Legacy Project 2025
ESGE Days 2025 was not only about gathering endoscopy profesionals to exchange, innovate and learn, but also about engaging with the local community, with the first ever ESGE Legacy Project.
The focus was on colorectal cancer prevention and awareness, and different actions were carried out in the city throughout the week of the event and after, leaving a legacy that will stay within the community for the years to come.
The project was made possible due to collaboration with the Barcelona Convention Bureau and the Association Against Cancer in Barcelona. The hardworking and dedicated teams that supported the project included representatives from;
• ESGE Young Endoscopists Committee
• European Society of Gastrointestinal Nurses and Associates (ESGENA)
• Dr. Henke Medical Training + Education
• Colorectal Cancer Screening Office of Catalonia
• College of Pharmacists of Barcelona and the Centre
• Cohort of ESGE industry partners (details below)
The project included:
• Supporting and highlighting a long-term CRC awareness campaign in Catalonia
• Conducting an interactive session on healthy habits at a local high school (team pictured in photo above)
• Supporting an awareness session at a local market and homeless center
• Hosting the ESGE Days Fun Run & Walk
• Including scientific sessions presenting the data from the long-term CRC study undertaken in Catalonia
Read about the the projects in more detail by clicking to view the document below.
The Legacy Project on the Spotlight Stage
Watch this dynamic session that took place at ESGE Days 2025 which aims to highlight the efforts made in Spain to implement population-based colorectal cancer screening programs. This session includes the perspective of patients and patient associations and is hosted by Michael Brethauer, PI of the NORDICC study with guests Xavi De las Heras (Spain), Pau Berger (Spain), Maria Pellisé Urquiza (Spain) and Toni Castells, co-PI of the ColonPrev study (Spain).
Thank you to our industry partners for their support of the inaugural ESGE Days Legacy Project.
