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If you are interested in joining the ICODE expert group you should fulfill the following requirements:

Full Membership

attendance of at least two ICODE approved training courses
competence in hip sonography (Graf’s technique)
or significant contribution to the aims of ICODE
recommendation from a member of ICODE

Associate Membership

attendance of one ICODE approved training courses
recommendation from a member of ICODE

If these requirements are met, we ask you to fill out the application form (see menu). The board or the responsible committee will be happy to review your application and notify you again.

The ICODE group knows three different kinds of membership:

Full Membership

Membership of the Association is open to all health care professionals with expertise in the diagnosis and/or treatment of DDH. Criteria and requisites of membership are prescribed in the Bylaws.
Full Members are entitled to attend and speak at meetings, and be elected as Members of the National Sub-Committees. They may also attend and speak at the Annual General Meeting
or significant contribution to the aims of ICODE
recommendation from a member of ICODE

Associate Membership

Any health care professional may become an Associate Member. Criteria and prerequisites of associate membership are prescribed in the Bylaws. Associate Îœembers may attend, and speak at, all events with the exception of the Annual General Meeting

Honorary Fellows

Persons of distinction in the field of DDH Diagnosis and Treatment may be awarded Honorary Fellowship of ICODE
Honorary Fellows are entitled to attend, and speak at, the Annual General Meeting, but they are not entitled to vote, unless they participate as representatives of the National Sub-Committees.
or significant contribution to the aims of ICODE
Honorary Fellows may become Full Members, according to the criteria described in the Bylaws.

Termination of Membership

Membership shall be terminated:

on the death of a member.
upon the written request of the member – in which case membership ends at the end of the year in which the request was received, provided that this is at least six months before the end of that year. If not, membership will end at the end of the next year.
by failure of the member to pay the Association’s membership fees – after due warning.
by a decision of the ICODE Council in the case of members who act contrary to the Constitution, or have caused unreasonable harm to the organization and/or its membership.

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