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ESSO Info
February 2010 / Issue 44 |
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ESSO President appointed President-elect of
ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation
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Professor Cornelis Van De Velde (NL) was appointed President-elect of ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation on 1st February 2010. He will serve as  President in 2012-2013. Professor Van De Velde has been involved in ECCO as Board member since 2007 and is a fervent believer in the organisation’s multidisciplinary mission. He leads the ECCO Quality Assurance project (a multidisciplinary European audit of cancer treatment outcomes in Europe) and strongly supports ECCO’s commitment to oncopolicy, a priority of the current President, Professor Michael Baumann (DE), radiation oncologist.
The European Society of Surgical Oncology is delighted of this appointment and congratulates Professor Van De Velde on his new position.
ESSO Survey on Continuing Professional Training
and Education Needs Assessment
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During the next three weeks, the ESSO Education and Training Committee will conduct a survey among the ESSO membership and the surgical oncology  community at large about post-graduate education and training needs. The main purpose of the survey is to get a clear picture of existing gaps and thereon develop activities that best respond to the needs of both young and experienced oncology surgeons.
As a recipient of the ESSO electronic newsletter you will receive in the coming week an e-mail entitled “Continuing Professional Training and Education Needs Assessment” including a link and an access code to the CME survey. We hope that you will take this opportunity to contribute to the development of the ESSO Education and Training strategy and thank you in anticipation for your feedback.
ESTRO/ESSSO/ESMO course on evidence and research in rectal cancer, 20-22 May 2010, Belgrade, Serbia
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This joint advanced course aims to promoting an integrated approach between all  specialists involved in rectal cancer to tailor the best treatment for each individual patient. Combining lectures, case discussions in small groups and debates, the course will offer a truly multidisciplinary programme, focusing on the advantages of the various treatments for the different presentations of rectal cancer (evidence) and ongoing and future research in rectal cancer. The surgical teachers will be Professor C. Van De Velde (NL), Professor L. Pahlman (SE) and Professor Claudio Coco (IT).
The target group consists of surgeons, radiotherapists and medical oncologists involved in the multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer.
Click here for more information and register online before 22nd February to take advantage of the early rate for members. A special rate applies for members from Eastern European countries.
ESSO participates in the 7th European Breast Cancer Conference, 24-27 March 2010, Barcelona
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 For the second time, the European Society of Surgical Oncology will organise a dedicated workshop in the frame of the European Breast Cancer Conference, the major breast cancer congress in Europe. Under the chairmanship of Professor Luigi Cataliotti, the workshop will address the future of sentinel lymph node biopsy. Presentations on the state of the art will be followed by a roundtable on pathological issues. Two other sessions will focus on new indications and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.
ESSO will also have a stand in the exhibition Hall. We look forward to meeting you in Barcelona!
Click here for a detailed programme of EBCC-7 and information on the registration procedure. The deadline for registering at the regular rate is 23 February.
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