European Society of Surgical Oncology

ESSO Info - March 2008

ESSO 2008 Congress
10-12 September 2008, The Hague, The Netherlands

Abstract submission closes 24 April

Enrich the scientific programme of the 14th Congress of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) by submitting a regular abstract or an abstract for video presentation. Click here to submit your abstract online.

Register before 31 May 2008 and save. Click here to register online.

Sponsor, exhibit or organise a satellite symposium during the ESSO 2008 Congress. For more information, visit the conference website or contact the ESSO 2008 Secretariat.

Download here the latest updated programme.
For more information about the ESSO 2008 Congress, visit the ESSO website.

ESSO Info - March 2008

Pre-Congress Advanced Course on Rectal Cancer
8-10 September 2008, The Hague, The Netherlands

Preceding immediately the ESSO 2008 Congress, the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) and the European School of Oncology (ESO) are jointly organising an advanced course on Rectal Cancer. Aimed at senior residents in their last two years of training or junior surgeons within five years after boarding, this intensive course will give a multidisciplinary approach of the treatment of rectal cancer. The programme consists of plenary lectures, workshops and group discussions about clinical problems.

Click here to read more about the course and the application procedure. Successful applicants are granted free registration and accommodation.

Deadline for applications: 30 June.

ESSO Info - March 2008

Training Fellowships

ESSO Education Committee is pleased to offer a number of training fellowships for young surgeons to visit a specialist centre and develop their experience or be trained in new techniques.

Each year, up to 10 standard fellowships, each worth 2500 euros, are offered for a one to three month training.
Each year, one major training fellowship worth 10.000 euros is offered to support a surgeon who wishes to spend 3-12 months in a specialist centre to develop his/her clinical or research experience in surgical oncology.

Click here to learn more about the ESSO traineeship programme and make an application.

Deadline for applications: 31 August.

ESSO Info - March 2008

EBSQ examination
10 September 2008, The Hague (NL)

Take the opportunity of the 2008 ESSO Congress to take the examination in surgical oncology organised jointly by the the European Board of Surgery of the UEMS and the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO).

Click here to know more about the EBSQ examination, the eligibility criteria and the application procedure.

New deadline for receipt of applications: 30 June.

ESSO Info - March 2008