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Section Neonatology
MINUTES
Business Meeting, Helsinki, 7 August 2001
Notes made by Dr Tom Stiris and Dr Michael Weindling
31 people attended the meeting. Amongst them were:
Sture Andersson (sture.andersson@hus.fi), Karl Bauer (bauer@medizin.fu-berlin.de), Hans Ulrich Bu-cher (buh@fhk.usz.ch),nicole Cohen-Addad (caddad@netvision.net.il), Vineta Fellman (vineta.fellman@hus.fi), Axel Franz (axel.franz@medizin.uni-ulm.de), Henry Halliday (h.halliday@qub.ac.uk), Pat Hamilton (p.Hamilton@sghms.ac.uk), Jane Hawdon (jane.hawdon@uclh.org), Anna-Liisa Järvenpää (anna-liisa.jarvenpaa@hus.fi), Pekka Junonen (pekka.juvonen@ouh.fyns-amt.dk), Sveinn Kjartansson (svelkja@rsp.is), Joke Kok (j.h.kok@amc.uva.nl), Hugo lagercrantz (hugo.lagercrantz@ks.se), uta Lienicke (uta.lienicke@charite.de), Albert Okken (a.okken@wanadoo.nl), Marcello Orzalesi (orzalesi@opbg.net), Heike Rabe (hrabe@uni-muenster.de), Esther Rieger-Fackeldey (esther.fackeldey@gyn.med.uni-muenchen.de), Rodney Rivers (r.p.rivers@ic.ac.uk), Mario Rüdiger (Mario.ruediger@rz.hu-berlin.de), Gunnar Sedin (gunnar.sedin@kbh.uu.se), Paul Stevens (paul_a.stevens@charite.de), Adolf Valls-I-Soler (enadolf@eresmas.com), margot van de bor (m.vandebor@cksbh.azn.nl), Irma van Straaten (i.straaten@wxs.nl), Carolyn Lawn (cassielawn@doctors.org.uk)Fiona Weir (fiona.weir@brighton-healthcare.nhs.uk), Andrew Wilkinson (andrew.wilkinson@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk), Richard Cooke (R.J.COOKE@ncl.ac.uk).
In the absence of the espr/Neonatology Secretary and espr/Neonatology Council Members, ESPR council agreed that Dr Stiris, ESPR Honorary Secretary-elect, and Dr Weindling, ESPR Honorary Sec-retary should take the chair.
- Dr Weindling reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of espr/Neonatology. Its aim was to promote neonatology in Europe.
Strengths
- recognition by CESP (a sub-committee of UEMS with responsibility to the EU) as representing neonatologists in Europe. CESP had agreed that its logo could be used on documents sent out by espr/Neonatology, provided there had been prior agreement by Dr Ramet, CESP secretary-general
- espr/Neonatology training syllabus recognised by UEMS
- an existing network of neonatologists
- open membership through Associate Membership.
Weaknesses
- lack of resources (time – funds – organisation). espr/Neonatology’s officers had other commitments, the organisation depended on funs from ESPR, and there was no permanent secretariat.
Opportunities
- No European Society of Neonatology
Threats
- ESPNIC and EAPM both had moved towards the creation of European society for neonatologists – ESPNIC changed its name (from ESPIC to ESPNIC) a cou-ple of years previously. This had been countered by a meeting in Brussels in De-cember 1999 between the Council of ESPNIC and representatives of the ESPR and espr/Neonatology (Dr Weindling and Dr Oetomo Bambang) who had pointed out that espr/Neonatology was already recognised by CRESP and had a recognised training programme. ESPNIC agreed at that time to apply for a training programme in paediatric intensive care.
- More seriously, EAPM is to meet in Barcelona in Autumn to consider neonatol-ogy training in Europe. It is likely that the establishment of a European Society of Neonatology is to be proposed at that time.
- Education programme. Gorm Greisen explained an Internet-based teaching programme funded through the EU Leonardo programme and piloted by himself, Mike Hall (Southampton, UK), Neil Marlow (Nottinghan, UK), Dr Costalos and Dr Schultze. There were four modules: infection, brain injury, follow up and respiration. The content comprised lectures, cases, questionnaires and references. A module comprised four hours a week for four weeks, i.e. 16 hours per module.
The trial had been successful but was very labour-intensive on the part of the tutors. The trial had shown the feasibility of such a distance-learning programme.
