(https://www.ecco-ibd.

eu)

About ECCO
ECCO IS A HIGHLY ACTIVE NON-PROFIT MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION:
focusing on In ammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
acting inside Europe and encouraging collaboration beyond Europe's borders

and representing over:

4,155 IBD EXPERTS AS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS (/MEMBERSHIP/INDIVIDUAL-

MEMBERSHIP.HTML)

  36 COUNTRY MEMBERS (/MEMBERSHIP/COUNTRY-MEMBERS.HTML)  

20 CORPORATE MEMBERS (/MEMBERSHIP/CORPORATE-MEMBERSHIP.HTML)  

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ECCO - BY

WATCHING THE VIDEO OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS:

Governance and Daily Business: In 2018, ECCO updated its statutes which also resulted in
slight structural changes, making us well-equipped for future challenges:
 (https://www.ecco-ibd.eu)

WHO WE ARE
The European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), founded in 2001 to improve the care of
patients with in ammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Europe, is now the largest forum for
specialists in IBD in the world. It is a non-pro t association, which successfully expanded from
an organisation comprising 14 Country Members to an association assembling 36 member
states of the Council of Europe and facilitating collaborations beyond Europe's borders. In 2009,
we introduced individual membership allowing anyone around the globe interested in IBD to
both bene t from our programmes and services and to join us in our mission.

OUR MISSION
ECCO's mission is to improve the care of patients with IBD in all its aspects through
international guidelines for practice, education, research and collaboration in the area of IBD.

WHAT WE DO
In uence IBD management through the development, publication, dissemination, and
teaching of IBD guidelines and other educational materials.
Facilitate and promote the education of health care professionals in the eld of IBD
(including physicians, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, endoscopists, nurse specialists,
dietitians and allied professions).
Organise national and international scienti c and educational programmes in the eld of
IBD.
Enhance the quality of research in the eld of IBD, both in basic science (e.g. organising
pathogenesis workshops) and clinical science (e.g. review of IBD study protocols).
Promote and support national and international IBD research efforts.
Are a political voice in Europe and collaborate with organisations sharing an interest in IBD
including medical societies, patient organisations, and industries.
 Participate in the activities of the United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEG) and
in the annual United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG Week).

HOW IT ALL BEGAN...

(https://www.ecco-ibd.eu)
Read about how the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation was founded and how it evolved
over the years in the 10 year ECCO Anniversary Book - written by the founders of ECCO, ECCO
National Representatives and ECCO O cers:

 ECCO_10YR_ANNIVERSARY_BOOK.PDF

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