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Based on European standards of training and care as established by ESGO, ESGO provides supervision and recognition for excellence in training and care by accreditation of centres across Europe.
Centres accredited by ESGO as European Training Centre in Gynaecological Oncology are authorized to provide certified training and prepare fellows for certification as FESGO (Fellow of ESGO). Centres that meet the criteria for a training centre as set in the ESGO Curriculum can apply for accreditation. As from January 1st 2024 the entire process of (re-)application and recognition can be started and followed ON-LINE.
Only centres that meet the Curriculum criteria should start the application process. This can now be done on-line using the REDCap platform, which you might already have been using for certification in ovarian cancer surgery or endometrial cancer treatment.
The platform will guide you intuitively through the application process and in doing so it will already check the data for your centre to be provided. Keep a digital copy of your Training Programme. i.e. the fellow programme adapted to your local situation, and of your latest Year Report at hand to be uploaded.
Note that you will receive e-mails with active hyperlinks etc.
Interested to be part of the growing network of ESGO accredited centres for training in the subspecialty?
Please view the following data and documents to prepare your application and to start the application process for ESGO accreditation by initiating the digital application via REDCap.
As part of the process, to be eligible for the subspecialty training a centre must:
View the full detailed requirements
Check out if you are eligible and start the process!
Note that you will receive emails with active hyperlinks to the forms you will need to complete as part of your application. If your institution email server blocks such emails you should consider using an alternate email address, such as your personal email address, that will allow emails with active hyperlinks to come through.
Need further information?
Contact the ESGO Administrative Office
Committed to the cause of excellence in care and education, since 2010 ESGO aims to establish multidisciplinary standards for care in training and ovarian cancer surgery, and acts as the European authority in the field of gynaecological oncology.
Requirements of gynaecological oncology increased, surgery has become more complex, oncological care has become more multidisciplinary and evidence is required also for modules and assessments during training.
The ESGO “new” Curriculum (compulsory as of January 1, 2021) has been mainly based on and around competence and structure of the general basic training in obstetrics and gynaecology.
The eLogbook has been provided for training in gynaecological oncology and is compulsory for all fellows undergoing the ESGO certified training.
Note that:
The portfolio must be completed within four (4) years after the formal start of training. Retrospective fulfilment of the criteria, e.g., completion of the portfolio over years of oncological practice without a registered and defined training programme, is not allowed.
The ESGO Curriculum can be downloaded HERE
For any further information about the new Curriculum please feel free to contact the ESGO office
The ESGO training centre accreditation regular administrative fee is 1.100 EUR for centres from High Income Countries (HIC) and 500 EUR is due from applicant centres from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). Please consult the list of LMIC countries as of the World Bank.
In addition, training centres who wish to become recognized are asked to pay for travel expenses and hotel of the visitors. Besides, extra expenses, i.e. the PCR Tests are covered by the hosting centre. · Claim form together with original bills are sent to the visited centre by visitors directly.
The regular administrative fee of the Re-accreditation process, both the on-site visit and the online tele-visit is 1.100 EUR for centres from High Income Countries (HIC) and 500 EUR is due from applicant centres from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC).
However, if the same centre has already been accredited for Ovarian or Endometrial Cancer surgery, the fee is as follows:
* Any of the following Centre (Re)Accreditations: Training, Ovarian or Endometrial Cancer Surgery
Contact the ESGO office
" ESGO has now not only concentrated all accreditations within one committee, but also within one on-line platform (REDCap). This really facilitates all accreditations, including the one for Training Centres (which should clearly be distinguished from accreditations for treatment). ESGO aims at having at least one Training Centre for gynaecological oncology in each of the European countries. Good training is a prerequisite for good clinical management!"
Prof. em. René H. M. Verheijen,
Chair of ESGO Working Group of Accreditation in Training
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