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Pre-Sorrento Placement Opportunities

Covidien: positive results for lifeAnnouncing a two-day visit opportunity for Senior Coloproctology Trainees in Italy

Supported by a grant from Covidien

NB: Closing date for applications (30 April 2010) has now passed.

Sorrento, Italy, will be host to the 5th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) on 22-25 September 2010. Pre-meeting visit opportunities are available for fellows/senior trainees in Coloproctology in one of the four following centres of excellence in Coloproctology in Italy.

  • National Cancer Institute, Naples: Prof. Giovanni Romano
  • University of Bologna: Prof. Bruno Cola
  • Eporediensis Centre of Coloproctology, Vercelli: Prof. Ezio Ganio/Prof. Mario Trompetto
  • University of Rome 'La Sapienza': Prof. Fillipo Latorre

Each centre will host two senior trainees for 2 full days (Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st September), which will allow them to participate in the Teaching Centre’s day to day clinical activities. Accommodation, travel and meals will be supported by a grant of €450 for each successful applicant courtesy of Covidien who are kindly supporting this initiative, as they did prior to the meetings in Nantes (2008) and Prague (2009). Travel arrangements to the location (and onwards to Naples & Sorrento) will be the Trainees’ responsibility to arrange; a programme will be provided by each centre under direct supervision of the local chair and organiser, as indicated above, and they will also assist in directly liaising with the Trainee regarding advice about travel and local accommodation.

At the end of the 2 days, fellows/trainees will then be able to travel to Sorrento to attend the annual scientific meeting. We are pleased to advise that the registration rate will be discounted by 50% for any fellows/trainees planning to attend the meeting.

Candidates are required to be recommended. The selection process will be undertaken by the ESCP Executive. Candidates should send their CV and a signed letter of recommendation from a full ESCP member to the address below. The closing date for applications is Friday 30th April 2010.

Send details to ESCP Secretariat at either: info@escp.eu.com or by fax to +44 131 624 6045.

If you need help or other information, please contact the Secretariat on +44 131 624 6040.

ESCP would like to take this opportunity to thank Covidien for their support again this year.