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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.

13 March 2020

Unfortunately the 9th Regional Masterclass 'Rectal Cancer Surgery – The Aftermath' being held in Utrecht, The Netherlands on Thursday 18 June is postponed until further notice.

13 March 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.

9 March 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.

26 February 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.