585 EFSUMB Newsletter Ultraschall in Med 2006; 27 Editorial As we approach the end of the year it has been interesting to look back over what has been achieved. In terms of the news- letter the most important achievement was the publication of the long awaited minimal training standards in edition 1. It has given us all a very good starting point in discussing levels of training re- quired for undertaking competent safe ultrasound examinations. Whilst there are some who know little of the tech- nique who feel that the requirements are much too rigorous, it is important to set a standard which is realistic and achieva- ble so that those who wish to practice in- dependently are aware of what might be expected of them. Certainly I have been involved in discussion with groups of cli- nicians who wish to introduce ultra- sound as a required competency to be achieved by their trainees but are unable to give the trainees the time to get the training – a difficult problem. We have had a number of other contribu- tions to the Newsletter, mainly from other members of the publications com- mittee whom I have press ganged into providing a contribution. These have all been interesting giving insight into mee- tings they have attended or issues of in- terest to ultrasound. I am very grateful to all those who have gone to the trouble of providing such articles. In the last edition I congratulated Kurt Jaeger on his recent election to honorary membership of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. I have since re- ceived a communication reminding me that Christian Nolsoe has likewise been honoured by the Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. The Australian Society have developed very close links with the Danish Society including an ex- change programme which promises much. The British Medical Ultrasound society have similar links at Presidential level with the Australian Society and it is very good to see such close cooperation between societies separated by large di- stances. It can only be good for ultra- sound. The Annual Scientific Meeting in Bologna was both scientifically and socially a great success. All the organisers are to be hartily congratulated for all their hard work. The weather tried to make it diffi- cult for the delegates with torrential rain for much of the time but perhaps that wasn't such a bad thing as it encouraged people to participate more fully in the meeting rather than enjoying the un- doubted alternative attractions of Bolo- gna which were many. The hard work of producing the Newslet- ter goes on and at the end of the year I would like again to thank Gianna for the work she puts into this which is only a small part of her duties as General Secre- tary but one which she carries out with great diligence. She and I (and a number of others particularly in the executive bureau) now have the hard work of pro- ducing the Newsletter for the start of next year with its larger number of pages and containing the reports of all the com- mittees from the meeting in Bologna. EFSUMB Newsletter European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Because of the deadlines much of this needs to be done before Christmas so please think about us when you are all preparing for the festive season and we are working hard over word processors (as well as enjoying ourselves). David Pilling Editor EFSUMB Newsletter SonoWorld Europe Launched A European version of the popular educa- tional website for ultrasound users has been launched (www.sonoworldeuro- pe.com). It is intended to give a Euro- pean perspective to the original site, So- noWorld, and is directed by Prof. David Cosgrove of Imperial College, London. An Advisory Board is being formed to EFSUMB. Their advice and guidance will direct the enterprise. Membership is free to registrants, who are expected to be ultrasound users across the spectrum, and the Euro-speci- fic content will cover teaching cases (which will be accepted after peer re- view) and news items of a specifically European nature. This will include legis- lative matters (e.g. on microbubble con- trast agents), practice directives and re- comendations and notices of European meetings. SonoWorld Europe is supported by ISUOG and EFSUMB (with its official journal Ultraschall in der Medizin) and by European ultrasound manufacturing companies. EFSUMP_DEGUM_ÖGUM_SGUM_DUDS_Flag.fm Seite 585 Freitag, 24. November 2006 11:57 11
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585EFSUMB Newsletter
Ultraschall in Med 2006; 27
Editorial
As we approach the end of the year it hasbeen interesting to look back over whathas been achieved. In terms of the news-letter the most important achievementwas the publication of the long awaitedminimal training standards in edition 1.It has given us all a very good startingpoint in discussing levels of training re-quired for undertaking competent safeultrasound examinations. Whilst thereare some who know little of the tech-nique who feel that the requirements aremuch too rigorous, it is important to set astandard which is realistic and achieva-ble so that those who wish to practice in-dependently are aware of what might beexpected of them. Certainly I have beeninvolved in discussion with groups of cli-nicians who wish to introduce ultra-sound as a required competency to beachieved by their trainees but are unableto give the trainees the time to get thetraining – a difficult problem.
We have had a number of other contribu-tions to the Newsletter, mainly fromother members of the publications com-mittee whom I have press ganged intoproviding a contribution. These have allbeen interesting giving insight into mee-tings they have attended or issues of in-terest to ultrasound. I am very grateful toall those who have gone to the trouble ofproviding such articles.
