JOINT MEETING OF FEMTOS AND
TURKISH THORACIC SOCIETY
Welcome to
FORUM OF EURASIA-MEDITERRANEAN THORACIC SOCIETIES
Ali KocabasPresident of FEMTOS
FEMTOS
FORUM OF EURASIA-MEDITERRENEAN THORACIC SOCIETIES
FEMTOS
FEMTOS
Turkish Thoracic Society Bulgarian Society of Pulmonary Diseases Macedonian Respiratory Society Serbian Respiratory Society Tunisian Society of Respiratory Diseases Moroccan Respiratory Society The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and
Lung Diseases (NRITLD) Kyrgz Thoracic Society Georgian Respiratory Association
National Societies of FEMTOS
FEMTOS
Population: > 250 million Chest specialists : >4000
YunanistanBulgaristanMakedonya
Sırbistan
FasTunusMısırİran
GürcistanAzerbeycanKazakistanKırgızistan
FEMTOS
YunanistanBulgaristanMakedonya
Sırbistan
FasTunusMısırİran
GeorgiaKyrgyzstan
TurkeyBulgaria
MacedoniaSerbia
MoroccoTunisiaEgyptIran
To develop professional, scientific and social relations among National Thoracic Societies in Eurasia-Mediterranean region
To coordinate the activities of developing lung health and pulmonary medicine in the region
The objectives of FEMTOS
Because we have the same:
• History• Culture• Problems related to lung health
Why are we together in FEMTOS ?
National Thoracic Societies
National FEMTOS Commitees
General Assembly of FEMTOS
National FEMTOS Delegates
Executive Committee of FEMTOS
ORGANISATION OF FEMTOS
Ali Kocabas (President) Ali Ben Kheder (General Secretary) Muzaffer Metintaş (Treasurer) Dilşad Mungan (International Relations) Mohammed Reza Masjedi (Member) Akbay Sarybaev (Member) Dejan Dokic (Member)
Executive Committe of FEMTOS
Central Office of FEMTOS
FEMTOS
Turan Güneş Bulvarı, No: 175/19, 06550 Oran, Ankara-Turkey
Phone: +90. 312 490 4050Fax: +90. 312 490 4142E-mail: [email protected]
Country General Popul.
Prev asthma
Prev COPD
Inciden TB
Preval smoking (%)
Turkey 70 4-6% 19,6% 43 F:24, M: 62
Tunisia 10 4% ? 20 F:19, M: 50
Serbia 7.5 ? ? 37 F:33, M: 48
Iran 69 ? ? ? F:2.5, M: 25
Bulgaria 7.8 ? ? 42 ?
Morocco 3.3 12% 20% 87 F:5, M: 40
Georgia 4.3 2.2% 3.4% 24 F:18, M: 55
Egypt 70 ? ? ? Total: 30
Macedonia 2 ? ? ? F:32, M: 37
Kyrgyzstan 5 ? ? ? F:41, M: 64
Lung Health in the Region
Countries General Population
GN income per person
Number of Chest physician
Turkey 70 4200 1230
Tunisia 10 2500 200
Serbia 7.5 2000 443
Iran 69 2000 120
Bulgaria 7.8 ? 551
Morocco 3.3 ? 350
Georgia 4.3 770 ?
Egypt 70 ? 1000
Macedonia 2 4185 72
Kyrgyzstan 5 431 59
IMPROVE EDUCATION SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES IMPROVE PATIENT CARE PROMOTE LUNG HEALTH
To Improve Lung Health in Our RegionWe have to:
A. TO IMPROVE EDUCATION
Joint symposiums of FEMTOS and National Thoracic SocietiesElectronic Bulletin and Web siteEstablih a task forces on ‘Speciality training in the region”Exchange program for young investigators and/or residentsFEMTOS scholarships for national societies congress/meetings
What will we do in 2006?
B. TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES
To establish a fund for scientific researches, grants and awards from national societies, governments or other sourcesTo organise multicenter scientific studies
What will we do in 2006?
C. TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE Planning studies on the situation of patient care in the regionPrepare guideliness on common seen lung diseases
D. TO PROMOTE LUNG HEALTHOrganize world days (world TB, asthma, COPD, no tobacco ) together according the needs of the region
What will we do in 2006?
Only if we can get together
We can improve regional and global lung health !