Landscape of paediatric endocrine clinical practice in Italy: results from a survey of the Italian Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED)
At present pediatric endocrinology shows a significant burden of activity with a severe shortage of personnel. This should be addressed by policy makers in order to develop strategic programs to ensure optimal care. Recognizing pediatric endocrinology as a subspecialty and offering appropriate training programs would represent a significant step further.
Authors
- Małgorzata Waśniewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8299-2677)
- Giorgia Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-829X)
- Anastasia Ibba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-3884)
- Giuseppe d’Annunzio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-2277)
- Valentino Cherubini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-1475)
- Anna Di Sessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-3757)
- Felice Citriniti
- Mariacarolina Salerno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-3300)
- Maria Rosaria Licenziati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6699-2231)
- Riccardo Bonfanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4104-2763)
- Maria Elisabeth Street (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8427-8971)
- Andrea Esposito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5534-2620)
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- University of Parma (IT)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini (IT)
- Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona (IT)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- Santobono Children's Hospital (IT)
- Ospedale Microcitemico (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-01940-w
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00