EBIM Survey
In order to be better informed about the training and practice issues within Internal Medicine, the European Board of Internal Medicine has created a survey on training in internal medicine aimed at current trainees or those who have completed training within the last ten years. It is hoped that the survey will inform future curriculum updates and identify subjects for future faculty training projects.
There are approximately 100 questions that will take 30 minutes to complete.
5th EFIM Day - 15 March 2019, EFIM Headquarters, Brussels
Around 80 participants, Presidents, Board Members and Young Internists gathered together to attend the 5th EFIM Day at the EFIM Headquartes in Brussels on 15 March 2019. The 5th EFIM Day focused on the hot topic, “Physicians’ Burnout: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, featuring a keynote lecture by Prof. Dr.
FDIME Announces the 15th Clinical Research Course
Seminar dates: 17 – 19 June 2019, Paris
Stronger together for a healthier Europe
As we head towards the European Parliament elections in 2019, healthcare systems and citizens across Europe are facing unprecedented challenges driven by an ageing population, and increased prevalence of chronic diseases.
Research shows that 550,000 people of working age die from Non-Communicable Diseases in the EU every year. Aside from the significant impact on individual patients, their families and carers, this causes a largely avoidable loss to the EU economy of €115 billion per year, corresponding to 0.8% of GDP[1].
Great news for the European internal medicine community!
Download the European Curriculum here
The European Board of Internal Medicine is considering strategies aimed at implementing the new curriculum across Europe, in collaboration with EFIM and the national internal medicine societies.
1st European Advanced School of Internal Medicine in Riga
One of the greatest achievements in 2018 inspired by EFIM Young Internists was launching of the 1st European Advanced School of Internal Medicine (EASIM) in Riga, Latvia, directed by Dr. Ieva Ruža, on 24-26 November 2018. It was a small-scale international course by EFIM tailored to fill the gap in Internal Medicine postgraduate training for Early in Career internists in Europe. The EASIM design was based on the well-proven format of ESIM course for residents.
EFIM General Assembly - 30 August, Wiesbaden, Germany
We would like to thank all the members of the EFIM national societies who joined us in Wiesbaden. This year’s General Assembly was held on 30 August at the RheinMain Congress Centre in Wiesbaden, in conjunction with the 17th European Congress of Internal Medicine.
European Advanced School of Internal Medicine (EASIM)
Join us in Riga for the first ever European Advanced School of Internal Medicine (EASIM) - a finishing school for recently appointed specialists in Internal Medicine.
This course will offer clinical updates and will also help you to develop your non-technical skills such as communication, team working and conflict management - to give you the best possible start as a specialist in Internal Medicine! All this in a friendly and international atmosphere with plenty of opportunities for networking and socialising...
4th EFIM Day - 16 March, EFIM Headquarters, Brussels
Another successful EFIM Day was organised at the EFIM Headquarters in Brussels on 16 March, bringing together more than 60 EFIM representatives from 25 national internal medicine societies in Europe. Presidents, board members and Young Internists representatives had an opportunity to take part in discussions about current and future EFIM projects. The EFIM President, Runolfur Palsson, welcomed the attendees to the 4th EFIM Day sharing his perspectives on the achievements of the past year making EFIM become stronger and more visible in Europe.
EFIM General Assembly, Milan
We would like to thank all the members of the EFIM General Assembly who joined us in Milan. This year’s General Assembly was held on 31 August at the spectacular University of Milan, in conjunction with the 16th European Congress of Internal Medicine.