The E-QUALITY project is an initiative of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation to ultimately improve the quality of care of patients living with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).

With this project, ECCO emphasizes its statutory mission: To improve the care of all patients with IBD in all its aspects through international guidelines for practice, education, research and collaboration in the area of IBD.

You can find further information on the E-QUALITY Project here.

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ECCO holds an annual competition offering Fellowships, Grants and Travel Awards to encourage early career scientists, and to promote innovative scientific research in IBD in Europe.

For more details on ECCO Fellowships & Grants, please visit the webpage here.

If you are interested in supporting early career scientists physicians and promoting innovative scientific research in IBD, please contact the ECCO Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This visionary project offers a solid basis for cross-national research as well as improvement for quality of care in patients and merits your dedicated interest and focus. It is thoroughly prepared, transparent and embedded in the academic framework of ECCO – with a primary focus on users and patients. The commitment to diligence and scientific integrity are distinctive benchmark characteristics of this project. 

You can find further information on UR-CARE here.

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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.

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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.

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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.

You can find further information here.

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