Colorectal THRIVE 2025
Congress Where Surgeons THRIVE.
March 30 - April 02 , 2025 | Fribourg
“At Colorectal THRIVE, you will learn from world-renowned Colorectal Surgeons. Our mission is clear: To make the global community of Surgeons THRIVE. Now and in the future. Join us in magical Fribourg, Switzerland , onsite or online, and achieve up to 27 CME credits.”
Prof. Michel Adamina, Founder of Colorectal THRIVE , Chairman & Full Professor of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg & Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg Switzerland
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ABOUT THE CONGRESS
What is Colorectal THRIVE 2025?
Colorectal THRIVE - Congress Where Colorectal Surgeons THRIVE: Four days of state-of-the-art professional education in colorectal surgery. Onsite in the historic city of Fribourg, Switzerland, or online. Earn up to 27 CME credits.
At Colorectal THRIVE from Sun 30.03.2025 to Wed 02.04.2025, 40 key opinion leaders from 12 countries will cover all of colorectal surgery for you: From cancer to IBD, and from the management of complications to clinical applications of AI and virtual reality. Further topics include diverticular disease and endometriosis, the latest implications of the microbiome, proctology and pelvic floor, genetic syndromes for the clinician, and prevention and treatment of incisional and parastomal hernias. The choice is yours: Attend all sessions, or book individual days.
Register now to experience:
3 days of single-stream expert lectures in colorectal surgery
- 1 full day of interactive colorectal surgery masterclasses, including our Masterclass in Hands-on Robotic Surgery on Sunday March 30, 2025
ECC is starting in
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Cancer of the rectum -
Crohn and Colitis -
Cancer of the Colon -
Diverticular Disease -
Innovations at work -
Complications -
Pearls of Practice -
Perspective Lectures -
Proctology & Pelvic Floor -
Microbiome Revealed -
Agenda
Programme & Speaker 2024
Full programmeThe Main Congress sessions took place from Monday to Wednesday, April 15 - 17, 2024 (book all days or choose individual days).
Participants were awarded up to 20 CME credits for attending the main congress.
Cancer of the Rectum
Crohn and Colitis
Cancer of the Colon
Diverticular Disease
Innovations at work
Complications
Pearls of Pratice
Perspective Lectures
Proctology & Pelvic Floor
Microbiome Revealed
Apr 15, 2024
from
09:10
until
09:15
Opening: Welcome to Colorectal THRIVE
Apr 15, 2024
from
09:15
until
09:45
Laparoscopic and robotic CME
Apr 15, 2024
from
10:45
until
12:45
Bail out strategies: management of complications
Apr 15, 2024
from
12:45
until
13:15
Perspective lecture
Apr 15, 2024
from
13:15
until
14:30
Lunch break
Apr 15, 2024
from
14:30
until
18:00
Pearls of practice – Cancer of the Rectum
Apr 15, 2024
from
18:00
until
18:30
Perspective lecture
Apr 15, 2024
from
18:30
until
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Welcome drinks
Apr 16, 2024
from
08:30
until
11:30
Pearls of practice – Crohn and Colitis
Apr 16, 2024
from
11:30
until
13:00
Of Microbes, Cancer, and more
Apr 16, 2024
from
13:00
until
14:15
Lunch break
Apr 16, 2024
from
14:15
until
14:45
Of Microbes, Cancer, and more
Apr 16, 2024
from
14:45
until
18:45
The Times They Are Changing
Apr 17, 2024
from
08:30
until
11:00
Pearls of practice – Cancer of the colon
Apr 17, 2024
from
11:00
until
11:30
Coffee Break
Apr 17, 2024
from
11:30
until
13:00
Pearls of practice – diverticular disease
Apr 17, 2024
from
13:00
until
14:00
Perspective lectures
Apr 17, 2024
from
14:00
until
Closure and Farewell
LOOKING BACK
This was THRIVE 2024
Colorectal THRIVE 2024 ended mid of April: it was an incredible success built on Friendship, Commitment to Share, and tireless Engagement for our Core Values. Speakers and Attendees shaped the spirit of our THRIVE colorectal community, exchanging thoughts and sharing experience to learn together and improve patients’ care and surgeons’ well-being.
