LIBRO + ANEXOS INFECTOLOGÍA PEDIÁTRICA

Libro Blanco de las ACES Pediátricas 2024 44 ❚ Final version 6 2017: Application form Paediatric Subspeciality UEMS Author: Dr. NG Hartwig on behalf of the ESPID educational committee 1. General introduction: Preface Paediatrics is an independent medical specialty based on the knowledge and skills required for the prevention, diagnosis and management of all aspects of illness and injury affecting children of all age groups from birth, through adolescence and up to the age of 18 years. Paediatrics also encompasses child health and covers growth, development, health promotion and prevention of disease. The influence of the family and other environmental factors also play a large role in development and for those children with chronic conditions, many require life-long management with smooth transition of care from paediatric to adult services. We believe therefore that all doctors practising Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology (PID) require a solid basic training in General Paediatrics, as set out by many National Training Authorities (NTAs), and in the recommended European Common Trunk Syllabus, approved by the European Academy of Paediatrics - Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (EAP-UEMS). This basic paediatric training, which should be a minimum of 3 years duration, should be the prelude to specialist training, and will underpin many of the principles set out in this specialist syllabus. This document sets out the minimum requirements for training in Tertiary Care Paediatric Infectious Diseases. PID is a subsection of the Tertiary Care Group of the EAP-UEMS through the European Board of Paediatrics (EBP). Introduction Infectious diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Infections in children differ from those in adults in aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, management and prevention. The emergence of new problems such as new pandemic Influenza strains, new virus such as SARS and MERS Coronavirusses, the re-emergence of known diseases, such as tuberculosis, and the increasing incidence of drug resistance among many different pathogens implies that there is a need for paediatric specialists in this field. Moreover, the increasing antimicrobial resistance of bacterial pathogens leads to necessity of antimicrobial stewardship supported by paediatric infectious diseases specialists. Because complex immunosuppressive treatments are used more frequently in paediatrics, PID specialists should also be involved in the management of infections in immunocompromised hosts. In order to achieve high standards of patient care and scientific research in the field of paediatric infectious diseases, high quality training programmes are indispensable. This syllabus intends to outline the requirements for trainees and training-centres with the goal to improve the level of care for children with infectious diseases and immune disorders to high standards. Furthermore it tries to harmonise training- programs between different European countries. Paediatric infectious diseases has a considerable overlap with other subspecialities, especially immunology, since infectious diseases frequently are the presenting