16.12.2011 16:00

Presidential address

Dear Members, Dear Friends,   The Year seems to have flown by quickly, and once again, we find ourselves at the end of an exciting period of growth and development for the EAFPS. The continuing achievements of the EAPFS would not have been possible without the resourcefulness of the General Secretary Abel-Jan Tasman, the unerring accountancy of the Treasurer Antonio Sousa Vieira, the exceptionally poignant guidance from the Chairmen of the Standing Committees and the National Delegates who skillfully turn the essential wheels and cogs of our engine. I would like also to express my grateful thanks to our secretary Ms. Gabi Behncke for her special dedication to our Academy.

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The European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)

The European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (formerly known as The Joseph Society and as the European Academy of Facial Surgery) was founded in 1977. Its purposes are to create a body of duly qualified surgeons who have had training and experience in plastic and/or reconstructive surgery of the face and neck. Its objectives are to stimulate study, research and scientific advancement in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery between all the specialties that have common interests. These specialties typically being oto-rhino-laryngology, maxillo-facial surgery, ophthalmology and general plastic surgery. The Academy is mainly for surgeons in Europe, although it does have some interested members from outside Europe. The official language of the Academy is English. The Academy has been involved in the European Community in identifying facial plastic surgery as an entity and is active in promoting appropriate training schemes for trainees in the subspecialty of facial plastic surgery. There is a Postgraduate Fellowship Programme and as member of the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies (IFFPSS), we have a common certification process, based on and equal to the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) examination and rules for certification.

 

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