What gynaecologists need to master: Consensus on medical expertise outcome of pan-European postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynecology

Charles Redman (1) , Ulrich Petry (2) , Simon Leeson (3) , Pekka Niemenen (4) , Xavier Carcopino (5) , Christine Bergeron (6) , Olaf Reich (7)

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, UK
2 Klinikum Wolfsburg, Frauenklinik Schwerpunkt Gynäkologische Onkologie, Sauerbruchstrasse 7, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany.
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PW, UK
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology [Helsinki]
5 IMBE - Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale
6 Laboratoire CERBA
7 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 14, 8036 Graz, Austria.

Harmonisation of training standards in postgraduate Obstetric and Gynaecological Training is important but this should be not at the expense of ignoring previously agreed pan-European quality standards. The recent Delphi process jointly undertaken by the European Board & College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (EBCOG) and the European Network of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology suggests that all gynaecological trainees should be able to perform LLETZ and conisation of the cervix. This is ill-advised.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Ecology, environment; Health; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Gynecology and obstetrics

Charles Redman, Ulrich Petry, Simon Leeson, Pekka Niemenen, Xavier Carcopino, et al.. What gynaecologists need to master: Consensus on medical expertise outcome of pan-European postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynecology. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2018, 222, pp.182. ⟨10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.11.007⟩. ⟨hal-02058134⟩