In the last edition I congratulated KurtJaeger on his recent election to honorarymembership of the American Institute ofUltrasound in Medicine. I have since re-ceived a communication reminding methat Christian Nolsoe has likewise beenhonoured by the Australian Society forUltrasound in Medicine. The AustralianSociety have developed very close linkswith the Danish Society including an ex-change programme which promisesmuch. The British Medical Ultrasoundsociety have similar links at Presidentiallevel with the Australian Society and it isvery good to see such close cooperationbetween societies separated by large di-stances. It can only be good for ultra-sound.
The Annual Scientific Meeting in Bolognawas both scientifically and socially agreat success. All the organisers are to behartily congratulated for all their hardwork. The weather tried to make it diffi-cult for the delegates with torrential rainfor much of the time but perhaps thatwasn't such a bad thing as it encouragedpeople to participate more fully in themeeting rather than enjoying the un-doubted alternative attractions of Bolo-gna which were many.
The hard work of producing the Newslet-ter goes on and at the end of the year Iwould like again to thank Gianna for thework she puts into this which is only asmall part of her duties as General Secre-tary but one which she carries out withgreat diligence. She and I (and a numberof others particularly in the executivebureau) now have the hard work of pro-ducing the Newsletter for the start ofnext year with its larger number of pagesand containing the reports of all the com-mittees from the meeting in Bologna.
EFSUMB NewsletterEuropean Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine
and Biology
Because of the deadlines much of thisneeds to be done before Christmas soplease think about us when you are allpreparing for the festive season and weare working hard over word processors(as well as enjoying ourselves).
David PillingEditor EFSUMB Newsletter
SonoWorld Europe Launched
A European version of the popular educa-tional website for ultrasound users hasbeen launched (www.sonoworldeuro-pe.com). It is intended to give a Euro-pean perspective to the original site, So-noWorld, and is directed by Prof. DavidCosgrove of Imperial College, London.
An Advisory Board is being formed toEFSUMB. Their advice and guidance willdirect the enterprise.
Membership is free to registrants, whoare expected to be ultrasound usersacross the spectrum, and the Euro-speci-fic content will cover teaching cases(which will be accepted after peer re-view) and news items of a specificallyEuropean nature. This will include legis-lative matters (e.g. on microbubble con-trast agents), practice directives and re-comendations and notices of Europeanmeetings.
SonoWorld Europe is supported byISUOG and EFSUMB (with its officialjournal Ultraschall in der Medizin) andby European ultrasound manufacturingcompanies.
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Report of Euroson 2006
This year the EUROSON Congress of Ul-trasound was a great success. The 18thgathering of this prestigious event tookplace in Italy, hosted by the charming oldcity Bologna, which is famous for itsunique architecture, history and exquisi-te food.
Bologna was able to offer interestingsightseeing tours, and boasts the longestportico in the world, starting from Piazzadegli Aragonesi to the church dedicatedto St. Luca who was the patron saint ofthe Medici family. From the church youcan enjoy a view of Bologna, which isparticularly enchanting at night. Howe-ver, Bologna is also a modern city, wellknown for its precious contribution tothe development of ultrasound scanningtechniques.
The EUROSON Congress has for yearsattracted the attention of the wholeworld. Five continents were thus repre-sented this year by 700 participantscoming from 38 countries of which11were non-European: Australia, Au-stria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia,Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fin-land, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, SouthKorea, Latvia, The Netherlands, Nigeria,Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rus-sia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, United Kingdom and the UnitedStates. This is a remarkable score consi-dering that EUROSON is after all a strictlyEuropean congress organized by the Eu-ropean Federation of Societies for Ultra-sound in Medicine and Biology.
Continuing medical education played asalways an important role in this gathe-ring, which offered a series of courses,lectures, round tables, clinical sonogra-phic workshops, bookmarks in ultra-sound, sessions of oral communicationsand satellite symposia divided amongdifferent medical specialities. We had theopportunity to listen to numerous ultra-sound experts who were willing to let usin on their knowledge and new discove-ries. They were all very well preparedand the participants have all praised thehigh quality of the lectures.
In the medical profession regular up-dating of knowledge is a must and con-tinuing education keeps us going, but it isjust as important to be acquainted withthe most recent results of scientific re-search. Also this time the EUROSON Con-gress could offer a variety of scientificnews presented in 257 abstracts, 143 oralcommunications and 81 posters dealingwith different specialities, such as ga-stroenterology, obstetrics-gynaecology,musculoskeletal, breast, nephro-urologyand male reproductive system, interven-tional, physics-basic-technology, contrastagents, general and vascular Doppler,paediatrics, etc.
The congress presented also an excellentopportunity to gather information aboutthe latest technological developments
and innovations in the field of ultrasoundequipment and accessories, as therewere numerous stands hosting the mostimportant manufacturers. In addition tothis, also various publishing houses wererepresented displaying the newest litera-ture on the subject.
