Evaluation of DSD training schools organized by cost action BM1303 "DSDnet".

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Differences of Sex Development network (DSDnet) aims to establish interactive relationships between clinicians, scientists, support groups and people with a difference of sex development (DSD) to improve the overall care for people affected by such condition. DSDnet has hosted three Training Schools (TSs) in Ghent, Bologna and Budapest between 2015 and 2017 with the primary purpose of providing multidisciplinary training to young professionals and encouraging ongoing activity in the field of DSD. The aim of our study was to evaluate the success and long-term effect effectiveness of these three TSs.

Methods and results

Eighty-seven trainees (70 women, 17 men) attended one of three TSs. The distribution of trainees according to their professional field was: 47 (

SUBMITTER: Bertalan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6299629 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature