upper GI cancer patients: Surgical anatomy and technique.

• Postoperative management of upper GI cancer patients: ERAS, quality of life, and outcome measurement.

Educational outcomes:

Broad understanding of the multidisciplinary management of patients with upper GI malignancies. Indications for intervention including evidence from clinical studies.

Educational Methods:

• Plenary lectures focusing on the state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatments

• Interactive workshop sessions with focus on surgical procedures

• Case based discussions including case presentations by the participants

Target Audience:

• Surgical residents with clinical interest in surgical oncology and/or upper GI malignancies, during the last 2 years of their training program

• Surgical oncologists and general surgeons

• Medical and radiation oncologists

• Radiologists

• Pathologists

• Geriatricians

• Nutritionists

• Rehabilitators

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This course is closed