Educational initiatives and training for paediatric rheumatology in Europe

Helen E. Foster; Jelena Vojinovic; Tamas Constantin; Alberto Martini; Pavla Dolezalova; Yosef Uziel; E.M.D Smith; Lovro Lamot; Carine Wouters; Tadej Avcin; Nico Wulffraat

doi:10.1186/s12969-018-0289-y

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal (Dec 2018)

Educational initiatives and training for paediatric rheumatology in Europe

Helen E. Foster,
Jelena Vojinovic,
Tamas Constantin,
Alberto Martini,
Pavla Dolezalova,
Yosef Uziel,
E.M.D Smith,
Lovro Lamot,
Carine Wouters,
Tadej Avcin,
Nico Wulffraat

Affiliations

Helen E. Foster: Institute of Cellular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University
Jelena Vojinovic: Faculty of Medicine, Department Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Nis
Tamas Constantin: 2nd Department of Paediatrics, Semmelweis University
Alberto Martini: G.Gaslini Institute and University of Genoa
Pavla Dolezalova: Paediatric Rheumatology and Autoinflammatory Diseases Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Yosef Uziel: Department of Pediatrics, Meir medical center, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine
E.M.D Smith: Department of Women’s & Children’s Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool
Lovro Lamot: Department of Pediatrics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine
Carine Wouters: University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory Immunobiology
Tadej Avcin: Department of Allergology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Ljubljana
Nico Wulffraat: Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-018-0289-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

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Abstract The Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) has over many years, developed a portfolio of educational activities to address increasing educational needs of workforce and support young clinicians to acquire skills to develop new knowledge and deliver clinical care in the future. These educational activities aim to facilitate growth of paediatric rheumatology and ultimately improve the clinical care for children and families. This article describes the current portfolio of PReS educational activities and their relevance to the international paediatric rheumatology community.

Published in Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal

ISSN: 1546-0096 (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Website: https://ped-rheum.biomedcentral.com/

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