Introduction
Thank you for participating in the UEMS Spring Council Meeting!
We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for the UEMS Spring Council Meeting, which was held on April 25th-26th, 2025, in the vibrant city of Brussels. The event took place at the Maison des Associations Internationales, and it was a wonderful opportunity for fruitful discussions, thought-provoking sessions, and dynamic networking.
Your participation helped make the meeting a success, and we are grateful for your engagement and contributions.
Below, you’ll find all the relevant documents and presentations from the Council, as well as some photos from the meeting to revisit the moments we shared together. Thank you once again for your involvement, and we look forward to future opportunities to collaborate!
The Council has been held at :
📄 Council Presentations Available!
Please find below all the presentations, supporting documents and photos from the UEMS Spring Council 2025.
Where?
This time, the UEMS Autumn Council Meeting is set to occur at the M.A.I. - Maison des Associations Internationales, located on
Rue de Washington 40
1050 Ixelles
Brussels
Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie
We recommend our partner hotel, Thon Hotel Bristol Stéphanie, conveniently located within walking distance of the Council venue.
A preferential room block has been reserved for UEMS delegates for 14–18 October 2026. Reservations can be made using the dedicated booking link provided below, which automatically applies the negotiated conference rate.
- UEMS Council Overview
- UEMS AC meeting Draft Agenda
- UEMS AB meeting Draft Agenda
- UEMS Council meeting Draft Agenda
- Draft Minutes of the Advisory Board Meeting - Tunisia, 24 April 2026
- Draft Minutes of the Council Meeting - Tunisia, 25 April 2026
- Draft Minutes of the Advisory Committee Meeting (NMAs meeting) Tunisia, 24 April 2026
The draft Meeting Minutes will be available soon.
I. ETRs previously submitted but deferred to the Autumn Council 2026:
- ETR for Paediatric Rheumatology - was not presented due to absence, deferred to October 2026.
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II. ETRs submitted for the 2026 Autumn Council session and currently under review, in accordance with the ETR timeline - final ETR drafts will be published a month prior to the Council. The documents are available for review by August 14th at latest, as per the guideline already provided.
01. ETR Paediatric Urology - Google Drive
02.ETR for General Haematology - Google Drive
03.ETR for Nephrology - Google Drive
04. ETR for Competence in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes - Google Drive
05.ETR for Competence in Paediatric Infectious Diseases - Google Drive
06.ETR for the Specialty of Paediatrics - Google Drive
07.ETR for the Specialty of Rheumatology - Google Drive
08. ETR for Primary Care Physicians - Google Drive
09.ETR for the Specialty of Thoracic Surgery - Google Drive
10.ETR for the Competency in Emergency Surgery - Google Drive
As a reminder:
We kindly ask you to enter your comments exclusively in the dedicated Excel file entitled “Share your comments”. Only feedback inserted in this specific sheet will be considered. Please refrain from modifying the original document or from submitting separate files containing your remarks, as these will be discarded. Kindly review the document before 14th of August.
- WG CME/CPD
- WG for Ukraine :
- WG PGT :
- WG AI
To avoid any confusion and duplication, we are publishing only the Council presentations, some of which were also presented during the AB Meeting.
Programme Joint Sessions UEMS-UEMO
Presentations:
- Friday October 18th:
- International comparisons/Overview of OECD work - Dr Gaëtan La Fortune
- Statement for the recognition of General Medicine - Dr Tiago Villanueva
- Recognition of general practice/family medicine as a specialty in Europe - Dr João Grenho
B. Saturday October 19th:
- Threats to the medical profession and physician assistants - Prof. Nicolas Christodoulou
- Standard of education and training - Prof. Nada Cikes
- UEMO UEMS Physician Primacy - Dr Peter Holden