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Education and training of European neurologists in dementia
Author(s) -
Hasselbalch S. G.,
Baloyannis S.,
Denislic M.,
Dubois B.,
Oertel W.,
Rossor M.,
Tsiskaridze A.,
Waldemar G.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01679.x
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , certification , graduation (instrument) , neurology , medical education , family medicine , psychiatry , disease , management , economics , geometry , mathematics , pathology
The aim of this study was to describe the present involvement of neurologists in dementia management in European countries. Data were obtained from a questionnaire that members of The European Federation of Neurological Societies Scientific Panel on Dementia responded to. Information was obtained from 25 countries in Europe. A progressive decrease in the teaching activity from medical school to board‐certified neurologists was reported. Teaching of medical students in dementia is obligatory in most countries, whereas there is no formal obligatory education in dementia after graduation from medical school. Further, in only half of the countries that responded to the questionnaire, obligatory courses in dementia are part of the training in neurology. Except for one country, the post‐graduate training programs of board‐certified neurologists do not include dementia as an obligatory topic. In only 10 of 25 countries, guidelines for neurologists on dementia evaluation have been published in local language. It is recommended to include obligatory teaching and training in dementia in the catalogue of minimum requirements for specialist training in neurology and this teaching should also be part of the ongoing update of certified neurologists.