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THE CURRENT POSITION THE CURRENT POSITION OF EUROTOX OF EUROTOX
REGISTRATION/ERT REGISTRATION/ERT SYSTEMSYSTEM
Mumtaz Iscan, Ph.D., ERT Professor of Toxicology,
Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Ankara University Ankara-Turkey
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IntroductionIntroduction EUROTOX Reg/ERT Sub Comm. 2009-2012 Brief information on ERT Registration procedures
(Guidelines for registration of ERTs, and National Register establishment and application to EUROTOX)
ERTs: promotion, publicising and other activities ERT: Nos, as of August, 2011 National Registers (15): progress in New EUROTOX
registers? Annual new entries, re-registrations and deletions
EUROTOX Registers Distribution of ERTs among member societies with register as of August 2011.
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EUROTOX RegistrationEUROTOX Registration/ERT /ERT SubCommitteeSubCommittee (2009-2012) (2009-2012)
Mumtaz Iscan (Chair, Turkey) Corrado Galli (Italy)
Heidi Foth (Germany) Jyrki Liesivouri (Finland )
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The European Registration of Toxicologists is a service of EUROTOX for Toxicology and for individual toxicologists who excel by high standards of education, skills, experience, and professional standing.
These toxicologists, upon application, should be certificated as EUROPEAN REGISTERED TOXICOLOGIST (ERT).
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In principle, In a first step, National
Registration boards in Europe evaluate applications of candidates according to a consensual process and admit successful applicants to the national register.
In the second step, upon request, EUROTOX will certificate these individuals as ERT without further evaluation.
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Obviously, the proper function of this system depends on a high degree of harmonization of standards among the registering national boards.
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The EUROPEAN REGISTERED TOXICOLOGIST
(ERT)Guidelines for Registration
The present Guidelines for Registration is an update of the “Expectations of a EUROPEAN REGISTERED TOXICOLOGIST” first published by EUROTOX in 1995.
This first description of common requirements and regulations for registration of toxicologists in Europe was derived by harmonization of three founder schemes (Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, 1994).
The “Guidelines for Registration” accommodate scientific and conceptual progress in Toxicology in the years passed and experience made with the existing registration schemes.
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A. Theoretical curriculumB. Practical curriculum C. Implementation of registrationD. Maintenance of Registration (Re-
Registration)E. The National Registering BodyF. Tasks to be undertaken by the lead
body (EUROTOX)
The EUROPEAN REGISTERED TOXICOLOGIST (ERT) Guidelines for Registration
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Theoretical curriculum/programme Purpose: Theoretical training in toxicology, with
associated practical working to re-enforce concepts, is essential. Such training can be provided on a modular basis and should embrace at least the topics that are defined in.
13 obligatory and 2 out of 9 elective modules/courses are obligatory for registration.
Modules are completed by examinations
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Scheme of the Training/Education
programme for ERT
(Modified from Dutch Tox. Education Programme www.toxcourse.nl)
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B. Practical curriculum Practical experience and training must be
related to Toxicology and should be based on laboratory, computer-assisted or regulatory work in one of the areas of the programme.
Practical awareness During a period of not less than 5 years a
candidate for Registration will be expected to have obtained Practical Awareness (knowledge of major techniques and their merits and limitations, not necessarily hands-on experience) in the topics listed.
In addition an in-depth knowledge and experience will be expected in at least two of them.
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Documentation of practical experience,
Communication skills, Authorship
Candidates for registration will have documented their practical experience by at least 5 publications, confidential reports or assessments.
It is regarded as essential that these papers demonstrate a high standard of critical ability and communication skills.
Publications should have appeared in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Reports and assessments should be suitable for submission to regulatory agencies or for regulatory decision making.
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C. Implementation of registrationIn order to be qualified for Registration, candidates have to
demonstrate their current active professional participation in the field of Toxicology.
They must submit to the registering body:1. A CV containing relevant information such as details of
scientific education, of post(s) held and of professional activities performed.
2. Documentation of academic education before commencing training (entry level knowledge-base)
3. Minimum accomplishments during training (applied knowledge-base)
4. Recommendation letters should be submitted from two eminent toxicologists who are familiar with ERT requirements and the
applicant’s background
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D. Maintenance of Registration (Re-Registration)
On a 5-yearly basis, As a minimum, to remain registered, a candidate must be working as a toxicologist, and must submit the following:
An updated CV containing relevant information such as details of post(s) held and of professional activities performed during the past 5-year period of registration.
Documentation/Confirmation of professional toxicological activity in responsible position by evidence such as list of publications, list of other studies (with information on numbers, topics, methods used, branch of customers), employment references, delegation into expert committees, teaching and mentoring.
