Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand

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Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand

Welcome to the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand, also known as CSSANZ. Our members are highly specialised in colorectal surgery.

Our Society, which has over 400 members, represents specialist colorectal surgeons in these two countries.

15/09/2026

World Prehabilitation Day (16 September) — raising awareness of getting fitter, better nourished and mentally prepared before surgery, for a smoother recovery.

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13/09/2026

CRSM26 brings together leading voices in colore**al surgery, including Prof Eva Angenete (Sweden), Prof Steven Brown (UK) and Dr Scott Steele (USA).

Early bird pricing closes 21 September — don't miss out.

Register: asm.generalsurgeons.com.au

11/09/2026

Men's Health Awareness Ball — 13 November 2026, EOS SkyCity, Adelaide.

In support of the Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Foundation, this black-tie event puts the spotlight on men's health and early detection.

Tickets are on sale now — get yours at menshealthawarenessball.com

10/09/2026

Join us in Cairns from 21–24 October 2026 for CRSM26, as CSSANZ and General Surgeons Australia (GSA) come together for our biggest scientific meeting of the year.

"Hernia, Roids & Rainforests: From the basic to the advanced" — from foundational skills to advanced practice, at the beautiful Cairns Convention Centre.

Early bird registration is open now. Register: asm.generalsurgeons.com.au

06/09/2026

October 2026 is shaping up to be a big one for CSSANZ.
A new Council. New members. And of course, our biggest event of the year.
Watch this space over the next few weeks — all will be revealed.

04/09/2026

Need a colore**al specialist? Our Find a Surgeon directory makes it easy to locate a specialist colore**al surgeon near you, anywhere in Australia or New Zealand.
Find a surgeon: cssanz.org/Web/Patients-Public/Find-a-Colore**al-Surgeon.aspx

02/09/2026

Celebrating a successful 2026 Fellows Training Weekend, convened by Training Board Member Dr Rebecca Shine.

The weekend also marked the changeover of the Board. We thank Andrew Luck for his contribution and service on the Board, and Jodie Ellis-Clark for her leadership as outgoing Chair. Congratulations to David Clark, taking on the role of Chair. Welcome also to new Board Member Mathew Kozman.

Full Board details: cssanz.org/Web/About/ANZTBCRS/ANZTBCRS-About.aspx

28/08/2026

20 years of the CSSANZ Foundation Research Grants — and two more outstanding projects funded for 2026:

🔬 $35,000 → TRACE-PM Glen Guerra, Jeanne Tie, Alexander Heriot & Amanda Liesegang (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre / University of Melbourne) Assessing residual disease via ctDNA in colore**al peritoneal metastases.

🔬 $30,000 → PreNAT Tim Eglinton (University of Otago, Christchurch) A multimodal AI model predicting complete response to neoadjuvant therapy in re**al cancer.

61 grants. $1.99M invested. 20 years. Funded by the profession, for the profession.

Congratulations to both teams! Swipe through to meet them, and tap the link in our bio to help support the next 20 years.

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24/08/2026

Congratulations to this year's ANZTBCRS Fellows' Training Weekend award recipients:

CSSANZ Foundation Award for Most Promising First Year Fellow's Research Project — Yui Kaneko, "The AWASH Pilot Study"

CSSANZ Foundation Award for Most Publishable Second Year Fellow's Research Project — Matthew Irwin, "Ditch the Drapes"

CSSANZ Foundation Award for Research from a Higher Degree — William Ziaziaris, "Status and Support of Rural Colore**al Surgery in Australia"

Philip Douglas Education Prize — Chen Liu, "Congenital Disorders of the Colon, Re**um and A**s"

Well done to all involved, and thank you to this year's judging panel: Prof Steve Smith, Prof Tim Eglinton and Dr Andrew Luck.

Pictured with the award winners: Prof Steve Smith and Dr Jodie Ellis-Clark, Chair of the ANZTBCRS Training Board.

19/08/2026

This year marks 40 years of Cancer Council's flagship fundraiser. Since 1986, five-year cancer survival rates have climbed from 46% to 72% — but nearly 1 in 2 Australians will still face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime.

Wear a daffodil, donate, or fundraise with your team to help fund world-class cancer research.

👉 daffodilday.com.au

Source: Cancer Council Australia, 2026

Address

79 Church Street
Hawthorn, VIC
3122

Telephone

+61398538013

Website

http://cssanz.org/

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