The 1st World Congress of ERAS®, Cannes, France, 2012

The 1st International ERAS® World Society congress was held in Cannes France with 237 delegates from 28 countries. This attracted the leading investigators in Enhanced Recovery and delegates from over 30 countries and 6 continents.

The 1st Henrik Kehlet lecture “The Final Frontiers” was delivered by Professor Henrik Kehlet, Copenhagen, Denmark and the ERAS Society Lecture “Muscle Function and Postoperative Recovery” delivered by Professor Ian McDonald, Nottingham UK.