The Expert Working Groups (EWGs) of the Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Committee were created to cover certain elements of CRC screening that required more in depth discussions. To date, there are 7 EWGs. Click on the name to learn more about each of them:
Expert Working Group: FIT for Screening
Chairs: Sally Benton (UK) / Manon Spaander (Netherlands)
Expert Working Group: Polyp Detection, Characterization, Resection and AI
Chairs: Yuichi Mori (Japan) / Daniel von Renteln (Canada)
Expert Working Group: WEO Coalition to Reduce Inequities in Colorectal Cancer Screening*
Chairs: Peter Liang (USA) / Christian von Wagner (UK) / Robert Kerrison (UK)
Expert Working Group: PCCRC & Quality in Colonoscopy (formerly Right-Sided Lesions and Interval Cancers)
Chairs: Matt Rutter (UK) / Jeffrey Lee (USA)/ Ulrike Haug (Germany)
Expert Working Group: Evaluation of New Screening Tests
Chairs: Carlo Senore (Italy) / Robert Bresalier (USA) / Graeme Young (Australia)
Expert Working Group: Surveillance after Colorectal Neoplasia
Chairs: Rodrigo Jover (Spain) / Uri Ladabaum (USA)
Expert Working Group: Endoscopy Screening Trials
Chairs: Roque Saenz (Chile) / Robin Mendelsohn (USA)
*Please note: EWG Screening in Covid 19 era chaired by Susan Parry, Iris Lansdrop-Vogelaar and Sravanthi Parasa was retired in May 2023.
*Please note: EWG Improving Population Engagement in Screening chaired by Ronald Myers was was retired and integrated into Inequities in CRC Screening.
25 peer-reviewed consensus documents have emerged from these, for the full overview please see the ‘WEO CRC Screening Committee Publications‘ available here.