EuSSAB - European Spine Societies Advisory Board –

Meeting Barcelona, Spain

EUROSPINE Spring Meeting 24.04.2015

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•  Welcome  to  EuSSAB  Par8cipants          Haluk  Berk,  President    •  Goals  /  Tasks  /  Perspec8ves            Phil  Sell,  Past  President    •  EuSSAB  Kick-­‐Of  Mee8ng  and  Summary  from  Lyon  •  Latest  EuSSAB  Developments                    Christoph  Siepe

                       (Chairman  MemCom)    •  Overview:  Educa8on  across  Europe          Jörg  Franke

                       (Chairman  EduCom)  

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Agenda

§  Establish  the  socie8es  which  are  eligible  for  EuSSAB  §  Define  the  democra8c  process  for  EuSABB    §  How  to  ensure  op8mal  interac8on  between  EuSSAB  and    EUROSPINE  

Execu8ve  Commi_ee    §  Overview:  Educa.on  across  Europe  (PD  Dr.med.  Jörg  Franke)  

_______________________________________________________________  §  A  collabora8ve  approach  to  mul8disciplinary  spine  educa8on  §   A  spine  curriculum  for  spine  surgeons  in  training  §   Spine  registers  §   Medical  indemnity  insurance  (tremendous  varia.on  across  Europe  and  

speciality)  §   European  working  8me  direc8ve  and  spine  training  §   Seang  cri8cal  standards  of  care  for  specific  disorders  

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Link People (n=36)

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EuSSAB Attendance (Lyon)

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26 societies 21 countries

26 societies 21 countries

1´st pan European Meeting of National Spine Societies EuSSAB = European Spine Societies Advisory Board

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Defini&ons  and  Terms    

§  Na8onal  spine  socie8es  join  EuSSAB  under  EUROSPINE  as    

 “Ins&tu&onal  Members”    

§  Joining  as  Ins8tu8onal  Member  will  automa8cally  make  all  of  it  ́s  

members  “Associate  Members”  of  EUROSPINE  

§  Na8onal  spine  socie8es  invited  to  connect  and  meet  on  a  regular  basis  

under  one  common  umbrella  and  communica&on  pla:orm  (EuSSAB)    

Meeting Protocol Summary (I/IV)

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Ra&onale  and  CommiAment  of  EuSSAB  

 

§  EUROSPINE  does  not  intend  to  become  a  professional  body  over  

na8onal  /  specialist  spine  socie8es.    

§  Intended  to  be  a  symbio8c  and  mutual  ´win-­‐win´  rela&onship  between  

EUROSPINE  and  all  of  its  allied  na8onal  /  specialist  spine  socie8es.    

§  The  members  of  EuSSAB  will  define  common  goals,  challenges  and  

strategies  in  order  to  solve  them  as  equal  partners    

 

Meeting Protocol Summary (III/IV)

§  Responsibility  is  transferred  to  Ins8tu8onal  Members  §  EUROSPINE  provides  plagorm  (EuSSAB)  

 

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Poten&al  /  Opportuni&es    

§  Poten8al  to  unite  several  thousand  associate  members  throughout  

Europe  under  one  common  umbrella.    

§  Strengthen  the  poli&cal  weight  and  influence  of  all  EuSSAB  members.    

§  Poten8al  to  unify  processes  throughout  Europe  

§   i.e.  for  a  common  and  homogenous  educa8onal  program  

§  Strengthen  spine  surgeons  posi8on  on  an  interna8onal  poli8cal  scale    

§  Counterweight  the  posi8on  of  other  global  spine  socie8es.        

Meeting Protocol Summary (II/IV)

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´Rules  of  the  Game´    §  Associate  members  will  not  be  contacted  directly  by  EUROSPINE  

§  Communica&on  between  EUROSPINE  and  its  associate  members  via  

Ins&tu&onal  Socie&es    

§  Ins8tu8onal  membership  Associate  Membership  free  of  

charge    

§  Associate  Members  will  receive  certain  advantages  such  as  e-­‐newsle_ers,  

annual  reports,  access  to  webcasts,  benefit  from  large  networking  

plagorms  /  alliances  etc.  

