On 1 Jul 2015
2015 has seen further development of our Fellowships Programme, which now offers a wider variety of formats to provide flexibility and greater opportunity; this re-design followed indications that we got from some National Representatives, that shorter periods to observe would be more accessible for those unable to leave their posts for a longer period.
On 30 Apr 2015
Professor Yury Shelygin, Past President of ESCP, reports on ESCP's First Joint Regional Masterclass with S-ECCO.On 18 Mar 2015
In April this year, the first regional educational masterclass organised by the ESCP in cooperation with the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), will take place in Moscow, Russia. This inaugural masterclass will concentrate on Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) and here keynote speaker, Professor Igor Khalif (State Scientific Centre for Coloproctology, Moscow, Russia), examines the role of medical therapy in treating Crohn's disease.
On 11 Mar 2015
Ahead of the first ESCP/ECCO regional masterclass in Moscow, Professor Yves Panis (Professor of Digestive Surgery at the Université Paris VII and Head of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France) discusses the surgical treatment of acute severe colitis. Although there are no established national registries or surveys on the exact numbers regarding the prevalence of acute severe colitis, the current evidence suggests that around 10-15% of all the patients with ulcerative colitis will at some point develop acute severe colitis. Although which patients will develop the condition and why, is unknown.
On 4 Mar 2015
The ESCP, in conjunction with the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), will hold the first ESCP masterclass in April 2015, in Moscow, Russia. In this exclusive interview, ESCP President, Professor Yury Shelygin, outlines the aims of the course and stresses the importance of the multi-disciplinary team approach when treating ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.Page 4 of 5
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