European Society of Surgical Oncology

ESSO Info - January 2007

Teaching Course on Evidence and Research in Rectal Cancer

21 – 23 May 2007, Rome, Italy

The European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) is part of a joint initiative with the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) that aims at promoting an integrated approach between all specialists involved in rectal cancer to tailor the best treatment for each individual patient. With the participation of teachers like L. Pahlman (SE), C. Van De Velde (NL), Z. Krivokapic (SE) from the side of ESSO, the course offers a truly multidisciplinary programme on the advantages of the different treatments for the different presentations of rectal cancer (evidence) and ongoing and future research in rectal cancer.

Read more about the course.

F ESSO members benefit from a reduced registration fee. The deadline for early rate is February 15th. Register online at http://www.estro.be/ > Events > Teaching courses.

ESSO Info - January 2007

FECS-AACR-ASCO Workshop on Methods in Clinical Cancer Research

23 – 27 June, Flims, Switzerland

The FLIMS Workshop is an intensive programme for European junior clinical oncologists of all disciplines to learn the essentials of clinical trials design. The core activity will consist of the development and the writing of a protocol through extensive monitoring by an experienced faculty. Surgical oncology is represented in the faculty by Peter Hohenberger (D).

Participation is restricted to 75 participants. Priority is given to those who are close to the end of their Residency/Fellowship training and to junior staff, within 5 years of completion of their training.

F ESSO supports the workshop with 7 fellowship grants to cover the registration fee, travel and accommodation costs for the selected young surgeons.

Read more about eligibility criteria and application to the Flims Workshop. (Application deadline is February 15^th).

ESSO Info - January 2007

ESSO Best Posters 2006

Two “best poster” prizes of 500 euros each were awarded during the 13th ESSO Congress last December in Venice. The two awardees are:

Janine van Nes (NL) for a poster on : Tailored follow-up of women with curative treatment for early breast cancer: a prognostic index for local recurrence using data of EORTC-studies. Click here to read the abstract.
Igor Reshetov (RU) for a poster on: Bioengineering reconstruction of the upper respiratory tract using tissue-equivalent in the rabbit. Click here to read the abstract.

ESSO Info - January 2007

2007 membership

Please renew your membership before end of January to avoid interruption in the delivery of the EJSO. Please click here to download the payment form.