ENTOG (European Network of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology) was founded in 1997. In collaboration with EBCOG it aims for more comparable and standardized training in obstetrics and gynecology with the highest possible quality throughout Europe. An important component is the ENTOG exchange. This is a yearly exchange program in which trainees from all 30 countries are able to visit one of the other countries to have a glance at their obstetric and gynecologic practice. In June 2015 the Netherlands will be the hosting country for the third time. We have a wonderful country and will not get you bored easily. We have a lot to offer: from our unique organization of obstetric care (from home deliveries to TTS laser treatment), our practice with advanced gynecology, to our widely implemented hands-on training (realistic obstetric emergence settings, laparoscopic simulators).

The exchange program

The exchange program will take place from June 8 until June 11, 2015, including a three-day visit to one of the participating Dutch hospitals concluded with the Scientific Program and ENTOG dinner on the final day. The deadline for registration to the exchange has already expired, and we are happy to host almost 50 trainees from all over Europe. Approximately 20 Dutch hospitals will be welcoming trainees, located in all regions of the Netherlands. From Monday to Wednesday the exchange program will consist of shadowing one of the Dutch trainees in the labor ward, OR, outpatient clinic and visiting a local midwife practice (and maybe even witness a home delivery). If you have registered as an exchange trainee, you will soon be contacted about the site of your exchange, program and contact information of the local ENTOG exchange committee.

Date	Activity	Location
Sun June 7.	Welcoming of trainees	Hospitals in region Amsterdam, Utrecht,Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Leiden, Groningen and Maastricht.
Mon June 8.	Exchange program	Hospitals in region Amsterdam, Utrecht,Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Leiden, Groningen and Maastricht.
Tue Jun 9.	Exchange program	Hospitals in region Amsterdam, Utrecht,Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Leiden, Groningen and Maastricht.
Wed June 10.	Exchange program	Hospitals in region Amsterdam, Utrecht,Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Leiden, Groningen and Maastricht.
Wed June 10.	ENTOG drinks	Utrecht
Thu June 11.	Scientific programENTOG diner	Utrecht
Fri June 12.	ENTOG meetingEBCOG meeting	Utrecht

ENTOG scientific meeting and ENTOG dinner

After three days, on Thursday June 11, all the exchange trainees will come together in Utrecht for the ENTOG scientific meeting. Afterwards the closing ENTOG dinner will take place.

Accommodation

For all exchange trainees accommodation will be arranged from Sunday June 8 until Wednesday June 10. For accommodation in Utrecht to attend the ENTOG conference on Thursday and ENTOG meeting on Friday, we can provide you with a list of possibilities by sending an email to [email protected].

If there are any questions feel free to contact either the Dutch organizing committee at [email protected] or your own country representative.

Website ENTOG: www.entog.eu

Website EBCOG: www.ebcog.org

more information will follow …

The different teaching regions all have an academic hospital (two for Amsterdam) with several surrounding teaching hospitals. We will soon publish a list of the participating hospitals and their websites.

 

 

more information will follow

 

 

In 2015 bestaat de VAGO 40 jaar! Eén van de redenen om de ENTOG exchange naar Nederland te halen, maar ook om weer een nieuw VAGO symposium te organiseren.

Na het succesvolle VAGO ‘Gender’ symposium in 2012, zal er aan het einde van de ENTOG exchange week een minstens zo interessant symposium plaatsvinden voor de Nederlandse AIOS in Utrecht.

Dit VAGO symposium zal bovendien afgesloten worden met een spetterend feest om het 40-jarig bestaan van de VAGO te vieren. Schrijf de volgende datum dus allemaal in je agenda:

Vrijdag 12 juni 2015: EGG-sploring, de oocyt van ovulatie tot overgang.

Vanuit verschillende perspectieven zal de ‘eicel’ onder de loep worden genomen, waarbij we antwoorden proberen te vinden op: Hoe wordt een eicel bevrucht? Wat is de eicelboot? Moeten we nieuwe vormen van PGD toestaan? Hoe vindt IVF bij paarden plaats? Wat is het effect van kanker en cytostatica op de eicel?

Hou de VAGO website in de gaten voor meer informatie over het programma en inschrijven.

Vragen of opmerkingen per mail naar [email protected] of via Twitter @EGGsploring2015

 

Namens het organiserende comité, hopelijk tot dan!

Annemijn Aarts, Fleur Bergwerff, Jenneke Kasius, Thamar Koudstaal, Sanne van Leijsen, Selma Mourad

 

 

 

Interested in joining the ENTOG exchange in the Netherlands? Please mail us at [email protected] or contact your own country representative.

A couple of weeks before the exchange all participants will receive information about the region and hospital where they will stay. Below is a list of the representatives of each region who you can contact directly if there are any questions about logistics.

Region	Representative	Email
Amsterdam	Marjoleine LouwerseIrma Scholten	[email protected][email protected][email protected]
Leiden	Kinge Bergsma	[email protected]
Rotterdam	Naomi Vink	[email protected]
Utrecht	Laura Seeber	l[email protected]
Groningen	Krista Stibbe	[email protected]
Nijmegen	Charlotte Lybol	[email protected]
Maastricht	Linda Muller	[email protected]