 

Meeting Protocol Summary (IV/IV)

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Membership Benefits

   

 

Euro  140,-­‐  /  year    

Euro  0,-­‐    

Significantly  reduced  registra8on  fee  for  EUROSPINE  Mee8ngs,  >  mee8ng  2015:  380  Euros  reduc8on  for  members,  Standard  Registra8on   ✔

Access  to  research  grants  up  to  100’000  Euros  /  per  year   ✔

Eligibility  to  become  a  faculty  member  in  EUROSPINE  educa8onal  ac8vi8es   ✔

Commi_ee  work  with  op8on  for  ac8ve  members  to  become  commi_ee  chair  and  become  a  member  of  the  ExCom   ✔

Full  vo8ng  rights  at  the  General  Assembly   ✔

Subscrip8on  to  ESJ  (hard  paper  copy  and  online  version)   ✔

Access  to  OOT  (online  video  database)   ✔

Receive  EUROSPINE  e-­‐newsleAer  and  Annual  Report   ✔ ✔

Access  to  member  area  on  website   ✔

Exclusive  early  access  to  webcasts   ✔ ✔

Op8on  to  par8cipate  in  Spine  Tango   ✔

Access  to  Pa8ent  Line  (our  pa8ent  informa8on  in  6  languages)   ✔

Access  to  EUROSPINE  member  booth  at  Annual  Mee8ng   ✔

Member  cer8ficate   ✔

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EuSSAB Members -24.04.2015-

13 Institut. Members

4105 Assoc. Members

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Societies Represented -24.04.2015-

Please update

contact details

- Societies & member numbers -

Country Society Ass. Members potentialAss. Members

Austria   Austrian  Society  of  Spinal  Surgery   132  Belgium   Spine  Society  of  Belgium   281  Czech  Republic   Czech  Spine  Surgery  Society      Germany   DWG  –  German  Spine  Society   1576  Greece   Hellenic  Spine  Society   150  Hungary   Hungarian  Spine  Society   110  Italy   SINch  (Societa  Italiana  Neurochirurgia)   800  Norway   Norwegian  Spinal  Surgeon  Society   41  Poland   Polish  Society  of  Spinal  Surgery   308  

Portugal  Sociedade  Portugesa  de  patologia  da  coluna  vertebral   95  

Romania   Romanian  Medical  Society  for  Spine  Surgery   60  Russia   Associa8on  of  trauma  and  orthopedic  surgeons      Spain   NEURORAQUIS   114      Switzerland   Swiss  Orthopaedics   949  Turkey   Turkish  Spine  Society   289  

4105   800  

Status  EuSSAB  

Ins8tu8onal  Membership  -­‐  confirmed  Ins8tu8onal  Membership  –  s8ll  pending  

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Agenda

Establish  the  socie&es  which  are  eligible  for  EuSSAB    

We  have  set  basic  entry  criteria  

§   a  Na.onal  Spine  Society  can  be  at  EuSSAB    

§  they  should  ideally  have  a  democra.c  process  

§  be  mul.disciplinary    

§       Ins.tu.onal  Members  /  EuSSAB  Board  vote  on  addi.onal  applica.ons  

§     Limit  No.  of  Socie.es  /  country  ?  

§     Exclude  Socie.es  that  have  not  signed  up  for  EuSSAB  ?    

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Agenda

Define  the  democra&c  process  for  EuSSAB      

i.e.  vo.ng  right:  Should  vo.ng  within  EuSSAB  be  done    

§  By  Society  

§  By  Country  

§  By  Number  of  Members?      

§  Majority  ?  

§  On  a  propor.onal  basis  ?    

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Agenda

How  to  ensure  op&mal  interac&on  between    EuSSAB  and    EUROSPINE  Execu&ve  CommiAee    

§  Representa8on  of  Socie8es  at  EuSSAB  Mee8ngs  §  By  Presidents  ?  §  By  Na8onal  EuSSAB  Representa8ves  ?    

