Thursday 1 — Friday 2 April 2027 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Liverpool International
Colorectal Meeting

01 — 02 April 2027 · Liverpool

Liverpool
International
Colorectal Meeting

A two-day international forum for contemporary colorectal surgery, bringing together clinical experience, evidence, technology and multidisciplinary practice.

Explore the meeting Registration fees announced
01
April 2027 Thursday
02
April 2027 Friday

Venue confirmed: Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool.

2 focused meeting days
1 international clinical forum
LPL host city: Liverpool
01

The meeting

A meeting shaped around surgical practice

Expert perspectives. Practical discussion. A Liverpool welcome.

The Liverpool International Colorectal Meeting will create a focused setting for surgeons, trainees, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to examine the decisions that shape modern colorectal care.

The first programme will place robotic and minimally invasive surgery alongside oncology, complex decision-making, operative technique, outcomes and implementation. The final scope will be published as faculty and sessions are confirmed.

02

Scientific programme

Draft programme framework

Two days, one connected conversation

Session titles and timings will be confirmed with the invited faculty.

Day 01

Robotics & precision

  • Building and sustaining a robotic colorectal programme
  • Rectal cancer surgery and contemporary TME
  • Operative strategy, imaging and navigation
  • Learning curves, team design and safe implementation
Day 02

Complexity & outcomes

  • Colon cancer surgery and complete mesocolic excision
  • Complex pelvic and reoperative practice
  • Complications, rescue and quality improvement
  • Evidence, innovation and the future of colorectal surgery

This is an editorial framework for the first website version, not the final scientific programme.

03

Liverpool robotics

Programme feature

The Liverpool robotic colorectal programme

A dedicated story area will introduce the local robotic programme through the team, the clinical pathway and the lessons learned in implementation.

01

The programme

Origins, scale, case mix and development.

02

The team

Surgeons, theatre teams and multidisciplinary working.

03

The learning

Training, governance, outcomes and future priorities.

This area is designed for Liverpool programme photography and approved clinical imagery.

04

Faculty

Invited speakers

International and UK faculty

Leaders in colorectal surgery, oncology and pathology from the United Kingdom and around the world.

Professor Julio García-Aguilar

United States

Professor Julio García-Aguilar

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York

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Associate Professor Dr Aini Fahriza binti Ibrahim

Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr Aini Fahriza binti Ibrahim

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak & Sarawak General Hospital

Professional profile

Faculty invitations and participation remain subject to formal confirmation.

05

Liverpool

Venue & travel

Meet in Liverpool

A compact city centre, a global outlook and a long tradition of medicine, culture and welcome.

Meeting venue Central Teaching Hub

Building 221 · University of Liverpool
Off Brownlow Hill / Ashton Street
Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom

Official campus map Open in Google Maps
Find the building Central campus · Building 221

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Travel directions Campus guide

Stay nearby

Places to stay near the venue

Delegates arrange and pay for their own accommodation. Availability and rates may change, so early booking is recommended.

Closest to campus

Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village

3 Paddington Village, off Grove Street, Liverpool L7 3FA

Approximately 5 minutes on foot from campus
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Georgian Quarter

Hope Street Hotel

40 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9DA

Approximately 10 minutes on foot from campus
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Lime Street

Holiday Inn Liverpool City Centre

Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1NQ

Opposite Liverpool Lime Street station
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Lime Street

The Liner Hotel Liverpool

Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool L3 5QB

Approximately 10 minutes on foot from campus
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Liverpool ONE & waterfront

Hilton Liverpool City Centre

3 Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool L1 8LW

City-centre option close to the waterfront
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06

Leadership

Meeting leadership

Organising committee

A multidisciplinary Liverpool committee spanning surgery, oncology, radiology and contact radiotherapy.

Professor Shakil Ahmed
Meeting convenor & committee chair

Professor Shakil Ahmed

Clinical Director for Colorectal Surgery · NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Professional profile

Registration · 1–2 April 2027

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Choose your attendance, add the gala dinner if required, and submit your delegate details below.

Two-day pass £150

Thursday 1 & Friday 2 April

One-day pass £100

Thursday or Friday

Gala dinner £35

Thursday · Liverpool Cathedral

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