Schwend Richard M
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Oct-Nov;29(7):653-60. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181b76906.
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Practice Management Committee evaluated current and future pediatric orthopaedic workforce needs. The resulting informational article summarizes its findings and makes recommendations for improvement of our workforce. Whereas policy decisions are often in the hands of the government with its emphasis on access and cost containment, the area that we can control, the quality of our workforce should be our primary effort. Specific recommendations include the prospective collection of accurate workforce data, increasing the interest of residents and students to enter our specialty, assisting members to improve practice efficiencies and assuming leadership in the musculoskeletal education of our primary care colleagues. We expect that by improving our workforce and professional work environment, we can make a difference for our young patients and for the society.
北美小儿骨科学会实践管理委员会评估了当前及未来小儿骨科劳动力的需求。由此产生的信息性文章总结了其调查结果，并就改善我们的劳动力状况提出了建议。鉴于政策决策通常由政府掌控，其重点在于医疗可及性和成本控制，而我们能够控制的领域，即我们劳动力的质量，应成为我们的首要努力方向。具体建议包括前瞻性地收集准确的劳动力数据，提高住院医师和学生对进入我们这个专业领域的兴趣，协助会员提高执业效率，并在对我们的初级保健同事进行肌肉骨骼系统教育方面发挥领导作用。我们期望通过改善我们的劳动力状况和专业工作环境，能够为我们的年轻患者乃至整个社会带来改变。
