*ECCO Membership and separate registration required.

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Scientific Programme

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The scientific programme is structured around basic science, traditional medicine and clinical sessions given by some of the world's top specialists. It includes oral presentations of the best abstracts, the announcement of ECCO Fellowships and Grants and summary presentations of new ECCO Guidelines. Scientific sessions will be held Thursday to Saturday, February 20-22, 2025.

Please note that February 19, 2025 will be a full day of educational activities and no scientific programme. The scientific programme starts as of Thursday, February 20, 2025. No parallel sessions are scheduled. The congress registration fee includes access to all scientific sessions.

Highlights of the scientific programme:

• Sustainability in IBD Care
• Novelties in IBD Care
• Sustaining remission - a joint effort
• Novel Monitoring Tools
• Sustainable Technology and Consequences: ESGE-ECCO collaborative session on endoscopy
• Surgical Sustainability
• Nutritional News
• IBD Horizons
• Novel genetic insights
• Hot topics in IBD
• Emerging challenges
• ECCO Lecture

Educational Programme (SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

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The educational programme of the 20^th Congress of ECCO is scheduled prior to the official start of the ECCO Congress. It covers activities for ECCO's different interest groups including young gastroenterologists, surgeons, paediatricians, pathologists, IBD Nurses and allied health professionals and scientists.

• 6^th ECCO Imaging and Endoscopy Workshop in collaboration with ESGAR and IBUS
• 23^rd IBD Intensive Course for Trainees
• 16^th N-ECCO School
• 1^st Educational Course for Industry Partners
• 11^th Y-ECCO Science Workshop
• 12^th ECCO Ultrasound Workshop - Advanced in collaboration with ESGAR and IBUS
• 13^th SciCom Workshop
• 12^th P-ECCO Educational Course
• 19^th N-ECCO Network Meeting
• 4^th ECCO Postgraduate Course in IBD
• 14^th S-ECCO IBD Masterclass
• 6^th School for Clinical Trialists
• 10^th H-ECCO IBD Masterclass
• 10^th D-ECCO Workshop

The Preliminary Programme of the educational programme and scientific programme is now available