November,
11, 2017 (13.00-14.30)
Present: Jorge Lains (Portugal), Nicolas Christodoulou (Cyprus),
Amparo Martinez Assucena (Spain), Ilker Yagci, Gulseren Akyuz (Turkey),
Calogero Foti (Italy), Klemen Grabljevec (Slovenia), Milica Lazovic (Serbia), Zeljana
Skaric-Karanikic (Montenegro), Naglaa Ali Gadallah, Tarek Shafshak (Egypt),
Stephen Zammit (Malta), Khalil Al Abbadi (Jordan), Hafid Meliani (Morroco), Zohra
Ben Salah Frih (Tunisia), Waddah Malhees (Palestine Auth.), Satty Hassan Satta
Saaed (Sudan), Gordana Stefanovski (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Houria Kaced
(Algeria), Nives Stiglic Rogoznica (Croatia), Maria Pygreli (Greece), Iuly
Treger (Israel), Bushra Kaffoura (Syria), Gerold Ebenbichler (Austria), Zoltan
Denes (Hungary) and the members of MFPRM
1. Nomination of the Council Members: The present members of each country decided between them for
their countries’ representatives. They were announced the following:
1. Italy: Calogero Foti
2. Serbia: Milica Lazovic
3. Slovenia: Klemen Grabljevec
4. Turkey: Gulseren Akyuz
5. Spain: Amparo Assucena
6. Cyprus: Nicolas Christodoulou
7. Portugal: Jorge Lains
8. Egypt: Tarek Shafshak
9. Malta: Stephen Zammit
10. Montenegro: Zeljana Skaric-Karanikic
11. Bosnia & Herzegovina: Gordana Stefanovski
12. Jordan: Khalil Al Abbadi
13. Palestine Auth.: Malhees Waddah
14. Tunisia: Catherine
Dziri
15. Morroco: Hafid Meliani
16. Sudan: Satty Hassan Satta Saaed
17. Algeria: Houria Kaced
18. Croatia: Nives Stiglic Rogoznica
19. Greece: Maria Pygreli
20. Israel: Iuly Treger
21. Syria: Bushra Kaffoura
22. Austria: Gerold Ebenbichler
23. Hungary: Zoltan Denes
2. Approval of the Minutes of the 11th
Mediterranean Congress General Assembly in Alexandria : The minutes were accepted unanimously.
3. Welcome by the President and 12th
Mediterranean Congress in Malta:
The MFPRM President Gulseren Akyuz welcomed all the participants and explained
all the efforts done for the promotion of the MFPRM and the Malta Congress. Then
she invited the Congress President to give more detailed information for the
current congress to the General Assembly Members of MFPRM.
4. Information about MALTA MFPRM Congress in figures by Congress President: Stephen Zammit,
President of the Congress in Malta, gave information about the 12th
Mediterranean Congress of PRM. He stated that there were 419 official
registrations and 20 on-site registrations, which adds up to a total of 439
participants from 36 countries. He was satisfied for the participation and for
the quality of the lectures presented so far. Gulseren Akyuz, on behalf of the
MFPRM, congratulate Stephen Zammit and the organizing committee for their
efforts.
5. MFPRM Statute: Addition of Corresponding Members was suggested to the
statue.
Corresponding
Members are defined as “PMR specialists that do work in the countries that do
not fit the description of an active member.
They are entitled to attend all meetings and other activities of the
Forum but cannot vote or hold office”. After the voting, it was accepted.
Another suggested update was to add the statement of “A country cannot hold two
consecutive MFPRM congresses”. This statement has been accepted unanimously and
added to the statue.
6. MFPRM ways to
move forward: The new e-mail
group of MFPRM was announced by Gulseren Akyuz and she suggested as an easier
way to communicate throughout the members of MFPRM. All the participants have
been sent links to be able to register to this mail group.
Gulseren Akyuz
stated that MFPRM has received a collaboration offer from the Mediterranean
Journal of Rheumatology. This offer had been accepted at the executive board
meeting and this has been declared in the general assembly. It has also been
stated that Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology is now waiting for articles
from the members of MFPRM.
In December 2013,
an Agreement of Mutual Recognition was signed between the MFPRM and ISPRM for 4
years. After updating of Memorandum of Understanding, the new MoU was signed by
ISPRM President, Jorge Lains, and MFPRM President, Gulseren Akyuz in General
Assembly.
Nicolas
Christodoulou mentioned his upcoming presidency of ESPRM. This will lead to
improving cooperation between ESPRM, UEMS and MFRPM.
7. Haim Ring Euro-Mediterranean
PRM School in Syracuse, November 2017: Francesca Gimigliano presented the program and gave the
several details of the 2017 School. It has been stated that 5 participants from
non-EU countries such as Morocco, Jordan, and Sudan are also participating this
year. The financial support from the MFPRM Congresses will be provided with the
purpose of strengthening the School even further.
8. Presentation of the 13th
Congress of 2017 in Marrakech:
Hafid Meliani from Morocco, presented the organization plans for the 2019 MFPRM
Congress. It has been accepted by the General Assembly that even though
Marrakech is not a coastal Mediterranean city, the congress can be held there.
The probable date will be November 2019.
9. Decision for the 14th
Congress of 2021: There
were three candidates. The first was from the Croatian Society of PRM. The
candidacy was presented by Frane Grubisic who represented the president of the Croatia
Society of PRM. The second candidacy was from Khalil Al-Abbadi from Jordan. The
third candidacy was from Sardinia-Italy and was presented by Pina R. Frazzica. Following
the presentations, a vote procedure revealed that Jordan received 10 votes, Croatia received 8 votes and
Sardinia received 4 votes. Since there was not a majority, a second round was
held between Croatia and Jordan. In the second round, Croatia received 10
votes, Jordan was selected with 12 votes and will be holding the congress in
2021. Jordan has agreed to the conditions of holding the congress.
10. Election of the Forum President: The current president Gulseren Akyuz completed her first
term as President. She was the only candidate for the current election and was
selected for a second term unanimously.
11. Election for the members of the new
Forum Board – secret voting: The members of the Council were asked to express
their desire to be elected for the 5 posts of the Board, besides the posts of
president and vice-president (who is automatically the organizer of the next
congress). The following members expressed their interest and received by
secret voting the number of votes, as it is written below:
1. Italy: Calogero Foti 15
2. Serbia: Milica Lazovic 13
3. Spain: Amparo
Assucena 11
4. Malta: Stephen Zammit
9
5. Israel: Iuly Treger 9
6. Slovenia: Klemen
Grablijevec 8
7. Jordan: Khalil Al
Abbadi 4
8. Tunisia: Catherine Dziri 4
9. Egypt: Tarek Shafshak
4
10. Croatia: Nives
Stiglic Rogoznica 3
11. Montenegro: Zeljana
Skaric-Karanikic 1
The elected Board Members were as follows: Calogero Foti, Milica
Lazovic, Amparo Assucena, Iuly Treger and Stephen Zammit
The General Assembly ended with good wishes at 14.30
Gulseren Akyuz Milica
Lazovic
President Secretary
