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JOINT MEETING ORDEM DOS MEDICOS PORTUGUESES –

UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

SYMPOSIUM

LISBOA, September 2016

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

J.M. WEERTS, FRCS Eng., Hon. EBSQ Gen. Surg.

President of the UEMS-Section of Surgery

4000 LIEGE BELGIUM

LISBOA, September 2016


• The UEMS.

• REPRESENTATIVE OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF MED. SPECIALISTS.

NOT A SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY PER SE…

Though dealing with scientific matters.

• > 1.6 MILLION MEDICAL SPECIALISTS


• The UEMS.

• REPRESENTATIVE OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF MED. SPECIALISTS.

Almost 60 years young (2018) !

• 37 COUNTRIES as MEMBERS

(composing the UEMS Council)

• 43 SPECIALISTS SECTIONS and BOARDS

• > 1.6 MILLION MEDICAL SPECIALISTS


• The UEMS

• Three types of Membership:

• FULL MEMBER (EU and EEA countries)

• ASSOCIATE MEMBER ( STATES of the COUNCIL of EUROPE )

Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Ukraine, …

• OBSERVER MEMBER

Other countries (?)


• The UEMS

• AIM

• TO REPRESENT the NMAs

• TO DEFEND and PROMOTE the INTERESTS of Med. SPECIALISTS.

• TO ESTABLISH CLOSE LINKS with EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS.

• TO WORK CLOSELY with EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES.

• TO SET AND PROMOTE STANDARDS of HIGH QUALITY.

• TO CREATE LINKS with OTHER CONTINENTS.

The European Parliament


• The UEMS

• 43 SPECIALIST SECTIONS (from 1962)

• > 20 DIVISIONS

• 14 MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOINT COMMITTEES (Hand surgery, Intensive care,…)

“To promote and defend the interests of the different specialities at the European level”


UEMS COUNCIL

(37 NMAs)

UEMS enlarged

EXECUTIVE

2016 - 2020 UEMS Brussels

OFFICE

President: Dr Krajewski

Secr. Gen.: Pr. V. Papalois

…

CEO: Mr. Daval

EU policy Off.: Mrs Caratala

Sect. Manager: Mrs Ohara

…

UEMS Sections - Boards UEMS Working groups UEMS Standing Committees

43 SECTIONS 14 MJCs 3 Thematic Fed.

Divisions

- CME-CPD

- E-Health

- PGTraining

- Specialist Practice

- Quality of Care

CME -CPD

EACCME

PGT

ECAMSQ


• SECTION of SURGERY

(1963)

• ACTIVITIES covering:

EBSQ

CME in SURGERY (VALIDATION with strict criterias)

SURGICAL TRAINING

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF SPECIALIST TRAINING

SURGICAL QUALITY CONTROL.


• DIVISIONS

General surgery Breast Surgery

Coloproctology ….

Endocrine Surgery …

Transplantation Emergency Surgery

Trauma Surgery Oesophago-gastric

HPB Surgery …

Surgical Oncology


• WORKING GROUPS

HAND SURGERY

MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGERY

ENDOSCOPY & GI FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTICS

METABOLIC & BARIATRIC SURGERY

BASIC SURGICAL TRAINING

NASCE (Network of Accredited Skills Centres in Europe)


UEMSSurg WEBSITE


• UEMS SURGERY

• CURRICULUM & SYLLABUS

• ALMOST ALL THE DIVISIONS and MJC’s

• COVERING THE REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS / speciality

• Mandatory STEP TO OBTAIN ACCESS to EBSQ

• >>>> MINIMAL REQUIRED STANDARD FOR EUROPEAN TRAINERS and TRAINEES ???


• UEMS SURGERY

• EBSQ

• ALL DIVISIONS (with fee)

• MCQ’s and ORAL ( VIVA, OSCE,…)

• EBSQ Diploma (+ Honorary Diploma)

• NOT providing the right for NON-Europeans to practice in Europe


• UEMS SURGERY

• EBSQ

creation of a registration portfolio (running since end 2015)

creation of an online MCQ per division (start in early 2017)

creation of online OSCE exams (debatable)

creation of a log-book at the European level…


• UEMS SURGERY. ACHIEVEMENTS - ACTUAL

• SYLLABUS and CURRICULUM

• e-PORTFOLIO

• EBSQ (almost all Divisions)

• OPENING of EBSQ to countries outside EUROPE ( Lebanon and Middle- East )

• CME with bilateral accreditation with USA and Canada (EACCME)

• NASCE (accreditation for skill centres)


• UEMS SURGERY. ACHIEVEMENTS - ON THEIR WAY…

• ON-LINE MCQ’s for EBSQ.

• EXTENDING EBSQ to Iran? China? South and Central America?

• NATIONAL SURGICAL JOURNALS NETWORK.

• BASIC TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

• CREATION of an European Surgical Log-book.

• >>>> EUROPEAN SURGEON ???


• UEMS SURGERY. ACHIEVEMENTS - ON THEIR WAY…

• BUT IT NEEDS:

LOTS of ENERGY

COORDINATION between NMAs, SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES,…

LOBBYING

POLITICAL WILL and INVOLVEMENT

SUPRANATIONALIST FEELING and BEHAVIOUR from EVERYONE


• UEMS – SURGERY

BUILDING the EUROPEAN SURGICAL WORLD

• YESTERDAY, it might have been a DREAM for a few of us.

• TO-DAY, it is a TASK for many of us

• TO-MORROW, it should be the REALITY for all surgeons in EUROPE


• UEMS – SURGERY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!!

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