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!
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📄 Council Presentations Available!
Please find below all the presentations, supporting documents and photos from the UEMS Spring Council 2025.
- UEMS Council Overview
- UEMS AC meeting Draft Agenda
- UEMS AB meeting Draft Agenda
- UEMS Council meeting Draft Agenda
The Draft Agendas will be published 6 weeks prior to the event.
- Draft Minutes of the Advisory Board Meeting (Brussels, April 2025)
- Draft Minutes of the Council Meeting (Brussels, April 2025)
Draft Minutes of the previous Council meetings will be published in due time.
- PDM for the Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesiology
- ETR for the Specialty of Geriatric Medicine
- ETR for the Specialty of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- ETR for the Competence in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- ETR for the Competence in Paediatric Rheumatology
- ETR for the Competence in Phlebology
- ETR for the Competence in Reproductive Medicine
- ETR for the Competence in Transitional Care of Adolescents and Young Adults
- ETR for the Competence in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
- ETR for the Specialty of Pathology
All final draft versions of the submitted ETRs are expected to be uploaded by September 19th.
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