- Future of espr/Neonatology.
- Syllabus. The syllabus had been accepted by CESP. The next step was to start accrediting hospitals where neonatology training could be done.
- Teaching programme. It was agreed that a programme needed to be insti-tuted. The following was proposed:
2002 Utrecht Brain
2003 Bilbao Pulmonology
2004 Stockholm GI and nutrition
2005 Siena Circulation
- The name of the section was discussed. A change of name to “European So-ciety of Neonatology” was proposed. After considerable and lively debate, a vote was taken. There were 19 votes for the change in name and 2 against.
There was then further discussion on how this change could be made widely known. One suggestion was for an announcement of the birth of a new European society in European paediatric journals.
- Increase in the size of espr/Neonatology Council.
This was discussed and it was agreed to increase the size of Council by two members. Dr Margot van de Bor (Nijmegen) (with a brief for the education programme) and Dr Mi-chael Obladen (Berlin) (with a brief for developing the accreditation programme) were elected by unanimous acclaim. Dr Richard Cooke said that he too would be interested in helping with the teaching programme.
There being no other business, the meeting ended.
AMW
18/08/01
Section Meeting, Rhodes, 26.9.2000, Nefeli Room, h 14:00
Present: about 70-80 persons
The following points were included in the agenda
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Welcome and introduction Secretary Virgilio Carnielli
- Abstracts acceptance
- Updating emails distribution list & Demographics
- Leonardo Project Michael Hall
- New members Section Neonatology
- CESP - Sidarto Bambang Oetomo
- Implementing the syllabus at the National Level
ESPR members active in each individual countries
- Future of ESPR and Future ESPR/Neonatology
ESPNIC - IPOCRATES
- Any other business
IMPORTANT POINTS WERE
New members Section Neonatology
New elected council members were:
Van Lingen, Richard, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Sophia Ziekenhuis Zwolle, P.O. Box 10400, NL-8000 GK Zwolle, The Netherlands, +31-38-424 50 55, +31-38-424 76 67, vanlingen@wxs.nl
Hummler, Helmut, Dept of Paediatrics - Div of Neonatology, Pediatric Critical Care, Children's hospital University of Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany, 49 731 502 77 73, 49 731 502 67 39, helmut.hummler@medizin.uni-ulm.de
Vento, Maximo, Servicio de Pediatria, y Neonatologia, Hospital Virgen del Consuelo, c/Callosa de Ensarrià, 12, E-46007 Valencia, Spain, +34-96-317 78 00 / +34-96-317 40 00 mobile : +34-617-37 19 99, +34-96 361 99 99 / +34-96-317 78 70, maximo.vento@uv.es
There is still a vacancy for a new council member to be elected - a list of candidates will be circulated before the Helsinki Meeting.
Implementing the syllabus at the National Level SPR members active in each individual countries:
The proposed stategy was to identify ESPR members in each nation, who could be active in liaising with the individual national societies of neonatology (or section neonatology of the national Pediatric society) so as to start identifiying the centres that could qualify as training centres.
Future of ESPR and Future ESPR/Neonatology
Several possibilities have been discussed
- change of name from WGN to ESPR/NEONATOLOGY. This change should put more emphasis on NEONATOLOGY. However to make this change meaningful this change should be associated with a more prominent role of the Secretary and of the Council members in contibuting to the annual meeting and to the activities of the society
- It has been proposed creating a new type of affiliation, which could be called "associate membership". Associate members will not be members of the society but will enjoy benefits to be better defined.
- Key to the second initiative will be recruitment of new "Associate Members"who in future may become full members if they qualify for full membership. One of the strategies to achieve this could be the organization of educational courses at a high level in conjunction with the annual meeting. In order to be successful these courses should ensure (i) a very high scientific level. (ii) good bridging with the scientific content of the scientific meeting (iii) the training should get formal recognition by CESP. It has been hypothesized that if these courses were to be well advertised and were successful in recruiting a fair number of persons (above 100) they could be proven to be viable for much needed industrial support.
- here has been some discussion as to whether if the society should be active in teaching at all, or should leave this initiative to other groups such as Hippocrates. It has also been proposed to start discussion with the purpose of combining efforts beween different european Pediatric initiatives. No firm conclusion was reached.
Virgilio Carnielli Secretary ESPR/NEONATOLOGY
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