Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery-What Does Certification Mean?
Curr Urol Rep
; 19(5): 30, 2018 Mar 19.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29556827
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW There are advantages and disadvantages of subspecialty certification for physicians, trainees, patients, and society at large. As female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS) became the second subspecialty of urology to offer subspecialty certification, understanding the effects of FPMRS subspecialty certification on the healthcare system is important. RECENT FINDINGS:
While subspecialty certification may improve training, identify experts, and ultimately lead to improved patient outcomes, certification might also be unnecessary for some physicians, weaken residency training, and limit the number of physicians who are deemed qualified to offer certain treatments. As pelvic floor disorders can considerably affect quality of life, and their prevalence is expected to increase with the aging population, high-quality FPMRS care is needed. In this article, we describe the history of FPMRS subspecialty certification as well as its potential advantages and disadvantages as suggested by literature. There are advantages and disadvantages of FPMRS subspecialty certification. Further research is needed to assess the effect of FPMRS subspecialty certification on patient outcomes.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Urology
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Certification
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Pelvic Floor Disorders
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Urol Rep
Journal subject:
UROLOGIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States