TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric respiratory medicine - An international perspective
AU - Gappa, Monika
AU - Ferkol, Thomas
AU - Kovesi, Tom
AU - Landau, Louis
AU - McColley, Susanna
AU - Sanchez, Ignacio
AU - Tal, Asher
AU - Wong, Gary W.K.
AU - Zar, Heather
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Although Pediatric Respiratory Medicine as a subspecialty has a long tradition and is well established in some countries, there is a wide variation across different regions of the world with regard to e.g. recognition of the discipline, training requirements, training facilities and clinical needs. This review summarizes the situation in North America (US and Canada), South America, Asia, Australia, Israel and Europe with the aim to highlight commonalities and differences and, ultimately, to further support continuous development of paediatric Respiratory Medicine Worldwide.
AB - Although Pediatric Respiratory Medicine as a subspecialty has a long tradition and is well established in some countries, there is a wide variation across different regions of the world with regard to e.g. recognition of the discipline, training requirements, training facilities and clinical needs. This review summarizes the situation in North America (US and Canada), South America, Asia, Australia, Israel and Europe with the aim to highlight commonalities and differences and, ultimately, to further support continuous development of paediatric Respiratory Medicine Worldwide.
KW - Curriculum
KW - Education
KW - Pediatric pulmonology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=74249107291&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/ppul.21165
DO - 10.1002/ppul.21165
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20014351
AN - SCOPUS:74249107291
SN - 8755-6863
VL - 45
SP - 14
EP - 24
JO - Pediatric Pulmonology
JF - Pediatric Pulmonology
IS - 1
ER -