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25 January 2019

Teams of leading and assistant surgeons from across Europe including the UK, Hungary, Serbia, Portugal, Germany, Denmark and Norway, attended the very first training initiative led by ESCP's European School of Coloproctology to promote laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision (CME) for colon cancer.

22 January 2019

The ESCP Executive Committee is currently seeking nominations for an Assistant Secretary. All members are invited to submit their nominations by contacting the Secretariat.

17 January 2019

2018 proved to be a hugely successful year for ESCP, typified by our biggest ever annual meeting in Nice. We look forward to welcoming more surgeons from across Europe to share best practice and make new connections at our 14th annual meeting in the stunning setting of Vienna in September. The call for abstract submissions will open on 1 March, with registration for the event, being held at the Austria Centre, opening in April.

16 January 2019

The European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation are welcoming applications for their fantastic fellowships and grants opportunities. They are designed to encourage and support young physicians in their career and to promote innovative scientific research in IBD.

14 January 2019

This Paper of the Month report considers the role of microsatellite instability (MSI) and/or mismatch repair deficiency (MMR-D) screening in patients with Lynch syndrome-associated cancer predisposition across colorectal cancer and other solid tumours.