European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (ECOSEP)

The European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians is a medical speciality society comprised of physician members within the European community.

The mission of the College is to:
• advance the competency of sports physicians and the best possible care, for their athletes and the citizens of Europe, by providing continuing education, publishing research,
• to collaborate with other sports medicine organizations and
• Serving as a source of information to the public

ECOSEP is very well aware firstly that those countries represented within the European community have for very good reasons a broad spectrum of sport and exercise medicine expertise within their countries.

ECOSEP understands that each country within the EC very rightly sets its own standards but is aware that within the British Isles Faculties of Sports and Exercise Medicine-FSEM have been established and that the National Health Service has accepted sports and exercise medicine as a recognised specialty and instituted a training programme leading to consultant status.

ECOSEP would in no way wish to impose such standards on any other country but feels that this organisation should help all parties within the community to elevate their standards.

ECOSEP is mindful of national aspirations and simply proposes a facilitation in other countries.

ECOSEP is only too aware of the differences in standards within the community and accepts that within that community there is a necessity for multi-track solutions with very differing time scales.