title: [Imbalance between the supply and demand for cardiologists in Spain. Analysis of the current situation, future prospects, and possible solutions].
abstract: Planning cardiology provision in Spain requires knowledge of the resources available and the demand, both now and in the future. In this report, we present the results of a study carried out by the Spanish Society of Cardiology on the availability of and demand for cardiologists in the country. The current situation is characterized by an imbalance of around 14% between the number of active cardiologists and the estimated number required. The demographic distribution of cardiologists shows that they are predominantly male and middle-aged. Expectations are that the situation will get worse until the year 2020. To correct this imbalance, alternative forms of training or clinical department organization, or both, are required. Some possible alternatives are presented in the final part of this document, as proposals for open discussion.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Economía de la Salud de la Universidad de Las Palmas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España. edeteresa@secardiologia.es
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Teresa Galván
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alonso-Pulpón
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bover Freire
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro Beiras
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cruz Fernández
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández Avilés
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García de Lara
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: González Valcárcel
authors.forename: Cándido
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martín Luengo
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plaza Celemín
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: del Pozo Crespo
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Triola Fort
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology; D005544:Forecasting; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D013030:Spain; D000078329:Workforce