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 SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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 SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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 SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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 SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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 SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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”

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

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

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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.

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• DIVISIONS

General surgery Breast Surgery

Coloproctology ….

Endocrine Surgery …

Transplantation Emergency Surgery

Trauma Surgery Oesophago-gastric

HPB Surgery …

Surgical Oncology

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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)

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

UEMSSurg WEBSITE

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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 ???

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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…

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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)

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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 ???

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• 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

THE UEMS SECTION OF SURGERY

• UEMS – SURGERY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!!