Database of health professional organisations in EU member states with relevance to genetics

A collection of European Union member states genetic educational initiatives which also includes other European countries.

The educational initiatives have been broken down by country to make searching for an organisation easier.

To view the details about an initiative simply click on its name to view more. Only the countries where we have identified initiatives are shown.

If this information alters or you have additional relevant information to be added, please contact Dr Domenico Coviello so the site can be updated.

Associated Organizations

Albania

Albanian Pediatric Society

Austria

Austrian Society for Human Genetics Austrian Pediatric Society Austrian Society of Psycosomathics in Gynecology and Obstetrics Austria Midwives Association

Belgium

Belgian Society of Human Genetics Belgian Gynecologists Society Belgian Pediatric Society Belgian Society of Pediatric Neurology Belgian Midwives Associations European Thematic Network for Cystic Fibrosis

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pediatric Society of Bosnia and Hercegovina

Bulgaria

Bulgaria Genetics Group Bulgaria Department of Medical Genetics, Bulgaria Department of Anatomy and Physiology of Man Bulgaria Pediatrics Society

Croatia

Croatian Operating Room Nurses Association CORNA Croatia Gynecologists Association Croatian Pediatric Society

Cyprus

Cyprus Society of Human Genetics Cyprus Gynecologists Association The Cyprus Nurses and Midwives Association

Czech Republic

Czech Society of Medical Genetics of the Czech Medical Society of J. E.Purkyne Czech society for Medical Genetics Czech Gynecological and Obstetrical Society Czech Nurses Association Czech Pediatricians Associations Czech Republic Operating Room Nurses Association Czech Association of Midwives

Denmark

Danish Society of Medical Genetics Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DSOG). Nordic societies of obstetrics and gynecology Danish Paediatric society Denmark Midwives Associations

Estonia

Estonian Genomics Foundation Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology Estonia Nurses Association Estonian Pediatric Association Estonian Medical Association Estonian Health Care Board (Midwives)

European Union

EORNA European Society for Social Pediatrics (ESSOP) European Society of Gynecology ESG EBCOG Board of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EU) European Midwives Association International Council of Nurses PCN (Standing Committee of Nurses of the EU) Public Services International European Organisation for Rare disorders European Society of Human Genetics - ESHG European Molecular Genetics Quality Network

Finland

Finnish Society of Medical Genetics Finnish Operating Room Nurses Association Finish Gynecological Association SGY Finnish Pediatricians Society Finnish Pediatric Society The Federation of Finnish Midwives

France

French Society of Human Genetics Société Française de Génètique Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF) SFP -- Société Française de Pédiatrie French Midwives Associations

Germany

German Society of Human Genetics German Board of Medical Genetics German Society of Neurogenetics German Academics of Human Genetics Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe German Pediatric Society German Midwives Associations

Greece

Hellenic Society of Human Genetics Greek Operating Room Nurses (GORNA) Greek Pediatric Society Greek Gynecologists Society The Greek Midwives Association

Hungary

Hungarian Society of Human Genetics Association of the Hungarian Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Hungarian Pediatric Society Hungarian Association of Midwives

Iceland

Icelandic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Association of Icelanders for Ethics in Science and Medicine The Icelandic Midwives Association

Ireland

The Irish Society of Human Genetics The National Centre for Medical Genetics (Ireland) Irish Pediatric Society Irish Gynecologists Society Irish Gynecologists Specialist Training Committee Midwives Section, Irish Nurses Organisation

Israel

Israel Pediatric Society

Italy

Italian Society of Human Genetics Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics Italian Association of Hospital Obstetricians Gynecologists (AOGOI) Associazione Ginecologi Consultoriali A.GI.CO. Italian Association of University Gynecologists (AGUI) CECOS Terapia della sterilità e fecondazione assistita SIFER Società Italiana di Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione SIFES Società Italiana di Fertilità e Sterilità SIGIP Società Italiana di Ginecopatologia SIMP Società Italiana di Medicina Perinatale SIPGO Società Italiana di Psicosomatica, Ginecologica ed Ostetrica SIPPO Società Italiana di Psicoprofilassi Ostetrica LAMM Società Laziale Abruzzese Marchigiana Molisana di Ostetricia e Ginecologia SLOG Società’ Lombarda di Ostetricia e Ginecologia Italian Pediatricians Association Italian Pediatric Society Italian Operating Room Nurses Association Italian Midwives Association

