Foreword by the Chairman Dr Marc Raes
Welcome to the
to the website of the Belgian Society for Pediatrics.
In 1900 "La
Société de Pédiatrie de Belgique" was mentioned for the first time in Le Journal
Médical de Bruxelles. Officially, the national sociaty for paediatric
paediatrics was founded on 14 January 1923. As a scientific
As a scientific organisation, the Belgian Society for Paediatrics (BVK) has been supporting
has for more than 100 years supported all those professionally involved in the care of
the child and their families. It also helps parents find answers to their questions.
General and subspecialist
paediatrics, curative, social as well as preventive medicine, psychosocial
and emotional wellbeing of children and adolescents belong to the domain of the
the BVK. In cooperation with the various university and regional training centres
for paediatrics, other paediatric associations and other medical and
paramedical disciplines, congresses, workshops, scientific activities and research projects are supported at a national level.
organised, scientific activities, research projects supported
and coordinated. The BVK also wants to be the contact and the catalyst for
scientific initiatives at an international level.
On this website you will find
You will find information on: the organisation and structure of the BVK; congresses,
including the annual 2-day congress; the agenda with scientific
activities, E-learning, webinars; scientific awards; the Belgian
Journal of Paediatrics (Belg J Paediatr), the peer-reviewed official journal of the BVK journal of the BVK; scientific dossiers, guidelines (e.g. HGR),
Journal club; brochures for parents; paediatric sub-specialties.
Membership of
the BVK offers free access to the module Cebam (http://www.bvk-sbp.be/cebam.php),
with full access to multiple international general (NEJM, Lancet, BMJ,
JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine) and paediatric (Pediatrics, J Pediatrics,
Ped Inf Dis J, JAMA pediatrics, Pediatric Research) journals, as well as the
Cochrane Library and EBM digital books.
Dr Marc Raes
Chairman
BVK/SBP
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Membership of the BVK is restricted to all doctors working in or training for paediatrics.
Membership is renewable annually and runs from the day of your registration.
Membership gives you access to all information on the site and other benefits at the annual conference.
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