CARE SYMPOSIUM
30th of November – 1st of December 2026,
ONLINE ATTENDANCE & LIVE TRANSLATION AVAILABLE
Book one Care day or both, or stay on for Live Surgery around the World at the ECC on Wednesday. The Care Symposium is part of the 20th European Colorectal Congress.
Built for the whole care team
Colorectal patients need more than a good operation. They need nurses, therapists and physicians who work from the same knowledge. Two days, one room, every discipline.
From the first days with a new stoma to long-term self-management.
- Early problems with a new stoma: how to avoid, how to treat?Monday, 2:00 pm
- Stoma care in the acute hospital: the role of nursing in education and self-managementMonday, 5:00 pm
- Stoma irrigation for end colostomy and LARSTuesday, 10:00 am
- How to avoid and treat skin-related complicationsTuesday, 5:10 pm
What happens before and after surgery, and how to prepare patients for it.
- Pelvic floor center: why and how?Tuesday, 8:30 am
- The well-informed patient: the pelvic floor before and after operationTuesday, 9:00 am
- Effective management of late effects after colorectal cancer at nurse-led clinicsTuesday, 9:30 am
- The role of physiotherapy in endometriosisTuesday, 2:15 pm
Current treatment decisions, explained for the team around the patient.
- Organ preservation without surgeryMonday, 11:15 am
- If the tumour infiltrates the sphincterMonday, 12:00 pm
- After the operation: diagnosis and treatment of early complicationsMonday, 1:30 pm
- Prevention and repair of parastomal herniaTuesday, 5:40 pm
Tickets
Book one day or both Care days, or stay additional for Live Surgery around the World on Wednesday at the ECC.
Standard prices apply until 18 November.
Day ticket
- One Care Symposium day of your choice
- 5 credits
- On site or online
- Live translation
Full access Care
- Monday and Tuesday
- 10 credits
- On site or online
- Live translation
- Education Village and industry exhibition
3-day pass incl. ECC
- Both Care days, Monday and Tuesday
- Live Surgery around the World at the ECC on Wednesday
- 10 Care credits
- On site or online
Participating Care doctors
For physicians taking part in the Care Symposium.
The Care Symposium is accredited by the Swiss professional association of nurses SBK-ASI with 10 credits, 5 per day.
Members of SBV TOA, Physioswiss and SVS receive a discount on all tickets. Participants from low-income countries will get special reduced offers. Questions about your registration: info@colorectalsurgery.eu
Learn it. Then try it.
In the Education Village you get team training sessions and hands-on workshops over several days. New products are introduced, and you learn how to apply them in practical sessions.
Specific sessions for operating room nursing staff will be announced soon.
Industry exhibition
Explore the latest technologies and talk directly with industry partners. Open to all Care Symposium participants.
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
Martina Baker
Martina Baker
Congress Organisation
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
HOCH Health Ostschweiz
Good to know
Still have questions? We are happy to help: info@colorectalsurgery.eu
The Care Symposium is recognised by SBK-ASI, the Swiss professional association of nurses, with 10 credits in total, 5 per day. With a day ticket you earn 5 credits, with full access or the 3-day pass 10 credits.
Yes. For the first time, you can follow the Care Symposium live online. Online participation is available for all ticket types. You choose your format during booking.
The symposium is held in German and English, with live translation between the two languages. Talks in German are marked (DE) in the program.
Yes. With the 3-day pass you attend both Care days and stay on for Live Surgery around the World at the ECC on Wednesday.
Members of SBV TOA, Physioswiss and SVS receive a discount on all Care Symposium tickets. Participants from low-income countries will get special reduced offers.
At Olma Messen St. Gallen, St. Jakobstrasse 94, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
See you in St. Gallen. Or online.
30 November – 1 December 2026, Olma Messen St. Gallen