Sistema de Salut de Catalunya
Institut Català de la Salut
[Fernandez Montes A] Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Complex of Ourense (CHUO), Ourense, Galicia, Spain. [Elez E] Servei d’Oncologia Mèdica, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. [de la Haba Rodriguez J] Medical Oncology Department, Reina Sofa University Hospital, Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research in Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain. [Paez D] Department of Medical Oncology, Santa Creu I Sant Pau University Hospital, U705, ISCIII Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. [Mendez Vidal MJ] Medical Oncology Department, Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research in Cordoba, Reina Sofa University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain. [Felip E] Servei d’Oncologia Mèdica, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
2024-01-29T07:59:55Z
2024-01-29T07:59:55Z
2024-01
Medical oncologist; Spain; Workload
Médico oncólogo; España; Carga de trabajo
Metge oncòleg; Espanya; Càrrega de treball
Purpose Growing complexity and demand for cancer care entail increased challenges for Medical Oncology (MO). The Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) has promoted studies to provide updated data to estimate the need for medical oncologists in 2040 and to analyse current professional standing of young medical oncologists. Methods Two national, online surveys were conducted. The first (2021) targeted 146 Heads of MO Departments, and the second (2022), 775 young medical oncologists who had completed their MO residency between 2014 and 2021. Participants were contacted individually, and data were processed anonymously. Results Participation rates reached 78.8% and 48.8%, respectively. The updated data suggest that 87–110 new medical oncologist full-time equivalents (FTEs) should be recruited each year to achieve an optimal ratio of 110–130 new cases per medical oncologist FTE by 2040. The professional standing analysis reveals that 9.1% of medical oncologists trained in Spain do not work in clinical care in the country, with tremendous employment instability (only 15.2% have a permanent contract). A high percentage of young medical oncologists have contemplated career paths other than clinical care (64.5%) or working in other countries (51.7%). Conclusions Optimal ratios of medical oncologists must be achieved to tackle the evolution of MO workloads and challenges in comprehensive cancer care. However, the incorporation and permanence of medical oncologists in the national healthcare system in Spain could be compromised by their current sub-optimal professional standing.
This study was funded by Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
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Oncologia; Decisió de grup; Treball - Mesurament; NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Occupational Groups::Health Personnel::Physicians::Oncologists; PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Psychology, Social::Group Processes::Consensus; HEALTH CARE::Health Services Administration::Organization and Administration::Personnel Management::Personnel Staffing and Scheduling::Workload; DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::grupos profesionales::personal sanitario::médicos::oncólogos; PSIQUIATRÍA Y PSICOLOGÍA::conducta y mecanismos de la conducta::psicología social::procesos de grupo::consenso; ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::administración de los servicios de salud::organización y administración::gestión de personal::admisión y programación del personal::carga de trabajo
Springer
Clinical and Translational Oncology;26
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-023-03225-2
Attribution 4.0 International
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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