UEMS Section of Surgery Business Meeting 18th & 19th of May, 2018 Madrid - Spain Christos Markopoulos, MD, MPhil(UK), PhD, FEBS Professor of Surgery Medical School, National University of Athens, Greece

UEMS - EBS - Section of Surgery DIVISION OF BREAST SURGERY Proceedings and Initiatives Executive Committee 2016-2020 President Markopoulos Christos, Greece Vice President MacNeill Fiona, UK Secretary Wyld Lynda, UK Treasurer Zgajnar Janez, Slovenia Webmaster Gulluoglu Bahadir, Turkey Officers Gnant Michael, Austria Leidenius Marjut, Finland Rubio Isabel, Spain Sandelin Kerstin, Sweden

UEMS - EUROPEAN BOARD OF SURGERY DIVISION OF BREAST SURGERY Section of Surgery DIVISION OF BREAST SURGERY 5th & 6th of May, 2017 - Copenhagen, Denmark The current EC is aiming to: organize the structure of the Breast Surgery Division body of National Delegates publish a European Textbook for Breast Surgeons organize the first e-exam (web-based written exam) organize exams outside the EU (Egypt and India)

12/28 UEMS member countries 1. Organize the structure of the Breast Surgery Division Country Name Society Austria Michael Gnant Austrian Surgical Society Florian Fitzal Germany Christian Jackisch German Society of Senology Greece Christos Markopoulos Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons John Askoxylakis Hungary Péter Kelemen  Hungarian Surgical Society Sávolt Ákos Malta Gordon Caruana Dingli Association of Surgeons of Malta Poland Arkadiusz Jeziorski Polish Society of Surgical Oncology Wojciech Polkowski Spain Martin Espinosa-Bravo Spanish Association of Breast Surgeons Sweden Kerstin Sandelin Swedish Society for Breast Surgeons Leif Åke Bergkvist Turkey Can Atalay Turkish Society of Breast Surgery Nuh Zafer Canturk UK Julie Doughty Association of Breast Surgeons 12/28 UEMS member countries

Breast Cancer Management for Surgeons 2. Publish a European Textbook for Breast Surgeons © 2018 Breast Cancer Management for Surgeons A European Multidisciplinary Textbook Editors: Wyld, L., Markopoulos, C., Leidenius,M., Senkus-Konefka, E. In association with UEMS, ESSO and EUSOMA Companion to the European Breast Surgery Examination Provides an evidence-based discussion, citing the most recent literature Closely linked to European practice guidelines (EUSOMA, St. Gallen, ESMO) Contains clinical algorithms for case management in each section to serve as a ready reference Includes a selection of top European opinion leaders as section authors Published with the official approval of European Society of Surgical Oncology and EUSOMA Contains a selection of self-test MCQs Ideal reference book for the preparation of any European exam in Breast Surgery * Editor's remuneration payments and royalties are granted to the Division of Breast Surgery

15/5/2018 2018 This book 28,068 Medicine & Public Health 4,478

EBSQ Examination in Breast Surgery Schedule and Application 3. Organize the first e-exam (web-based written exam) 4. organize exams outside the EU (Egypt and India) 1st e-exam 31 Candidates 23 (74%) passed EBSQ Examination in Breast Surgery Schedule and Application

2nd e-exam Schedule 9 examination centers

ORTRAC platform for the e-exam Athens’ Center in Medical School

Ain Shams Medical School Center in Cairo ORTRAC platform for the e-exam Ain Shams Medical School Center in Cairo

EBSQ Examination in Breast Surgery e-exam Changes Inclusion of EBSQ exam in SURGICAL ONCOLOGY in the Breast Surgery Exam centers (same day & time) - cost & organization related issues MCQs Anghoff scoring instead of Cohen Calculation system More complex written questions with imported images Promotion of the exam Newsletter Prize for best candidate

ORTRAC platform ● More complex written questions with imported images

EBSQ holders and candidates EBSQ examiners Division of BS National delegates Christos Markopoulos ABS Fiona McNeil Swedish breast Society Norweigian colleagues Kerstin Sandelin Swedish Society of Breast Surgeons Fredrik Wärnberg Slovenian Senology society Surgical oncology society Janez Zgajnar Central-Eastern European Breast Cancer Surgical Consortium Zoltan Matrai Mammary Fold - UK Bashar Zeidan SENATURK Bahadir Gulluoglou Spanish Association of Breast Surgeons Martin Espinosa-Bravo Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons

EBSQ in Breast Surgery 2017 : 31 eligible candidates Examination Center Breast Surgery Surgical Oncology Total Athens, Greece 7 1 8 Brussels, Belgium 3 Budapest, Hungary 5 Calcutta, India 4 11 Cairo, Egypt 2 Istanbul, Turkey 15 17 Ljubljana, Slovenia London, UK 30 35 Vienna, Austria 6 9 70 22 92

UEMS - EBS - Division of Breast Surgery Issues for discussion Revised syllabus (webpages - Update Jan 2018) Oral exam Training of examiners - local organisation Eligibility criteria Training requirements and license to practice (UK, other EU countries) National delegates process of nomination - approval issue

UEMS - EBS - Division of Breast Surgery National Medical Society Issues for discussion National delegates process of nomination - approval issue Division of Breast Surgery Nomination by the UEMS-member National Medical Society UEMS Section of Surgery Issues: Division of Breast Surgery EC approval ? Candidates are not very willing to go through this process

UEMS - EBS - Division of Breast Surgery Issues for discussion National delegates process of nomination - approval issue Division of Breast Surgery Ask them for Nomination by their National Scientific (Breast) Society Ask for Nomination by The UEMS-member National Medical Society UEMS Section of Surgery

UEMS - EUROPEAN BOARD OF SURGERY DIVISION OF BREAST SURGERY Section of Surgery DIVISION OF BREAST SURGERY Thank you! Christos Markopoulos, MD, MPhil(UK), PhD, FEBS Professor of Surgery Medical School, National University of Athens - Greece