TY - JOUR
T1 - Points to consider
T2 - EULAR-UEMS standards for the training of European rheumatologists
AU - Alunno, Alessia
AU - Avcin, Tadej
AU - Haines, Catherine
AU - Ramiro, Sofia
AU - Sivera, Francisca
AU - Badreh, Sara
AU - Baraliakos, Xenofon
AU - Bijlsma, Johannes W. J.
AU - Buttgereit, Frank
AU - Chaudhuri, Kaushik
AU - Da Silva, Jose A. P.
AU - Dudler, Jean
AU - Ferreira, Ricardo J. O.
AU - Gudu, Tania
AU - Hachulla, Eric
AU - Holland-Fischer, Mette
AU - Iagnocco, Annamaria
AU - Kragstrup, Tue Wenzel
AU - Nagy, Gyoergy
AU - Romao, Vasco C.
AU - Stones, Simon R.
AU - van Onna, Marloes
AU - Edwards, Christopher J.
PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - BackgroundPostgraduate rheumatology training programmes are already established at a national level in most European countries. However, previous work has highlighted a substantial level of heterogeneity in the organisation and, in part, content of programmes. ObjectiveTo define competences and standards of knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required for the training of rheumatologists. MethodsA European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) task force (TF) of 23 experts, including two members of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) section of rheumatology, was convened. The mapping phase consisted of the retrieval of key documents on specialty training in rheumatology and other related specialties across a broad set of international sources. The content of these documents was extracted and represented the foundation for the document draft that underwent several rounds of online discussion within the TF, and afterwards was also distributed to a broad group of stakeholders for collecting feedback. The list of generated competences was voted on during the TF meetings, while the level of agreement (LoA) with each statement was established by anonymous online voting. ResultsA total of 132 international training curricula were retrieved and extracted. In addition to the TF members, 253 stakeholders commented and voted on the competences through an online anonymous survey. The TF developed (1) an overarching framework indicating the areas that should be addressed during training, (2) 7 domains defining broad areas that rheumatology trainees should master by the end of the training programme, (3) 8 core themes defining the nuances of each domain and (4) 28 competences that trainees should acquire to cover each of the areas outlined in the overarching framework. A high LoA was achieved for all competences. ConclusionThese points to consider for EULAR-UEMS standards for the training of European rheumatologists are now defined. Their dissemination and use can hopefully contribute to harmonising training across European countries.
AB - BackgroundPostgraduate rheumatology training programmes are already established at a national level in most European countries. However, previous work has highlighted a substantial level of heterogeneity in the organisation and, in part, content of programmes. ObjectiveTo define competences and standards of knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required for the training of rheumatologists. MethodsA European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) task force (TF) of 23 experts, including two members of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) section of rheumatology, was convened. The mapping phase consisted of the retrieval of key documents on specialty training in rheumatology and other related specialties across a broad set of international sources. The content of these documents was extracted and represented the foundation for the document draft that underwent several rounds of online discussion within the TF, and afterwards was also distributed to a broad group of stakeholders for collecting feedback. The list of generated competences was voted on during the TF meetings, while the level of agreement (LoA) with each statement was established by anonymous online voting. ResultsA total of 132 international training curricula were retrieved and extracted. In addition to the TF members, 253 stakeholders commented and voted on the competences through an online anonymous survey. The TF developed (1) an overarching framework indicating the areas that should be addressed during training, (2) 7 domains defining broad areas that rheumatology trainees should master by the end of the training programme, (3) 8 core themes defining the nuances of each domain and (4) 28 competences that trainees should acquire to cover each of the areas outlined in the overarching framework. A high LoA was achieved for all competences. ConclusionThese points to consider for EULAR-UEMS standards for the training of European rheumatologists are now defined. Their dissemination and use can hopefully contribute to harmonising training across European countries.
KW - outcome and process assessment
KW - health care
KW - patient care team
KW - qualitative research
U2 - 10.1136/ard-2023-223941
DO - 10.1136/ard-2023-223941
M3 - Article
C2 - 37188497
SN - 0003-4967
VL - 82
SP - 1107
EP - 1113
JO - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
IS - 8
ER -