ECCO'26 - Preliminary Scientific and Educational Programmes
The Educational Programme of the 21st Congress of ECCO starts prior to the official start of the ECCO Congress and courses take place from February 18-20, 2026. These activities target ECCO’s different interest groups including young gastroenterologists, surgeons, paediatricians, pathologists, IBD nurses, dietitians, allied health professionals and scientists.
An overview of these activities can be found below. Please note that courses/workshops may run concurrently. As these educational activities have a limited capacity, we encourage you to register at your earliest convenience. Please note the all educational activities can only be attended onsite in Stockholm.
The Scientific Programme of the 21st Congress of ECCO provides attendees the unique opportunity to learn from the world’s leading specialists in the field of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Held from Thursday to Saturday, February 19-21, 2026, the Scientific Programme is structured around basic science, translational medicine and clinical sessions. Additionally, it includes oral presentations of the 37 best abstracts of the Congress. The focus of all sessions is clinical practice founded on science with practical take home messages and, as every year, the congress registration fee includes access to all scientific sessions.
The Scientific Programme will be live transmitted at the time mentioned in the programme (CET). On-demand videos will be available to registered delegates until May 31, 2026.
ECCO’26 Theme: Holistic IBD Care
We look forward to welcoming you at the 21st Congress of ECCO in Stockholm.
Wednesday 18
07.30–18.00
7th ECCO Imaging and Endoscopy WS in collaboration with ESGAR & IBUS
08.00–17.30
24th IBD Intensive Course for Trainees
08.30–16.45
17th N-ECCO School
12.30–16.30
12th Y-ECCO Science Workshop
13.30–17.00
8th EpiCom Workshop
13.45–17.30
9th N-ECCO Research Forum
Thursday 19
07.45–12.00
13th ECCO Ultrasound WS – Advanced in collaboration with ESGAR & IBUS – Module 3 of the IBUS curriculum
08.00–11.40
10th ClinCom Workshop
08.00–17.15
11th H-ECCO IBD Masterclass
08.00–17.00
15th S-ECCO IBD Masterclass
08.45–11.45
14th SciCom Workshop
09.00–11.00
13th P-ECCO Educational Course
09.00–17.00
20th N-ECCO Network Meeting
10.30–18.00
Industry exhibition
12.15–17.30
Scientific Programme
17.45–18.45
Digital Oral Presentation Sessions 1–6
Friday 20
08.00–18.00
Industry exhibition
08.15–12.25
11th D-ECCO Workshop
08.30–17.30
Scientific Programme
08.30–09.30
Digital Oral Presentation Sessions 7–11
17.45–18.45
Digital Oral Presentation Sessions 12–16
starts at 20.00
ECCO Interaction: Hearts & Minds
Saturday 21
09.00–13.00
Scientific Programme
09.00–13.00
Industry exhibition
ECCO Membership and separate registration required.
Scientific programme