TY - JOUR
T1 - Recommendations for improving the quality of the interdisciplinary medical care of grown-up with congenital heart disease (GUCH)
AU - Kaemmerer, Harald
AU - Bauer, Ulrike
AU - De Haan, Fokko
AU - Flesch, Julia
AU - Gohlke-Bärwolf, Christa
AU - Hagl, Siegfried
AU - Hess, John
AU - Hofbeck, Michael
AU - Kallfelz, Hans Carlo
AU - Lange, Peter E.
AU - Nock, Hermine
AU - Schirmer, Karl Robert
AU - Schmaltz, Achim A.
AU - Tebbe, Ulrich
AU - Weyand, Michael
AU - Breithardt, Günter
PY - 2011/7/1
Y1 - 2011/7/1
N2 - Background/objectives: The number of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients will be larger in the medium to long term than that of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease. The present structures for the medical care of ACHD patients are not sufficient and need to be improved. Therefore the task force's assignment and objective was to develop recommendations for the structure of the interdisciplinary medical care of adults with congenital heart disease (GUCH). Methods: The members of the interdisciplinary task force were selected on the basis of their special clinical, scientific and organizational expertise. Initially, a sub-group of the interdisciplinary task force compiled a draft version of these recommendations, with reference to international recommendations. It was circulated and then agreed with all task force members in two joint meetings. The recommendations were then submitted to the relevant committees of all participating societies and groups and approved following detailed discussion. Results: With the publication of this document the interdisciplinary task force considers its first task as completed. Conclusions: The compiled recommendations for the structure of the interdisciplinary medical care of adults with congenital heart disease (GUCH) should ensure that the structural and medical pre-conditions for comprehensive GUCH medical care are created.
AB - Background/objectives: The number of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients will be larger in the medium to long term than that of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease. The present structures for the medical care of ACHD patients are not sufficient and need to be improved. Therefore the task force's assignment and objective was to develop recommendations for the structure of the interdisciplinary medical care of adults with congenital heart disease (GUCH). Methods: The members of the interdisciplinary task force were selected on the basis of their special clinical, scientific and organizational expertise. Initially, a sub-group of the interdisciplinary task force compiled a draft version of these recommendations, with reference to international recommendations. It was circulated and then agreed with all task force members in two joint meetings. The recommendations were then submitted to the relevant committees of all participating societies and groups and approved following detailed discussion. Results: With the publication of this document the interdisciplinary task force considers its first task as completed. Conclusions: The compiled recommendations for the structure of the interdisciplinary medical care of adults with congenital heart disease (GUCH) should ensure that the structural and medical pre-conditions for comprehensive GUCH medical care are created.
KW - Adult patiens
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Interdisciplinary care
KW - Quality improvement
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.031
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.031
M3 - Article
C2 - 20334938
AN - SCOPUS:79960054631
SN - 0167-5273
VL - 150
SP - 59
EP - 64
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -