RACS ASC 2026

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COLORECTAL SURGERY - FREE PAPERS

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

7:00 am

03 May 2026

Meeting Room M6

Disciplines

Colorectal Surgery

Chairs

Dr Talia Shepherd
Australia
Dr Zi Ng
Royal Perth Hospital - Australia

Session Program

7:00 am

Perioperative Changes in Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Prolonged Postoperative Ileus After Right Hemicolectomy

Dr Harsh Patel (Victoria)

7:08 am

Incorporation of Post-Discharge Care Plan into an Ongoing Successful Surgical Prehabilitation System – from a Quality Improvement and Implementation Science Perspective.

Ms Leticia Wong (Singapore)

7:16 am

Sexual Health Communication in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Patterns, Gaps, and Barriers

Dr Oliver Waddell (Canterbury)

7:24 am

Long-term bowel, bladder and sexual function following anterior resection compared with right hemicolectomy: a patient-reported outcomes study

Dr Shanmugam S Somasundaram (ACT)

7:32 am

Influence of Psychosocial and Clinical Factors on Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Regional Australia

Dr Amelia Cooper (VIC)

7:40 am

Local anaesthetic infiltration in rubber band ligation of haemorrhoids: three-arm, double-blind, multi-centre randomised controlled trial (PLATIPUS trial)

Dr Eleanor Watson (VIC)

7:48 am

Outcomes after robotic TAMIS (R-TAMIS) – lessons learnt from the first 10

Dr Sarah Johnston (NSW)

7:56 am

How should we follow-up after Pelvic Exenteration? A systematic review and global survey of PelvEx surgeons on oncological and functional surveillance.

Dr Adrian Siu (NSW)

8:04 am

Unplanned Hospital Returns After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Predictors, Patient Experience, and Prevention in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand

Dr Scott McLaughlin (Northland)

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