The European College of Phlebology (ECoP) has been established in 2012 as an organization that primarily stimulates optimal care for all patients in Europe suffering from a venous disease with a multidisciplinary approach. As a first step a European training curriculum was established. To establish an internationally accepted Certificate in Phlebology the recognition by the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) was essential. ECoP initiated the foundation of a Multidisciplinary Joint Committee of Phlebology (MJCP) in the UEMS system with the support of different UEMS sections and succeeded in 2014. The new MJCP with its president J.J. Guex and delegates from the UEMS member societies installed the European Board of Phlebology (EBP) in 2017 which is now responsible for the education, training and certification of Phlebology in Europe. The EBP succeeded in acceptance of official training requirements for National Reference Training Centers in Phlebology (NRTCP), European Training Centers of Phlebology (ETCP), European Rotation Training Centers in Phlebology (ERTCP) and Trainers, improving the level of care significantly. The EBP educational program focusses on the practical training of skills needed to diagnose and treat the patients with venous diseases.
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