On 13 Mar 2020

The health and wellbeing of ESCP members is a top priority for the organisation and the ESCP Executive Committee are closely monitoring the global Coronavirus situation as it develops. There are currently no plans to cancel our annual meeting in Vilnius. However, members will be updated immediately if the situation changes. In the meantime, we advise members to adhere to recommendations from local governments and the World Health Organisations (WHO) in helping to prevent/reduce the risk of spreading the Coronavirus on a larger scale and to contact relevant travel operators directly for updates on scheduled travel arrangements.

On 9 Mar 2020

March’s Paper of the Month is ‘Guideline for haemorrhoidal disease’ and provides an up to date, practical and clear consensus on the management of this common condition.

On 26 Feb 2020

February’s Paper of the Month has been simultaneously published in the three most important colorectal journals: Colorectal Disease, ANZ Journal of Surgery and Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. Through sound Delphi methodology, a large patient-provider group reached consensus on how to define the low anterior resection syndrome.

Tina van Loon by banner at Women in Surgery Career Symposium 2020

On 20 Feb 2020

Surgical Resident at Elisabeth TweeSteden Hospital (Tilburg) and ESCP Education Committee member, Tina van Loon, fills us in on what she learned from this year's Women in Surgery (WIS) Career Symposium which took place in Tampa, Florida from 14-16th February.

On 19 Feb 2020

ESCP’s focus throughout January centred around strengthening the society’s global reach as it continues its dedication towards promoting and advancing the prevention, treatment, education and research into colorectal disease internationally.

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