E-AHPBA Announces Strategic Partnership with Olympus to Advance Mentorship in HPB Surgery

The European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA) is proud to announce a strategic-level partnership with Olympus, a global medical technology company. This collaboration represents a significant commitment to the advancement of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery, with a primary focus on supporting the E-AHPBA Mentorship Programme.

As a strategic partner, Olympus will play a pivotal role in empowering the next generation of HPB surgeons by enhancing mentorship opportunities, fostering professional development, and advancing surgical education. The E-AHPBA Mentorship Programme is designed to connect emerging surgeons with experienced leaders in the field, ensuring the continuous growth of surgical expertise and innovation.

“We are delighted to welcome Olympus as a strategic partner in our mission to support our members and the HPB community,” said Professor Marc Besselink, President of E-AHPBA. “This partnership will significantly strengthen our mentorship initiatives, providing early career surgeons with invaluable guidance and support from notable HPB specialists within our region.” 

“Olympus has always put great emphasis on the education and training of healthcare professionals at various stages of their careers. It has therefore been a privilege to support the EAHPBA in their mentoring programme for HPB surgery,” said Annalena van der Weck, Olympus EMEA Group Leader Surgical Endoscopy. “In our role as a strategic partner for this programme, we will place a strong focus on the group’s annual F2F meetings to facilitate interactive and gratifying discussions.” 

The E-AHPBA have successfully completed a pilot version of the Mentorship Programme, which received highly positive feedback from participants and was perceived by E-AHPBA and Olympus as successful. Now with the support of Olympus, the E-AHPBA Mentorship Programme is now launching its second edition. This comprehensive programme features a structured curriculum, including training and personalised one-to-one mentorship for early-career surgeons, focusing on both professional development and personal growth as an HPB practitioner.

For more information on the E-AHPBA Mentorship Programme and partnership opportunities, please visit the E-AHPBA Website.

About E-AHPBA

Founded in 1999, E-AHPBA is a leading interdisciplinary association dedicated to advancing HPB surgical science and education across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The organisation provides a platform for professional development through conferences, technical courses, and workshops. Learn more at https://eahpba.org.

About Olympus

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide innovative solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

Olympus Europa, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, serves the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Region and employs 7,300 people in 31 countries. For more information, visit www.olympus-europa.com and follow our LinkedIn account: linkedin.com/company/OlympusMedEMEA.

Contacts:

E-AHPBA
Carrie Blackwood
E-AHPBA Management Office
Email: carrie@eahpba.org

Olympus
Matthias Gengenbach
Head of Corporate Communications EMEA
Olympus Europe SE & Co. KG
Email: matthias.gengenbach@olympus.com