An international jury had the difficult task to select and honour three out of the many submitted abstracts. The 3 best contributions were:
1. Laparoscopic staplers - time to be in safe
Géza Papp, János Márk Bozorádi, Zsófia Sz Bérces, Péter Fürjes
2. Can endo ultrasound assisted botilinum toxin injection combined with platelet rich plasma be an alternative to lateral internal sphincterotomy in chronic anal fissure?
Aybala Yildiz, Alp Yildiz
3. Surgeon preferences for rectopexy: a survey study
Eleftheros Gialamas, Isabelle Uhe, Jeremy Meyer, Emilie Liot, Guillaume Meurette, Frederic Ris
Congratulations to the three winners and their team!
Thank you for choosing THRIVE to share your research.
We pledge to share at THRIVE – for this inaugural year we counted 548 onsite and 211 virtual participants from 56 countries.
More than 50 surgeons from war-torn and LMIC countries had their registration waived. Because we believe in sharing above all.
If you liked Colorectal THRIVE 2024, you will love THRIVE 2025: please mark your calendar for Colorectal THRIVE 2025 from Sunday March 30 to Wednesday April 2, 2025 in Fribourg. We will make another major colorectal congress happen, share what we know and can best, and thrive together!
Michel and the Colorectal THRIVE Team
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Masterclasses 2024
All Masterclasses take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024 (choose 1 of 3) and can be booked independently of the Main Congress.
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery
- Interactive one-day course
- Can be booked independently of the expert lectures
- 7 CME credits
- Attendance: Onsite or online
- PDF copies of the presentations are included
Masterclass in Proctology & Pelvic Floor Disease
- Interactive one-day course
- Can be booked independently of the expert lectures
- 7 CME credits
- Attendance: Onsite or online
- PDF copies of the presentations are included
Masterclass in Hands-on Robotic Surgery
- Hands-on one-day training course
- Can be booked independently of the expert lectures
- 6 CME credits
- Attendance: Onsite only (max. 8 participants)
- Course requirements: Prior robotic training, e.g. TR200 and regular participation in robotic colorectal procedures.
- Course director: Jim Khan, Portsmouth, UK
- Details: Course includes lectures, didactic surgical videos, simulation time, performance of intracorporeal anastomosis in an animal model on a daVinci Xi system. 4 instructors will train 8 participants.
Our 40 Expert Speakers in 2024
Eloy Espin Basany
Barcelona, ES
Willem Bemelman
Amsterdam, NL & Milano, IT
Gina Brown
London, UK
Christianne Buskens
Amsterdam, NL
Quentin Denost
Bordeaux, FR
Ellen Van Eetvelde
Brussels, BE
Mark Fox
Alresheim, CH
Omar Faiz
London, UK
Esther Consten
Groningen, Netherlands
Christian Gingert
Zürich, CH
Ismail Gögenur
Copenhagen, DK
Pascal Juillerat
Bern, CH
Deena Harji
Manchester, UK
Roel Hompes
Amsterdam, NL
André d'Hoore
Leuven, BE
Jim Khan
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
James Kinross
London, UK
Rebecca Kraus
Chur, CH
Isacco Montroni
Faenze, IT
Miangela Laclé
Utrecht, Netherlands
Jacques Marescaux
Strasbourg, France
Gabriela Möslein
Duisburg, DE
Guillaume Meurette
Geneva, CH
Sarah Mills
London, UK
Phillip Quirke
Leeds, UK
Frédéric Ris
Geneva, CH
Olivia Sgarbura
Montpellier, FR
Neil Smart
Exeter, UK
Bruno Roche
Geneva, CH
Antonino Spinelli
Milano, IT
Patricia Tejedor
Madrid, ES
Joan Robert-Yap
Geneva, CH
Jared Torkington
London, UK
Des Winter
Dublin, IRL
Matthias Turina
Zurich, CH
Jurriaan Tuynman
Amsterdam, NL
Janindra Warusavitarne
London, UK
Paris Tekkis
London, UK
Mohamed Abbas
Geneva, CH
Amy L. Lightner
La Jolla, USA
Pricing 2024 - Onsite or Virtual
Payment in Swiss Francs: 1 CHF ≈ 1 EUR ≈ 1 US$ // No VAT is charged for education
Make THRIVE Yours: Watch the Colorectal THRIVE congress at any time and in full length with
all presentations as "video on demand" until October 17, 2024.
