Activities

	The U.E.M.S.
	The Section
	The Board
	The Multidisciplinary Joint Committees
	The Scope of Paediatric Surgery

The U.E.M.S.

The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) is the professional organisation for medical specialists in the countries of the European Union and the EFTA, representing more than 400.000 European medical specialists. As stated in the UEMS website, the statutory purpose of this international organisation is the harmonisation and improvement of the quality of medical specialist practice in the European Union.

In order to achieve this goal and to promote a high standard of clinical practice, UEMS has been pursuing the formulation of a common policy in the field of medical training, continuous medical education, exchanges of trainees between Countries, manpower problems throughout Europe.

The Section

The Section of Paediatric Surgery is one of the 34 Specialists Sections of the UEMS, created with the scope:

To defend the title of medical specialist

To promote a high level of specialist care given to patients in Europe

To establish bonds between the national professional organisations of specialists in Europe

To contribute to solidarity between European Specialists

To promote free movement and the interests of European specialists

To collaborate with other committees of doctors in Europe and to exchange all information regarding specialists

(Management Council Meeting, October 1992, Paris)

The Multidisciplinary Joint Committees

Paediatric Urology

The Sections of Paediatric Surgery and Urology together with the European Society of Paediatric Urology created in 2001 a Multidisciplinary Joint Committee (MJC) on Paediatric Urology. Unanimously approving to join the MJC the 2001 Budapest General Meeting emphasised : a) the need to enter the Committee "on the same level" with Urologists; b) the opportunity to draw some sort of a syllabus of training in Paediatric Urology, looking very carefully at its realisation particularly in regard to neonatal urology; c) the need to have our Trainees exposed also to adult Urology; d) the need to check if paediatric urology is performed in an environment suitable for childrens' need, such as a Children Hospital; e) the opportunity to have Paediatric Urology in the syllabus of the European Examination.

Appointed to represent the Section in the MJC were Yves Aigrain and Ole Nielsen, since 2003 replaced by Jorgen Thorup.

The MJCPU decided the creation of a Committee and an Academy in Paediatric Urology (with functions parallel to those of Section and Board), with Aigrain elected President of the Academy.

Relevant documents of the MJCPU can be found clicking here.

Hand Surgery

Dr. Timo Raatikanen, President of the Finnish Society for Surgery of the Hand and Finnish delegate to the UEMS Section of Surgery, proposed the institution of a MJC in Hand Surgery. In January 2004 the Executive agreed to join the MJC, appointing as our Representatives Dr. and Prof. Michael Hoellwart.

In 1995, after a prolonged debate with the Central Authorities of the UEMS, the Section defined the Scope of Paediatric Surgery in a document approved by the General Council of the UEMS as document D9406, 27th October 1995.

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THE SCOPE OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

1 . Paediatric surgery

The field of paediatric surgery encompasses the surgical care of the growing individual. lt includes management and peri-operative care from before birth up till the final stages of development.

2. Paediatric surgical centres

Paediatric surgery should be provided in paediatric surgical units based in centres where a full range of medical and surgical facilities for the care of the sick child are available. Most of these centres should provide postgraduate training in paediatric surgery and research facilities.

The paediatric surgical unit should be headed by a trained paediatric surgeon.

3. Paediatric surgeon

A paediatric surgeon is a surgeon specifically trained in the care of children.

4. Specialist paediatric surgery

Specialist paediatric surgery should be performed in a paediatric surgical centre or in a specialised centre with possibilities to provide adequate care to children.

5. Training of surgeons, other than paediatric surgeons

Surgeons taking care of children should have had adequate training in a paediatric surgical unit. They should also continue to have regular exposure to this type of patients. Moreover, they should stay informed about new developments in the field of paediatric surgery.

6. Hospital

Ali children should be treated in a hospital environment appropriate for their age group. Children should not be admitted to hospital if this can be avoided.

7. Referral advice

Children should be treated by practitioners experienced in this field. lf the expertise is not available, the child should be referred to a centre as defined at article 2.

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