title: Do Dutch dermatologists care for venereology? An inquiry among all non-academic dermatologists in The Netherlands.
abstract: The financing of STD outpatient clinics in The Netherlands is currently undergoing structural changes. Because these changes also have implications for the infrastructure of STD care as a whole, the STD committee of the Dutch Society for Dermatology and Venereology (STD committee NVDV) and the National Society of Municipal Health Services (GGD-Nederland) are currently exploring the possibilities and feasibility of intensified regional collaboration between Municipal Health Services (MHSs) and dermatologists. However, for fruitful collaboration it is essential that a substantial number of dermatologists has an interest in STD care. Therefore, the STD committee NVDV has conducted a structured survey in order to study the support of Dutch dermatologists for such a regional collaboration. In this paper, the results of the survey are presented. It appears that the majority of Dutch dermatologists is (still) interested in STD, and although a minority currently collaborates with local MHSs on a regular basis, a large group is willing to do so in the future. We conclude that the majority of dermatologists in the Netherlands (still) cares for venereology and that there is a sound basis for a fruitful cooperation with MHSs.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Department of Dermatology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. R.Mommers@derma.azn.nl
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mommers
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: van der Meijden
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003880:Dermatology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014686:Venereology; D000078329:Workforce