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Wednesday May 13th
16:00
Recorded live operations (same day) commented by the surgeon:
Robotic rectal resection by Seon Hahn Kim, Korea and TEM ESD by Jörg Baral, Germany.
Thursday May 14th
Various presentations on following topics:
Screening, Quality of life. Diagnostics: MRI and biomarkers. Local excision and organ preservation. Adjuvant radiotherapy. Organ preservation and “watch and wait”. Formal resection: Robotic ultralow anterior resection
TaTME.
Friday May 15th
Case demonstration and multidisciplinary team discussion.
Consensus session: Definition of early rectal cancer, diagnostics and therapy by Michel 
Adamina, Switzerland and Frank Pfeffer Bergen, Norway.

The venue Solstrand Hotel & Bad, is beautiful embedded in scenic surroundings. Both the spa and the food are widely recognised in Norway. All previous meetings have been characterised by an open and friendly atmosphere where questions are easy to ask, and many are eager to answer and join the discussions.

SPEAKERS
Seon Hahn Kim, Korea
Sonja Steigen, Norway
Eivind Holme, Norway
Chris Cunningham, United Kingdom
Tuynam Juriaann, Netherlands
Michel Adamina, Switzerland
Nuno Figueiredo, Portugal
Jörg Baral, Germany
Hartwig Kørner, Norway
Cornelia Rösler, Norway
Hege Sætran, Norway
Roel Hompes, United Kingdom
Frank Pfeffer, Norway
Jo Waage, Denmark
By Plane:
Nearest airport is Bergen Flesland. The venue is located approximately 30 km south of Bergen and the airport. Taxi (around 800 kr) is the most convenient and quickest way to go  from the airport to Solstrand Hotel & Bad.
Express boat (Hardangerfjordekspressen): You board the express boat at the airport and arrive at the quay in Osøyro (Os), from there you can walk (20 minutes) or take a taxi to Solstrand.
Light rail train and bus (skyss.no): From the airport you board the light rail train towards Bergen city centre. Get of at Nesttun sentrum and transfer to bus number 600 that will take you to Osøyro (Os).
By Bus:
From Bergen city centre you take the bus number 600 towards Osøyro (Os) (skyss.no). From there you can walk (20 minutes) or take a taxi to Solstrand Hotel & Bad.
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