About ESCP

ESCP aims to be the professional organisation in Europe for the prevention and treatment of colorectal disease through education, training and research.

We are a not-for-profit membership organisation, with an elected Council and Board of Trustees.

If you are a new visitor to our website, consider becoming a Member to take full advantage of the resources and networking opportunities.

Training: high quality, multi-disciplinary clinical events at our annual conference and at regional locations; international fellowship opportunities; courses through the European School of Coloproctology.
Research: multi-centre cohort studies and audits; our website also houses an interactive international trials portfolio map.
Guidelines: we collaborate on producing high quality international guidelines.
Networking: our annual conference is an excellent networking opportunity; we also have a members’ directory and provide membership support to our national chapters.
Education standards & accreditation: we work closely with the UEMS Division of Coloproctology.
Resources: our members' library includes videos of our conferences, European Manual of Medicine: Coloproctology, and much more.

History

ESCP was formed in 2005 from a merger of EACP (European Association of Coloproctology) and ECCP (European Council of Coloproctology). It is registered in Scotland under the UK Companies Act 1985, as a company limited by guarantee with charitable status, and not having a share capital.