§  i.e.  poten8al  par8cipa8on  of  EuSSAB  representa8ve  in  relevant  agenda  points  of  ExCom  mee8ngs  

Defining  one  EuSSAB  Representa4ve  at  EUROSPINE  ExCom    

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Agenda

Overview: Education across Europe

Jörg Franke - EduCom -

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Education Overview @ EUROSPINE GOALS:  •  To  foster  excellence  in  spinal  care  by  sharing  knowledge  and  by  offering  

and  implemen8ng  educa8on,  research  and  quality  assessment  programs  •  Ul8mate  goal  is  a    European  Spine  Diploma.  •  A  commonly  agreed  “core  curriculum”  is  an  absolute  must  across  Europe    LEARNING  OUTCOMES:  •  EduCom  has  evaluated  and  aligned  with  other  European  exis8ng  

curriculum  and  iden8fied  the  most  important  Learning  Outcomes  for  young  spine  specialists.  –  Learning  Outcomes:    

•  What  the  trainee  MUST  know  at  Level  (Basic  Core)  European  Spine  Course  Diploma  (ESCD)  

•  What  the  trainee  MUST  know  per  Module  •  What  the  trainee  MUST  know  per  lecture  

   

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Education Overview @ EUROSPINE TEACHING  TO  LEARNING  OUTCOMES:  

•  Each  lecture  has  defined  and  specific  points  that  must  be  covered  •  Faculty  are  free  to  adapt  presenta8ons  around  Learning  Outcomes  by  

using  various  teaching  techniques  (Lecture,  Case  Discussion,  Small  Group  etc.)    

•  At  the  end  of  the  lecture,  it  must  be  clear  what  each  delegate  has  learned  from  the  lecture  

EVALUATION  &  QUALITY:  •  To  maintain  quality,  the  Learning  Outcomes  must  be  at  the  CORE  of  each  

lecture.  •  Faculty  on  each  Module  know  the  Learning  Outcomes  for  each  lecture  

and  therefore  avoid  overlap  in  content  •  Quality  must  be  maintained  in  order  to  keep  content  consistent  

regardless  of  faculty,  language  etc.  •  Evalua8on  cri8cal  component  to  maintain  integrity.  

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Education Overview @ EUROSPINE European  Spine  Course  

Dipoma  

Module  1:The  Basic  Comprehensive  Course    

Module  2:  Degenera8ve  Diseases  of  the  Spine  

Module  3:  Trauma  

Module  4:  Spinal  Deformi8es  

Module  5:  Tumors  and  Inflammatory  Diseases  of  the  Spine    

Advanced  Diploma  

Extended  Indica8ons  &  Advanced  Opera8ve  Techniques  

Revisions  &  Complica8ons  

Fellowship  

Post  Graduate  Training  

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ESCD: Diploma Equivalence What  Is  Diploma  Equivalence  &  Why  is  it  important?  

•  Parallel  programs  with  shared  Learning  Outcomes  •  “In  &  Out”  Concept  •  European  Cer8ficate  is  the  GOAL.    ESCD  diploma  equivalence  to  countries  mee8ng  quality  criteria  •  Countries  must  show  that  they  have  presented  all  Learning  Outcomes  to  

meet  the  criteria  for  Diploma  Equivalence.  •  Pilot:  Germany,  Turkey  &  France  (first  countries  selected  due  to  strong  

exis8ng  curricula)  –  Q3/Q4  2015  development  –  2016  Launch  of  the  program  

•  Any  European  Na8onal  curricula  with  shared  Learning  Outcomes  will  be  eligible  for  Diploma  Equivalence  

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Agenda

Organisa&onal  Tasks:      §   Please  Update  Contact  informa8on  

§   Upcoming  EuSSAB  Mee8ng:  

 Friday,  04´th  of  September,  Copenhagen  

§  How  much  8me  to  allocate  for  mee8ng  ?  

§  List  of  topics  for  upcoming  events  

§  Mee8ng  protocol  (BCN)  to  be  distribited  shortly  

 

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Agenda

§  Establish  the  socie8es  which  are  eligible  for  EuSSAB  §  Define  the  democra8c  process  for  EuSABB    §  How  to  ensure  op8mal  interac8on  between  EuSSAB  and    EUROSPINE  

Execu8ve  Commi_ee    

_______________________________________________________________  

§  A  collabora8ve  approach  to  mul8disciplinary  spine  educa8on  §   A  spine  curriculum  for  spine  surgeons  in  training  §   Spine  registers  §   Medical  indemnity  insurance  (tremendous  varia.on  across  Europe  and  

speciality)  §   European  working  8me  direc8ve  and  spine  training  §   Seang  cri8cal  standards  of  care  for  specific  disorders  

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Topics on Agenda

Open Discussion

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