February 18 - 19, 2021
The workshop will be held in English.
Prof. Regina G.H. Beets-Tan
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The workshop will be live streamed in a Zoom Webinar format. The session times are CET.
After attending in this workshop, participants will:
Radiologists dealing with rectal cancer management or part of a multidisciplinary rectal management team who have some experience in interpreting rectal cancer MRI.
G. Beets, Amsterdam/NL
R.G.H. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL
L. Curvo-Semedo, Coimbra/PT
E. Dresen, Leuven/BE
M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL
D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL
M. Maas, Amsterdam/NL
C. Marijnen, Leiden/NL
I. Nagtegaal, Nijmegen/NL
S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR
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February 18 – PRIMARY STAGING AND TREATMENT STRATIFICATION | |
| 09.00 Opening and welcome | R. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL |
| Session 1 – Clinical introduction on current concepts in treatment and their impact for radiologists | |
| 09.05 Surgery anno 2021 – what does the surgeon want to know from the radiologist? | G. Beets, Amsterdam/NL |
| 09.25 Radiotherapy anno 2021 – what does the radiation oncologist want to know? | C. Marijnen, Leiden/NL |
| 09.45 Future role of radiology in rectal cancer – outlook for 2021-2030 | R. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL |
10.05 Q&A | |
| 10.30 BREAK | |
| Session 2 – Introduction on primary tumour staging | |
| 11.15 Protocol and patient preparation | M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL |
| 11.30 MR anatomy of the anorectum | S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR |
| 11.45 How to write a good quality primary staging report | E. Dresen, Leuven/BE |
12.15 Q&A | |
| 12.45 BREAK | |
| 13.30 MULTIDISCIPLINARY TUMOUR BOARD (1) | Moderator: R. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL |
| 14.45 BREAK | |
| Session 3 – Locally advanced disease | |
| 15.30 High risk features in rectal cancer – the pathologist’s point of view | I. Nagtegaal, Nijmegen/NL |
| 15.45 High risk features on MRI – the radiologist’s point of view | L. Curvo-Semedo, Coimbra/PT |
| 16.05 How to stage tumours near the rectosigmoid junction | D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL |
| 16.20 Q&A | |
| 16.45 BREAK | |
| 17.15 INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSION & QUIZ (1) | Moderator: S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR |
| 18.15 Adjourn | |
February 19 – RESPONSE ASSESSMENT AND ORGAN PRESERVATION | |
Session 4 – Response assessment after neoadjuvant treatment – how and why? | |
09.00 Why do I need restaging – the surgeon’s point of view | G. Beets, Amsterdam/NL |
09.20 Morphological patterns of response of standard MRI | L. Curvo-Semedo, Coimbra/PT |
09.40 Diffusion-weighted MRI – pearls and pitfalls | D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL |
10.00 Q&A | |
10.30 BREAK | |
| Session 5 – Organ-preservation and minimally invasive treatments | |
11.15 How to write a clinically meaningful restaging report in the era of organ | M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL |
11.35 Follow-up imaging after W&W and minimally invasive surgery | M. Maas, Amsterdam/NL |
11.50 Q&A | |
12.15 BREAK | |
| 13.00 MULTIDISCIPLINARY TUMOUR BOARD (2) | Moderator: M. Maas, Amsterdam/NL |
14.30 BREAK | |
| Session 6 – Common pitfalls in imaging of the anorectum | |
15.00 Common pitfalls in rectal TNM-staging | M. Maas, Amsterdam/NL |
15.20 How to handle the lateral nodes | E. Dresen, Leuven/BE |
15.40 Anal cancer versus rectal cancer staging | S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR |
16.00 Q&A | |
16.30 BREAK | |
17.15 INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSION & QUIZ (2) | Moderator: M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL |
18.15 Adjourn | R. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL |
| Radiologists | |
ESGAR Member | € 330.00 |
Non Member | € 540.00 |
| Radiologists in Training (Residents) | |
| ESGAR Member | € 120.00 |
| Non Member | € 220.00 |
The number of participants per workshop is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Together with the registration payment is necessary. Registrations as radiologist in training (Residents) or Radiographers must be accompanied by a confirmation of the head of the department confirming the status as Resident or Radiographer.
“The ESGAR Rectal Cancer Imaging Workshop, ONLINE, Austria, 18/02/2021-19/02/2021 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 12 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”
“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.
“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”