Latvia

Latvian Medical Genetics Association Latvian State Medical Genetics Center Riga Stradins University (Latvia Genetics Centre) Laboratory of Molecular genetics of Riga Stradins University (Latvia Genetics Centers) Studies in Riga Stradins University (Latvia Genetics Centers) Biomedical Research and Study Centre of University of Latvia (Latvia Genetics Centers) Latvia Pediatric Society Latvia Medical Professional Education Centre Nurses

Lithuania

Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics Lithuanian Obstetrics and Gynecologic Society Lithuania Pediatric Society Laboratory for Social Pediatrics Ministry of Health of Republic of Lithuania

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Genetics Association Ecole Européenne de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Pediatric Society Association Luxembourgeoise des Sages-Femmes

Malta

Malta Genetics Association Malta College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses

Norway

Norwegian Society of Medical Genetics Norsk Gynekologisk Forening (NGF) Norwegian Paediatric Association The Norwegian Midwives Association

Poland

Polish Society of Human Genetics Polish Genetics Society Polish Genetics Experts Polish Genetics Experts (2) Polish Genetics Experts (3) Polish Genetics Experts (4) Polish Pediatric Society Poland Main Chamber of Nurses and Midwives

Portugal

Portuguese Society of Human Genetics Association De Enfermeiros De Sala Operacoes Portugueses SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE OBSTETRÍCIA E GINECOLOGIA S.P.O.G Portuguese Nursing Association:

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia Pediatric Clinic

Romania

Romanian Society of Human Genetics

Russia

Russian Society of Medical Genetics Russian Pediatric Society

Serbia

Serbian Society of Human Genetics Yugoslav/Serbia and Montenegro Pediatric Association

Slovakia

Slovakia Genetics Association Slovakia Accademics of Sciences Slovakia Pediatric Society Slovak Chamber of Nurses and Midwives

Slovenia

Slovene Association of Human Genetics Nurses Association of Slovenia Nurses Association of Slovenia Sterilisation Section (ZZNS) Slovene Pediatrician Association Slovene Pediatric Society Slovene Gynecologists Society Slovenian Operating Room Nurses Association Slovenia Ministy of Education - Centre for Recognition of Diplomas

Spain

Spanish Association of Human Genetics Collaborative Group of Research in Genetic Mental Retardation (Spain) The Spainish Pediatricians Association Federación de las Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia Sociedad Espanola de Ginecologia y Obstetricia Spanish Pediatric Society Association Espanola De Enfermeria Quirurgica Spainish Midwives Associations

Sweden

The Swedish Society of Medical Genetics Swedish Rare genetic Diseases Swedish Health professionals links The Swedish Society of Nursing (SSF) Nordic federation of societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology Swedish society of obstetrics and gynecology Swedish Pediatric Society Swedish Operating Room Nurses Association The Swedish Association of Midwives

Switzerland

Groupe Romand des Infirmieres de Salle d'Operation (Switzerland) The Swiss Society of Medical Genetics Swiss Pediatric Society Swiss Midwives Associations

The Netherlands

Dutch Society of Human Genetics Dutch Society of Anthropogenetics Dutch Society for Clinical Genetics Dutch Genetic Expert European Nurse Directors Association Secretariat (Netherlands) Nederlandse Vereniging voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie. Netherlands Association of pediatricians Netherlands Pediatric Society Midwives Association of the Netherlands KNOV Erfocentrum

Turkey

Medical Genetics Society of Turkey LOSEV - Ankara Children with Leukemia Health and Education Foundation Turkey Pediatric Society

Ukraine

Ukraine Institute of Pediatrics Obstetrics and Gynecology

United Kingdom

British Society of Human Genetics British Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics, Gynecology Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health UK Midwives Associations

World Wide

International Alliance of Midwives International Confederation of Midwives Commonwealth Nurses Federation World Health Organisation National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Committee International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units

Resources and links

Austrian Society for Human Genetics

Website: http://www.oegh.at/

EORNA Osterreichischer Krankenpflege - Verband

European Operating Room Nurses Association

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Sterilgutversorgung

Austrian Society for Sterile Supply (OEGSV)

