LIBRO + ANEXOS ENDOCRINOLOGÍA PEDIÁTRICA

Endocrinología Pediátrica. Anexos ❚ 83 Anexo 2. ESPE Position Statement for Paediatric Endocrinology Subspecialty E-Mail karger@karger.com Position Statement Horm Res Paediatr 2016;86:1–2 DOI: 10.1159/000447502 ESPE Position Statement for Paediatric Endocrinology Subspecialty Paediatric Endocrinology, under the leaderships of Lawson Wilkins in the US and of Andrea Prader in Europe, started to take shape as a subspecialty in the 1960s. Since that time, paediatric endocrinology has developed at a tre- mendous speed, especially during the last 30 years, in line with increasing knowledge in the field of genetics and other basic sciences, as well as improved medications and technical facilities. Endocrine conditions encountered in childhood are diverse and show a wide spectrum that is in many aspects substantially different from endocrine diseases in adults and the elderly. Children are simply not little adults. Han- dling of paediatric endocrine disorders requires the special attention of med- ical specialists with significant background training in paediatrics, to under- stand all aspects of human growth and development, along with specialised training in paediatric endocrinology. Developmental issues, including sex dif- ferentiation, body growth, skeletal development, pubertal maturation, and neuropsychological development from the intrauterine period to adolescence and young adulthood, are specific paediatric issues that cannot be fully un- derstood and managed without paediatric training as the basic medical back- ground. Recognising, classifying, diagnosing, and managing disorders of growth and development are specific tasks for fully trained paediatric endo- crinologists. At the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), a subsection of the Euro- pean Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS; formerly CESP), each paediatric subspecialty is represented by a liaison officer within the Tertiary Care Work- ing Group (TCWG). The EAP has its own legislation/constitution (Belgian/ EU law) representing the central unifying platform for paediatric training in Europe. One of the major goals of the liaison officers is to update the current syllabus and accreditation procedures for their subspecialty, aiming at har- monisation of paediatric training throughout Europe. ESPE has recently, in 2014, revised its training program and this was approved by the General As- Published online: July 6, 2016 HORMONE RESEARCH IN PÆDIATRICS © 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/hrp Downloaded by: Osakidetza - SVS Direccion Gral 185.161.118.125 - 10/8/2021 11:14:46 PM