The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) is scheduled to take place in Manchester. The event will span from 2nd July at 12:00 AM to 5th July at 12:00 AM.

Here are some key details about the event:

Venue: The conference will be held at Manchester Central, which is located at Convention Complex Ltd., Petersfield, Manchester, M2 3GX.

Organiser: ACPGBI

Here is a brief overview of the program for the ACPGBI Annual Meeting 2023:

Monday, July 3:

• Registration opens from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
• Colorectal Focus session and National Bowel Cancer Audit - Quality Improvement Workshop from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
• ACPGBI Endoscopy Village, an all-day session that requires pre-sign up and a small fee.
• Various sponsored symposiums and sessions throughout the day, including presentations by Ethicon and BJS.
• Sessions on topics such as Abdominal Wall, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Video Prize, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• The day concludes with the Hunterian Lecture and a Welcome Reception from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Tuesday, July 4:

• Research session and Proctology session from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
• ACPGBI Essential Coloproctology Skills Workshop, which requires separate sign-up and takes place from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
• BRUK Lecture by Bowel Research UK and various sponsored symposiums.
• Sessions on topics including Pelvic Floor, Quality Improvement, and Acute Severe Intestinal Failure.
• ACPGBI Annual General Meeting (AGM) and sessions on Parastomal Hernias, Bad things that happen to good(ish) surgeons, and more.
• The day also includes the ACPN Annual General Meeting and Mentoring Workshop, as well as the Dukes' Club Programme.
• The day concludes with sessions on Organ Preservation in Early Rectal Cancer and the ACPGBI Medical Students Core Training Quiz with a drinks reception.

Wednesday, July 5:

• Sessions on The Colorectal cancer MDT - a global perspective and Early Years Consultant Network.
• Short Papers sessions on various topics, including Cancer surgery and endoscopy, Cancer biology, Proctology, IBD, EGS and QI, Training and mentoring, PROMS and qualitative studies, Cancer diagnosis, surveillance, risk assessment, and pathology.
• Arris and Gale Lecture and sessions on Robotics and Genomics.
• The meeting closes at 4:00 PM.