Aims and Objectves Based on knowledge of total mesocolon and total mesorectal surgery and imaging before the operation, after the Masterclass participants will be able to answer the 10 following questions: 1. Is screening to be implemented? 2. How does staging influence clinical decision making? 3. Which information may influence treatment choices? 4. Where do I damage the autonomic nerve plexus? 5. How and when can I minimize the procedure? 6. How do I position the patient for the perineal phase and perform a wide excision for low rectal cancers? 7. How do I deal with the loss of a pelvic floor after a wide perineal resection and how do I correct a perineal hernia? 8. How do I estimate the need of a defunctioning colostomy and how do I treat leakage of the anastomosis? 9. How do I treat a patient with colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases? 10. How do I balance the advantages and disadvantages of adjuvant treatment (numbers needed to treat)? Teaching Format The Masterclass offers plenary lectures regarding state-of-the-art clinical evaluation and treatments with reference to clinical guidelines and which will conclude in take-home messages. Workshop sessions in small groups will be organised in areas of decision making in complex cases. Furthermore, participants will deliver case presentations within small groups and discuss these with the chairmen and the faculty. All participants will reside at the course venue and participation is compulsory throughout the course. The Masterclass will be entirely in English and fluency in English is necessary for admission. The Masterclass is: • A 5-day residential educational event • Full immersion • Clinically-oriented • Multidisciplinary • An international faculty of top experts will contribute to the programme Ideal Masterclass candidate • Age between 30 and 40 years • Resident of surgery in the last two years of specialisation with clinical interest in colorectal cancer, or surgical oncologists and colorectal surgeons within 5 years of ending specialisation residency, or medical and radiation oncologists with 3-5 years of experience in the treatment of colorectal cancer patients • Involvement in scientific activities • Fluency in English Participation Attendance is limited to 40 participants and admittance is by competitive application only. The successful applicants are granted free registration but a contribution to the costs of full-board accommodation at the course venue (EUR 500) and travel are to be covered by the participants.