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EULAR ‘points to consider’ for the conduction of workforce requirement studies in rheumatology
- Source :
- RMD Open, RMD Open, Vol. 4, No 2 (2018) P. e000780, RMD Open, 4(2):000780. BMJ Publishing Group
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group, 2018.
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Abstract
- ObjectiveCurrent methods used for forecasting workforce requirements in rheumatology are disparate, as are the parameters incorporated into workforce projection studies. The objective of these European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR points to consider (PTC) is to guide future workforce studies in adult rheumatology in order to produce valid and reliable manpower estimates.MethodsThe EULAR Standardised Operating Procedures were followed. A multidisciplinary task force with experts including patients with rheumatic diseases from 11 EULAR countries and the USA was assembled. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted to retrieve workforce models in rheumatology and other medical fields. PTC were based on expert opinion informed by the SLR, followed by group discussions with consensus obtained through informal voting. The level of agreement with the PTC was voted anonymously.ResultsA total of 10 PTC were formulated. The task force recommends models integrating supply (=workforce available in rheumatology), demand (=health services requested by the population) and need (=health services that are considered appropriate to serve the population). In general, projections of workforce requirements should consider all factors relevant for current and future workload in rheumatology inside and outside of direct patient care. Forecasts of workforce supply should consider demography and attrition of rheumatologists, as well as the effects of new developments in healthcare. Predictions of future need/demand should take demographic, sociocultural and epidemiological development of the population into account.ConclusionThese EULAR-endorsed PTC will provide guidance on the methodology and the parameters to be applied in future national and international workforce requirement studies in rheumatology.
- Subjects :
- Epidemiology
Immunology
Population
education
UNITED-STATES
RECOMMENDATIONS
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0302 clinical medicine
Rheumatology
Multidisciplinary approach
EUROPEAN LEAGUE
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Medicine
Health services research
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030212 general & internal medicine
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Socioeconomic status
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
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business.industry
Arthritis
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2014 UPDATE
Workload
health services research
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Systematic review
arthritis
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Workforce
NURSE-PRACTITIONERS
HEALTH-CARE
CIGARETTE-SMOKING
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20565933
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- RMD Open
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d1f72c38fbc579eda2366eef0235a1be