Website: http://www.oegsv.com/

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Psychosomatik in der Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe

Austrian Society of Psycosomathics in Gynecology and Obstetrics

Website: http://www.oeggg.at/

Belgian Society of Human Genetics

Website: http://www.beshg.be/

Belgian Society of Human Genetics (center St Luc)

Website: http://www.md.ucl.ac.be/vasc_anom/

Belgian Medical Centers for Human Genetics ( UG)

Universiteit Gent - UG

Website: http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~sdebie/index.html

Belgian Medical Centers for Human Genetics ( ULB)

Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB

Website: http://www.erasme.ulb.ac.be/page.asp?id=10652&langue=FR

Belgian Medical Centers for Human Genetics ( VUB)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB

Website: http://www.az.vub.ac.be/AZlabogids/gbl/genetica.htm

Belgian Medical Centers for Human Genetics ( UCL)

Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL

Website: http://www.ucl.ac.be

Belgian Medical Centers for Human Genetics ( KULeuven)

Centrum Menselijke Erfelijkheid - KULeuven

Website: http://organigram.kuleuven.be/5/50000622e.htm

Belgian Medical Centers for Human Genetics ( Antwerp)

University of Antwerp

Website: http://webhost.ua.ac.be/cmg/

EORNA

European Operating Room Nurses Association

Website: http://www.eorna.org

EORNA (VVOV)

Vereniging Vlaamse Operatie Verpleegkundigen VVOV

Website: http://www.operatieverpleegkundige.be/

EORNA (AFISO)

Association francophone des infirmières de salle d'opération de Belgique

Website: http://www.afiso.be

Belgian Gynecologists Society

Groupement des gynécologues-obstétriciens de langue française de Belgique

Website: http://www.ggolfb.be/

Belgian Society of Pediatric Neurology

Website: http://www.neuro.be/

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING)

Primary Website

Website: http://www.cing.ac.cy/

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING)

Secondary Website

Website: http://www.srs.ac.uk/srs/

Czech Society of Medical Genetics

CMA JEP

Website: http://www.slg.cz/

Czech Institute of Medical Genetics

Website: http://ublg.lf2.cuni.cz

Czech Gynecological and Obstetrical Society

Website: http://www.cgps.cz/en/

EORNA (CYPRUS)

Website:

EORNA (CORNA)

Website: http://www.hums.hr

EORNA (CORNA Czech)

Website: http://www.instrumentarky.cz

Czech Nurses Association

Website: http://www.cnna.cz

Danish Society of Medical Genetics

Website: http://www.dsmg.dk/

Nordic societies of obstetrics and gynecology

Website: http://www.nfog.org/

Danish Paediatric society

Website: http://www.paediatri.dk

Danish Association of Surgical Treatment Nursing

Website:

Estonian Genomics Foundation

Website: http://www.genomics.ee/

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

Website: http://www.tymri.ut.ee

Estonian Medical Association

Website: http://www.arstideliit.ee/et/index.html

Finnish Society of Medical Genetics

Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/jarj/slgy/index.html

Finnish Operating Room Nurses Association

Website: http://www.forna.org

Finnish Gynecological Association SGY

Website: http://www.gynekologiyhdistys.fi/

Finnish Pediatric Society

Website: http://www.suomenlastenlaakariyhdistys.fi/

Société Française de Génétique

Website: http://reaumur.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=21

Collège National des Enseignants et Praticiens de Génétique Médicale

Président : Didier LACOMBE

Association des Cytogénéticiens de Langue Française

Président : Philippe JONVEAUX

Association Nationale des Praticiens en Génétique Moléculaire

Président : Michel GOOSSENS

Groupe de Génétique Médicale des 3èmes Jeudi

Président : Henri PLAUCHU

Club de Conseil Génétique de Langue Française

Président : Christine VERELLEN-DUMOULIN

Société Française de Fœto-pathologie

Président : Pierre DECHELOTTE

Groupe Français de Cytogénétique Oncologique

Président : Alain BERNHEIM

Groupe Génétique et Cancer

Président : Catherine NOGUES

Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français(CNGOF)