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E. The National Registering Body
A participating registering body will have lodged (and had accepted) its criteria for registering toxicologists with an appropriate national body (e.g. society of toxicology).
The national society in turn, will have lodged (and had accepted) these criteria with EUROTOX. One registering body only is accepted per country.
The national registry will notify significant changes of their criteria to the EUROTOX Registration Subcommittee.
Criteria of a participating registering body- Legislative Aspects (= application)- Executive Aspects (= evaluation)- Judicial Aspects (= appeal)
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F. Tasks to be undertaken by the lead
body (EUROTOX)
1- Training 2- Registration
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1. Expected minumum criterias and other detailed documents-syllabus are provided under “Guidelines for Registration of EUROPEAN Registered Toxicologists- ERTs.
2. A template for the application and evaluation forms
3. An example for the National Register Rules for ERT.
THE NECESSSARY DOCUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO THE MEMBER SOCIETY WHOWANT TO LAUNCH ITS NATIONAL REGISTER
AND APPLY FOR EUROTOX ERT SYSTEM
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The process of submission of a National Register to EUROTOX for
approval
The proposal has to be submitted to the EUROTOX Registration /ERT SubCommittee (chair) for the evaluation. After reviewing the proposal SubCommittee may require some changes before recommending the National Register proposal to EUROTOX EC for approval.
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Maintenance of the EUROTOX European Register is carried out by EUROTOX
SECRETARIAT (Currently by Ellaine Ferioli in Milan-ITALY)
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EUROTOX REGISTRATION EUROTOX REGISTRATION //STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
(SOP)(SOP)
Maintenance of the EUROTOX European Register, as follows: Liaison with National Register link people concerning new registrations, re-registrations and
deletions to the European Register, via e-mail. Change the European Register database on receipt of information concerning the above from
National Register Link people. Typing certificates and filing copies of new members. Sending certificates to National Register link people for distribution, together with receipts and
return addressed envelopes. New members then send back the receipts, which are then filed, alphabetically by country, with the copy certificates.
Deal with any queries arising from liaison with National Register link people, forwarding them to chair of EUROTOX Registration/ERT SubCommittee where necessary.
On a six-monthly basis: Send information on the number of new members to chair of EUROTOX Registration/ERT
SubCommittee . On an annual basis: Notification to the EUROTOX Treasurer of the number of new members each year, by country, for
billing purposes. Sending current National Register listing of information on the European Register to each National
Register link person to check for any changes, or data that may have “slipped through the net” during the year (eg. Re-registrations or deletions).
EUROTOX/SOP – Standard Operating Procedures – Operated by EUROTOX Secretariat
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Promotion and Publicising Promotion and Publicising activities (1)activities (1)
Promotion and recognition of ERT certification continued in the CTDC meeting in Sun City.
IUTOX 7th Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries held in Sun City, South Africa on September 6-10, 2009, EUROTOX held the session followed by a round table discussion entitled "Harmonisation of Toxicology issues between developed and developing countries" .
The program and the presentations of the speakers are
available on the EUROTOX web page.
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Promotion and Publicising Promotion and Publicising activitiesactivities (2)(2)
A Workshop is held on 29th of August 2011 in EUROTOX 2011 Paris Congress.
The title of Workshop is “The EUROTOX Registration/ERT System; Present Position and Objectives”
The ERT poster and the brochures are displayed in EUROTOX booth and the brochures are distributed to the participants during the EUROTOX Congresses.
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Officially recognition of ERTsOfficially recognition of ERTs (1)(1)
Based on the numerous interest/applications of toxicologists working in industry and as consultants all around the world for ERTs, the credibility of ERTs is increasing world wide. Recently ECHA in their job advertisement/opportunity considered ERT as one of the assets.
These are big encouraging developments in the awareness of
ERTs among the stakeholders and signs of increasing job opportunities of ERTs.
However, although these are good signs, this is not adequate and as EUROTOX we need to explore/broaden and make ERTs formally/ officially recognised by all stakeholders.
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Officially recognition of ERTsOfficially recognition of ERTs (2)(2)
The similar need was also reported at the EUROTOX Registration Strategy plan Meeting during IUTOX Congress in Barcelona, 2010. Moreover, the official recognition of ERTs have been questioned by our member societies over the years and thus some of them were reluctant to be part of our ERT System since it does not provide any benefit to the members of their societies.
This was also encountered in the recent IUTOX Survey which was conducted for the purpose of global harmonisation of existing registration and certification of toxicologists schemes under the umbrella of IUTOX.
Hence, based on the aferomentioned reasons, RSC and ESC at their joint meeting decided to give a proposal to EUROTOX EC to establish a task force (composed of few members of RSC and ESCs and reinforced with the individuals from EU authorities and industry) to work and lobby actively for official/formal recognition of ERTs by stakeholders such as regulatory bodies, organisations and others in Europe and thus strengthen its important mission which is being the voice of Toxicology in EUROPE.
