Report on the Head and Neck Subspecialty Training Programme, Logbook and Centre Accreditation

Head and Neck GroupChair Antti Mäkitie

Dubrovnik Oct 2013

The H&N - Group• Antti Mäkitie (chair)• Ulrik Pedersen• Francis Marchal• Henri Marres• Jan Plzak• Pavel Dulguerov• Renato Piantanida• Stanislav Bien• Dominique Chevalier• Norbert Stasche• Charalampos Skoulakis• Michalis Papamichalopoulos

Introduction

• The UEMS-ORL Section and Board has developed an European training programme and a log book for Head and Neck Surgery.

• The training programme is based on the accepted UEMS-ORL training programme in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

• The subspeciality training programme has been accepted by all UEMS member states

• The training programme should serve as a guideline for approved training centers to enable head and neck fellows to meet the European standard

2009

- To meet the European standard- Towards a competency based assessment of graduates

- TRAINING CENTRE- Accredited recognition as an advanced training centre- Requirements

- TRAINEE OR FELLOW STATUS- for 2 yrs full time after 1-2 yrs of ORL specialist status

- PROGRAMME DIRECTOR

- PROGRAMME- Academic- Clinical- Evaluation

- CONTENT OF THE LOGBOOK- CHARTERS ON TRAINING AND VISITATION- REQUIRED LITERATURE

Suggestions for the content of the H&N Loog-book

-Sialendoscopy procedures (extended) ?-Laryngologogy procedures ?-TORS -HPV (knowledge)-PEG-Management of post-operative complications (RT related etc.)

Version Nov. 2013 => Version Sept. 2014

• Aim• Introduction• Accreditation process• Monitoring and reporting• Periodic review of centre accreditation• Structure of a centre accreditation document• Questionnaire for a trainee• Proposed structure and schedule for a centre

visitation (2 days)

Centre Accreditation

for Subspecialty Training in Head

and Neck Surgery

Visitation of a training centre in ENT-HNS

-Name and address of the training institution-Description of the training institution-Information of the training centre-Teaching personel-Clinical activity of the department-Research activity-Theoretical/professional education of residents-Practical/clinical training-Scientific activity of the residents-Report of the visit

Reply from EHNS

• It is important that the UEMS documents concerning education programs and logbooks are approved by:

– The relevant European Subspecialty Society(Societies)

– EUFOS– European Academy– (The Confederation)