Orestis Argyrou – Improving councelling for patients considering surgery…

A presentation by Orestis Argyrou, Research Fellow in IBD & Colorectal Surgery at St Mark’s Hospital & Academic Institute in which Orestis described his extensive research into quality of life, surgical outcomes and expectations of patients undergoing pouch surgery.

His research will include an analysis of the outcomes of some 2000+ surgeries over the last 15 years across 56 centres in Europe and the UK, which will potentially create a persuasive argument for a pouch registry to document every pouch operation and outcomes.

Also a greater understanding of pouch surgery outcomes versus other surgical options, a deeper understanding of the challenges facing pouchees in the workplace and a guide to employers to better accommodate pouchees in the workplace, and an understanding of how best to consent patients for surgery given the extensive coverage in social media (of variable accuracy and relevance).

Orestis was profuse in his gratitude to the Red Lion Group and IA (Ileostomy Association) pouch communities who have helped with this research.

Samantha Evans and Lisa Allison – Managing Pouch Complications

Featuring Samantha Evans, nurse consultant for stoma- and pouchcare at St Mark’s Hospital, and Lisa Allison, clinical nurse specialist for pouchcare, who oversee the before and after activities of St. Mark’s Hospital’s pouchcare and pouch operations. This is the Second of their two scheduled webcasts for the Red Lion Group in 2026 in which they the discuss the hospital’s enhanced recovery post-operative process and how they manage pouch complications in the hospital’s Nurse-led clinics.

Also featuring Azam Shamsi, clinical nurse specialist for pouchcare.