News

The White Book 2 commissioned by UEG is published
Sep 13, 2022

The report identifies that digestive diseases affect over 300 million people across UEG member countries & that the associated economic costs are substantial.

EDS Postgraduate Course 2023 in Tbilisi, Georgia, April 20–22, 2023
Sep 9, 2022

We are happy to announce the upcoming EDS Postgraduate Course 2023 in Tbilisi.

EDS Postgraduate Course 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, June 9–11, 2022
Jun 27, 2022

The 14th European Digestive Surgery Postgraduate Course in Belgrade was a great learning and teaching experience!

Submit your abstract for UEG Week 2022
Mar 27, 2022

Step onto our global stage and let your science speak for itself

For our Friends in Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022

On behalf of the entire EDS Council, we would like to say that our thoughts are with our Ukrainian friends at this difficult time.

EDS Postgraduate Course 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, June 9–11, 2022
Aug 28, 2021

Due to the current situation, the European Digestive Surgery (EDS) Postgraduate Course 2020 will now take place on June 9–11, 2022. Please mark your calendars for the 14th EDS Postgraduate Course, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Digestive Surgery - Impact factor increased
Aug 20, 2021

We are happy to announce that the impact factor of the journal "Digestive Surgery" increased to 2.588!

EDS Postgraduate Course 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, June 9–11, 2022
Jun 28, 2021

Due to the current situation, the European Digestive Surgery (EDS) Postgraduate Course 2020 will now be postponed to June 9–11, 2022. Please mark your calendars for the 14th EDS Postgraduate Course, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia. Please visit our website www. edsurgery.org for more information.

Registration for UEG Week Virtual 2021 open
May 7, 2021

UEG Weeks Virtual 2021 arrives October 3 – 5 with its programme is featured across many virtual lecture halls and in our Vienna-based TV Studio. Each location hosts scientific highlights in interactive ways and in almost every session, delegates can interact in real-time via UEG Q&A tool. 

Masterclass on Chronic Pancreatitis
Apr 16, 2021

A multidisciplinary online and face-to-face learning experience in Vienna, Austria

The UEG Masterclass comprises an innovative educational format combining online learning activities with the best features of classroom interaction and live instruction.

14th EDS Postgraduate Course 2021, Belgrade, Serbia - POSTPONED to 2022
Mar 24, 2021

The 14th EDS Postgraduate Course will take place in 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia! The exact dates will be announced soon!

Abstract submission for UEGWeek Virtual 2021
Mar 5, 2021

Submit your abstract for UEG Week Virtual 2021 by April 30, 2021

UEG Rising Star 2021 - Giovanni Marchegiani
Feb 10, 2021

UEG Week Virtual & PGT 2021 - Mark your calendars
Feb 6, 2021

UEG Week is back and better than ever in virtual format October 3 – 5, 2021!

UEG Week Virtual 2020 (October 11-13)
Aug 24, 2020

Share your research with renowned experts and peers from across the globe

14th European Digestive Surgery Postgraduate Course (EDS)
Feb 10, 2020

We have the pleasure to welcome you to 14^th European Digestive Surgery Postgraduate Course (EDS), EDS Belgrade 2020.

REGISTER FOR EDS PGT 2020: Reserve your place NOW
Feb 6, 2020

14^th European Digestive Surgery MEETING

                       & Postgraduate Course

                                   2 - 4. April 2020.,  Belgrade, Hotel Crowne Plaza

ESGAR and EDS multidisciplinary course on pancreatic diseases
Jan 16, 2020

ESGAR (European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology) and EDS (European Digestive Society) aim to join forces in the organization of a multidisciplinary course on pancreatic diseases.

Survey about the current Application of the European evidence-based guidelines on pancreatic cystic tumours
Oct 21, 2019

EDS offers a free app for treatment decisions on pancreatic cystic tumors. Please follow http://pancreasverona-ebm.bluemilk.cloud/guidelines-on-pancreatic-cystic-tumours for further informations!

Registration is now open for the UEG Week 2019 Surgical Learning Area
Sep 25, 2019

Hands on training | case discussions | expert instruction and more.

Get an overview of surgical sessions with UEG Week Pathways
Sep 25, 2019

The UEG Week Pathways help you navigate through the huge choice of sessions at UEG Week Barcelona 2019. 

UEG Week Surgical Learning area 2019
Sep 2, 2019

EDS Surgical Skills Course “Contemporary techniques in surgical management of GI disorders”
May 30, 2019

Once again the EDS Surgical Skills Course “Contemporary techniques in surgical management of GI disorders” took place in Kaunas.

