This Society founded in Mexico City, Mexico on November 24, 1962, shall be known as the International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

The purpose of this society shall be to contribute to the progress of Colon and Anorectal Surgery, and to hold congresses and meetings throughout the world in order to interchange scientific knowledge. 

• The International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeon Founded in November 1962 by Drs. Harry Bacon, Stuart Ross, and Fidel Ruiz-Moreno, proposed that members of the Society would contribute to the field of Colon and Anorectal Surgery by holding international meetings in order to share their scientific knowledge.

• Has been an international society since its inception and continues to be represented in 80 countries.

• Bestows prestigious honor to members of the Society consisting of a worldwide network of colon and rectal surgeons and professors with an academic interest, and general surgeons with an emphasis on colon and rectal surgery who are affiliated with a university.

• Is cognizant of the varying income levels around the world and wants all members to have the opportunity to attend our meetings by keeping registration fees low.

• Now offers free access to the World Journal of Colorectal Surgery, the ISUCRS official on-line, open access journal to all Society members.

• Welcomes any member of the society to host a future meeting site by completing an application form.

Why join us?
 

• Networking with world renowned colon and rectal colleagues from over 80 countries with a society founded since 1962.

• Free access to the World Journal of Colon and Rectal Surgery, ISUCRS’ official on-line, open access journal

• Reduced registration fees for ISUCRS’ biennial congress

• Obtain a membership certificate

• Have an opportunity to be regional vice president and participate on the ISUCRS executive board and/or participate in a number of ISUCRS committees.

• Receive 1/2 yearly newsletter with updates about the society and colon and rectal surgery activities.

• Have an opportunity to host ISUCRS’s Biennial Congress in his/her country by completing an application form

• Organize an educational event in association with ISUCRS.

• Have your contact details on ISUCRS’s website including private practice details/website. 

• Obtain member-only access to a new enhanced ISUCRS website with free educational information e.g. lecture slides, practice guidelines, live streaming videos (coming in 2019)

• Access to the ISUCRS Membership listing (coming in 2019)

WEBINAR LECTURE

"DICA CLASSIFICATION. A NEW APPROACH FOR DIVERTICULAR DISEASE"

Saturday, August 22nd, 2020

13:00-14:00 GMT

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(please click below for your local time & to join the meeting)

Dr. Giovanni Brandimarte MD​

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Aggregate Professor of Psycosomatic Gastroenterology

School of Specialization of Psychosomatic Psychotherapy

Humanitas University Consorcio, Rome

Chief of Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology

"Cristo Re" Hospital, Rome

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To date, there is no consensus about the proper classification of diverticular disease. Some classifications are based on imaging, i.e. appearance of the disease at abdominal computerized tomography (e.g. Buckey, Ambrosetti or Hinchey’s modified classification), while other classifications focus on clinical features of diverticular disease (e.g. the classification of the Scientific Committee of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Sheth classification and, in particular, the Hansen-Stock classification which is widely used in northern Europe).

This is quite surprising if we consider the high number of colonoscopies performed worldwide, that diverticulosis is the most frequently recognized alteration at colonoscopy, and that endoscopic signs of diverticular inflammation are found in 0.48–1.7% of patients undergoing colonoscopy.

Professor Brandimarte and his group recently developed and validated the first endoscopic classification of diverticular disease of the colon, called Diverticular Inflammation and Complication Assessment (DICA). DICA classification considers endoscopic findings of the colon with diverticula which is predictive of disease outcome.

Come and participate in this wonderful lecture by Professor Brandimarte who provides an in-depth history of the development and practicalities of the DICA classification

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Moderators

Pascal Gervaz, Switzerland

Narimantas Samalavicius, Lithuania

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Co-ordinators

Ricardo Escalante, Venezuala

Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, UK

WEBINAR LECTURE

"The Rectal Cancer Conundrum - Modernization of the TNM Staging System"

Saturday, August 1st, 2020

13:00-14:00 GMT

Dr. Richard Fortunato

FACS, FASCRS, FISUCRS, 

Surgical Lead Physician for Colorectal Disease & Co-chair Pelvic Floor Center, Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute

Co-moderator for the NPARC Rectal Cancer Center of Excellence Tumor Board, 

ISUCRS Treasurer
 

Rectal cancer staging has had a long evolution. In 1926, Lockhart-Mummery was first to propose a staging system for rectal cancer. Rectal cancer staging provides critical information concerning the extent of the disease. The information gained from staging is used to determine prognosis, to guide management, and to assess response to therapy. Accurate staging is essential for directing the multidisciplinary approach to therapy. In his lecture, Dr. Fortunate will talk about the evolution of staging systems, the rationale for staging, and current methods used to stage rectal cancer and the need to for modernization of the TNM staging for rectal cancer.

