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EPOS Endorsement Application

EPOS Guideline – Meeting Endorsement

One of EPOS’s primary objectives is to promote medical education to enhance the care of children. Additionally, EPOS aims to foster collaboration between medical specialities, societies, and healthcare providers in Europe and worldwide. To support these goals, EPOS actively endorses medical meetings that align with the Society’s objectives.

Educational programmes developed by Societies, Organisations, or Institutions that meet the required standards of relevance and quality are eligible for endorsement, subject to approval by the Education Committee and the EPOS Board.

Endorsement Criteria

Submission Requirements

  • The endorsement request must be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Education Committee and must include:
    • Programme agenda
    • Educational objectives
    • Proposed faculty
    • Target audience
  • Requests should be submitted with sufficient time for review and approval prior to the educational activity.
  • Each request is considered for a single meeting only.

Scheduling and Competition

  • The educational activity must not compete with a similar EPOS event.
  • Events taking place within one month before or after an EPOS-organised event will not be eligible for endorsement.

Faculty Requirements

  • The faculty must include at least one EPOS member, whose documented expenses will be fully reimbursed by the event organiser.

Use of EPOS Branding

  • Organisers of endorsed events may use the EPOS logo on promotional and event-related materials.
  • EPOS will list the event on the EPOS website under the Non-EPOS Events section and provide a hyperlink to the organiser’s website.

Evaluation and Reporting

  • All participants must complete an EPOS Evaluation Form, which must be submitted to the Chair of the Educational Committee within two months of the event.
  • A delegate from the EPOS Board should attend the course to assess its educational quality.
  • The course organisers are expected to cover the EPOS delegate’s expenses. If the delegate is also a faculty member, no additional costs should be incurred.

Additional Requirements

  • The event programme must include the names of the attending faculty.
  • The educational objectives must be clearly defined.
  • The target audience must be explicitly stated.
  • All endorsement requirements must be agreed upon before the EPOS Board can approve the course.
  • The purpose of the evaluation is to ensure that the course meets EPOS’s high educational standards.

Exclusions

  • EPOS will not consider endorsement requests from industry sponsors.

To submit a meeting endorsement application, please write to courses@epos.org.