BASO Sponsored lecture by Professor Dr. Werner Hohenberger
Prof Werner Hohenberger presented the BASO~ACS sponsored lecture
at the 1st Portsmouth CME Symposium on 24th May
2019.
Prof Hohenberger was invited to give a lecture on the
"Evolution of CME surgery for colon cancer" as
through his working life he developed the notion of complete
mesocolic excision. Any simple search online would provide an
outline and details of the procedure; but it was great pleasure to
hear in his own words the mesenteric-based approach to resection of
the right colonic cancer. He provided the background to the
procedure and the details and reasons for development of the
surgical technique.
After the lecture it was a pleasure to hear Prof Hohenberger
talk about his work and development of various facets in the
institutes to enable colleagues to perform surgery. He clearly is a
passionate teacher and advocate for best practice for patient care.
He eloquently described his working life and through this gave a
clear description of how standardisation is important for patients
and how evidence base must be integrated within clinical practice.
A phenomenal gentleman who makes time to encourage the next
generation!
We would encourage members to keep an eye out for these sponsored
lectures as the provide a wealth of experience but also an
opportunity to talk to the speakers directly through the satellite
networking events.