@article{Guimarães_Afonso_Carvalho_Marques_Martins_Mascarenhas_Pereira_Rodrigues_Saraiva_Cardoso_2017, place={Lisbon, Portugal}, title={Endocrinology in Portugal - Census 2016. Board of the Portuguese College of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Portuguese Medical Association}, volume={30}, url={https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/8379}, DOI={10.20344/amp.8379}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> On September 2016, the Board of the College of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Portuguese Medical Association carried out a national survey, about all Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Departments of the public hospitals included in the Portuguese National Health Service and a simplified version of this survey was sent to all endocrinologists working in Portugal and registered with the Portuguese Medical Association.<br /><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> Data related to organizational and human resources were collected, reporting the situation by the end of year 2015. The census registered 107 individuals and 27 Departments.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The ratio of endocrinologists-population was 1.4, much lower than in the other European countries (varies between 2 to 4), resulting in alarming shortages of services in some areas of Portugal and in worse quality indicators.<br /><strong>Discussion:</strong> These data suggest that actions should be taken to increase the number of endocrinologists and departments in the country.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> In recent years, the number of residents has significantly increased, which will make it possible to correct this situation.</p>}, number={9}, journal={Acta Médica Portuguesa}, author={Guimarães, Joana and Afonso, António and Carvalho, Davide and Marques, Ana Paula and Martins, Teresa and Mascarenhas, Mário Rui and Pereira, Conceição and Rodrigues, Dírcea and Saraiva, Catarina and Cardoso, Helena}, year={2017}, month={Sep.}, pages={642–651} }