Dates: Monday 6th July - Wednesday 8th July 2026

Venue: ICC Belfast

Monday 6th July 2026

Welcome drinks reception in the exhibition area. 

(Included in registration costs)

Tuesday 7th July 2026

Three course dinner and entertainment at Titanic Belfast.

(The dinner is not included in the registration fees and can be purchased as part of the registration process for £60.00)

Places are limited. Dinner refunds will not be accepted after 8th June 2026

Dress Code: Black Tie

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ACPGBI are pleased to offer 50 complementary registrations for nurses.

A £50.00 refundable deposit it required to secure your registration and will be refunded post conference. 

ACPGBI are pleased to offer 25 complementary registrations for students.

A £50.00 refundable deposit it required to secure your registration and will be refunded post conference. 

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When: Monday 6th July 2026
Time: 09:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: £20.00

Delighted to invite you to the Dukes’ Club Advanced IBD Surgery Course, kindly sponsored by Ethicon. This focused programme is designed to develop technical skills in inflammatory bowel disease surgery.

The course combines short, high-yield talks covering indications, patient selection, key operative steps and pitfalls, with a hands-on wet-tissue practical workshop using animal tissue. Participants will work in pairs to maximise operative time and receive close supervision and feedback.

The practical stations include Kono-S anastomosis and ileo-anal pouch (IPAA) formation. Teaching is delivered by an expert faculty of specialist IBD surgeons, with a high participant-to-faculty ratio to ensure personalised instruction in a supportive environment.

ACPGBI are pleased to offer the Endo village again at the ACPGBI Annual Meeting 2026.

The cost to attend one of the sessions is £20.00

The 2-Hour Taster ESD will run from 15:00 - 17:00. 

Slots are available at 30 minutes each between 8:30am - 14:45pm offering the following stations: 

Station 1: Colonoscopy Insertion (non animal )
Suitable for: Novice colonoscopists and novice endoscopists who wish to be introduced to endoscopy. No previous knowledge is required.

Aims and objectives: To understand the principles of scope handling, the functions of the left hand (wheels and buttons) during colonoscopy, and the basics of torque steering. 

Station 2 – Haemostasis

Suitable for: All endoscopists.

Aims and objectives: To learn the principles of using clips and other adjuncts, such as solutions or sprays, for controlling haemorrhage.

Station 3, 4, 5 & 6  – Polypectomy and EMR

Suitable for: Novice therapeutic colonoscopists Those about to begin or in the early stages of polypectomy and colonic EMR Assistants expected to aid with polypectomy and EMR

Aims and objectives: Gain familiarity with basic colonoscopic polypectomy techniques and EMR of small lesions Hands-on practice using a pig model

Station 7, 8, 9 & 10   - Endoscopic Sub-Mucosal Dissection (ESD)

Suitable for: Experienced therapeutic endoscopists already competent at EMR Individuals interested in developing ESD competency

Aims and objectives: To learn the basic ESD technique, including key complications and strategies for prevention.

Station 11 & 12 – Endoscopic suturing

Suitable for: Any endoscopist wishing to increase their understanding of mucosal closure and suturing theory. Could be useful for TAMIS/TEM surgeons 

Aims and objectives: To learn the basic suturing techniques with the Boston Overstitch and the Olympus SutuArt devices

•            Understand the principles behind tissue approximation

•            Introduction to advanced closure techniques

•            Demonstrate these principles with hands-on experience using tissue 

2 hour taster ESD at 15:00 - 17:00.

Suitable for: Experienced therapeutic endoscopists already competent at EMR Individuals interested in developing ESD competency

Aims and objectives: To learn the basic ESD technique, including the important complications and how to prevent them. 

Tuesday 7th July
09:00 - 12:00

£20.00 Refundable Deposit 

Please note: The fee will not be refunded if you do not attend this workshop

Programme

Introduction 

Paper 1 (Desk reject paper)

Paper 2 (Revise and reconsider paper)

Break

Statistics made easy for surgeons

Paper 3 (Revise and accept paper)

What editors expect in a review

Wrap up

Tuesday 7th July 

08:00 - 10:00 

£20.00 refundable deposit 

Please note: The fee will not be refunded if you do not attend this workshop

This course will enable delegates to develop basic robotic skills including camera and instrument control, using simulation and dry models, guided by expert faculty. It is aimed at surgeons beginning their robotic journey - no prior experience is necessary!