Additional online access to Colorectal THRIVE until October 17, 2024 for all holders of a current registration:
- Main congress: CHF 100
- Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: CHF 50
- Masterclass in Proctology & Pelvic Floor Diseases: CHF 50
Online access to Colorectal THRIVE until October 17, 2024 for unregistered/registration made after the congress ended:
- Main congress: CHF 750
- Main congress Trainee: CHF 400
- Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: CHF 400
- Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery Trainee: CHF 350
- Masterclass in Proctology & Pelvic Floor Diseases: CHF 400
- Masterclass in Proctology & Pelvic Floor Diseases Trainee: CHF 350
Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1991) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged
Earn up to 27 CME credits upon registration to the main congress and a clinical masterclass
Early Bird
until 31.12.2023
Main Congress
(Monday-Wednesday)
550 CHF
Main Congress Trainee*
300 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed)
250 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*
150 CHF
Additional online access to Colorectal THRIVE until October 17, 2024 for holders of a current registration
100 CHF
Colorectal Masterclass
300 CHF
Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*
250 CHF
Proctology Masterclass
300 CHF
Proctology Masterclass Trainee*
250 CHF
Advanced Robotic hands-on Course (Limited number of participants)
600 CHF
Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1991) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged
CME Credits - Earn up to 27 CME Credits
Main congress : 20 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology: 7 CME
Advanced Robotic hands-on course: 6 CME
Late Bird
from 01.01 to 31.03.2024
Main Congress
(Monday-Wednesday)
650 CHF
Main Congress Trainee*
350 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed)
300 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*
175 CHF
Additional online access to Colorectal THRIVE until October 17, 2024 for holders of a current registration
100 CHF
Colorectal Masterclass
350 CHF
Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*
300 CHF
Proctology Masterclass
350 CHF
Proctology Masterclass Trainee*
300 CHF
Advanced Robotic hands-on Course (Limited number of participants)
600 CHF
Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1991) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged
CME Credits - Earn up to 27 CME Credits
Main congress : 20 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology: 7 CME
Advanced Robotic hands-on course: 6 CME
On site registration
rate apply from 01.04.2024
Main Congress
(Monday-Wednesday)
750 CHF
Main Congress Trainee*
400 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed)
350 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*
200 CHF
Additional online access to Colorectal THRIVE until October 17, 2024 for holders of a current registration
100 CHF
Colorectal Masterclass
400 CHF
Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*
350 CHF
Proctology Masterclass
400 CHF
Proctology Masterclass Trainee*
350 CHF
Advanced Robotic hands-on Course (Limited number of participants)
650 CHF
Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1991) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged
CME Credits - Earn up to 27 CME Credits
Main congress : 20 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery: 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology: 7 CME
Advanced Robotic hands-on course: 6 CME
Early Bird
until 31.12.2023
Late Bird
from 01.01. to 31.03.2024
Spring Registration
rates from 01.04.2024
Main Congress
(Monday-Wednesday)
550 CHF
650 CHF
750 CHF
Main Congress Trainee*
300 CHF
350 CHF
400 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed)
250 CHF
300 CHF
350 CHF
Single day (Mon - Wed) Trainee*
150 CHF
175 CHF
200 CHF
Additional online access to Colorectal THRIVE until October 17, 2024 for holders of a current registration
100 CHF (requires a registration to the main congress Mon–Wed)
Colorectal Masterclass
300 CHF
350 CHF
400 CHF
Colorectal Masterclass Trainee*
250 CHF
300 CHF
350 CHF
Proctology Masterclass
300 CHF
350 CHF
400 CHF
Proctology Masterclass Trainee *
250 CHF
300 CHF
350 CHF
Advanced Robotic hands-on Course (SOLD OUT)
600 CHF
600 CHF
650 CHF
Trainee status: applicable until age 32 (birth date must be later than 01.05.1991) – a passport copy has to be uploaded during registration for age verification, else the full registration fee will be charged
CME Credits - Earn up to 27 CME credits
Main congress : 20 CME credits
Masterclass in Colorectal Surgery : 7 CME
Masterclass in Proctology and Pelvic Floor Diseases : 7 CME
Masterclass in hands-on Robitic Surgery : 6 CME
Colorectal THRIVE - Organizing Committee
The brains and hands at work to make it happen. Our goal: To establish the world’s leading comprehensive congress for colorectal surgery, proctology, and pelvic floor diseases - a place where surgeons THRIVE.
