Report on the Head and Neck Subspecialty Training Programme, Logbook and Centre Accreditation Head...

Report on the Head and Neck Subspecialty Training Programme, Logbook and Centre Accreditation

Head and Neck GroupChair Antti Mäkitie

Dubrovnik Oct 2013

The H&N - Group• Antti Mäkitie (chair)• Ulrik Pedersen• Francis Marchal• Henri Marres• Jan Plzak• Pavel Dulguerov• Renato Piantanida• Stanislav Bien• Dominique Chevalier• Norbert Stasche• Charalampos Skoulakis• Michalis Papamichalopoulos

Introduction

• The UEMS-ORL Section and Board has developed an European training programme and a log book for Head and Neck Surgery.

• The training programme is based on the accepted UEMS-ORL training programme in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

• The subspeciality training programme has been accepted by all UEMS member states

• The training programme should serve as a guideline for approved training centers to enable head and neck fellows to meet the European standard

2009

- To meet the European standard- Towards a competency based assessment of graduates

- TRAINING CENTRE- Accredited recognition as an advanced training centre- Requirements

- TRAINEE OR FELLOW STATUS- for 2 yrs full time after 1-2 yrs of ORL specialist status

- PROGRAMME DIRECTOR

- PROGRAMME- Academic- Clinical- Evaluation

- CONTENT OF THE LOGBOOK- CHARTERS ON TRAINING AND VISITATION- REQUIRED LITERATURE

Suggestions for the content of the H&N Loog-book

-Sialendoscopy procedures (extended) ?-Laryngologogy procedures ?-TORS -HPV (knowledge)-PEG-Management of post-operative complications (RT related etc.)

Version Nov. 2013 => Version Sept. 2014

• Aim• Introduction• Accreditation process• Monitoring and reporting• Periodic review of centre accreditation• Structure of a centre accreditation document• Questionnaire for a trainee• Proposed structure and schedule for a centre

visitation (2 days)

Centre Accreditation

for Subspecialty Training in Head

and Neck Surgery

Visitation of a training centre in ENT-HNS

-Name and address of the training institution-Description of the training institution-Information of the training centre-Teaching personel-Clinical activity of the department-Research activity-Theoretical/professional education of residents-Practical/clinical training-Scientific activity of the residents-Report of the visit

Reply from EHNS

• It is important that the UEMS documents concerning education programs and logbooks are approved by:

– The relevant European Subspecialty Society(Societies)

– EUFOS– European Academy– (The Confederation)