La asistencia infectológica actual en España / Infectious Disease Care in Spain

A pesar de la ausencia de un reconocimiento oficial de laactividad especializada en enfermedades infecciosas, ennuestro país la mayoría de los hospitales de las diferentescomunidades autónomas están dotados de estructuras,con una importante heterogeneidad entre ellas, capaces deofrecer unos niveles adecuados de calidad asistencial eneste tipo de patologías. Sus características fundamentalesson su relevante actividad asistencial, superior a otrasespecialidades médicas reconocidas oficialmente, y suimportante interrelación con otros servicios hospitalarios,constituyendo claramente una actividad asistencial de tipohorizontal. Además de ello, las denominadas unidadesasistenciales de enfermedades infecciosas desarrollanimportantes actividades a nivel de la salud pública de lacomunidad, de colaboración con la administraciónsanitaria, de contribución al uso racional de losantimicrobianos y de relación con la asistencia primaria.El futuro de los especialistas en enfermedades infecciosas,tras su reconocimiento oficial, sería la formación deunidades de gestión clínica en cada institución sanitaria,con el objetivo de coordinar toda la asistencia sanitariaespecializada, tanto en el ámbito del propio hospital comoen su área sanitaria de influencia(AU)

Despite the specialist activity of Infectious Diseases notbeing officially recognised, the majority of the hospitals inthe autonomous communities of Spain are equipped withstructures, with significant heterogeneity among them, tobe able to offer high quality care in these diseases. Themain characteristics of and Infectious DiseasesDepartment is its important healthcare activity, more thanin other officially recognised medical specialities, and also its important interrelationship with other services in thehospital which is clearly horizontal healthcare.Furthermore, the aforementioned infectious disease careunits have developed important activities in the arena ofcommunity and public health and, in collaboration withhealth authorities, contribute to the rational use ofantimicrobials and the relationship with Primary Care. Thefuture of specialists in infectious diseases, when they areofficially recognised, will be the creation of clinicalmanagement units in every health institution with theobjective of coordinating all the specialised health care,both in the hospital environment and in its health area ofinfluence(AU)

La asistencia infectológica actual en España / Infectious Disease Care in Spain

A pesar de la ausencia de un reconocimiento oficial de laactividad especializada en enfermedades infecciosas, ennuestro país la mayoría de los hospitales de las diferentes comunidades autónomas están dotados de estructuras, con una importante heterogeneidad entre ellas, capaces de ofrecer unos niveles adecuados de calidad asistencial en este tipo de patologías. Sus características fundamentales son su relevante actividad asistencial, superior a otras especialidades médicas reconocidas oficialmente, y su importante interrelación con otros servicios hospitalarios, constituyendo claramente una actividad asistencial de tipohorizontal. Además de ello, las denominadas unidadesasistenciales de enfermedades infecciosas desarrollanimportantes actividades a nivel de la salud pública de lacomunidad, de colaboración con la administraciónsanitaria, de contribución al uso racional de losantimicrobianos y de relación con la asistencia primaria.El futuro de los especialistas en enfermedades infecciosas, tras su reconocimiento oficial, sería la formación de unidades de gestión clínica en cada institución sanitaria, con el objetivo de coordinar toda la asistencia sanitaria especializada, tanto en el ámbito del propio hospital como en su área sanitaria de influencia

Despite the specialist activity of Infectious Diseases not being officially recognised, the majority of the hospitals in the autonomous communities of Spain are equipped with structures, with significant heterogeneity among them, to be able to offer high quality care in these diseases. The main characteristics of and Infectious Diseases Department is its important healthcare activity, more than in other officially recognised medical specialities, and also its important interrelationship with other services in thehospital which is clearly horizontal healthcare.Furthermore, the aforementioned infectious disease careunits have developed important activities in the arena ofcommunity and public health and, in collaboration withhealth authorities, contribute to the rational use ofantimicrobials and the relationship with Primary Care. The future of specialists in infectious diseases, when they are officially recognised, will be the creation of clinical management units in every health institution with the objective of coordinating all the specialised health care, both in the hospital environment and in its health area of influence

[Current infectious disease care in Spain]. / La asistencia infectológica actual en España.

Despite the specialist activity of Infectious Diseases not being officially recognised, the majority of the hospitals in the autonomous communities of Spain are equipped with structures, with significant heterogeneity among them, to be able to offer high quality care in these diseases. The main characteristics of and Infectious Diseases Department is its important healthcare activity, more than in other officially recognised medical specialities, and also its important interrelationship with other services in the hospital which is clearly horizontal healthcare. Furthermore, the aforementioned infectious disease care units have developed important activities in the arena of community and public health and, in collaboration with health authorities, contribute to the rational use of antimicrobials and the relationship with Primary Care. The future of specialists in infectious diseases, when they are officially recognised, will be the creation of clinical management units in every health institution with the objective of coordinating all the specialised health care, both in the hospital environment and in its health area of influence.