Prof. Michel Adamina
Chairman of the Dept of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg & Full Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Dr. Georgios Peros
Deputy Chief of Colorectal Surgery, FEBS Coloproctology, Dept of Visceral & Thoracic Surgery, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Switzerland
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Dr. Roel Hompes
M.D., Ph.D., FASCRS(hon) | gastrointestinal and oncologic surgeon, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Antoine Meyer
MEC, MAS, Senior Consultant & Deputy Chief, Department of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Colorectal THRIVE - Sounding Board
The distinguished members of our Sounding Board oversaw the best and most comprehensive programme in colorectal surgery for you.
Prof. Patricia Sylla
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Coloretal Surgery, Mt. Sinai, New York City, President of SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons)
Prof. Willem Bemelman
Professor of Colorectal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Consultant colorectal surgeon IBD Milan, Ospedale San Raffaele, past president ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology)
Janindra Warusavitarne
MD, PhD, Lead Consultant Colorectal Surgeon for IBD, St. Mark's Hospital, London, Education Chair ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology)
Prof. Des Winter
Professor of Surgery, University College Dublin, Consultant St. Vincent's University Hospital, Editor-in-Chief BJS (British Journal of Surgery)
Discover Fribourg
Switzerland
When you attend Colorectal THRIVE, you will also get to experience Fribourg - one of Switzerland's oldest towns.
Fribourg is famous for its medieval architecture, numerous bridges, university and cheese fondues. Surrounded by crystal-clear lakes and steep mountains that attract sport enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, Fribourg is also easy to reach from the nearby airports of Zurich, Geneva, and Basel.
Direct access to train connection from all major cities and airports to Fribourg.
More information: Discover Fribourg and local transports (Fribourg city card).
Congress venue
The Colorectal THRIVE congress venue is located at the heart of Fribourg.
Excellent public transportation and individual parking at the congress site are available. We recommend public transportation to travel to the congress.
Access public transporation schedule here
=> Type From: "your place of departure" To: "Forum Fribourg"
Forum Fribourg, Route du Lac 12, 1763 Granges-Paccot
Hotels & accommodation
All participants are to book their accommodation of choice independently.
Until Sun 28.01.2024, the 2 Ibis hotels next to the congress venue offer a discount rate starting under CHF 100 when quoting "THRIVE" upon booking by mail.
Hotel Ibis can be booked at H5324-BO@accor.com
Hotel Ibis budget can be booked at H9925-FO@accor.com
Further hotels within 10km of the congress venue can be booked at:
Submit an abstract
We welcome original abstracts of previously unpublished works related to the field of colorectal and digestive diseases, including basic and translational research, medical education, leadership, and health resources utilization.
Full registration of the first author is mandatory for submission of an abstract with a limit of 2 contributions per first author and 500 words per contribution.
Submission deadline is Sunday March 24th, midnight CET.
Accepted abstracts will be displayed in the virtual exhibition from March to October 2024 and the best 3 contributions will be honored. No printing is foreseen for sustainability. Digital publication follows the Creative Commons open access guidelines (CC-BY 4.0).
Our sponsors
Thank you to everyone who makes it possible to execute Colorectal THRIVE 2024.
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