International EFR Meeting 2007 in Vienna

On April 13 and 14, 2007, the International EFR Meeting took place in Vienna. It was the 5th International Event organised by the European Federation for ColoRectal Cancer.

A press conference was held in advance with the President of the EFR Prof. Béla Teleky, MD, EFR Secretery General Ass. Prof. Irene Kührer, MD and Prof. Christoph Zielinski, MD, Head of the Medical Oncology Department at University of Vienna. Its motto being „Preventing, Healing, Palliating“, it received great attention in the media.

In line with the focus of the congress, various diagnostic approaches for advanced colorectal cancer as well as therapeutic progress were discussed.

The highlight of the congress was a round table on „Optimal Timing of Treatment Modalities – Getting the Message across“ with participants from Europe and America, analysing the difficulties of resection of colorectal metastases, application of neoadjuvant therapy and the open questions arising from synchronous metastatic disease. A consensus paper on these issues is being prepared for publication in European Surgery.

In the evening a gala event was held at Palais Liechtenstein, where, in a surrounding of arts and culture, the participants also had an opportunity for personal exchange.