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Latest EBO feature in July/August 2010 issue of EuroTimes
EBO EXAM SUCCESS
EBOD examination underlines growing impact of European ophthalmic education
These are busy times indeed for the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO), which
has been active on a number of fronts in recent months.
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Latest EBO feature in May 2010 issue of EuroTimes
EBO Residency Exchange Programme gathers momentum
As part of its ongoing mission to safeguard and harmonise the highest standards of
ophthalmic care and training in Europe, the European Board of Ophthalmology
(EBO) is expanding its Residency Exchange Programme in 2010.
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Latest EBO feature in April 2010 issue of EuroTimes
THE growing importance of the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) examination was indicated at the 14th ESCRS Winter Meeting in Budapest where two of the didactic courses were accredited by the EBO as part of their education programme.
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EBO features in February 2010 issue of EuroTimes!
THE Executive Board Members of the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) are already looking towards spring in Paris where the 2010 EBO Diploma examination (EBOD) will take place. This annual exam is scheduled for Friday May 7 and Saturday May 8, 2010, immediately prior to the French SFO Congress. The 2009 EBOD examination proved to
be the most successful to date. With a total number of 308 candidates from 25 European countries and 168 examiners from 27 countries, this saw approximately a 10 per cent increase from 2008, a trend expected to continue for the EBO.
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Executive Committee Meeting in Amsterdam
This meeting is for Executive Board Members only
DATE: Saturday 16 January 2010, 11:00 – 17:00,
VENUE: Hotel Barbizon, Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam
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EBO features in January 2010 issue of EuroTimes!
New EBO website to cater for ongoing expansion in 2010
THE European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) has launched a new website
(http://ebo-online.org) with greatly enhanced functionality to cater for
the growing demand and interest in its many activities and services across the continent.
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Executive Committee Meeting, Portorož, 2 October, 2009
This meeting is for Executive Board Members only
DATE: Friday 2 October 2009 (17.00 - 19.30)
VENUE: VIP room, Grand Hotel St. Bernardin, Portorož
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Minutes of the EBO Executive Board Meeting, which took place on Saturday 14th February
in Antiq Hotel, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
EBOD Exam features in October 2009 issue of EuroTimes!
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EBOD Exam featured in September 2009 issue of EuroTimes!
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General Assembly, Prague, 7 June, 2009
This meeting is only for National Delegates nominated by and representing the National Ophthalmological Societies of the European Union
DATE: June 7, 2009, from 08.30 - 12.30
VENUE: Meeting Room Diplomat Hotel (Prague, Czech Republic)
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EBOD 2009 Diploma Examination in Paris on May 8th, 2009 the most successful to date
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We are delighted to report that this year’s has proven to be the most successful of our examinations to date.
It has been attended by 308 candidates from 25 European countries and 168 examiners from 27 countries, which is approximately 10% increase
from the last year.
Top 4 for Overall EBOD 2009 (three are ex-aequo on the 2nd place):
1. MAZUR Beata (Belgium)
2. BUTKEVICH Uladzimir (Slovenia)
3. ZHANG Qiuhua (France)
4. TAPPEINER Christoph (Switzerland)
Top 5 for MCQs EBOD 2009 (three are ex-aequo on the 3rd place):
1. MÖGLICH Martina (Germany)
2. BUTKEVICH Uladzimir (Slovenia)
3. TIBERGHIEN Ewa (France)
4. LAESSER Rainer (Italy)
5. SIMONAZZI Bruno (Switzerland)
AWARDS GIVEN:
Diplomas were awarded to Martina Möglich (Alan Ridgway Award for MCQ winner) and Beata Mazur
(EBOD 2009 Overall Winner Award). They both also received an exchange grant of 1000 euros.
Marko Hawlina, MD,PhD, FEBO |
I extend a heart-felt thank you to all that have participated or supported (as examiners or national delegates) this year’s EBO examination. Special thanks need to be addressed to to Catherine Creuzot-Garcher, chairman of Education committee, Danny Mathysen for statistical analysis and Dara Conlon for organisational efforts. EBO is grateful to SFO that offered superb hospitality to EBO, in addition to the premises, granting free access to the SFO congress to both, candidates and professors. EBO is also grateful to company Thea for their thoughtful contribution in social events.