HBPSurG 2019 November 14 & 15, 2019 in Lyon, France
May 29, 2019

It is our great pleasure to announce the HBPSurG Meeting 2019. Members of the HBPSurG 2019 Organizing Committee are looking very much forward to an exciting multidisciplinary annual meeting.

The 13th EDS Postgraduate Course 2019, Kiev, Ukraine
Apr 23, 2019

With a high number of participant the EDS Postgraduate Course was a great success. Enjoy the pictures from this event.

Surgical Startup Course
Mar 27, 2019

Our congratulations go to all participants and the winner – Yurii Alekseitsev form Dnipro (Ukraine), who he has received an EDS travel grant for participating in the EDS Postgraduate Teaching Course 2019 in Kiev.

EDS Surgical Skills Course “Contemporary techniques in surgical management of GI disorders”
Mar 10, 2019

The successful continuation of the initiative of European Digestive Surgery will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania on September 20-21, 2019.

UEG Week Barcelona 2019 (October 19-23)
Nov 9, 2018

UEG Talent Pool is now open for application
Oct 14, 2018

By the UEG Talent pool, emerging GI specialists have the possibility to participate in UEG projects and are thus supported in their career.

Impressions from the 2nd day of EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Sep 23, 2018

Thirty-two participants from different European Countries learned surgical skills in the management of critically ill GI patient.

EDS SSC "Minimally invasive management of critically ill GI patients"
Sep 21, 2018

EDS Surgical Skills Course "Minimally invasive management of critically ill GI patients" just few hours ago already for the 3rd time started in Kaunas, Lithuania. Participants of the course are practicing skills in open and laparoscopic surgery, vascular interventions, ultrasound guided procedures.

UEG Week 2018 Vienna - EDS Travel Grants
Jul 22, 2018

After the large acceptance during the last years UEG Week, we are pleased to announce that EDS offers 15 travel grants (EUR 750.-- each) for this year’s UEG Week, which will be held in Vienna (Austria) from October 20 - 24, 2018.

EDS Surgical Summer School in Dnipro, Ukraine
Jul 20, 2018

The EDS Surgical Summer School has successfully finished.

Updated Privacy Policy
Jul 2, 2018

The Privacy Policy of EDS was updated according to the new General Data Protection Regulation.

EDS Surgical Skills Course - Registration deadline extended
Jul 2, 2018

We are happy to announce that registration deadline to the Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania has been extended.

EDS Surgical Summer School at Mechnikov Hospital, Dnipro, Ukraine
Jun 28, 2018

EDS Surgical Summer School at Mechnikov Hospital, Dnipro, Ukraine, has started. 30 participants from different countries will be receiving modern skills and knowledge.

Surgical Learning Area at UEGW 2018
Jun 25, 2018

EDS Surgical Skills Course. Travel Grants
Jun 11, 2018

We are pleased to announce that EDS offers 15 travel grants (EUR 250.-- each) for this year’s EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania from September 21 to 22, 2018. 

Application deadline is July 1, 2018.

The 2nd International Expert Meeting for the Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma
Apr 23, 2018

The “One day on …..” symposia have become a tradition in the AMC in Amsterdam. The aim of these annual symposia is to provide an update on selected topics in liver surgery. This year the focus is on cholangiocarcinoma, and we are very pleased to combine this meeting with the 2nd Int Expert Meeting for the Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma.

EDS Surgical Skills Course 2018
Apr 16, 2018

We are very happy to announce the 3rd EDS Surgical Skills Course (SSC) “Minimally invasive management of critically ill GI patients”- a continuation of the initiative of European Digestive Surgery, taking place in Kaunas, Lithuania on September 21-22, 2018

UEG Education
Mar 19, 2018

Access more than 30,000 educational items on the UEG Library.

Impressions from the EDS Visceral Medicine Course Moscow 2018
Mar 2, 2018

EDS Visceral Medicine Course 2018 – Another Great Success

EDS on Twitter
Nov 12, 2017

The information about upcoming and ongoing EDS Events You can find not only on Facebook, but from now on also on Twitter.

ESSAT Surgical Learning Area at UEG Week 2017
Nov 12, 2017

Participants from various countries took part in the Courses offered at the Surgical Learning Area at UEG Week 2017 in Barcelona.

