Europeisk ackreditering för säker och likvärdig specialistvård. Endokrinkirurgi ett av många områden
Engelsk titel: European accreditation for safe and equal specialist care. Endocrinologic surgery one of the many disciplines
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Författare:
Bergenfelz, Anders
;
Hamberger, Bertil
Email: anders.bergenfelz@med.lu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 0
Dokumenttyp:
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UI-nummer: 10081629
Sammanfattning
Within the EU, Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS) is organized to handle and harmonize specialization. UEMS consists of Sections for all specialties. One of these is the Section of Surgery which has a number of Divisions for various parts of general surgery. The Division of Endocrine surgery (DES) was formed in 1999 and is run by an executive and national representatives from all European countries.
The DES has defined the curriculum for endocrine surgery, and neck endocrine surgery, including the minimum operative experience within the field. The DES has arranged examinations for European Accreditation in Endocrine Surgery since 2003. The examinations are conducted in English and consists “viva voce sessions” with clinical management problems. Basic science is discussed in the context of the clinical problems presented. Successful candidates are awarded the diploma Fellow of the European Board of Surgery.