Agreement between

the European Resuscitation Council and the [Turkish] Resuscitation Society

Between the

European Resuscitation Council

PO Box 113

Universiteitsplein 1

B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium

represented by Prof. Dr. Leo Bossaert, Executive Director,

hereafter called “ERC”

and

      [Turkish] Resuscitation Society

      Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

      Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon AD.

      35100 Bornova IZMIR

represented by  Prof. Dr. Agah CERTUG

hereafter called “[Turkish] RS”

it is agreed as follows:

Article 1.   Background of this agreement

It is considered that:

§         The ERC is a scientific non-profit organization operating in Europe with the mission of preserving life by promoting and improving the practice of resuscitation. It is exclusive owner of the denomination ERC and the related logo.

§         The [Turkish] RS is a scientific organization, active in the field of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

§         Both parties intend to maintain and strengthen their co-operation, with the purpose of enhancing their roles at Turkey and European levels respectively.

Article 2.   Agreement terms and conditions

1.  MUTUAL RECOGNITION

a.      The ERC considers the [Turkish] RS as the national body in Turkey, representing all aspects relevant to the field of resuscitation.

b.      The [Turkish] RS accepts the ERC as the European organization representing all national councils and major organizations in the field of resuscitation.

c.      The ERC will advise the [Turkish] RS on resuscitation matters. The [Turkish] RS will inform the ERC on Turkish national resuscitation matters. The ERC will direct all questions of Turkish national relevance to the secretariat of the [Turkish] RS.

d.      In its relation with the [Turkish] RS, the ERC recognises that there can be national historic and legal aspects of resuscitation training and practice. Any possible deviations will be presented to and discussed with the ERC.

2. TRANSLATION & INFORMATION EXCHANGE

a.      The [Turkish] RS agrees to assist in the translation of guidelines and other documents from ERC that are originally in English to Turkish language.

b.      The [Turkish] RS agrees to contribute Turkey’s national information to the ERC for publication on the ERC website, if such information contains information of national or European relevance.

c.      The [Turkish] RS agrees to publish ERC information on the [Turkish] Rs’s website, in the national Turkish language, upon request from the ERC, if such information contains information of national or European relevance.

3. PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION

a.      The [Turkish] RS will work towards an agreement with the ERC for the publication and distribution of ERC publications and teaching materials for Turkey as required.  In the absence of such agreement, the [Turkish] RS will not undertake any steps to translate, print, publish, or distribute any ERC materials.

b.      Requests for the Turkish national teaching and other resuscitation materials to bear the ERC logo and/or the wording: “approved by the ERC”, “recommended by the ERC”, or such like,  must be sent to the ERC for prior approval.

4. ADOPTION OF GUIDELINES

a.      The [Turkish] RS will adopt the ERC clinical and teaching guidelines in its resuscitation training initiatives in Turkey.  All [Turkish] RS training materials will be conform with the ERC guidelines and recommendations

5. RECOGNITION OF TRAINING NETWORK AND ORGANISATION OF COURSES

1. The ERC and the [Turkish] RS will work closely together in order to realize a Turkish training network which is in line with the ERC European training network standards, and which can be recognized by the ERC as such.

2. The ERC will collaborate with the [Turkish] RS to achieve consistency in courses and teaching materials.

3. All adult BLS, AED, ALS and PLS provider and instructor [Turkish] RS courses will be performed according to ERC guidelines, course content and programme.

To achieve this accordance, the organisation of the aforesaid [Turkish] RS courses will be regulated through a separate ERC-[Turkish] RS working agreement, which will deal with all course related aspects, including but not limited to:

-          practical organisation of the course

-          course materials

-          course directorate

-          instructor eligibility in line with the ERC system

-          candidate eligibility

-          assessment and certification

-          recertification

d.  To ensure quality of training throughout Europe, the [Turkish] RS will allow the ERC to audit  their courses and to provide support and advice as judged appropriate by the ERC.

6. NON-COMPETITION CLAUSE

a.      The ERC will promote collaboration with the [Turkish] RS by conducting courses in Turkey only if requested through the [Turkish] RS.

b.      In case the ERC would receive a formal request from a third party, located in Turkey, including but not limited to any requests for:

·         formal accreditation

·         supporting of CPR training initiatives in Turkey

·         any other contractual agreement

then the ERC will seek the approval from the [Turkish] RS before proceeding with the third party’s request.

7. OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE [Turkish] RS

The ERC recognizes the [Turkish] RS as an “ERC collaborating council” working by reciprocal collaboration to promote high quality resuscitation practice and education in Europe.

This agreement is dated September 15, 2003

It is valid for five years following this date.

It is renewable by mutual agreement.

Prof. Dr. Leo Bossaert                                                          Prof. Dr. Agah CERTUG

Executive Director ERC                                                         President [Turkish] RS