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European guidelines on structure and qualification of general thoracic surgery

Brunelli, Alessandro ; Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel ; D'Amico, Thomas ; Hansen, Henrik ; Lim, Eric ; Massard, Gilbert ; Rice, Thomas W. ; Rocco, Gaetano ; Thomas, Pascal ; Van Raemdonck, Dirk ; Congregado, Miguel ; Decaluwe, Herbert ; Grodzki, Tomasz ; Lerut, Toni ; Molnar, Thomas ; Salati, Michele ; Scarci, Marco ; Van Schil, Paul ; Varela, Gonzalo ; Venuta, Federico ; Melfi, Franca ; Gebitekin, Cengiz ; Kuzdzal, Jaroslaw ; Leschber, Gunda ; Opitz, Isabelle ; Papagiannopoulos, Kostas ; Patterson, Alec ; Ruffini, Enrico ; Klepetko, Walter ; Toker, Alper

In: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2014, vol. 45, no. 5, p. 779-786

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    Titre
    • European guidelines on structure and qualification of general thoracic surgery
    Auteur
    • Brunelli, Alessandro. St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
    • Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel. Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
    • D'Amico, Thomas. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    • Hansen, Henrik. Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Lim, Eric. Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
    • Massard, Gilbert. Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
    • Rice, Thomas W.. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Rocco, Gaetano. Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione Pascale, IRCCS, Naples, Italy
    • Thomas, Pascal. Aix-Marseille University and Hospitals System of Marseille, Marseille, France
    • Van Raemdonck, Dirk. University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • Congregado, Miguel. University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
    • Decaluwe, Herbert. University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • Grodzki, Tomasz. Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
    • Lerut, Toni. University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • Molnar, Thomas. University Medical School of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
    • Salati, Michele. Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
    • Scarci, Marco. Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Papworth Everard, UK
    • Van Schil, Paul. University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
    • Varela, Gonzalo. Salamanca University Hospital, Salamanca, Spain
    • Venuta, Federico. University of Rome Sapienza - Fondazione Eleonora Lorillard Spencer Cenci, Rome, Italy
    • Melfi, Franca. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
    • Gebitekin, Cengiz. Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
    • Kuzdzal, Jaroslaw. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
    • Leschber, Gunda. ELK Berlin Chest Hospital, Berlin, Germany
    • Opitz, Isabelle. University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Papagiannopoulos, Kostas. St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
    • Patterson, Alec. Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    • Ruffini, Enrico. University of Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Klepetko, Walter. Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Toker, Alper. Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2014, vol. 45, no. 5, p. 779-786. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:297507
    Summary
    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