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23 January 2017

In November of 2016, I had the great honour of travelling to Japan as an ESCP Japan travelling fellow. This is a prestigious annual fellowship, established in recognition of the history and friendship between the European and Japanese societies.

5 January 2017

Multicentre snapshot prospective audits have the power to bring together surgeons and units across multiple regions or countries for a common research goal, thus strengthening an active network of research participation across Europe and beyond.

4 January 2017

Throughout January we will be focussing on neuropelveology and highlighting some key resources and presentations to our readers. To start the month, ESCP members can refresh their memories by watching Dr Marc Possover’s fantastic session, Neuropelveology: New Ground-Breaking Discipline in Medicine, from Milan.

21 December 2016

In November 2016, the GlobalSurg collaborative of surgeons, including a number of ESCP members, met in Birmingham (UK) to plan their next trial. The group aims to develop pragmatic, patient facing research focussed on low and middle income countries (LMICs).

19 December 2016

Professor Gordon Carlson, from the Irving National Intestinal Failure Unit at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the current state of the art for intestinal failure surgery, and where this superspecialty is headed.