PURPOSE: To select and propose a set of knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential for the
care of adolescents; to encourage the development of adolescent health multidisciplinary …

The development of adolescent health and medicine as a medical discipline lags behind in
Europe compared with other regions of the world. This study aims to evaluate the structure …

The patterns of health need in youth have changed over the last three decades with
increasing rates of psychosocial problems compromising adolescent development and …

In many European countries, paediatric junior staff has no formal training in adolescent
medicine and is ill-equipped to deal with issues and health problems such as substance …

There is huge variability in adolescent medicine training across pediatric resident training
programs, as well as a significant need for training from pediatricians in practice. Although …

There is a growing need for health care professionals to extend their knowledge in
adolescent health care. Formal training curricula in adolescent medicine have been …

Although there are multiple barriers that impede the successful training of entry-level
professionals in adolescent health related issues, the need for such training is great. It is …

There is a growing need for healthcare professionals to extend their knowledge in
adolescent health care. Formal training curricula in adolescent medicine have been …

It is crucial to support efforts for sustainable training programs, especially within low and
middle-income countries where a majority of the world's adolescent population lives …

Unprecedented attention is now focused on adolescents with growing appreciation of their
disease burden and of the opportunities of investing in adolescent health. New investments …