Report from the Credentials Committee

Members LA SA David Bolt Markus Wilke Karsten Velde Jean-Philippe Billet Ross Doust Eithne Comerford Daniela Murgia

Programme Recertification Committee LA Frederik Pille SA Josh Milgram

Credentails Committee Eva-Linda Skytting Credentials secretary

Deadlines September February July ACVSECVS 15th August 15th January 15th June New Applications New Programmes Annual Reports 31st July Revision Annual Reports 31th December 31th May Change in Programmes Credentials Special items

What do we do? READ Autumn/Winter Spring/Summer

Credentials 42 credentials applications (12 LA, 30 SA) 7% rejected because of publications

Annual reports 108 annual reports (36 LA, 72 SA) 39% resubmissions 1st Year : 61% 2nd Year : 30% 3rd Year : 17%

Annual reports Supervisor‘s help Other resident‘s help credentials@ecvs.org New Training Brochure

New Training Brochure Programme Director: Is a Diplomate of the ECVS who is responsible for the management of the residency programmes at his/her institution. This includes the establishment, modification and recertification of the programme. Resident Supervisor: Is a Diplomate of the ECVS who is responsible for the entire training of a named resident(s). Surgical Supervisor: Is a Diplomate of the ECVS, ACVS, ECVN, ACVN, EVDC, AVDC, ACVO, ACVO, approved Full Professor who scrubbed in together with the resident acting as primary or assisted surgeon = initials in bold, direct supervision Co-supervised Programme : Is a programme on two different locations with two Programme Directors and two Resident Supervisors

TOP 11 mistakes Minors/non-surgical procedures Coding errors Total numbers in Log Summary Limited procedures not numbered Performing surgery during other rotations Changing the format of the form Cumulative column not filled in Log Summary Not true emergency Wrong date format Use of inappropriate scientific language Missing abbreviations

New Training Brochure Internship Moved to the ECVS website (www.ecvs.org) under Training Information/How to become a Specialist

New Training Brochure ACVS  ECVS Diplomate Moved from the Training Brochure to the ECVS website (www. ecvs.org) under Training Information/Become a Diplomate/ACVS Diplomates

New Training Brochure To set up to recertify an existing programme a new Standard Veterinary Surgery Residency Programme (SVSRP) Alternate Veterinary Surgery Training Programme (AVSTP) to recertify an existing programme 9 elements 13 elements Duration of training Supervision by ECVS Dipl Case load Training in Anaesthesia Training in Diagnostic Imaging Training in Pathology Training in Internal Medecine Produce, publish, present Clinical Research Continuing Education

New Training Brochure Alternate Veterinary Surgery Training Programme 3 years < <6 years 60% clinical case management under direct Diplomate supervision

New Training Brochure Non-specialist procedures LA • Closed reduction of joint luxation • Cast application/change/removal • Implant removal • Chest tube placement • Cystotomy tube placement without laparotomy • Dental extraction other than pre-/molar permanent teeth • Skin mass removal • Incisional biopsy • Standing wound debridement or lavage • Draining of an abscess • Hoof crack/abscess treatment • Arthrocentesis, abdominocentesis and thoracocentesis • Sinus trephination and/or non-manipulative sinoscopy • Temporary tracheostomy • Castration without primary closure • Caslick’s Procedure • Periosteal stripping

New Training Brochure Non-specialist procedures SA • Closed reduction of joint luxations • Cast application/changes/removal • Diagnostic endoscopy or endoscopic retrieval of foreign bodies • Draining an abscess, lavaging a wound and wound debridement • Simple bite wounds • Chest tube placement • Central line placement • Pin removal • External fixator removal • Screw and wire removal • Dental procedures e.g. oral extraction of teeth • PEG tube placement • Incisional biopsy • Aural haematoma drainage • Small (skin/subcutaneous) mass removal • Arthrocentesis, abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis, and CSF collection • Rectal prolapse (unless surgical) • Intratracheal stents or interventional radiography e.g. coil placement for PDA treatment • Peripheral lymph node excision • Simple anal sacculectomies for anal sacculitis/abscess • Toe amputation • Tail amputation • Sinus trephination • Enucleation/exenteration • Simple umbilical and inguinal canal hernias • Lumpectomy • Mastectomy (single and regional) • Simple entropion • Temporary tracheostomy • Cystostomy tube placement • Mandibular symphyseal repair • Feeding tubes • Episioplasty • BEARD (Bignathic encircling and retaining device) • Non-laparoscopic neutering procedures • Ocular proptosis • Third eyelid flap • Tarsorrhaphy • Prolapse of the nictitans gland (cherry eye) • Lateral wall resection of the vertical ear canal

New Training Brochure Limited number of procedures LA: (Both of these have to be logged under category OO) Castration with primary closure (3 total) Oral pre-/ molar permanent tooth extraction (3 total) SA: Laparoscopic sterilization procedures (5 total) Elective and emergency OVH (pyometra) (5 total) Caesarean section/en bloc OVH for dystocia (5 total) Each procedure must be numbered consecutively in the Surgical Procedure column of the Surgery Case Log e.g. Laparoscopic OVH (1)

New Training Brochure Surgeries performed with a non-active (non-practicing) ECVS Diplomate can be counted as supervised procedures (Supervisor’s initials in bold in the Surgery case log)

New Training Brochure Publications Accepted for 27 journals • Veterinary Research • Equine Veterinary Journal • Veterinary and Comparative Oncology • Veterinary Pathology • Theriogenology • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine • Veterinary Record • Veterinary Ophthalmology • Veterinary Journal • Bmc Veterinary Research • Veterinary Dermatology • Research in Veterinary Science • Javma-Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association • Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Veterinary Surgery • Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica • Journal of Feline Medicine And Surgery • Journal of Comparative Pathology • American Journal of Veterinary Research • Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care • New Zealand Veterinary Journal • Journal of Veterinary Science • Veterinary Clinical Pathology • Journal of Small Animal Practice • Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound • Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology • Equine Veterinary Education

New Training Brochure Requirements for national or international presentations Scientific presentation (research communications, short communications, resident forum presentations) National or International Meeting Proof of the presentation at this meeting by the resident (e.g. copy of the Meeting Programme) Poster presentation are not accepted (except for oral defense at the ECVS Annual Scientific Meeting)

15 New Training Brochure AUGUST Credentials Application The logging stops on 31st July but you have until 15th August to send your credentials to the office AUGUST

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