Objectives and Activities

Quality improvement in surgery goes hand in hand with improvement in research
Collaboration is needed to overcome the hurdles of surgical research
New ideas for prospective clinical research must be generated
Education on clinical research methodology must be integrated in surgical training
Expanding the role of ESSO on research is the way to move forward

Involve ESSO in a new mission: to generate research ideas that are prospective, high-quality but feasible
Expand the network of surgeon researchers
Collaborate with established groups to initiate and drive surgical research (EURECCA, EORTC, JCOG, etc.)
Facilitate education of young surgeons on clinical research methodology

Run a feasibility survey: to further develop and assess the needs for Pan-European surgical research platform
Define the Charter of the committee
Define the network of surgeons willing to engage in collaborative research
Collaboration with EORTC through the SURCARE initiative “High Quality Standards for Prospective Surgical Clinical Research”

Defining quality parameters of a surgical trial
Addressing the obstacles to surgical research
Using the website to be a capacity building tool to develop surgical research
Develop the first pilot research project of the CRC
Conduct a surgical clinical research course for young trainees
Facilitate and international observership, mentorship or exchange programs for young surgeons interested in clinical research
Evaluation of the impact of first year projects