Stroke doctors: Who are we? A World Stroke Organization survey.

ABSTRACT: Background Specialist training provides skilled workforce for service delivery. Stroke medicine has evolved rapidly in the past years. No prior information exists on background or training of stroke doctors globally. Aims To describe the specialties that represent stroke doctors, their training requirements, and the scientific organizations ensuring continuous medical education. Methods The World Stroke Organization conducted an expert survey between June and November 2014 using e-mailed questionnaires. All Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries with >1 million population and other countries with >50 million population were included ( n = 49, total 5.6 billion inhabitants, 85% of global strokes). Two stroke experts from each selected country were surveyed, discrep

SUBMITTER: Meretoja A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5554096 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature