As I write this the summer is in full swing and by the time you read it it will almost
be time for EUROSON 2005. The programme for the Geneva Meeting has been well published
and for anyone who has not yet decided to go there is still time to go to what promises
to be a good meeting with updates in most areas of ultrasound and to hear about new
scientific advances in ultrasound all over Europe.
During the Autumn it is hoped to publish on the website the long awaited Minimum Training
Standards in Diagnostic Ultrasound, the syllabus produced by the Education and Professional
Standards Committee. We are greatly indebted to the entire committee but particularly
the secretary David Lindsell for continuing to push this forwards and I would commend
the document to all. A paper version of the document will be published early in the
new year and currently is expected to appear in the February issue of the European
Journal of Ultrasound (Issue 1).
It is a great pleasure for me to announce that the American Institute of Ultrasound
in Medicine (AIUM) has awarded it highest honour, the Fellowship to Michel Claudon
for his contributions to ultrasound over a period of many years. Michel finishes
his term as Past President of EFSUMB in the autumn and should be congratulated for
all his hard work which has now been recognised by the American Institute.
The Autumn sees a big change in the committees of EFSUMB with a number of elected
members of both the Publications and the Education and Professional Standards Committees
standing down after a number of years service and being replaced by some new enthusiastic
members. The Officers of the Federation also change so that by the time of the next
newsletter the first new committees will have met and new agendas will have been set.