Website: http://www.cngof.asso.fr/

SFP - Société Française de Pédiatrie

Website: http://www.sfpediatrie.com/

Union Nationale des Association d'Infirmiers(es) de Bloc

Website: http://www.unaibode.fr/

German Society of Human Genetics

Gesellschaft für Anthropologie und Humangenetik

Website: http://www.gfhev.de/en/

German Board of Medical Genetics

Berufsverband Deutscher Humangenetiker

Website: http://www.bvmedgen.de

German Society of Neurogenetics

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurogenetik

Website: http://www.hih-tuebingen.de/dgng/

Genetic Centers (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

Directory of genetic counseling services for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Website: http://www.gfhev.de/en/genetic_centers/beratungsstellen.php

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe

Website: http://www.dggg.de/

German Pediatric Society

Website: http://www.dgkj.de/

German Association of Nurses

Website: http://www.dbfk.de

Hungarian Society of Human Genetics

Website: http://www.szbk.u-szeged.hu/

Association of the Hungarian Obstetricians and Gynecologists:

Website: http://www.hspog.dote.hu/

Association of the Hungarian Human geneticists

Website: http://www.humangenetika.hu/

Irish Society of Human Genetics

Website: http://www.iol.ie/~ishg/

The National Centre for Medical Genetics (Ireland)

Website: http://www.genetics.ie/

Irish Patients Support Group

Website: http://www.ipu.ie

Irish Genetic Courses

Website: http://www.qub.ac.uk

Irish Molecular Bioscience Degrees

Website: http://www.ulster.ac.uk

Icelandic Operating Room Nurses Association

Irish Nurses Organisation

Website: http://www.ino.ie

Italian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Societa` Italiana di Ginecologia e Ostetricia

Website: http://www.sigo.it/

Italian Association of Hospital Obstetricians Gynecologists (AOGOI)

Associazione Ostetrici Ginecologi Ospedalieri Italiani

Website: http://www.aogoi.it

SIFES

Società Italiana di Fertilità e Sterilità

Website: http://www.sifes.org

SIMP Società Italiana di Medicina Perinatale

Website: http://www.simponline.it

SLOG Società’ Lombarda di Ostetricia e Ginecologia

Website: http://www.slog.org

Italian Pediatricians Association

Website: http://www.fimp.org/

Italian Operating Room Nurses Association (AICO)

A.I.C.O. Associazione Italiana Infermieri di Camera Operatoria

Website: http://www.aicoitalia.net

Israel Perioperative Nurses Association

Website: http://www.ipna.co.il

Latvian Medical Genetics Association

Riga Stradins University

Website: http://www.aml.lv/

Studies in Riga Stradins University

Website: http://www.rsu.lv/index.php?setlang=en

Biomedical Research and Study Centre of University of Latvia

Website: http://www.lu.lv/

Biomedical Research and Study Centre of University of Latvia

Website: http://bmc.biomed.lu.lv/site/main/cgi/YaBB.cgi?action=lo

Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics

Website: http://www.geneticahumana.lt/LZGD/

La Société Luxembourgeoise de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique

SLGO

Laboratory of Molecular Genetics (Malta)

Polish Society of Human Genetics

Polskiego Towarzystwa Genetycznego

Website: http://jay.au.poznan.pl/PTG/

Polish Genetics Society

POLSKIEGO TOWARZYSTWA GENETYKI CZ?OWIEKA

Website: http://www.ibb.waw.pl/~ptgc/

Poland Genetic Expert

Marek Switonski Agricultural University of Poznan

Website: http://jay.au.poznan.pl/~switonsk/

Polish Genetics Links (2)

Website: http://www.mps.sart.pl/

Polish Genetics Links (3)

Website: http://www.gen.org.pl/

Association De Enfermeiros De Sala Operacoes Portugueses

Website: http://www.lusodidacta.pt

Sociedade Portuguesa de Ginecologia

Website: http://www.spginecologia.pt/

Slovakia Genetics Association

Website: http://www.umfg.sav.sk/

Slovakia Accademics of Sciences

Website: http://www.sav.sk

Slovene Association of Medical Genetics

Website: http://www.zmg-szd.si

Nurses Association of Slovenia Sterilisation Section

ZZNS

Website: http://www.efhss.com

Spanish Association of Human Genetics

La Asociación Española de Genética Humana AEGH

Website: http://www.aegh.org/

Collaborative Group of Research into Genetic Medical Retardation (Spain)

Red de "Estudio Cooperativo en Retraso Mental de Origen Genetico",

Website: http://www.ehu.es/p200-home/es

La Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras (FEDER)

Website: http://www.enfermedades-raras.org/es/default.htm

The Spanish Pediatricians Association

Asociación Española de Pediatría.

