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Hans Jürgen Dornbusch1, Ronald Kurz2, Stefano Del Torso3
1Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Insights
Protecting children and adolescents requires high-quality medical care and continuous professional development. This paper advocates for collaboration among European paediatric organizations to strengthen advocacy and advance the paediatric profession.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Child Health
- Adolescent Medicine
Background:
- Children and adolescents are a vulnerable population with significant future potential.
- Ensuring their health and well-being necessitates high standards in medical attention and training.
- Existing paediatric organizations in Europe have varying capacities to meet these needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the need for enhanced collaboration among European paediatric organizations.
- To advocate for the health and rights of children and adolescents in Europe.
- To foster a unified and stronger voice for the paediatric profession.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of the roles and capabilities of major European paediatric organizations.
- Identification of key areas for collaboration and professional development.
- Call for unified advocacy and knowledge sharing.
Main Results:
- Three major European paediatric organizations (EAP/EBP, EPA/UNEPSA, ECPCP) exist but operate with varying degrees of coordination.
- A unified approach is needed to effectively advocate for child and adolescent health.
- Enhanced collaboration can foster professional development and research.
Conclusions:
- Close collaboration between the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), European Paediatric Association (EPA/UNEPSA), and European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians (ECPCP) is crucial.
- A unified voice will strengthen advocacy for European children and adolescents.
- Fostering collaboration is essential for advancing paediatric care and research.
Abstract:
The journey from birth to adulthood is paved with threats to health and wellbeing, rendering this age group with its invaluable future potential particularly vulnerable. Therefore, children and adolescents deserve medical attention of the highest professional level based on solid, well founded training guidelines, the availability of a well-coordinated platform for the continuous acquisition of knowledge, exchange of ideas, and collaboration on research and clinical projects, and comprehensive continuing education. For the European region these crucial specifications are met to varying degrees by three major paediatric organisations: the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) with the European Board of Paediatrics (EBP) as the paediatric section of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS PS), the European Paediatric Association (EPA/UNEPSA) and the European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians (ECPCP). A major goal of this paper is to call for the closest possible collaboration between these organizations in advocating for the health and rights of European children and adolescents and in effectively fostering the paediatric profession with a strong, unified voice.
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