The first Working Group of the European Society of Pathology (Founders of the ESP, 1963)

1989

2013 X. WORKING GROUPS X.1. Structure, membership and responsibilities The society shall encourage the formation of subspecialty and special interest Working groups that will, under auspices of the society, organise courses and meetings both at and between the congresses of the society, as well as collaborative inter-institutional projects as considered appropriate by the members. They will provide programme proposals for the annual congresses. For certain subspecialties, existing societies can be affiliated to the society after approval of the Council, and may then serve as de facto Working groups. Individual Working groups have discretion as to their own structure. Each member of the Working groups must be a member of the society.  The annual membership fee of the society includes participation in all Working groups. X. WORKING GROUPS X.1. Structure, membership and responsibilities 2013

Nineteen WGs and three Associated Societies

European Congresses of Pathology EScoP Courses Masterclasses Working Groups Intercongresses Baveno(2002) Joannina (2006) Krakow(2010) European Congresses of Pathology

Clearing-House for Advanced Training in Pathology of the European Society of Pathology 2014 The nomination of centers to be performed by the Working groups, (by national societies of pathology or by a self-promotion of the center itself).

Specialist fields How to apply to a Working Group . Nephropathology (click here) When you click on the special field then you will come to the table below Participating centres Country City Contact addresss Comments Switzerland / Basel E-mail @..ch Training in native or transplant pathology, minimum duration 3 mths Austria /Vienna E-mail @...as Etc UK /Oxford Germany / xxxx Uropathology (click here) . .etc

How to apply to a Working Group

The Working Groups play a major role in graduate training and continuous education. The Working Groups should play a role in fostering research (networking; Horizon 2020; felowships). The Woking Groups are crucial for the future development of the European Society of Pathology