Universität zu Köln

Kern, Winfried V., Faetkenheuer, Gerd, Tacconelli, Evelina and Ullmann, Andrew (2015). Infectious diseases as a clinical specialty in Germany and Europe. Z. Evidenz Fortbild. Qual. Gesundheitswesen, 109 (7). S. 493 - 500. JENA: ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG. ISSN 2212-0289

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Abstract

Clinical infectious diseases have only slowly been established as a medical specialty in Germany. The density of infectious diseases (ID) specialists and the number of ID divisions in general hospitals is still limited when compared with the situation in many other European countries, and there is also a lack of hospital-based medical microbiologists and infection control doctors for many reasons. Often, there is a lack of understanding of the roles and the performance of ID specialists versus microbiologists. Experience in other countries shows that ID specialists are important as clinical experts at the bedside, can help ascertain healthcare quality and patient safety, and are perfectly suited for undertaking strategic tasks in the field of cost-effective antimicrobial therapy algorithms and antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in hospitals. ID specialists are responsible for infection control in several countries, can improve the utility of diagnostic microbiology and are key partners in translational research. We estimate that more than 1,000 additional ID specialists are needed in this country, and believe that specially trained ABS experts can take over parts of their responsibilities and tasks in smaller hospitals. More capacity and flexibility in postgraduate training in infectious diseases, antibiotic stewardship and infection control in Germany will be critical to address the problem of antimicrobial resistance.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kern, Winfried V. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Faetkenheuer, Gerd UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tacconelli, Evelina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ullmann, Andrew UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-419803
DOI:	10.1016/j.zefq.2015.09.015
Journal or Publication Title:	Z. Evidenz Fortbild. Qual. Gesundheitswesen
Volume:	109
Number:	7
Page Range:	S. 493 - 500
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
Place of Publication:	JENA
ISSN:	2212-0289
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Health Policy & Services Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41980