The European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP)

Summary of the initiative

Name
The European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP)
Objective(s)
To establish a common certification and recertification process for perfusionists in Europe and thereby permit greater mobility of labour with the mutual recognition of professional qualifications to set Essentials and Guidelines by which training programmes will be accredited by the Board to establish, monitor and maintain equality of standards in education and training of perfusionists to liaise with the European Commission in order to legalise the above objectives through the appropriate health department.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Sector

    Contact Point - Commission
    GROW E1

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    1991
    Title of Act
    Certification Registry of the European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion

    Geographical Coverage

    Participating Countries
    Belgium
    Other countries
    Australia

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
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    Target Group(s)
    European perfusionists and the educational sector of perfusionists.
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Accreditation.
    Type of Financing
    Fee for recertification.
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commission
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)yes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    Recertfication is necessary in 3-yearly intervals.
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulator
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
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    Downloads

    SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 43