Wednesday 8th July 

09:00 - 11:00

£20.00 Workshop Fee

The ACPGBI AI Taskforce Report in 2025 surveyed the membership of the ACPGBI finding that although 43.5% reported daily use of AI, only one-third could explain key AI concepts. 88.5% endorsed the need for formal training. A key consensus recommendation was the need for AI education for the ACPGBI membership and this workshop aims to act as a direct response to these findings.

Workshop Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the end-to-end AI pipeline from clinical question through dataset curation, annotation, model training, validation, and deployment
2. Build, train, and test an image classifier using a zero code platform gaining understanding of how machine learning models learn from data
3. Critically evaluate AI model performance, including identifying failure modes such as overfitting, domain shift, class imbalance, and out-of-distribution prediction
4. Annotate real surgical video data from left-sided colorectal anastomosis procedures, contributing directly to an ongoing open-source surgical AI dataset
5. Appraise governance and deployment considerations for clinical AI, including regulatory requirements, liability, and the limitations of internal validation

Format

This is an interactive session with no lectures. Participants will work through the full AI pipeline hands-on:

Contributing to Real Research

During the annotation exercise, participants will label and score video frames from left-sided colorectal anastomosis procedures. Participants will be encouraged to contribute their own videos for this project. These annotations will feed directly into an open-source surgical video dataset being developed to train future AI systems for intraoperative decision support. An NIHR Research for Patient Benefit grant application has been submitted to support this programme of work. All workshop participants will be invited to join the collaborative research group and contribute to future data annotation, model development, and multi-centre validation activities.

Requirements

Participants need only a laptop or tablet with a modern browser (Chrome or Firefox) and a Google login. No prior technical knowledge is assumed.

Tuesday 7th July 

14:00 - 16:30

£20.00 Refundable Deposit 

Please note: The fee will not be refunded if you do not attend this workshop

Wednesday 8th July 

09:00 - 10:00

£20.00 Refundable Deposit 

Please note: The fee will not be refunded if you do not attend this workshop

Are you thinking about setting up a medicolegal practice and want to know what’s involved? Colorectal Surgeons Professors Nick Lees and Steve Brown are both high experienced in expert witness work and will explain what is involved. They will explain the litigation process, the role of the expert witness and the types of reports required by lawyers. They will discuss getting trained, getting instructed and getting paid. They will identify potential pitfalls and how to (hopefully) avoid them. The session will include a presentation and time for informal questions and answers.

Monday 6th July
09:00 - 12:00
£20.00 Workshop Fee

Delighted to invite you to the Dukes’ Club Advanced IBD Surgery Course, kindly sponsored by Ethicon. This focused programme is designed to develop technical skills in inflammatory bowel disease surgery.

The course combines short, high-yield talks covering indications, patient selection, key operative steps and pitfalls, with a hands-on wet-tissue practical workshop using animal tissue. Participants will work in pairs to maximise operative time and receive close supervision and feedback.

The practical stations include Kono-S anastomosis and ileo-anal pouch (IPAA) formation. Teaching is delivered by an expert faculty of specialist IBD surgeons, with a high participant-to-faculty ratio to ensure personalised instruction in a supportive environment.

The ACPGBI welcome drinks reception will take place at ICC Belfast in the exhibition on 6th July 2026, from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. This informal event offers delegates the opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, meet new peers, and unwind together at the end of the first conference day in a relaxed and welcoming setting.
*Time subject to change in accordance with the programme.

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The ACPGBI Gala Dinner will take place on 7th July 2026 at the iconic Titanic Belfast, beginning at 7.30pm and concluding at midnight. The evening will start with a drinks reception, followed by a three-course dinner, offering an elegant setting to celebrate and socialise with colleagues. The dress code for the event is black tie.

*Time subject to change in accordance with the programme. 

The Hilton Belfast
The Hilton Belfast is conveniently located adjacent to ICC Belfast, offering direct access to the venue and making it an ideal choice for conference attendees. Guests can enjoy modern rooms, on-site dining, and excellent facilities, all just steps from the conference exhibition and event spaces. Accommodation at Hilton Belfast can be booked via the link provided once you have registered. 

Alternative Hotel Options

There are a range of hotels also available to book directly, details of which can be found below: 
(The below venues are up to a 15 minute walk to ICC Belfast approx)

AC Hotel Belfast 

Bullitt Hotel 

Premier Inn Belfast City Cathedral Quarter hotel 

Premier Inn Belfast City Centre (Alfred Street) hotel 

Europa Hotel 

Malmaison Belfast 

DoubleTree by Hilton Belfast City Ten Square 

The Merchant Hotel