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Páginas 232-235 (enero 2010)
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The future of intensive medicine
El futuro de la Medicina Intensiva
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, G. González Díazb, J. Mancebo Cortésc
a Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
b Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Morales Messeguer, Murcia, Spain
c Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract

Although Intensive Care Medicine is a young specialty compared with other medical disciplines, it currently plays a key role in the process of care for many patients. Experience has shown that professionals with specific training in Intensive Care Medicine are needed to provide high quality care to critically ill patients. In Europe, important steps have been taken towards the standardization of training programs of the different member states. However, it is now necessary to take one more step forward, that is, the creation of a primary specialty in Intensive Care Medicine. Care of the critically ill needs to be led by specialists who have received specific and complete training and who have the necessary professional competences to provide maximum quality care to their patients. The future of the specialty presents challenges that must be faced with determination, with the main objective of meeting the needs of the population.

Keywords:
Intensive care medicine
Primary specialty
Training
Challenges
Resumen

Aunque una especialidad joven en comparación con otras disciplinas médicas, la Medicina Intensiva ocupa en la actualidad un papel clave en el proceso asistencial de muchos pacientes. La experiencia ha demostrado que, para ofrecer una asistencia de calidad a los pacientes críticos, es necesario disponer de profesionales con una formación específica en Medicina Intensiva. En Europa se han dado pasos importantes hacia la homogeneización de los programas formativos de los distintos Estados miembros, pero es necesario dar un paso más, que es la creación de una especialidad primaria de Medicina Intensiva. La atención al enfermo crítico debe ser liderada por especialistas que hayan recibido una formación específica y completa, y posean las competencias profesionales necesarias para prestar una asistencia de la máxima calidad a sus pacientes. El futuro de la especialidad presenta retos que habrá que afrontar con determinación, teniendo como objetivo principal satisfacer las necesidades de la población.

Palabras clave:
Medicina Intensiva
Especialidad primaria
Formación
Retos
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