by Johann Sellner, Antonella Macerollo
There are limited data available on the current visions of neurologists for health care and neurology. We aimed to garner ideas about current challenges and future development of health care among residents and junior neurologists from member states of the European Union and neighboring countries. We further assessed emerging constraints for clinical practice as well as perceptions for the development of neurology subdisciplines and core competences.
The key finding was common optimism about health care as well as neurology. This enthusiasm is confirmed by the predominant plans to practice as a neurologist in 10 years. Interestingly, cross-border mobility might be considered, which corroborates the current interests in international relocation. Overall, young neurologists share the concerns of insufficient income and fear the subsequent impaired quality of life. The results of our survey highlighted that the upcoming generation of neurologists are aware of challenges related to demographic trends. The perception of subspecialties that will gain further importance included dementia, cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive neurology, and neurodegenerative diseases. Our data suggest that talented junior colleagues continue to be attracted to neurology and acknowledge ever-changing demands and upcoming challenges.
Interested readers are invited to study the full article by Antonella Macerollo, Krisztina Róna-Vörös, Walter Struhal, Xenia Kobeleva and Johann Sellner published in the Jan 27 2015 edition of Neurology.
