Education Committee

General Information

The Education Committee is a new committee in ESPGHAN that was established in autumn of 2020. The overall aim of the committee is to support ESPGHAN’s aims with regards to education. This includes but is not limited to the support of the Syllabus update, assembling the educational events and web-based learning.

Function and Purpose:
The aim of committee is to advise, organize and facilitate the work on the educational activities within ESPGHAN coordinated by the education secretary including:

a) Overview and pre-selection of educational activities upon their application
b) Syllabus renewal/updates
c) ESPGHAN education document maintenance and update
d) Coordination and creation web-based learning including microsite and ESPGHAN passport
e) Evaluation of educational activities
f) Coordination of ESPGHAN training completion certificate
g) Coordination of educational activities with other societies (eg. UEG)
f) Other educational activities proposed by EduCom or Council and approved by Council

Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Group- Intestinal Ultrasound

Steering Committee:
Katarina Mitrova: Chair
Anna Stochel-Gaudyn: Secretary

Executive Committee: Amit Assa; Fortunata Civitelli; Johannah Vos; Katarzyna Bąk-Drabik; Kwang Yang Lee; Laura Merras-Salmio; Luis Rodrigues; Raffi Lev-Tzion.

The ESPGHAN Special Interest Group on Intestinal Ultrasound (SIG IUS) aims to promote the use of intestinal ultrasound as a valuable, non-invasive, radiation-free and readily accessible imaging tool in pediatric gastroenterology.
Our mission is to support the integration of IUS into everyday clinical practice, particularly in the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), improving patient care through timely, point-of-care assessment The aims of the group are:

  • Education and training: Developing and delivering structured educational program, hands-on workshops and practical training opportunities for pediatric gastroenterologists.
  • Standardization: Promoting standardized IUS examination protocols, reporting and competency-based training.
  • Research and collaboration: Encouraging multicenter research projects and international collaboration to strengthen the evidence supporting IUS in pediatric gastroenterology.
  • Advocacy: Providing a platform for sharing knowledge, clinical experience and emerging scientific evidence among ESPGHAN members.

The Curriculum for Intestinal Ultrasound Training can be found here

Committee Members

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