Endocrinology in Portugal - Census 2016. Board of the Portuguese College of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Portuguese Medical Association

• Autor(a) principal: Guimarães, J.
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Afonso, A., Carvalho, D., Marques, A., Martins, T., Mascarenhas, M., Pereira, C., Rodrigues, D., Saraiva, C., Cardoso, H.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2204
• topic: Endocrinology; National Health Programs; Portugal

INTRODUCTION: On September 2016, the Board of the College of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Portuguese Medical Association carried out a national survey, about all Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Departments of the public hospitals included in the Portuguese National Health Service and a simplified version of this survey was sent to all endocrinologists working in Portugal and registered with the Portuguese Medical Association. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data related to organizational and human resources were collected, reporting the situation by the end of year 2015. The census registered 107 individuals and 27 Departments. RESULTS: The ratio of endocrinologists-population was 1.4, much lower than in the other European countries (varies between 2 to 4), resulting in alarming shortages of services in some areas of Portugal and in worse quality indicators. DISCUSSION: These data suggest that actions should be taken to increase the number of endocrinologists and departments in the country. CONCLUSION: In recent years, the number of residents has significantly increased, which will make it possible to correct this situation