English landing page
Dear Visitor
Welcome at the english homepage of the United Orthopedic Cast Technicians of the Netherlands (VGN)
General information about the association
Our association was born on June 1 1990 after a merger between the Dutch Association of Plaster Masters (NVG), founded in 1964 and the Dutch Association for Plaster Room Staff (NFHP), founded in 1979 .
In 2004, the VGN ensured that the proffesional profile and the professional code for plaster technicians was rewritten and formally accepted.
The VGN offers the members a number of objectives :
It promotes contacts between members,
It contributes to several qualifications of its members, both practical and theoretical areas,
It represents the interests of its members and the profession Plaster Master / Orthopedic Technician in the broadest sense of the word.
To achieve those goals it organizes general anual meetings mostly associated with an afternoon progamme with topics brought on a scientific sound of manner and / or topics of practial professional interests. A few things in cooperation with the Dutch orthopedic surgeons (NOV ) , the Dutch Society for Traumatology these objectives ( NA ) and other national and international organizations in this field .
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