As remarked by the Pancreas Club leadership, one of Prof. Bassi’s admirable talents – beside his scientific production - is his ability to organize consensus among other pancreatic research stations throughout the world. Three of many examples are the randomized multicenter trials on antibiotics in necrotizing pancreatitis, the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery grading systems of pancreatic fistula, and the secretariat of the European Pancreatic Cancer Study Group (ESPAC). 

The Mission of the Pancreas Club, since its founding in 1966, is to promote the interchange of ideas between pancreatologists throughout the world and to maintain an informal “club” atmosphere. Prof. Bassi has been an avid member of the Pancreas Club for decades and contributed with regular presentations of Verona pancreatic outcomes by himself or through his residents and fellows.