President
About this section
The Coloproctology Section’s purpose is the promotion of the study of diseases of the rectum and colon by the reading and discussion of papers and by the exhibition and examination of clinical cases, specimens, instruments and appliances.
Section Council members
Section meetings and conferences are usually organised by members of the Section Council, led by the Section President and often in collaboration with specialist societies.
Interested in joining the Section Council?
Section Councils play a pivotal role at the RSM and we are always looking for members who would like to get involved. If you would like to apply, please complete our application form and a Council representative will be in touch.
President Elect
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Upcoming coloproctology events and webinars
View all events and webinars being run by the Coloproctology Section.
St Peter's 9th winter colorectal meeting
For its 9th year, the annual colorectal winter meeting usually held at St Peter's Chertsey will be taking place in a webinar format. This webinar brings you an opportunity to present and listen to sel...
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Live stream: John of Arderne Prize and Presidential Address
Join this live stream of the prestigious John of Arderne prize for a chance to hear surgical trainees and medical students present their colorectal research papers, followed by the annual Presidential...
Multidisciplinary management of early rectal cancer: What are the options?
At this meeting, a multidisciplinary faculty of top experts will provide state of the art lectures on current and emerging treatments for early rectal cancer. You will learn about less aggressive trea...
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Live stream: Multidisciplinary management of early rectal cancer: What are the options?
*Please note: This event was due to take place on Friday 24 April 2020 and has been postponed to Wednesday 31 March 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.* At this meeting, a m...
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John of Arderne Prize and Presidential Address
Join us for the prestigious John of Arderne prize for a chance to hear surgical trainees and medical students present their colorectal research papers, followed by the annual Presidential Address. If ...
Prizes & awards
Coloproctology Section: John of Arderne Medal
Prize
The John of Arderne medal and a travelling fellowship to the following year's overseas meeting in Western Australia
Submission deadline
Wednesday 18 November 2020
Meeting date
Wednesday 27 January 2021
Open to
All coloproctology and surgery trainees and medical students
Application guidelines
This award is made annually to recipients selected by the Council of the Coloproctology Section for the best research paper presented at a Section meeting. Abstracts should state briefly and clearly the purpose, methods, results and conclusions of the work and must not exceed 200 words.
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