Website: http://www.aeped.es/

Genetic Spanish Support

Website: http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/spanish.html

Federación de las Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia

Website: http://www.sego.es/

Sociedad española de ginecologia y obstetricia.

La Société espagnole de gynécologie et d'obstétrique

Website: http://www.sego.es/

Swedish Genetics Counseling Centers

Website: http://www.gensvar.se/

Swedish Rare genetic Diseases:

Website: http://www.sallsyntadiagnoser.nu

Swedish Health professionals links

Website: http://www.vardforbundet.se/

The Swedish Society of Nursing (SSF)

Website: http://www.swenurse.se/

Swedish society of obstetrics and gynecology

Svensk Förening för Obstetrik och Gynekologi (SFOG)

Website: http://www.sfog.se

Swedish Professionals and families support group

Website: http://www.agrenska.se/

SWEDISH PÆDIATRIC SOCIETY

SVENSKA BARNLÄKARFÖRENINGEN

Website: http://www.blf.net/

Dutch Society of Human Genetics

Website: http://www.nav-vkgn.nl/

Dutch Genetic Links

Website: http://www.vsop.nl

Dutch Genetic Links (2)

Website: http://www.erfelijkheid.nl

Dutch Genetic Links (3)

Centrum voor Humane en Klinische Genetica

Website: http://www.humgen.nl/

Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors

Website: http://www.agnc.org.uk/

Association of Clinical Cytogeneticists ACC

Website: http://www.cytogenetics.org.uk

Clinical Genetics Society ( CGS)

Website: http://www.clingensoc.org/

Clinical Molecular Genetics Society (CMGS)

Website: http://www.cmgs.org

The Human Genetics Commission

Website: http://www.hgc.gov.uk

The Genetics Society

Website: http://www.genetics.org.uk/

The United Kingdom Genetical Society

Website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/

Genetic Disorders Web Site Patients Support

Website: http://www.equip.nhs.uk/topics/genetic.html

UK Genetics Link (2)

Website: http://www.clingensoc.org

UK Genetics Link (3)

Website: http://www.cytogenetics.org.uk

UK Genetics Link (5)

Website: http://www.srl.cam.ac.uk

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Website: http://www.rcog.org.uk/

LOSEV - Ankara Children with Leukemia Health and Education Foundation

Website: http://www.losev.org.tr

Turkey Pediatric Society

Website: http://www.turkpediatri.org.tr

Association Espanola De Enfermeria Quirurgica

Website: http://www.aeeq.net

Swedish Operating Room Nurses Association

Website: http://www.seorna.com

Netherlands Nurses Association

Website: http://www.lvo.nl

Austria Nurses Association

Website: http://www.oegkv.at

Belgium Nurses Association

Website: http://www.afiso.be

EBCOG

Website: http://www.ebcog.org

Swiss Genetics Counseling

Website: http://www.gfhev.de/en/genetic_centers/beratungsstellen.php

Swiss Association of Directors of Medical Analyses Laboratories

Website: http://www.famh.ch/

Norwegian Society of Medical Genetics

Website: http://www.helse-bergen.no/avd/medgen/

Norsk Gynekologisk Forening (NGF) (2)

Website: http://www.legeforeningen.no/index.gan?id=8576

Icelandic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Félag Íslenskra Fæðinga- og Kvensjúkdómalækna - FÍK

Russian Society of Medical Genetics

Website: http://www.medgen.ru/

Polskiego Towarzystwa Poloznych

Website: http://www.zgptpol.am.lublin.pl

Asociación Española de Matronas

Website: http://www.mimatrona.com/

Asociación Extremeña de Matronas

Website: http://www.aexmatronas.org/

Federación Asociaciones de Matronas de España

Website: http://www.federacion-matronas.org

Schweizerischer Hebammenverband Fédération suisse des sages-femmes

Website: http://www.hebamme.ch/

Regionale Hebammenverbände in der Schweiz

Website: http://www.geburtskanal.de/Links/HebammenVerbaende-D-AU-CH.php