Presenter: Mr Jim Khan, Consultant Laparoscopic  and Colorectal Surgeon, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Time: 12.00pm with lunch ,  followed by presentation from 12.30pm to 2.00pm
Venue: James Watson West Building (JWW 0.309)

Jim Khan is a specialist colorectal and minimal access surgeon and is currently appointed as a consultant colorectal and laparoscopic surgeon at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. He has published more than 30 papers in the field of colorectal and minimal access surgery and has presented widely at national and international meetings.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, with 35,000 cases per year and a lifetime risk of one in 20. Surgical resection is the most effective treatment for colorectalcancer but it is associated with considerable morbidity and significant mortality.

To reserve a place please email shssw@port.ac.uk by 16 May 2013.