Face-to-Face Programmes
ECCO face-to-face programmes play a vital role in education by fostering direct interaction, engagement, and collaboration among early career doctors and scientists, and experts. These in-person gatherings create opportunities for real-time communication, immediate feedback, and active learning.
Unlike virtual environments, our face-to-face programmes allow for stronger relationship-building, clearer understanding through non-verbal cues, and a deeper sense of community. They also encourage participation, critical thinking, and networking, which are essential for both academic growth and professional development.
Overall, our face-to-face programmes enhance the learning experience and contribute significantly to education.
ECCO Educational Workshops
The primary goal of ECCO Educational Workshops is to harmonise IBD practices within ECCO Country Members by presenting the practical use of the ECCO Guidelines on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Additionally, the Workshops provide continuous medical education with the ultimate aim of improving the quality of care for patients with IBD. ECCO Educational Workshops are aimed at individuals who are interested in IBD and provide an ideal opportunity to network whilst receiving an update on the latest ECCO Guidelines by top gastroenterologists in Europe.
Y-ECCO Mentorship Forum
This stand-alone event is aimed at transferring career and scientific knowledge from senior experts to junior gastroenterologists within the field of IBD. The Y-ECCO Mentorship Forum is about questioning, challenging, guiding and encouraging young professionals to develop skills and take steps to become who they want to be. In addition, this forum should enable the participants to network with their peers and senior KOLs for potential future scientific collaboration.
IBD Nurse Education Programme
ECCO believes it is essential to develop a comprehensive, practical education programme for IBD Nurses, which aims to increase the number of IBD Nurses and enhances their role. Various discussions led by and with ECCO nurses have confirmed this need. In line with these discussions ECCO has launched an IBD Nurse Education Programme. The 2nd cycle of the programme took place in Hungary in 2022/2023. The 3rd cycle of the programme will take place in France in 2024/2025.
Train the Trainer Programme
Sustaining Network, Sharing Knowledge: the Nurse Committee of ECCO,
N-ECCO presents the Train the Trainer (ToT) programme designed for nurse-physician teams as a two-day in-person training and networking with peers in Vienna.
The purpose of the ToT programme is to accelerate and widen the access to high quality IBD nurse training, based on the ECCO Nurse IBD Curriculum, encouraging applications from all around the world.
FIRST ToT IN VIENNA – COMING IN JUNE 2026!