Dear Colleague-Urogynaecologist,
For several years, late Professor Ulf Ulmsten from Uppsala made tremendous efforts to improve the position of our subspecialty within the frame of the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG).
Professors Ulmstens vision has been to get urogynaecology accepted as a subsection within the EBCOG. This was finally achieved at a meeting of the executive committee of the EBCOG during its Congress in Prague May, 2002.
Further meetings attended by European urogynecologists were held during the August 2002 I.U.G.A. Congress in Prague and 2004 EBCOG Congress in Athens.
The name of the new society is European Urogynaecologic Association (EUGA) and its board consists of Heinz Kölbl, Mainz, Carl- Gustaf Nilsson, Helsinki, Vice-Chairman, Michael Halaska, Prague, Secretary General, with others as a Executive Committee members.
During this meetings the board and present urogynaecologists decided to create byelaws similar to those of other members of EBCOG - ESHRE, ESGO and EAPM to prepare the registration of the Association in one of the EU countries and to invite the known members of I.U.G.A. and I.C.S. from Europe to become a members. During the board meeting in Paris, Palais de Congres Aug 2004, the scientific and organizational program was discussed. The website of EUGA including the online membership form has been finalized now and is presented here.
Since the EUGA is dedicated not only to the support of research, improvement of the health care and education but also to create a medical and political background for this subspecialty in Europe a close cooperation with you is of great importance.
Please, show your interest with registration on-line.
Best regards
Professor Heinz Kölbl - Chairman
Professor Michael Halaška - Secretary - General
31.8.2009
