The European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Global Reach Committee exists to promote and coordinate the Society’s research and education activities beyond Europe.
Specifically, its aims include:
- Linking colorectal surgery/coloproctology societies worldwide, in order to foster global collaboration in research and education.
- Extending the reach of ESCP-supported cohort studies, audits and trials internationally, thereby enabling participation from a broad range of countries and contexts.
- Facilitating educational partnerships with societies outside Europe and helping to share methodology and best practice globally.
- Encouraging diversity and equity of access to professional development, training and leadership opportunities in coloproctology across different regions and resource settings.
- Supporting the development of colorectal research infrastructure outside of Europe.
Most recently, the Global Reach Committee has supported the delivery of studies such as EAGLE2 (manuscript to be submitted for publication in November 2025), East of Damascus, and LATAM-URG, a prospective assessment of outcomes of urgent abdominal procedures in Latin America.
The Global Reach Committee hosts four webinars per year to disseminate study findings and promote opportunity for collaborators worldwide to participate in new and ongoing studies. ESCP Global Reach webinars can be viewed here.
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Global Reach member societies
ESCP's Global Reach member societies in 2025:
- Argentine Society of Coloproctology
- Brazilian Society of Coloproctology
- Bolivian Society of Coloproctology
- Chilean Society of Coloproctology
- Colombian Society of Coloproctology
- Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology
- Coloproctology Society of Ecuador
- Association of Colorectal Surgeons of India
- The Korean Society of Coloproctology
- Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons
- Mexican College of Coloproctology
- Philippine Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Saudi Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery
- Society of Colorectal Surgeons Singapore
- Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Taiwan
International trials map
This interactive map, hosted on our website, features medical and surgical trials from across the world. It is aimed at encouraging participation in and the sharing of trials relating to coloproctology.
Visiting and travelling fellowships
ESCP welcomes visiting fellows from Japan Society of Coloproctology (JSCP), Korean Society of Coloproctology (KSCP) and American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) to its conference each year.
We are honoured that JSCP and KSCP offer reciprocal fellowships to our members:
South-East Asian societies
Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Thailand
Society of Colorectal Surgeons Singapore
The Japan Society of Coloproctology
Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Taiwan
Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons
Hong Kong Society for Coloproctology
Korean Society of Coloproctology
Chinese Society of Colorectal Surgery