An agreement has been reached between ESCP and ASCRS, who developed the ColoRectal Educational Systems Template, commonly known as CREST®, meaning ESCP members will have access to the dynamic online learning programme from June this year.
Professor Charles Knowles gave a keynote address at the international Webit meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria on ‘Future challenges for surgical research and opportunities for technology’.
ESCP has extended opening window for taking part in audit to 1 July 2019. New Data Sharing Agreement introduced to cover both GDPR needs and future-proof the project and its data regardless of Brexit progress.
ESCP focused on the topic of training and development throughout April, sharing informative video contributions from colorectal experts which highlighted ESCP’s extensive Resource Library and valuable training opportunities such as Fellowships and pre-congress courses.
ESCP has endorsed an ‘election manifesto’ that was introduced by the MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) interest group in the European Parliament. The manifesto sets out demands to tackle the scourge of cancer given Europe accounts for 23.4% of global cancer cases.