1. Questionnaire on Clinical Pharmacology
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2. 1. Is there a clear definition of clinical pharmacology in your country? Yes: 22 No: 5 a. As a scientific discipline? Yes: 20 No: 7 b. As an academic discipline in teaching and research? Yes: 24 No: 3 c. As a medical specialty with defined functions in patient care? Yes: 17 No: Is clinical pharmacology recognized as a medical specialty by your government? Yes: 21 No: 6 (Belgium, Estonia, France, Greece, Lithuania, Turkey)
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3. 2a. If the specialty of Clinical Pharmacology is recognized by your country as a separate medical specialty, how long ago was it recognized? ≥ 40 years: Finland, Germany ≥ 30 years: Croatia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden > 20 years: Bosnia Herzegovina, Hungary, Norway, Spain, UK > 15 years: Austria, Denmark 5-15 years: Bulgaria, Israel, Romania, Russia, Switzerland 3-5 years: Italy
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4. Predominantly internal medicine
2b. Requirements of training in terms of year after internship? Number of years in clinical pharmacology? Number of years in other specialties? Which one(s)?
Predominantly internal medicine
Austria 6 vs 3 years; Hungary 4 vs 2 years; Czech Republ. 5 vs 2 years; Israel 4 vs 2.5 years; Estonia 3 vs 1 year; Slovakia 3 vs 2 years; France 3 vs 1 year; The Netherlands 4 vs 1.5 years
Predominantly clinical pharmacology
Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden
Dual pharmacological and clinical training
Finland, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, UK
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5. 3. Is clinical pharmacology recognized as a separate medical specialty by any other authority in your country? Yes: 12 No: 8 4. Are other professional groups (such as pharmacists) recognized as clinical pharmacologists? Yes: 5 No: What is the number of positions in clinical pharmacology in your country (only MD:s should be counted)? <
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6. 7. What is the approximate number of clinical pharmacologists per million inhabitants? <1 Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania, Turkey 1-5 Austria, Bosnia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Romania, UK Croatia, Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland > 10 Hungary, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden
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Number of Clin pharmacologists/million habitants
Brown < 1
Yellow
Purple
Red > 10
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8. 8. Describe the functions of MD clinical pharmacologists in health care – drug related problems: Drug problem oriented consultations 21 Clinical trials TDM DTC Drug information services 13 ADR clinic Pharmacogenetic consultations Pharmacoepidemiology and drug utilization 7 Pharmacovigilance Ethics committee Pharmacoeconomy Pharmacotherapy in pregnancy Drug intoxications
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