European Union of Medical Specialists - UEMS

09/02/2021

📣 The virtual UEMS Conference on CME-CPD entitled "EACCME: Facing the COVID challenge and beyond in Europe" will take place on 12 March 2021.
More information, including the programme ➡ https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/virtual-uems-conference-on-cme-cpd-in-europe-eaccme-facing-the-covid-challenge-and-beyond

28/01/2021

The European Board of Transplant Medicine will organise its next exam during the ESOT - European Society for Organ Transplantation Congress on 28 August 2021 in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹
More information on deadlines and application requirements ➡ https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/european-board-for-transplantation-medicine-2021-exam

04/01/2021

As vaccination campaigns started throughout Europe, the European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) published several documents to address vaccine hesitancy and inform citizens of how vaccines work and are put on the market. This is particularly important for healthcare professionals who play a crucial rule in spreading accurate information.
The following documents are available:
🔹 Social Media Toolkit for healthcare professionals ➡ https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/48f6c07f-1fe3-11eb-b57e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-170676486
🔹 Safe Covid-19 vaccines for Europeans ➡ https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/safe-covid-19-vaccines-europeans_en
🔹 Q&A on vaccines ➡ https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/vaccines-and-immunization-what-is-vaccination?adgroupsurvey={adgroupsurvey}&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlsv_BRDtARIsAHMGVSZr9z6hle6sBO9O4q7u-3AsINDIQgdOiKDWdlPq_rhUVpB5uAEdKskaAowrEALw_wcB
🔹 COVID-19 vaccination training for health workers ➡ https://openwho.org/courses/covid-19-vaccination-healthworkers-en

18/12/2020

Despite its difficulties, 2020 has been a productive year for UEMS, thanks to the work of our members and delegates:
➡️ Several European Traning Requirements (ETRs) were published: https://www.uems.eu/areas-of-expertise/postgraduate-training/european-standards-in-medical-training
➡️ CESMA is currently working on new guidelines for remote online examinations: https://www.uems.eu/areas-of-expertise/postgraduate-training/cesma
➡️ EACCME adapted its work to allow CME-CPD providers to continue to provide top quality education: https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/how-the-eaccme-adapted-its-services-in-2020
➡️ UEMS bodies produced several works regarding : https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/covid-19-update-from-uems

2020 certainly was a challenging year for healthcare professionals, and we are looking forward to 2021 🎉
Happy holidays from the European Union of Medical Specialists!

16/12/2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UEMS-EACCME took all possible measures to allow its CME-CPD providers to continue to provide top quality education accredited by EACCME during these difficult times.
More information on the measures taken ➡️ https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/how-the-eaccme-adapted-its-services-in-2020

10/11/2020

Just in ‼️ the European Commission DG SANTE just published a social media toolkit for healthcare professionals to address the various false information regarding vaccination.
In the past decade, vaccine refusals have indeed contributed to declining immunisation rates in several EU countries, which resulted, for instance, in the highest measles outbreaks in years. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) even listed vaccine hesitancy among the top ten threats to global health.
UEMS is proud to be a part of the Coalition for Vaccination to tackle this serious issue 🧑‍⚕️


➡️ https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/48f6c07f-1fe3-11eb-b57e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-17067648

Vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives around the globe. Each year, vaccination stops 2.7 million people worldwide from getting measles, one million from getting pertussis and two million babies from getting tetanus. However, in recent years, vaccine delays and refusals have contributed....

16/09/2020

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‼️We are hiring‼️
UEMS is looking for an Administrative Assistant to join the EACCME® (European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) department. More information and how to apply ▶️ https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/join-the-uems-team/uems-is-recruiting

16/09/2020

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The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS – www.uems.eu) is an organisation of European medical associations representing medical specialists and whose primary function is the support of the medical profession at European level.
To be able to meet the important growth in its activities, the UEMS is seeking an administrative assistant to help out current office staff in daily administrative tasks, mainly regarding the accreditation of CME activities aimed at doctors (EACCME).

Main responsibilities :
- Provide assistance to EACCME Coordinator and possibly other staff members
- Contribute to the everyday activities
- Screening telephone calls
- Dealing with written enquiries through providing written and verbal answers and/or dispatching appropriately
- Assisting in the following up of applications submitted on the EACCME web-application (www.eaccme.eu)
- Liaising with customers and reviewers appropriately and coordinating with the EACCME Coordinator and other staff members when needed
- Additional duties might also include managing archives, filing and encoding

Ideal candidates should :
- Have a Degree in administrative studies or equivalent professional experience
- Have an excellent command of French and English (spoken & written)
- Have expert skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Be willing and able to learn new software applications
- Be able to work under pressure (deadlines to respect) and to deal with complex issues
- Be reliable, efficient, accurate, motivated, versatile and solution oriented
- Have good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Be able to work under pressure (deadlines to respect) and to deal with complex issues
- Be a team-player able to work within a small but highly committed and friendly team

The UEMS is offering
- A full-time contract of employment for a definite period (CDD) possibly leading to a full-time contract for an indefinite period (CDI)
- A rigorous but enriching and challenging function in a dynamic and motivated environment
- Opportunity to work in an international and friendly environment

Contact :
Expected starting date is scheduled as soon as possible. Candidates should send their CV and cover letter to Ms B. Reychler, Managing Director at: director@uems.eu, and to Mr B. Daval, CEO, ceo@uems.eu, before September 30th 2020 .