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Moderators

Yogesh Palshetkar, India

Khaled Madbouly, Egypt

Co-ordinators

Ricardo Escalante, Venezuala

Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, UK

Narimantas Samalavicius, Lithuania

Dear Colleagues,

Because of COVID-19 pandemic and our concern about the health, safety, and well-being of attendees, we have decided to hold the entire 30th ISUCRS Biennial 2020 Congress from the 11-14th November 2020 as a Virtual Meeting. 

The program will be finalized within the next 2-3 weeks.

Registration to the meeting will be free for ISUCRS members to participate. 

​As a member of ISUCRS you join an active network of coloproctology professionals and can take advantage of numerous benefits (see below).

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• Networking with world renowned colon and rectal colleagues from over 80 countries with a society founded since 1962.

• Free access to the World Journal of Colon and Rectal Surgery, ISUCRS’ official on-line, open access journal. The unique format allows rapid publication of articles of any length, with color pictures and even video clips. The journal will enable members to keep abreast of all pertinent topics with a just a click of a button.

• Obtain member-only access to a new enhanced ISUCRS website with free educational information e.g. lecture slides, practice guidelines, live streaming videos (coming in 2019)

• Reduced registration fees for ISUCRS’ biennial congress.

• Have an opportunity to be regional vice president and participate on the ISUCRS executive board and/or participate in a number of ISUCRS committees.

• Have an opportunity to host ISUCRS’s Biennial Congress in his/her country by completing an application form

• Organize an educational event in association with ISUCRS. ISUCRS will be willing to advise on how to make for a successful event, advertise your meeting on its website and an emailed advert campaign.

• Receive quarterly newsletter with updates about the society and colon and rectal surgery activities.

• Obtain a membership certificate

• Have your contact details on ISUCRS’s website including private practice details/website. 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FELLOWSHIP IN THE SOCIETY:

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• Be a doctor of medicine.

• Be a surgeon practicing highly creditable major colon and rectal surgery.

• Have affiliation with a medical school or have academic interest.

• Be certified by the General Surgery or Colon and Rectal Surgery Board of the country in which the candidate resides. If such a Board does not exist, the candidate should have training in surgery that would qualify him/her to take such Boards.

• Be a member of the candidate’s national College of Surgeons or its equivalent as determined by the Executive Board of this Society.

APPLICANT REVIEW CYCLE DATES:

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Applications are reviewed twice a year in January and July.

Deadline for complete applications for January review period is December 31st.

Deadline for complete applications for July review period is June 30th.

MEMBERSHIP DUES STRUCTURE

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The dues structure is a two-tier system based on the per capita income of each country.
To find the tier group for your country, please click here to view the list.

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• Active 1 Members pay annual dues of $150 USD per year.

• Active 2 Members pay annual dues of $100 USD per year.

• Fellows, Residents & Retired Surgeons pay annual dues of $75 USD per year.

Annual dues invoices are on the calendar year and payable in January of each year.

THREE EASY STEPS FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION:

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• APPLICATION FORM: You have two options for completing the application form. The easiest and more preferable option is to complete the online application form below. 

• CIRRICULUM VITAE: Submit one (1) copy of your most current CV.

• APPLICATION FEE: Include $50 application fee (Suspended until 1st March 2019). Payment can be made at time of application or will be included in your 1st year dues if your application is accepted. Checks (USD only) made payable to ISUCRS may be mailed.

Mailing Address: 

ISUCRS

109 Partin Street

Chapel Hill, NC 27514

USA

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERSHIP PLEASE CONTACT:

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Tolu Salako

ISUCRS Membership Director

Email address - membership@isucrs.org

Dear Colleague

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Thank for visiting this NEW ISUCRS members only site which will be live from January 2019

To gain access to the rest of these members only pages you must be an active member of ISUCRS during the year commencing January.

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Click HERE to obtain membership information.

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From January 2019 this NEW ISUCRS members site will have information on:

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• Access to the ISUCRS Membership listing (coming in 2019) including contacts email etc.

• Every 1/4 we aim to provide free educational information e.g. lectures (videos - See sample below), webinar conference, live streaming videos etc..

• Journal club with recommended readings from selected articles from leading coloproctology over the last 1/4

• Provide an application for ISUCRS to support an educational event hosted by yourself/, colleagues, hospital or colorectal society

• Blog site

• Young colorectal surgeon's group

• Access to having up to 10 free pictures from the 2018 ISUCRS London 2018 Biennial congress

• and lots more...

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To gain access to NEW ISUCRS members section

1. you must register your email address you must first sign up in the top right hand corner of the home page

2. Please register with the email address you use for corresponce with ISUCRS

3. After signing up you request will be approved the ISUCRS Executive director before you gain access to the members only site

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Kind regards

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Ho-Kyung Chun

ISUCRS President

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SAMPLE LECTURE VIDEOS