SwERAS will hold their first annual conference in Stockholm this November.
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Location: Hotell Norrtull, Stockholm
Registration: kristina.wikander@erassociety.org
Cost: 1.000 kr
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Philippine Chapter will be holding its 2nd Annual Congress on September 29-30, 2017, at The Medical City’s Centre for Advanced Skills, Simulation and Training Innovation (CASSTI) and Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City, consecutively.
This year’s theme is: From Principle to Practice (P2P).
With the overwhelming success of last year’s congress, we are holding a 2-day activity with a bigger venue to accommodate more attendees. Like last year, we expect the group of surgeons, obstetricians, orthopaedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, pain specialists, internists, nutritionists, nurses, and hospital administrators to be participants in this event.
Indeed, the benefits of the ERAS program have opened the eyes of health practitioners worldwide to this changing paradigm. The congress will not only highlight talks from experts from the local ERAS Centre of Excellence, but also from ERAS Society International and the Singapore Chapter.
The ERAS Society is proud to jointly organise The 2nd Singapore ERAS Symposium along with colleagues from the Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore. The symposium will be held on the 28th September 2017.
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the ERAS Society invite you to attend the “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Symposium: Implementing Change and New Standard of Care in Surgery”. To be held on 12-13 February 2018, at the The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dan L. Duncan Building (CPB), Floor 8, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Save the Date for the ERAS USA 1st Annual Meeting. To be held at the Intercontinental Dallas, Dallas, Texas, November 10-11, 2017. http://erasusa.org/Annual-Meeting.cgi
The 5th ERAS® World Congress was held between 10th-12th May 2017, at the Centre De Congres, Lyon, France.
As in previous years, it consisted of the ERAS® Course followed by the Scientific Programme. Throughout the Congress, they were many excellent lectures from experts from around the World including Europe, North America and Asia.
The ERAS® course was again a popular event and sold out with the delegates learning about the relevant physiology underpinning the concepts of ERAS®, viewed from many perspectives – surgeon, anaesthesiologist, nurse, manager and of course, the patient. This year it was condensed into an afternoon course. There was a step by step approach to implementation of ERAS® process and the evidence behind the many elements of care that make up modern ERAS® process, including not only the immediate perioperative steps, but also the importance of preoperative patient education and postoperative audit and quality maintenance. There were also separate specialist talks on Gynaecology, Urology and Orthopaedics.
The same afternoon there were specialist group symposia for Urology, Women’s Health and Nursing, all of which proved very popular.
The Scientific Programme started the next day, with a session devoted to the pathophysiological basis of ERAS, addressing key areas of the stress response and how it can be modified, opioids and cancer free survival with other aspects of pain control. The difficult areas of fluid therapy and nutrition were also discussed.
The prestigious Henrik Kehlet Lecture by Professor Greet van den Berghe from Leuven, entitled The role of autophagy in the metabolism and outcomes after surgery gave a scholarly insight into postoperative pathophysiological processes
The afternoon session had well attended sessions on New Themes in ERAS®, Recovery beyond the hospital and Strategies for the ER implantation. The day closed with 6 excellent abstract research presenations, following which there was a highly enjoyable drinks reception, where everyone was able to network, view posters and meet with our sponsors.
The second day of the Congress began with How ERAS® will change the Future, followed by a session entitled: Do the Guidelines Work? The Transition from theory to Practice. Following coffee there were two popular debates: Bowel Preparation is unnecessary in Colon and Rectum Surgery (proposal agreed) and Epidural Analgesia is obsolete within ERAS programmes (proposal rejected). The morning session closed with 6 ‘rapid fire’ oral research presentations.
The afternoon session started with Ken Fearon lecture, in memory Co-founder and Chairman of the ERAS Society Board, who sadly died last September (http://erassociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ken-Fearon.pdf) In fitting memory, Professor Alessandro Laviano, from Rome, gave an outstanding and indeed fitting tribute to Ken entitled Cachexia and the long-term outcome of surgical cancer patients. Even for those not fortunate enough to have met Ken it was still a very poignant and moving session.
The Congress concluded with a session on reducing risks, followed a concluding lecture by our ERAS society Chairman Professor Ljungqvist entitled the ongoing surgical revolution, with the last ten minutes devoted to Professor Ljungqvist and our Scientific Chairman Professor Dileep Lobo award prizes to Dr Nicolò Pecorelli, wining the Rapid Fire Presentations entitled Does The Risk Of Postoperative Complications Affect The Adherence To Enhanced Recovery Pathways After Pancreaticoduodenectomy?, and Mr Nader Frances for the best abstract entitled Can Hydrogen Breath Test Predict Postoperative Ileus Following Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery And Within ERAS Programme?
What were the highlights of the Congress? It is impossible to say with nearly three days with world experts, an enthusiastic and engaged delegates and talented researchers all meeting to exchange experiences. Certainly, the Henrik Kehlet and Ken Fearon Lectures were outstanding. In addition, the presentation of new and original work and ideas is always a very exciting and were of a very high standard this year, for it is with these talented researchers that the evidence base which underpins the future success is fundamental for ERAS®.
The loss of Professor Ken Fearon was palpable at times, yet the legacy of the society he co-founded with Professor Olle Ljungqvist lives on as a fitting tribute to a great man.
The huge success of the Congress is made possible only by the hard work of the Organising Committee and the Local Committee, to whom we express our sincere gratitude. In addition, we are most grateful to the sponsorship we receive from industry and the expert assistance from MCI.
The 6th ERAS® World Congress is already being planned for Stockholm from May 23rd to May 25th 2018 and we look forward to welcoming you and your teams there!
The ERAS Society YouTube channel has recently been updated with archive presentations and interviews from previous conferences.
World leading experts share their insights, experience, and research on a range of ERAS topics.
The ERAS Society YouTube channel.
The scientific programme of the 5th ERAS World Congress commenced on Thursday 11th May 2017 with 400 delegates attending sessions on
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Clinical Nutrition – Abstract Book 2017
All of the accepted abstracts have been published online by Clinical Nutrition ESPEN.
The 5th ERAS World Congress started on Wednesday 10th May 2017 with over 200 delegates attending the pre-Congress Educational Course, the Urology Group Meeting, the Gynecology Group Meeting – Women’s Health Symposium, and the ERAS Nursing Group Meeting. Afterwards delegates enjoyed the Welcome Reception by networking with international colleagues and viewing the accepted peer-reviewed posters.
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to The ERAS Society World Congress 2017, which will start on Wednesday 10th May in Lyon, France.
These guidelines cover the nutritional aspects of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) concept and the special nutritional needs of patients undergoing major surgery, e.g. for cancer, and of those developing severe complications despite best perioperative care.
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