1. UEMS Section of Surgery Business Meeting
14th & 15th of September, Malta
Christos Markopoulos, MD, MPhil(UK), PhD, FEBS
Professor of Surgery
Medical School, National University of Athens, Greece

2. UEMS - EBS - Section of Surgery DIVISION OF BREAST SURGERY
Proceedings and Initiatives
Executive Committee
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

3. Breast Cancer Management for 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

4. EBSQ Examination in Breast Surgery
The written examination:
50 MCQs with 5 alternative answers
"best of five", no penalty points for wrong answers
The oral examination:
three min tasks: 2 clinical case discussions and evaluation of a clinical research paper
Only those who pass the written examination
are allowed to attend the oral examination
Limit to pass: ~ 60% Cohen Calculation (~ 75% pass)
53.30% Anghoff scoring (~ 86% pass)

5. 3rd e-exam 21st of June, 2019 2nd e-exam Schedule
9 examination centers

6. 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

7. Breast Surgery: 68 eligible candidates
Examination Center
Breast Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Total
Athens, Greece 6 1 7
Brussels, Belgium 3
Budapest, Hungary 5
Calcutta, India 4 11
Cairo, Egypt 2
Istanbul, Turkey 14 16
Ljubljana, Slovenia
London, UK 30 35
Vienna, Austria 9 68 22 90

8. (exam in 2 days, more examiners, increased cost)
65 candidates* !
(exam in 2 days, more examiners, increased cost)
* including 4 re-takers
Oral exam

9. Athens’ Center in Medical School
Cost of e-exam
ORTRAC platform
Cost of e-exam
centers
Athens’ Center in Medical School
New contract ?
No fees in most examination centers!

10. UEMS - EBS - Division of Breast Surgery
Issues for discussion
Eligibility criteria
Training requirements and license to practice (UK, other EU countries) – Need for a vote?
Oral exam
Training of examiners
local organisation?
Exam fee
2019: 750 Euro instead of current 600
Same fees in all Divisions; 1000 ?
Administration fee (communications etc.)
20 € / candidate (ESSO secretary)
BRESSO project by ESSO

11. 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