JOINT MEETING OF FEMTOS AND

TURKISH THORACIC SOCIETY

Welcome to

FORUM OF EURASIA-MEDITERRANEAN THORACIC SOCIETIES

Ali KocabasPresident of FEMTOS

FEMTOS

FORUM OF EURASIA-MEDITERRENEAN THORACIC SOCIETIES

FEMTOS

FEMTOS

Turkish Thoracic Society Bulgarian Society of Pulmonary Diseases Macedonian Respiratory Society Serbian Respiratory Society Tunisian Society of Respiratory Diseases Moroccan Respiratory Society The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and

Lung Diseases (NRITLD) Kyrgz Thoracic Society Georgian Respiratory Association

National Societies of FEMTOS

FEMTOS

Population: > 250 million Chest specialists : >4000

YunanistanBulgaristanMakedonya

Sırbistan

FasTunusMısırİran

GürcistanAzerbeycanKazakistanKırgızistan

FEMTOS

YunanistanBulgaristanMakedonya

Sırbistan

FasTunusMısırİran

GeorgiaKyrgyzstan

TurkeyBulgaria

MacedoniaSerbia

MoroccoTunisiaEgyptIran

To develop professional, scientific and social relations among National Thoracic Societies in Eurasia-Mediterranean region

To coordinate the activities of developing lung health and pulmonary medicine in the region

The objectives of FEMTOS

Because we have the same:

• History• Culture• Problems related to lung health

Why are we together in FEMTOS ?

National Thoracic Societies

National FEMTOS Commitees

General Assembly of FEMTOS

National FEMTOS Delegates

Executive Committee of FEMTOS

ORGANISATION OF FEMTOS

Ali Kocabas (President) Ali Ben Kheder (General Secretary) Muzaffer Metintaş (Treasurer) Dilşad Mungan (International Relations) Mohammed Reza Masjedi (Member) Akbay Sarybaev (Member) Dejan Dokic (Member)

Executive Committe of FEMTOS

Central Office of FEMTOS

FEMTOS

Turan Güneş Bulvarı, No: 175/19, 06550 Oran, Ankara-Turkey

Phone: +90. 312 490 4050Fax: +90. 312 490 4142E-mail: toraks@toraks.org.tr

Country General Popul.

Prev asthma

Prev COPD

Inciden TB

Preval smoking (%)

Turkey 70 4-6% 19,6% 43 F:24, M: 62

Tunisia 10 4% ? 20 F:19, M: 50

Serbia 7.5 ? ? 37 F:33, M: 48

Iran 69 ? ? ? F:2.5, M: 25

Bulgaria 7.8 ? ? 42 ?

Morocco 3.3 12% 20% 87 F:5, M: 40

Georgia 4.3 2.2% 3.4% 24 F:18, M: 55

Egypt 70 ? ? ? Total: 30

Macedonia 2 ? ? ? F:32, M: 37

Kyrgyzstan 5 ? ? ? F:41, M: 64

Lung Health in the Region

Countries General Population

GN income per person

Number of Chest physician

Turkey 70 4200 1230

Tunisia 10 2500 200

Serbia 7.5 2000 443

Iran 69 2000 120

Bulgaria 7.8 ? 551

Morocco 3.3 ? 350

Georgia 4.3 770 ?

Egypt 70 ? 1000

Macedonia 2 4185 72

Kyrgyzstan 5 431 59

IMPROVE EDUCATION SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES IMPROVE PATIENT CARE PROMOTE LUNG HEALTH

To Improve Lung Health in Our RegionWe have to:

A. TO IMPROVE EDUCATION

Joint symposiums of FEMTOS and National Thoracic SocietiesElectronic Bulletin and Web siteEstablih a task forces on ‘Speciality training in the region”Exchange program for young investigators and/or residentsFEMTOS scholarships for national societies congress/meetings

What will we do in 2006?

B. TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES

To establish a fund for scientific researches, grants and awards from national societies, governments or other sourcesTo organise multicenter scientific studies

What will we do in 2006?

C. TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE Planning studies on the situation of patient care in the regionPrepare guideliness on common seen lung diseases

D. TO PROMOTE LUNG HEALTHOrganize world days (world TB, asthma, COPD, no tobacco ) together according the needs of the region

What will we do in 2006?

Only if we can get together

We can improve regional and global lung health !