II° Educational Colorectal Meeting: Post-operative Complications Rome, 15th - 16th September 2008 Dead line for abstracts 30th June 2008 INFORMATION TO PATIENTS In the section dedicated to patients under the title cancer of the rectum the article “Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM)” by Prof. Mario Guerrieri has been published. NEWS Recensione a cura di Massimo Sartelli L’introduzione della chirurgia laparoscopica ha, anche nel caso del trattamento chirurgico dell’appendicite acuta, introdotto la disputa su quale sia il più efficace metodo di approccio a tale patologi ... NEWS SICCR Science Centre: 1st theoretical-practical course on sutures and medication for doctors and nurses The first theoretical-practical course on sutures and medications for doctors and nurses took place on the 29th march at San Vito al Tagliamento (PN). The objective of the course was to fill the gaps in the preparation of doctors and nurses in this field. In fact many young surgeons had the mutual impression that there are still many gaps to be filled in this field of study ... The committee responsible for communications has inaugurated the mailing of a new type of information “KNOWNEWS” which will be issued every fortnight. It will contain newsflash on miscellaneous topics (articles, news regarding new technology, meetings, peculiarities and expiry dates). It will integrate the traditional newsletter on the web www.siccr.org where you will be able to find past information placed in files.		EVENTS IN APRIL 08th – 11th April 2008, Moscow (Russia): International Congress IPFDS: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 09th – 11th April 2008, Moscow (Russia): 6th International Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Society Congress 11th April 2008, Rome: Disfunzioni del Pavimento Pelvico Femminile: una visione integrata * 10th INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF COLOPROCTOLOGY Saint-Vincent - Aosta Valley 14th - 16th April 2008 * 18th – 19th April 2008, Bolzano: Annual congress of the “Rosa Gallo” Foundation: The integrated handling of chronic intestinal inflammatory illnesses and of familiar polyposis DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS * 30th April 2008, Rovigo 30th April is the expiry date for the mailing of abstracts for the Quarte giornate Rodigine di Proctologia 9th-10th October 2008. You are invited to hand in or mail your papers as soon as possible to siccr@sistemacongressi.com! 18th May 2008: Nantes ESCP 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting * SICCR Organized/Supported Events MONTHLY LECTURE Prof. Donato Nitti New strategies in diagnosing and managing colic polyposis syndromes

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