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The Recognition of Qualifications
Pediatric Surgery Maastricht-Aachen
Dr. W.G. van Gemert
Dept. Pediatric Surgery
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Background
– National developments: concentration of health
care
– Pediatric Surgery case
– Geographic/demographic characteristics
– Need for cross border collaboration
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• Aachen and Maastricht share the same
characteristics and difficulties
• Distance only 20-25 km
• Solution: cross border collaboration;
create one euregional center
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Advantages
• Improvement of care (quality)
• Increasing the reference area (quantity)
• Efficient use of human resources and means
• Gateway to Europe (opportunity)
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Difficulties
• Legislation; tax law, social security, etc.
• Income employees
• Financing patient care
• Cultural differences
• Data Registration (privacy)
• Professional qualifications
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Aachen - Maastricht
• Strive to one unit surgery – pediatric surgery
• Aachen: one pediatric surgeon, one trainee
• Maastricht: two pediatric surgeons, three
trainees
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• Actual short term goal:
– All pediatric surgeons and trainees recognized in
both countries
– and recognition of Aachen – Maastricht as one
teaching center (and one pediatric surgery center)
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The Netherlands
• Registration as a doctor and surgeon
– KNMG; RGS; BIG
• Certification as a pediatric surgeon
– NVKC; NVvH
• Training 2 years and different setup
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Germany
• Registration as a doctor, surgeon and
pediatric surgeon (Facharzt)
– Bezirksregierung; Ärztekammer
• Training 3 years and different setup
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• German pediatric surgeons:
– BIG-registration (KNMG); automatic recognition as
surgeon; apply for certificate pediatric surgeon by the
NVKC
• Dutch pediatric surgeons:
– Approbation + Fachsprache Prüfung (bezirksregierung,
Ärztekammer); Automatic recognition as a general
surgeon; apply for pediatric surgeon + exam
(Ärztekammer)
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Project: European Teaching Center
• How?
• Who?
• What?
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Discussion points
• Discrepancy between the desire for European
collaboration and the tremendous burocracy
• No uniformity – huge administrative burden
• Complexity of procedures; lack of knowledge
• How to proceed from here (actual situation)?