Education News

5 July 2021

The application deadline for the EBSQ Coloproctology exam has been extended until 1 September owing to technical issues with the website which should be open again by 15 July.

7 October 2020

The Education and Guidelines Committees have today relaunched a survey in partnership with EDUCOM to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on surgical training.

20 March 2020

Ruth Blanco Colino updates us on what the evolving COVID-19 outbreak means for surgeons in training.

19 March 2020

We spoke to Baljit Singh, Consultant Surgeon and Honorary Associate Professor at the University Hospitals of Leicester, about the educational support available for coloproctology professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 March 2020

Unfortunately the LapCME course scheduled for the 15-16 June at ORSI in Belgium has been postponed until further notice. Applications will remain open and we will update the website with the new dates once they have been confirmed. 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.  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.