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Partnership and cooperation is necessary to improve and expand neurology
Author(s) -
Gilhus N. E.,
Stovner L. J.,
Gjerstad L.,
Hoff J. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01541.x
Subject(s) - general partnership , neurology , relevance (law) , action (physics) , medicine , health professionals , psychiatry , health care , medical education , psychology , business , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , law , finance
Gilhus NE, Stovner LJ, Gjerstad L, Hoff JM. Partnership and cooperation is necessary to improve and expand neurology.
Acta Neurol Scand: 2011: 124 (Suppl. 191): 1–4.
© 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Background – Brain disorders have a large impact on society, representing one third of the total burden of disease. Neurology is more than before divided into fields of highly specialized branches. Objective – To assess the need for co‐operation in neuromedicine to achieve optimal results for patient treatment, diagnosis and care. Discussion – Co‐operation regarding patients with disorders in the brain and nervous system should involve medical specialists, general practitioners, other professionals, patients and carers. Optimal co‐operation represents both an institutional and personal challenge. The principle of joint action between several subspecialists should also have consequences for educational systems and requirements. Formalised co‐operation is well established in medical research, and principles for good practice in neuroscience have relevance also for clinical medicine. How to organise the optimal treatment is therefore not only a challenge for neurologists, but also for the total health system within hospitals and in society. Conclusion – Open‐handedness and a willingness to co‐operate should be a hallmark for neurologists.