CARE SYMPOSIUM
30th of November – 1st of December 2026,
ONLINE ATTENDANCE & LIVE TRANSLATION AVAILABLE
Care Symposium
The Care Symposium 2026 will be held in German and English, and translation in other languages will be available. Online participation is possible for the first time.
In 2024 we offered for the first time the new Care Symposium addressing all health professionals dealing with colorectal patients from nurses to therapists, physicans and surgeons. In 2025, we expanded the Care Symposium to 2 days. In 2026, we will again offer a two day symposium on Monday & Tuesday. All participants are invited to as well visit the ECC lectures and stay for the Live Surgery on Wednesday.
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Day ticket
180
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Standard Price: 240 CHF
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*Online Participation available
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3-day pass incl. ECC
(Monday – wednesday)
330
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standard price: 410 CHF
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Full access care
290
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standard price: 370 CHF
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participating care Doctors
390
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standard price: 470 CHF
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Opening & Welcome
Walter Brunner, CH
Bruno Schmied, CH
Dieter Hahnloser, CH
Pilonidal disease
What is a pilonidal sinus?
Peter Wysocki, AU
Therapeutic options – what and when?
Susanne Haas, DK
Perioperative aspects & wound management
Jose Lopez, US
Case presentation – recurrence
Break
Colorectal Cancer
Surgery on colorectal malignancy
Organ preservation without surgery
If the tumour infiltrates the sphincter
Lunch break
Stoma I
Ileostomy vs. Colostomy: Focus on different options
Gabriela Möslein, DE
Stoma in IBD patients – what you should know?
Peter Kienle, DE
Stomaversorgung im Akutspital – die Rolle der Pflege in Edukation und Selbstmanagement (DE)
Sarah Bruderer, CH
Arzneimitteltherapie von Stomaträgern (DE)
Annika van der Linde, DE
Break
Complication
After the operation – diagnosis and treatement of early complications
Felix Aigner, AT
Early problems with a new stoma – how to avoid, how to treat?
Wound healing disorders at the perineum
The Case
Daniela Hönninger, DE
Hall 9.1: ESCP Presidential Lecture: The Anatomy of Successful Mesocolic Excision: Embryological Planes and Vascular Variations
Mehmet Ayhan Kuzu, TR
Get together 9.1
Opening & Welcome
Walter Brunner, CH
Pelvic floor after surgery
Pelvic Floor center – why and how
The well – informed patient: what I should do with the pelvic floor before and after operation
Daniela Hönninger, DE
Effective management of late effects after colorectal cancer at nurse-led clinics (bowel-, urinary-, sexual dysfunction)
Therese Juul, DK
Stoma irrigation for end colostomy and LARS
Break
QOL
(DE) Food? No, thanks: Tips for enjoying life between stoma care & chemotherapy
Ricarda Piccoli, CH
Kasper Ursina, CH
Return to work after colorectal cancer
Therese Juul, DK
How can I have sex after surgery, with stoma or incontinence?
Lorraine Grover, UK
Lunch Break
Endometriosis
Endometriosis – overview on diagnostic and medical treatement
The role of physiotherapy in endometriosis
Hannah Winkler, CH
Surgery on endometriosis – the surgeon
Surgery on endometriosis – the gynecologist
Break
STOMA II – Joint session in Hall 9.1
Lessions learned from the Norwegian stoma trial
Lars Grønvold, NO
How to avoid a stoma?
Jérémie Lefevre, FR
How to avoid and treat skin-related complications
Jacqueline Metzger, CH
Prevention & Repair of parastomal hernia
Salvador Morales Conde, ES
EAES Lecture: Advanced imaging and AI in colorectal surgery
Luigi Boni, IT
Care – Attention, Nursing, and Comprehensive Support
Care — this is what patients with colorectal diseases require at the highest level. Colorectal disorders are among the most common causes of medical complaints. From acute or recurrent hospitalizations, operations and reoperations, follow-up therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy, nutritional challenges and adjustments, psychological strain, bowel management strategies, continence issues, to care related to stoma management — the requirements are extensive.
First launched in 2024, the Care Symposium was met with an overwhelming response — the auditorium was fully booked within weeks. In 2025, we expanded it to two full days. Now in 2026, we are proud to continue this tradition as an established fixture of the ECC.
As part of the 20th European Colorectal Congress, one of the largest congresses in colorectal surgery, we aim to build on last year’s success and expand the Care Symposium to two full days.
This year’s symposium will again focus on all aspects of caring for patients with colorectal diseases and the consequences of necessary interventions and treatments — with the goal of ensuring successful therapy and comprehensive patient support.
Topics include surgical approaches in the operating room, nutritional management, stoma therapy, wound management, physiotherapy, psychological support, and more.
Education Village:
Opportunities for team training sessions and hands-on workshops will again be offered over several days in the Education Village. New products will be introduced and participants can learn their precise application in practical sessions. Specific offerings, particularly for operating room nursing staff, will be announced soon.
The large industry exhibition provides an excellent opportunity to explore the latest technologies and exchange ideas with industry partners.
ORGANISING AND SCIENTIFIC COMmITTEE
PD Dr. Walter Brunner
PD Dr. Walter Brunner
President
Head of Colorectal Surgery,
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
HOCH Health Ostschweiz
prof. Dr. bruno schmied
Prof. Dr. Bruno Schmied
Scientific Committee
Head of Surgery,
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
HOCH Health Ostschweiz
prof. Dr. dieter hahnloser
Prof. Dr. Dieter Hahnloser
Scientific Committee
Head of Colorectal Surgery,
University Hospital Lausanne
evelyne thür
Martina Baker
Congress Organisation
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
HOCH Health Ostschweiz