XXI Annual Meeting of the European Society of Surgery, 2nd European Meeting of Residents&PhD

Over twenty years ago, a group of surgeons from Europe gathered together to create the European Society of Surgery. Among the visionaries were professors Sergio Stipa, Tadeusz Popiela, Robin Williamson, Luc Michel and others. We still follow their idea. The European Society of Surgery meetings took place in different countries being influenced by local surgical communities. Some of them were organised as joint meetings with other surgical societies. The XXI Annual Meeting of the ESS is connected with the 68th Congress of the Association of Polish Surgeons, and this cooperation will enrich our scientific program. Moreover, this congress will host the 2nd European Meeting of Residents and PhD Students in Surgery, which we hope will become a part of the ESS Annual Meetings on a regular basis. The program of the Joint Meeting will cover a variety of topics which should be interesting for experienced surgeons, young surgeons and residents. A spectrum of state of the art lectures, plenary sessions and video presentations will be organised, as well as social events.
Initially, the main goal of our society was to integrate surgeons from eastern and western European countries. Now, our goal is to integrate surgeons with different levels of experience.
Please enjoy the XXI Annual ESS Meeting in Krakow.