Association of Surgeons of Uganda

Registrars Symposiums

A registrar’s symposium was held on June 17th 2022 at Accacia Hotel in Mbarara City. The Theme for the Registrar’s symposium was, “Advances in Colorectal Cancer Surgery” and the following was presented.

SNo.

Topic

Presenter

1.

Colorectal cancer burden

Dr. Binde (MUST)

2.

Clinical complications of colorectal tumor biology, molecular subtypes, receptor status, microsatellite, instability in optimizing, patient care

Dr. Ssenyondwa Baptist (MAK)

3.

Colorectal cancer staging and advances in management

Dr. Wabuna David Percy (KIU)

4.

Technical aspects of Rectal resection, lymphadenopathy and anastomosis

Dr. Semuya Moses (UMU)

5.

LAR syndrome and other complications of rectal surgery

Dr. Akullu Brenda (MAK)

6.

Optimizing patient outcomes with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for colorectal cancer

Dr. Nkole Victoria (UMU)

7.

Prognostication and survival in colorectal carcinoma

Dr. Oluka Denis (MUST)

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