Specialised training in Pulmonology, key in achieving clinical excellence practice.

– more than 100 residents of Pneumology has brought together these days, Santiago de Compostela, in order to review the basics of the neumologica clinic from a practical point of view

-the importance of holding such meetings is crucial to the future pulmonologists may deepen their scientific knowledge

-the future of the Pneumology will mean a change in the form of exercise it. The pulmonologist should bring to the hospital value added that it must be reflected in excellence of the acute and chronic patient care, avoiding hospitalizations and improving outpatient care

Santiago de Compostela, February 2013.- with the aim of contributing to the formation of the residents of Pneumology, pharmaceutical Chiesi Spain and the Spanish society of Pneumology and thoracic surgery (SEPAR) have organized the “5th meeting for residents (R3): present and future in pneumology” directed to complete the preparation of this professional group.

The scientific coordination of the meeting has been in charge of the SEPAR. For Dr. Luis Perez of the plain, Coordinator of the meeting specialised training in Pulmonology, at the present time, must allow that the newly-formed lung specialists should be able to make a practice of excellence and work in any European country if they have no possibility to do so in Spain. ”

with this activity directed to residents (R3), ending its specific postgraduate training and starts its activity as specialists, intends to review the current state of the disease, its prevalence and impact on health, ranging to occupy much of his activity as pulmonologists, and provide them with a vision of continuous professional development starting from this moment.

For the Coordinator of the meeting “resident course is designed to review the basics of the neumologica clinic from a practical point of view. Speakers experts in each area of knowledge of Pulmonology, have participated to develop case studies that will allow a review of a wide range of topics (spirometers, COPD, asthma, inhaled therapy, interstitial lung disease, TEP, dream, ventilation, not invasive, cancer, etc.)”.

Meanwhile Dr. Eduard Tarragona, responsible for the area of respiratory pathology of Chiesi, has highlighted the relevance of the rapporteurs and said that “this type of meetings are essential so that the future pulmonologists may deepen their scientific knowledge”.

Cardiac diseases more prevalent

Cardiac diseases most prevalent are COPD, asthma and during the sleep apnea syndrome the first two are a close relationship with the environmental and social conditions and the third depends on the increase of obesity in developed countries ”, said Dr. Pérez del Llano.

Also, this expert explained that a greater awareness of patients about the proper use of existing treatments, currently required but not only by patients (who will be asked to meet the established treatment) but also by own physicians, we must prescribe the treatment that has shown more efficient in each case. The culture of sobremedicar patients should stop ”.

The future of the Pneumology

According to Dr. Perez of the plain, the future of Pulmonology is fascinating. We are in a time of revolution in many of our diseases (COPD, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, etc.) Star and also by the development of the techniques of neumologica intervention (ventilation, bronchoscopy, pleuroscopia, etc) ”.

The pulmonologist should bring to the hospital value added that it must be reflected in excellence of the acute and chronic patient care, avoiding hospitalizations and improving outpatient care. To achieve this, the best way is to invest in training ”, adds.

In addition, this expert has explained that the future of Pneumology will mean a change in the form of exercise it. Hospitalization should leave room to an organization focused on the care of the patient in queries, address, and day hospitals. The plant of Pneumology will be a place in which there will be a medicine of semicritics with a high degree of specialization ”.