Swissperfusion

Swiss Society of Perfusion (SSoP)

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Information from EBCP Spring Meeting, Athens 29.03.2025

  1. Europerfusion 24./25.10.2025 in Athens

    • Call for abstracts - abstract submission here: EBCP https://ebcp.eu/?oid=454&pid=167233
    • Registry for conference and workshops will open soon
    • There will be a moderated poster session, having a person guiding the audience through the posters and asking questions to the authors. This was created especially for students to make an easy “first time” presentation with guidance.

  1. Updated Guidelines on CPB by EACTS/EACTAIC/EBCP

    • Published 14.02.2025
    • Webinar “Guidelines Roundtable” (2 Episodes)
    • EBCP created an EXEL sheet, showing all recommendations and the changes between 2019 and 2024. This form will be shared with the hospitals by the national delegates as soon as it was sent by the Board
    • Next Guideline update will follow in 5 years.

  1. Recertification fees (penalties)

    • Multiple re-certification periods (25 % penalty for up to 3 terms = 9 years; 35 % penalty for greater than 3 terms
    • This is now implemented for a 2-year period, then reviewed.

  1. EBCP Theory Exam 2025

    • 3rd Saturday in November (15.11.2025)
    • Textbook – current textbook will NOT be edited (no new edition)
    • Confirmation will be sent to schools and delegates once confirmation of the new literature souce is in place.
    • Tschaut is the literature source for 2025
    • 75 questions over 120 mins
    • Pass score remains 60 %
    • Results approximately one week after exam
    • Confirmation of eligibility to sit exam and Moodle password two weeks after deadline for theory exam application
    • 1 standard exam with 50 practice questions to be made available on website.
    • Deadline for application: 15.09.2025

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Information from EBCP Autumn Meeting, Valencia 17.10.2024


1. Theory exam will be conducted third Saturday every November.
  • 75 questions to be answered in 120 min, 60% to be scored to pass the exam.
  • Results to announce after a week.
  • The national delegate is responsible to check all the documents
2. National delegates can get trained through Zoom Meeting on 27th of this November
3. Euro perfusion 2025 will be held in Athens, Greece and 2026 in Leipzig, Germany along with german national congress
4. Feel free to participate in webinars- both active and passive
5. MiECC would like to create a digital library – feel free to upload your institute`s pictures and videos without any patient`s information.
6. Twizzit recertification documents visible to all – problem will be addressed asap

Information from EBCP Spring Meeting, Valencia 23.03.2024

Information for Students:

  1. It is necessary to document 100 perfusions (as logbook) + 2 years of clinical experience in Switzerland to take up the theory exam in Kalaidos School. There is no exemption for that.
  2. Contact Mr. Manuel Iafrate or Mr. Naveen Nagaraj for clarifications regarding EBCP Exams.
  3. Failed Students can reappear after 6 months.
  4. In the future, the certificates will be sent directly to the national delegate, which will be then handed over to the Kalaidos. Student`s will not get the certificates sent directly.
  5. If any student gets certificate and decides to quit the course in between without completion of the course and without abiding to the school`s rules, the certificate will be made invalid and will not be permitted to take up the EBCP exam anymore.
  6. Moodle- a new system will be introduced soon for the perfusion students across Europe. The students, perfusion schools and national delegates can access it. The idea is to create a common platform for all the schools and students securely for the whole of Europe.
  7. Kalaidos School accredited until 2027.


Information for all the practicing Perfusionists:

  1. Recertification Penalty (its official) - 25% Penalty for 3 terms (9 years), 35% Penalty for more than 3 terms
  2. Traffic light system for recertification process- Red means rejected orange means partially incomplete, green means accepted.
  3. Europerfusion 2024 held in Valencia, Spain on 18 & 19 October La Fe Hospital. Abstract submission open
  4. Treasurer position is open, interested candidates can contact general secretary, EBCP
  5. Portugal needs help for perfusion lessons (online) in English, if you enjoy teaching in English contact the national delegate.
  6. Perfusionists interested to conduct webinar through EBCP can contact the delegate or general secretary. It can be organized.
  7. European Resuscitation council (ERC) is writing guidelines for ECPR, Mr. Koen van Tilburg from Zurich has agreed to be involved with the process through EBCP.
  8. EuroElso has some positions open (Technology & Innovation, ECPR, neurological outcome, sustainability, Transport, etc.,) interested Perfusionists can apply through EuroElso website.
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