07/08/2020

As several European countries are now experiencing a , here are a few tips to 😎☀️

14/07/2020

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The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS – www.uems.eu) is an organisation of European medical associations representing medical specialists and whose primary function is the support of the medical profession at European level.

To be able to meet the important growth in our activities, we are looking for an Administrative Officer to assist with the administrative tasks of the Office. Under the supervision of the CEO, holder of this position will be required to :

- Business Centre management
- Keep a database up to date
- Attend and organize meetings, take minutes and keep notes
- Perform administrative tasks (mailing, filing, archiving)
- Use a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.

Ideal candidates should

- Have a Degree in administrative studies or equivalent professional experience
- Have 2 years of experience in relevant field is an asset but motivated beginners can apply
- Have an excellent command of French and English (spoken & written)
- Be reliable, efficient, motivated, versatile and solution oriented
- Have good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Be able to work under pressure
- Have expert skills in MS Office (Excel , Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Be a team-player able to work within a small but highly committed and friendly team.

The UEMS is offering :

- A full-time contract of employment for a definite period (CDD) possibly leading to a full-time contract for an indefinite period (CDI)
- A rigorous but enriching and challenging function in a dynamic and motivated environment
- Opportunity to work in an international and friendly environment

Contact
Expected starting date is scheduled on 1st of September 2020. Candidates should send their CV and cover letter to Ms B. Reychler, Managing Director at: director@uems.eu, and to Mr B. Daval, CEO, ceo@uems.eu, before August 21th 2020 .

13/07/2020

Amnesty International just released a report regarding the experiences of during the pandemic. It was already known that shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) endangered them, and it is now estimated that at least 3000 health professionals worldwide died after contracting the virus. This report also shows that some governments tried to silence the ones who tried to alert them on the outbreak of the disease.
The pandemic unfortunately revealed that not only were many countries not prepared to face such health emergency, but also that governments did not listen to health workers warning them not only against the risks of a pandemic, but also of their lack of preparedness and equipment.
Hopefully this will be a lesson for the future to improve the dialogue between health workers and policymakers.
➡️ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/07/health-workers-rights-covid-report/

New Amnesty research reveals more than 3000 health workers have died from COVID-19 worldwide

25/06/2020

Although European countries are now easing lockdown measures, did not disappear. Follow the few tips below to ensure that you remain healthy and do not spread the virus 👇

15/06/2020

Following exchanges with clinicians in case of a resurgence of , the European Commission prepared a survey on the topic ➡️https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/SecondWaveCOVID-19

📢 Are you a healthcare professional with a view on necessary preparatory actions ahead of a possible second wave? Then please fill in the survey!
Deadline: 20 June 2020

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EUSurvey is an online survey-management system built for the creation and publishing of globally accessible forms, such as user satisfaction surveys and public consultations.

04/05/2020

The European Union of Medical supports the World Health Organization (WHO). The achievements of the organization are countless, and it is most unfortunate and harmful to question the work of WHO now, while we are facing a global pandemic. There will be a time for analyzing the international preparedness and response to the crisis, learning and implementing lessons, but we believe that right
now, unity, worldwide collaboration and universal approach for which the WHO has been created and is prepared for, are clearly needed to defeat the pandemic.
Read the full statement ➡️ https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/uems-supports-who

23/04/2020

20-26 April 2020 is European Immunization Week 💉
UEMS is proud to be part of the Coalition for Vaccination with other healthcare professional organizations. is the best protection against several serious diseases. Doctors play an important role in encouraging uptake and raising awareness.
By vaccinating ourselves, we protect not only ourselves but patients, especially in vulnerable groups. Vaccination is a social responsibility and not only an individual choice. Spread the word:
More information 👉 https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/european-immunization-week

20/04/2020

UEMS Members and Sections are working with health authorities to produce documents regarding .
You can find them on the following link ➡️ https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/covid-19-update-from-uems

10/04/2020

‼️ Do not miss today's webinar on - An unexpted pandemic challenge to unprepared healthcare systems, by ESCMID and endorsed by the UEMS Multidisciplinary Joint Committee on Infection Control.
More information 👉 https://www.escmid.org/news_media/news/?fbclid=IwAR2-qnT4TufM-IUri_cYfIbVpaUWrWfo9OXt1pY250AuPebED4WeK7uTQmA

Join the COVID-19 discussion today at 16:00 CEST! Don't miss the open access ESCMID webinar "COVID-19: An unexpected pandemic challenge to unprepared health care systems"! Learn more and get the link to join by visiting here: https://bit.ly/3aLN8qt

Engage with an expert panel from Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease specialities as they address COVID-19, from Basic Virology to Diagnostics, Infection Prevention and Control and Case Management in various clinical settings.

27/03/2020

Healthcare workers are currently working very hard during this outbreak. Not only medical specialists, but also GPs, nurses and many other healthcare professionals. This is a very difficult situation for them, as the number of cases increases by the day in the context of a lack of protective equipment in health facilities, shortages of staff and work overload.

In this context, UEMS published three documents:
▶️ Information on the current CoVid-19 situation;
▶️ A summary of the current knowledge and available resources prepared by the Section of Infectious Diseases;
▶️ Information regarding the organization and accreditation of events.

All documents are available here 👉 https://www.uems.eu/news-and-events/news/news-more/covid-19-update-from-uems