Several awards were distributed duringthe Congress to encourage particularlyyoung scientists to continue their strugg-le towards scientific progress. The EURO-SON „Young Investigators“ Award wasthus won by a young scientist fromRotterdam, while a SIUMB committee as-signed awards to five excellent oralpresentations and three highly illustra-tive posters. This year also two additionalawards for the East/West European Sci-entific Cooperation were assigned to thebest abstracts presented by authors fromcountries formerly belonging to theSoviet Union.
The traditional Gala Dinner was held atthe Isolani Palace and was attended byabout 250 guests. This splendid palacelies in the centre of Bologna overlookingPiazza Santo Stefano. It was built in the15th century and since 1671 it has beenin the hands of the Isolani family. The ori-ginal structure of the palace has beenpreserved with nine lavishly frescoedrooms and the old cellar rooms, whoserefined atmosphere now hosts importantcultural events.
This year's congress offered a splendidconcert for organ and choir held in theold basilica „Santa Maria dei Servi“. Thisbasilica was built by the Servants of Maryin the 14th to 16th centuries, designed byAndrea da Faenza, the Prior General ofthe order. It boasts a beautiful quadripor-tico and contains numerous preciousworks of art, including Cimabue's Ma-donna and Child.
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This year's Congress was possible thanksto the continuous commitment of nu-merous people. The organizing and sci-entific committees and consultants hadworked very hard for the success of themeeting and we are all much obliged tothem for their experience and efforts.The meeting is over now and we have allgone back to normality - to our usualprofessional and private lives, hopefullywiser than we were before attending the
Congress. I hope that you will all havefond memories of our meeting and thatyou are already looking forward to atten-ding future congresses contributing tothem with scientific breakthroughs orjust with your presence and personalwish to learn more about ultrasoundevolution.
Francesco M. Drudi MD
DEGUM-MitteilungenDeutsche Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin
DEGUM-Zertifizierung einer qualifizierten Ultraschallweiterbildung
Liebe DEGUM-Mitglieder,
der Vorstand hat auf Anregung der Bun-desärztekammer beschlossen, ab01.01.2007 Krankenhausabteilungen undandere klinische Einrichtungen zu zertifi-zieren, die eine qualifizierte Ultraschall-weiterbildung durchführen. Das Zertifikatkann beantragt werden von Abteilungen,die folgende Voraussetzungen erfüllen:1. DEGUM-Ausbilder (Stufe 2) in der Ab-
teilung
2. Nachweis eines Ausbildungscurricu-lums
3. Stellungnahme des Assistentenspre-chers zur Ultraschallweiterbildung (Ausbildungscurriculum wird prak-tisch umgesetzt)
und Internetzugang 6. Die Abteilung/Einrichtung muss das
gesamte Spektrum des jeweiligen Fachs abdecken.
Anträge sind an die zuständige Sektion/den zuständigen Arbeitskreis zu richten.Die Zertifizierung erfolgt für 3 Jahre. Eswird eine Gebühr von 150 € erhoben.
In Vorbereitung ist außerdem die Zertifi-zierung interdisziplinärer Ultraschall-zentren.
Mit herzlichen Grüßen
Prof. Dr. Eberhard Merz, Präsident der DEGUMProf. Dr. Christian Arning, Vizepräsident der DEGUM
Dr. Henning Bartels und Prof. Dr. Kurt Jäger sind Ehrenmitglieder der DEGUM
Auf der Mitgliederversammlung anläs-slich des Dreiländertreffens Ultraschall2006 in Graz wurden Dr. Bartels und Prof.Jäger zu Ehrenmitgliedern der DEGUMernannt.
Dr. Henning Bartels ist Urologe und warbis zum Eintritt in den Ruhestand (2005)Chefarzt der Abteilung Urologie im Kran-kenhaus Göttingen-Weende. Er hat dieEntwicklung der Ultraschalldiagnostik
im Fach Urologie wesentlich beeinflusstund ihre Verbreitung gefördert. Seit An-fang der 70er-Jahre hat er selbst mit Ul-traschall gearbeitet und Kriterien für dieAnwendung in der Urologie definiert. Da-mals gab es viele Vorbehalte und Vorur-teile gegen die urologische Sonografie.Mit engagiertem und überzeugendemEinsatz für die Methode hat er erreicht,
Dr. Henning
Bartels
Geschäftsstelle:
Frau Marion Schapheer-RisseEllerstr. 9, 53119 BonnTel.: 0228/9766131, Fax: 0228/9766132E-mail: [email protected]Öffnungszeiten: Mo–Fr 8 bis14 Uhr
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