Education News

Report from KSCP Travelling Fellow to Korea 2017, Samson Tou

Two surgeons

8 January 2018

Samson Tou reports on the experience he gained in rectal cancer surgery during his fellowship in Korea. His trip included the International Colorectal Research Summit and visits to different tertiary referral centres in Seoul.

New techniques, knowledge sharing, new experiences

5 January 2018

Fraser Smith summarises his learning and experiences in the final part of his report as ESCP 2017 Japan Travelling Fellow.

Watch and wait, ESD, final day

Vast bronze statue of the Buddha reclining

3 January 2018

In Part 6 of his report, Fraser gives a talk at the JSCP conference and spends his last day exploring mountain villages in the Fukuoka region.

3-D laparoscopic stacks, Japanese Society of Coloproctology

Image of a tumour that had lap pelvic exent after neoadjuvant therapy

29 December 2017

Fraser Smith furthers his learning about ESD during an anterior resection at a hospital in Osaka. Read Part 5 of Fraser's report.

Kyoto, laparoscopic pioneers and bullet trains

Fraser Smith and Dr Uemura in Osaka

27 December 2017

In Part 4 of his report, ESCP Japan Travelling Fellow Fraser Smith is impressed by his Japanese colleagues' laparoscopic skills, and takes some time to reflect in beautiful surrounds.