ESTES has both individual and institutional membership, based on the tradition
from the merging Societies, where ETS (European Trauma Society) had mainly
institutional and EATES (European Association for Trauma and Emergency Surgery)
mainly individual membership. The aim of the society, agreed upon by the General
Assembly, is to transfer as much as possible to individual membership, which is
connected to more advantages and also promotes more active involvement in the
important tasks of the society.
Who can be an individual member? The society is open for all doctors within specialities involved in trauma
and emergency surgery: All surgical specialities, anaesthesiology, radiology and
emergency, military and disaster medicine. Also doctors under training are
accepted as members. The society is also open for non-physicians working within
this field: Nurses, paramedics, ambulance-and prehospital staff.
What does it cost to be an individual member, and what do you get for it? The annual membership fee it 100 € for specialists and 75 € for doctors
under training and for non-doctors.
This gives you:
A diploma confirming your
individual membership
Free annual subscription to the
official forum of the Society, the European Journal of Trauma and Emergency
surgery, ordinary subscription rate 249 €. The journal has 6 issues per year
including regular information from the society.
Significantly reduced
registration fee to the annual congresses of the society: For specialists a
reduction with 80 € at early registration, for trainers and non-physicians (who
have lower registration fee) a reduction with 70 €.
Possibility to be a member of the specialist sections of the society:
Visceral trauma; Skeletal trauma and sports medicine; Emergency surgery; Surgical education; Disaster and military surgery
For example, if you are a
specialist and an individual member and attend the annual congress, you get an
economical benefit of 329 € for your fee of 100 € which means a gain of 229 €.
As you can see, it is a very good deal to be an individual member presumed that
you are interested in these fields.
And in addition to all this, you become an active supporter of the promotion and
development of Trauma and Emergency surgery in Europe, and you can influence
this development with your vote.
How do I become an individual member? It is very simple: On our website
www.estesonline.org you find the application form which you have to fill in
and send to us according to the instructions. Your application has to be
approved by the membership committee after which you receive an invoice for
payment (which can be done with credit card) and after payment you receive your
diploma and the journal and are entitled to all the other advantages of
individual membership.
What about institutional membership? Societies or groups with activities within these fields can apply for
institutional membership, which means that every member automatically becomes an
institutional member of ESTES.
The affiliated society pays an annual fee of 5 € per member to ESTES. This does
not include subscription to the journal, but negotiation with the publisher can
give a significantly reduced subscription fee for members. The registration fee
to the congresses is for institutional members reduced with 50 € (specialist,
early registration). Institutional members also have the right to vote at the
General Assembly.
Send in your application today so we can welcome you as a member of ESTES!
