Congress News
12March2020

Report on the 9th S-ECCO IBD Masterclass at ECCO'20

Yves Panis, Past S-ECCO Chair

Yves Panis
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The 9th S-ECCO Masterclass (held in collaboration with the European Association of Coloproctology, ESCP) was organised during the 15th Congress of ECCO in Vienna. Thankfully, just before the coronavirus crisis!

As in previous years, it was a full-day masterclass, and once again it attracted a large number of participants, 149. This meant that in terms of attendance the S-ECCO Masterclass was second among all masterclasses and symposia, just after the N-ECCO Network Meeting.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, Congress News, ECCO'20, S-ECCO, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

Report on the 5th D-ECCO Workshop at ECCO'20

Eytan Wine, D-ECCO Member

Eytan Wine 
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D-ECCO, the Dietitians of ECCO, held its 5th Workshop as part of the 15th ECCO Congress in Vienna in February 2020. I will describe some of the highlights and main messages of the Workshop, which was attended by 104 registered delegates.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, Congress News, ECCO'20, D-ECCO, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

Report on the 18th ECCO IBD Intensive Advanced Course, Vienna 2020

Henit Yanai, EduCom Chair

 


Henit Yanai

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The 18th IBD Intensive Advanced Course took place before the ECCO Congress as the highlight of the educational programme, which runs in conjunction with the Congress.

This well-known course, which has been held almost since the inception of ECCO, took place once again, attracting a full attendance from Europe and elsewhere. Overall, 94 doctors attended the course from 37 countries and were treated to a comprehensive update on IBD.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, EduCom, Congress News, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

Report on the 2nd ECCO-ESGAR Basic Imaging Workshop: Endoscopy

Marietta Iacucci, EduCom Member

 


Marietta Iacucci
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In 2020 the ECCO Endoscopy Workshop reached its 6th edition, and it has now become a mainstay of the educational activities of ECCO. Since 2019 the Endoscopy Workshop is a part of the ECCO-ESGAR Basic Imaging Workshop. The workshop was organised by the ECCO Education Committee (EduCom), and was devoted to and structured for physicians or colorectal surgeons who are specialists in IBD with at least some experience in endoscopy.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, EduCom, Congress News, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

Report on the 2nd ECCO-ESGAR Basic Imaging Workshop: Ultrasound and MRI portion and on the 7th ECCO-ESGAR Ultrasound Workshop Advanced

Christian Maaser, EduCom Member


Christian Maaser 
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At ECCO 2020 two ultrasound workshops were held. The 2nd ECCO-ESGAR Basic Imaging Workshop was devoted to the basics of intestinal ultrasound (IUS) and MRI. In this workshop, gastroenterologists from ECCO who are experts in intestinal ultrasonography and radiologists from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) who are experts in IBD jointly provided delegates with a full immersion in imaging in IBD. 

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, EduCom, Congress News, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

Report on the 5th IBD National Study Group Meeting

Shaji Sebastian, ClinCom Member


Shaji Sebastian
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The mission of ClinCom is to promote investigator-initiated studies among ECCO Members. The Committee welcomes submissions from investigators and national study groups and evaluates and critically appraises the quality, feasibility and practicality of each study proposal. The 5th IBD National Study Group Meeting, held on February 12 during the ECCO 2020 Congress, featured presentations from five investigators on proposals for high-quality collaborative studies which will be suitable for running across national study groups.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, Congress News, ClinCom, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

Report on the 7th ClinCom Workshop at ECCO’20

Uri Kopylov, ClinCom Member


Uri Kopylov 
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This year’s 7th ClinCom Workshop focussed on two main topics. The first session was devoted to sequencing and combination of different IBD treatments for IBD. The speakers addressed the possible biological implications of drug sequencing and the mechanistic changes in the inflammatory pathways.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, Congress News, ClinCom, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

Report on the 5th Basic ECCO: EduCational COurse for Industry

Krisztina Gecse, ClinCom Chair & Peter Bossuyt, ClinCom Member

Krisztina Gecse
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Peter Bossuyt
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The ECCO Congress offers an ideal opportunity to learn, share and interact. This was also the main purpose of the 5th Basic ECCO: EduCational COurse for Industry, held on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.  The course aimed to provide corporate and non-corporate members who have recently entered the field of IBD with an introduction to IBD, focussing on the clinical essentials and ‘need-to-knows’. 104 participants from 23 countries attended the course.

Posted in ECCO News, Committee News, Congress News, ClinCom, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

ECCO Fellowships and Grants Report

Sebastian Zeissig, SciCom Chair


Sebastian Zeissig 
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One of the main goals of ECCO is to promote IBD-related basic and clinical research as well as to foster interaction and productive collaboration among European research groups working in the IBD field. To achieve this goal, ECCO supports numerous funding schemes with different scopes including ECCO Fellowships, Grants, and Travel Awards.

Posted in ECCO News, SciCom, Committee News, Congress News, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1

12March2020

ECCO News Editors’ Summary of ECCO’20 DOPs and Talking Global IBD

Ignacio Catalán-Serra and Nuha Yassin, ECCO News Associate Editors


Ignacio Catalán-Serra
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Nuha Yassin 
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Dear ECCO friends,

We hope you are all well and are keeping safe in the current climate.

It was great to see so many friends at the 15th ECCO congress in Vienna, which was a great success. We have a series of updates for you including a synopsis of the winning digital oral presentations, an introduction to the “Talking Global IBD” ECCO initiative and an introduction to the new ECCO App. Please get in touch via the ECCO Office if you’d like to see/read specific content in the next series of eNewsletters.

Best Wishes

Nuha Yassin

Ignacio Catalan-Serra

ECCO News Associate Editors

Posted in ECCO News, Congress News, ECCO'20, Volume 15, Issue 1