Aim and focus

The Belgian Section of Colorectal Surgery (BSCRS) aims to bring together surgeons with a focus of colorectal diseases in their daily practice. The subject of this section is to strengthen the knowledge and expertise within coloproctology in Belgium, in order to continuously develop the field and to improve and guarantee the quality for the patient.

Our activities and goals

Increasing the visibility of our field

Annual Postgraduate Course – state of the art conference

Organizing colorectal section on the annual Belgian Surgical Week

Stimulate and participating in scientific research

Next events

BSCRS session during the Belgian Surgical Week, 23/4/2026, Antwerp Hilton hotel

BSCRS Belgian Night 2026, 23/9/2026, Prague

Register here to join our BSCRS Belgian Night 2026, in the frame of the ESCP 21^st Scientific Meeting in Prague

Previous events

22nd Post-Graduate of the BSCRS, 22/01/2026

Our 22nd Post-Graduate Course venue is at the Predikherenkerk in Mechelen
This course was made possible by our sponsors for this event:

Belgian Night 2025 at the ESCP congress in Paris, 10/9/2025       

21st Post Graduate of the BSCRS, 31/1/2025.

Current Board members of the BSCRS

President: Sylvie Van den Broeck 
Secretary: Els Van Dessel 
Treasurer: Pieter Pletinckx - Vincenzo Simonelli
Social Media Manager: Els van Dessel
ESCP Belgian representative: Ellen Van Eetvelde 
Webmaster/Memberships: Yves Pirenne

Mohamed Abasbassi
Radu Bachmann
Gabriele Bislenghi
Reza Chamlou
Carla Coimbra
Jan Colpaert
Eleonara Farinella
Constance Jehaes
Joep Knol
Niels Komen
Daniel Leonard
Maud Neuberg
Margot Potor
Jasper Stijns
Dirk Van de Putte
Gabrielle van Ramshorst
Albert Wolthuis

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I, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..(name in capital letters),

Address for correspondence        Street and Number:………………………………………………………………

                                                           Postcode and City:……………………………………………………………….

                                                           Telephone:…………………………………………………………………………..

                                                           E-mail:…………………………………………………………………………………

practicing colorectal surgery in the following hospital(s):……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(name and city)

Officially confirm my candidature for (please, indicate your choice)

• Full member (can be Full member of the Section, the surgeon who is member of thePractices surgery in Belgium, has more than 50% of his activity devoted to colorectal
• Surgery or is largely renowned as an expert in colorectal surgery
• Royal Belgian Society for Surgery (titular, corresponding or ordinary member),
• Ordinary member (can be Ordinary member of the Section, the surgeon who is member of the
• Royal Belgian Society for Surgery (titular, corresponding or ordinary member), practices surgery in Belgium, has an interest in colorectal surgery
• Associate member (can be Associate member of the Section a non-surgeon with special interest in colorectal disease)
• Honorary member (can be Honorary member of the Section anyone considered to have
• Made an outstanding contribution to the field of colorectal diseases)
• Corporate member (can be Corporate member of the Section any member of a company
• Or organization with an interest in colorectal disease)

I am interested in becoming a Board member of the Section (full membership is necessary)

• Yes
• No
• Names of 2 colleagues Full members, who are prepared to act as referee supporting my candidature

1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..(name, hospital and city)
2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..(name, hospital and city)

Email            : info@acta-medica-belgica.be

Fax                : 02/374.96.28

Send to        : Belgian Section of ColoRectal Surgery

                        C/o RBSS

                        avenue W.Churchill laan    11/30

                        1180                               BRUSSELS