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Other activitiesOther activities Registration SubCommittee and Education SubComittee had a joint one full day meeting on 10th
of January in Stockholm, Sweden, 2011 to up-date the ERT-Syllabus, discuss the education requirements for ERT, education and the current levels of education and training, the current activities related to ERTs and other related matters;
The outcome/decisions of this meeting were as follows;
-ERT-syllabus (Guidelines for ERT registration) was updated and modernized .
-Submission of a proposal to EUROTOX EC to establish a tentative Task Force to work and lobby actively for official recognition of ERT.
-Some other decisions concerning the current levels of education and training of toxicologists and the proposal to EUROTOX EC for support of educational activities.
The next joint meeting is going to be held in 6 months to- Discuss the unfinished issues/items of the agenda of Stockholm. - Follow-up of the decisions taken in the previous meeting (Stockholm).- Discusss the new emerging issues
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IUTOX Related activityIUTOX Related activityIUTOX Registery project (1)IUTOX Registery project (1)
IUTOX initiated a task for the global harmonisation of existing registration and certification of toxicologists schemes under the umbrella of IUTO. For this purpose IUTOX formed the Toxicology Recognition Task Force (TRTF) in 2011.
EUROTOX has been invited to participate in this Project by being the member of TRTF. Since then EUROTOX President and RSC participated in all meetings and conference calls held by IUTOX as member of the TRTF.
The information about the recent IUTOX member Society surveys and below proposed/recommended plans of IUTOX were given to the participants and these were thoroughly discussed.
Briefly IUTOX developed two-part international toxicology recognition plan after considering the data derived from the recent IUTOX Member Society survey where 90% of respondents stated they are in favor of a toxicology recognition scheme.
Part I Development of a Global Directory of Toxicology, to record the names of toxicologists around the
world who currently participate in a national or regional toxicology society (this would rely on the cooperation of IUTOX Member Societies to either nominate or approve individuals for inclusion in the directory.
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IUTOX Related activityIUTOX Related activityIUTOX Registery projectIUTOX Registery project (2)(2)
Part II
Harmonize certifications and registries that already exist in countries or regions for senior scientists. This is a longer term objective due to the level of coordination that will be required between groups in Europe (ERT) Japan and the United States.
– Next meeting– Paris, EUROTOX Meeting
• August 2011-With regard to the Global Directory, the following issues are going to be resolcved; Opt in/opt out of the Directory by individual toxicologists, the responsible individual/s collecting the data and maintain it, determine administrative costs associated with the Directory, funding, evaluate the possible revenues needed to produce and maintain the Directory.
• Part II: The plan is that the discussions about the harmonization process get
underway in Paris and be completed by the ICTXIII meeting in Seoul, 2013
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ERTs 20ERTs 201111
Nos. at 1st of August, 2011 = 1438
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Annual number of new entriesAnnual number of new entries
re-registrationsre-registrationsand deletionsand deletions
for Eurotox Registrationfor Eurotox Registration during the recent yearsduring the recent years
New members : 80 - 120Re-registrations : 40 - 60 Deletions : 10 - 20
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Progress in Progress in
New EUROTOX registersNew EUROTOX registers
Bulgaria : Application received. Evaluated and
accepted by the Registration/ERT SubCommitee after revision. Submitted to EUROTOX EC with recommendation its approval in May, 2011. The decision/approval of EUROTOX EC is expected during EUROTOX Paris Congress.
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Status of the ERT register Status of the ERT register
(2011)(2011)Societies in EUROTOX 31Societies with a register 15Registered toxicologists 1438Registered toxicologists vs. EUROTOX members 19.97 %
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National RegistersNational Registers and their and their foundation yearsfoundation years (and (and pending onepending one))
Austrian1998
Belgian 2010
(Bulgaria) Dutch 1990
Finnish 1998
French 1996
German 1988
Hellenic 2010
Irish 2005
Italian 1999
Norwegian 2001
Polish 2006
Spanish 2001
Swiss 1998
Turkish 2007
UK 1994
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Distribution of the ERTs among the Societies Distribution of the ERTs among the Societies with a register with a register
( % of total -1438 )( % of total -1438 )
Austrian 1.32
Belgian 2.16
(Bulgaria) Pending
Dutch 20.31
Finnish 2.43
French 11.40
German 13.84
Hellenic 0.63
Irish 0.97
Italian 3.55
Norwegian 4.87
Polish 1.95
Spanish 4.73
Swiss 9.53
Turkish 1.25
UK 21.07
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THANK YOU
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