Research Sandpit

EAES Research Sandpit 2023

The call for the EAES Research Sandpit 2023 is closed. The selected participants will be announced shortly.

Outline of programme:

– Top 20 candidates will be selected to participate in EAES Research Sandpit.
– Selected candidates will receive complimentary registration for the EAES congress 2023 Roma.
– During the Research Sandpit, candidates will be divided into 4 groups of 5 candidates. Each group will work together through the afternoon to develop a project proposal and a 3-minute presentation (pitch) to be given to the EAES Research panel at the end of the Sandpit.
– Each group will receive facilitation and support during the proposal development with members of the EAES Research committee.
– The presentation will be followed by 7 minutes of questions and discussion by the EAES Research panel.

One project will be selected for EAES support over the following year (2023 to 2024):

– 10,000 Euro of funding will be made available to the research team to deliver the project.
– The research team will benefit from mentorship by members of the EAES Research committee, to support training and delivery of the project.
– At the end of the project, publication must be submitted to Surgical Endoscopy.

Programme Research Sandpit 2023

20th June – Morning session

10.00 – 12.20 Session 1: EAES research clinic

10:00 – 10:10  Introduction – Tan Arumpalam (UK)
10:10 – 10:30  Writing for publication – Stavros Antoniou (Greece)
10:30 – 10:50  Getting research funding – Suzanne Gisbertz (NL)
10:50 – 11:10  Collaborating with industry in research – Alan Karthikesalingam (UK)
11:10 – 11:30  Building research programme – George B. Hanna (UK)
11:30 – 11:50  Establishing research network in 2022 – Delia Cortes-Guiral (Spain)
11:50 – 12:10  The young academic surgical career – Sheraz R. Markar (UK)
12:10 – 12:20  Concluding remarks and questions

20th June – Afternoon session

13:15 – 17.15 Session 2; EAES research committee sandpit

Panellists; Sheraz R. Markar, Tan Arumpalam, Stavros Antoniou, Suzanne Gisbertz, George B Hanna
13:15 – 16:15 Breakout project development
16:15 – 16:55 Presentation and discussion
16:55 – 17:15 Discussion and presentation of award