BACKGROUND: Little information is available on the official postgraduate and subspecialty training programs in movement disorders (MD) in Europe and North Africa. OBJECTIVE: To survey the accessible MD clinical training in these regions. METHODS: We designed a survey on clinical training in MD in different medical fields, at postgraduate and specialized levels. We assessed the characteristics of the participants and the facilities for MD care in their respective countries. We examined whether there are structured, or even accredited postgraduate, or subspecialty MD training programs in neurology, neurosurgery, internal medicine, geriatrics, neuroradiology, neuropediatrics, and general practice. Participants also shared their suggestions and needs. RESULTS: The survey was completed in 31/49 countries. Structured postgraduate MD programs in neurology exist in 20 countries; structured neurology subspecialty training exists in 14 countries and is being developed in two additional countries. Certified neurology subspecialty training was reported to exist in 7 countries. Recommended reading lists, printed books, and other materials are the most popular educational tools, while courses, lectures, webinars, and case presentations are the most popular learning formats. Mandatory activities and skills to be certified were not defined in 15/31 countries. Most participants expressed their need for a mandatory postgraduate MD program and for certified MD sub-specialization programs in neurology. CONCLUSION: Certified postgraduate and subspecialty training exists only in a minority of European countries and was not found in the surveyed Egypt and Tunisia. MD training should be improved in many countries.
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- Accreditation statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Curriculum statistics & numerical data MeSH
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- Neurology education statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Movement Disorders * MeSH
- Health Care Surveys statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Education, Medical, Graduate statistics & numerical data MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
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- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Egypt MeSH
- Europe MeSH
- Tunisia MeSH
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- atributivní riziko, populační atributivní riziko, atributivní frakce, populační atributivní frakce,
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- Biomedical Research methods trends MeSH
- Cohort Studies * MeSH
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- Neurology * methods statistics & numerical data trends MeSH
- Prospective Studies MeSH
- Retrospective Studies MeSH
- Statistics as Topic * methods trends MeSH
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- Review MeSH
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- Clinical Medicine MeSH
- Quality of Life MeSH
- Qualitative Research MeSH
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- Neurology methods statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires standards utilization MeSH
- Psychological Tests standards statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Statistics as Topic MeSH
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- Diagnostic Tests, Routine methods utilization MeSH
- False Negative Reactions MeSH
- False Positive Reactions MeSH
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- Neurology methods statistics & numerical data education MeSH
- Predictive Value of Tests MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Sensitivity and Specificity MeSH
- Statistics as Topic MeSH
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- Stroke diagnosis complications therapy MeSH
- Financing, Organized MeSH
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- Interdisciplinary Communication MeSH
- Hospitals, Teaching organization & administration MeSH
- Neurology methods organization & administration statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Critical Care methods organization & administration manpower MeSH
- Retrospective Studies MeSH
- Societies, Medical MeSH
- Statistics as Topic MeSH
- Thrombolytic Therapy methods utilization MeSH
- Emergency Service, Hospital organization & administration manpower utilization MeSH
- Emergency Medical Services methods organization & administration utilization MeSH
- Government Programs methods organization & administration MeSH
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care MeSH
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