Signature of a partnership between the ELSAN Group and IRCAD

Professor Jacques MARESCAUX, President of IRCAD, and Mr Jérome NOUZAREDE, President of the ELSAN Group, officially signed a partnership today between the two structures, in the fields of training and research.

IRCAD joins forces with the ELSAN Group in the field of research and innovation. The ELSAN Group is the second biggest private hospitalization group in France. It has 82 health facilities which have served 1.2 million patients. Through this partnership, the ELSAN Group is promoting training sessions in minimally invasive surgery organized by IRCAD to the group’s 4,000 private practitioners. In the field of research, ELSAN is becoming a privileged partner of the IRCAD’s R&D teams. In order to sustain the Institute’s efforts to promote technology transfer, ELSAN will collaborate with IRCAD to test and evaluate new technologies developed as a result of research studies.

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COVID19: IRCAD sanitary measures & health pass

Please note that the IRCAD administrative board and staff are closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation, in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in France. The health, safety, and well-being of our participants, experts and staff are our top priority!
Despite the current context, the IRCAD stands firmly by your side to help you acquire knowledge and skills. Come and join us !

We would like to draw your attention that the « Vaccine Pass » is now mandatory in France since end of January 2022 and replaces the former « Health Pass » to access places that are open to the public, such as cinemas, museums, cafés and restaurants, hotels as well as the IRCAD Institute which welcomes participants in the framework of its courses and seminars. Thus, a PCR test without vaccination is no longer sufficient to take part in our courses.

The vaccine pass includes a proof of the following (one of the 3 items is sufficient):

  • The vaccination certificate, proving that persons have a complete vaccination (as of January 15, 2022, all persons aged 18 and over must receive a booster dose no more than 7 months after their last injection or Covid infection to receive a valid vaccination pass. As of February 15, 2022, the time limits for keeping the pass will be reduced, you will have to do your booster dose 4 months and no longer 7 months after your 2nd dose to have a complete vaccine schedule and maintain a valid vaccine pass)
  • The result of a positive RT-PCR or antigenic test attesting to the recovery of Covid, more than 11 days and less than 4 months
  • The certificate of contraindication to vaccination

Further information about the new vaccine pass can be found at :

We very much hope to be able to count on your kind understanding of those rules which have been set by the French Government and which our Institute is required to apply