Impressions from the 2nd EDS Surgical Skills Course
Nov 3, 2017

Below please find some impressions from the 2nd EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania with 32 participants from 10 different countries and instructors from 6 different European countries:

International Conference Diplomats For Life
Oct 3, 2017

The 2nd Baltic Sea Symposium on Simulation and Virtual Reality for Education in Health Care and Patient Safety

Register for the ESSAT Surgical Learning Area at UEG Week 2017
Sep 20, 2017

ESSAT UEG Surgical Learning Area at UEG Week 2017
Sep 6, 2017

at the UEG Week 28 October – 01 November 2017, Barcelona, Spain

EDS Ukrainian Surgical Summer School
Aug 28, 2017

EDS Surgical Summer School from August 14 to 23, 2017, at the Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro (Ukraine)

EDS Surgical Skills Course. Travel Grants
Jul 2, 2017

We are pleased to announce that EDS offers 15 travel grants (EUR 250.-- each) for this year’s EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania from November 3 to 4, 2017. 

More information and the application form can be found at www.ssc-kaunas.com

Get your free UEG certificate of learning and CME credits!
Jun 27, 2017

Impressions from the 11th EDS Postgraduate Course 
Apr 29, 2017

The second day of the 11th EDS Postgraduate Course in Budapest, Hungary is over and we hope everyone enjoyed is. Please find some impressions below:

EDS Support for 2nd Ukrainian Surgical Tournament Dnipro
Apr 28, 2017

11th EDS Postgraduate Course in Budapest - EDS support for young surgeons was expanded

EBM Course at the 11th EDS Postgraduate Course 
Apr 28, 2017

Below please find some impressions from the Evidence-based Medicine Workshop at the 11th EDS Postgraduate Course in Budapest, Hungary (pictures kindly provided by http://www.fotoszanto.com):

11th EDS Postgraduate Course 2017, Budapest, Hungary
Apr 27, 2017

The 11th European Digestive Surgery (EDS) Postgraduate Course will be held in Budapest, Hungary, 27 - 29 April 2017.

IASGO World Congress and HBPSurG Meeting 2017
Apr 27, 2017

Surgical Tournament 2017, Dnipro (Ukraine)
Apr 20, 2017

The 2nd Ukrainian Surgical Tournament has been completed.

EDS Surgical Skills Course. DATE CHANGE
Apr 6, 2017

Due to technical issues the date of the EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania was changed to November 3-4, 2017.

EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania
Mar 6, 2017

European Digestive Surgery (EDS) is happy to announce its second surgical skills course „ EDS Surgical Skills Course 2017“ in Kaunas, Lithuania on November 3-4^th, 2017. 

Ukrainian Surgical Tournament by the Students Surgical Scientific Society Gurtok
Jan 5, 2017

EDS is now involved in the activities of the Students Surgical Scientific Society GurtOK by Dr. Oksana Popova

Armata Manus Basic Surgical School
Jan 5, 2017

EDS is now connected to the activities of the Armata Manus Basic Surgical School by Dr. Dmitriy Shamrai

UEG Week 2016 - Live Sessions
Oct 16, 2016

It's a second day of UEG Week in Vienna. There are a lot of sessions and discussions going on. If You can't be at the Venue, watch the live sessions on Your computer or tablet.

EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania
Sep 18, 2016

The 1st EDS Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas (Lithuania) was the first EDS Surgical hands-on training course.

Hands-on Training at UEG Week 2016
Aug 10, 2016

Great opportunity for surgeons at UEG Week 2016

UEG Week 2016 - Travel Grants
May 15, 2016

After the large acceptance during the last years UEG Week, we are pleased to announce that EDS offers 15 travel grants (EUR 750.-- each) for this year’s UEG Week (www.ueg.eu/week), which will be held in Vienna (Austria) from October 15-19, 2016.

Impressions from the 10th EDS Postgraduate Course
May 7, 2016

It was a great Postgraduate Course in Wroclaw, Poland. We hope everyone has enjoyed it and learned something new.

Please find some pictures from our successful Course.

New EDS Website launched
Apr 23, 2016

Today we have launched a new-look EDS website better optimized for smartphones and smaller tablets.

Surgical Skills Course - Registration deadline extended
Apr 22, 2016

We are happy to announce that registration deadline to the Surgical Skills Course in Kaunas, Lithuania has been extended.

The new deadline for the application is the 16th of June 2016.

Surgical Skills Course, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Apr 7, 2016

European Digestive Surgery (EDS) is happy to announce its first surgical skills course „Surgical Skills Course 2016“ in Kaunas, Lithuania on September 15-16th, 2016.