TY - JOUR
T1 - European guidelines on structure and qualification of general thoracic surgery
AU - Brunelli, Alessandro
AU - Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel
AU - D'amico, Thomas
AU - Hansen, Henrik
AU - Lim, Eric
AU - Massard, Gilbert
AU - Rice, Thomas W.
AU - Rocco, Gaetano
AU - Thomas, Pascal
AU - Van raemdonck, Dirk
AU - Congregado, Miguel
AU - Decaluwe, Herbert
AU - Grodzki, Tomasz
AU - Lerut, Toni
AU - Molnar, Thomas
AU - Salati, Michele
AU - Scarci, Marco
AU - Van Schil, Paul
AU - Varela, Gonzalo
AU - Venuta, Federico
AU - Melfi, Franca
AU - Gebitekin, Cengiz
AU - Kuzdzal, Jaroslaw
AU - Leschber, Gunda
AU - Opitz, Isabelle
AU - Papagiannopoulos, Kostas
AU - Patterson, Alec
AU - Ruffini, Enrico
AU - Klepetko, Walter
AU - Toker, Alper
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To update the recommendations for the structural characteristics of general thoracic surgery (GTS) in Europe in order to provide a document that can be used as a guide for harmonizing the general thoracic surgical practice in Europe. METHODS: A task force was created to set the structural, procedural and qualification characteristics of a European GTS unit. These criteria were endorsed by the Executive Committee of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and by the Thoracic Domain of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and were validated by the European Board of Thoracic Surgery at European Union of Medical Specialists. RESULTS: Criteria regarding definition and scope of GTS, structure and qualification of GTS unit, training and education and recommendations for subjects of particular interest (lung transplant, oesophageal surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, quality surveillance) were developed. CONCLUSIONS: This document will hopefully represent the first step of a process of revision of the modern thoracic surgeons' curricula, which need to be qualitatively rethought in the setting of the qualification process. The structural criteria highlighted in the present document are meant to help and tackle the challenge of cultural and language barriers as well as of widely varying national training programmes.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To update the recommendations for the structural characteristics of general thoracic surgery (GTS) in Europe in order to provide a document that can be used as a guide for harmonizing the general thoracic surgical practice in Europe. METHODS: A task force was created to set the structural, procedural and qualification characteristics of a European GTS unit. These criteria were endorsed by the Executive Committee of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and by the Thoracic Domain of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and were validated by the European Board of Thoracic Surgery at European Union of Medical Specialists. RESULTS: Criteria regarding definition and scope of GTS, structure and qualification of GTS unit, training and education and recommendations for subjects of particular interest (lung transplant, oesophageal surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, quality surveillance) were developed. CONCLUSIONS: This document will hopefully represent the first step of a process of revision of the modern thoracic surgeons' curricula, which need to be qualitatively rethought in the setting of the qualification process. The structural criteria highlighted in the present document are meant to help and tackle the challenge of cultural and language barriers as well as of widely varying national training programmes.
KW - Accreditation
KW - Education
KW - General thoracic surgery
KW - Procedures
KW - Professional affairs
KW - Qualification
KW - Structure
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U2 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezu016
DO - 10.1093/ejcts/ezu016
M3 - Article
C2 - 24562007
AN - SCOPUS:84898640190
SN - 1010-7940
VL - 45
SP - 779
EP - 786
JO - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
JF - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
M1 - ezu016
ER -