Abstract
Brazil is a heterogeneous country with continental dimensions. The different characteristics of cultural, socioeconomic, and demographic status of the population drive different strategies for neurological care. This knowledge helps the understanding of the current scenario with the consequent possibility of preparing for future challenges. We used data from annual internal forms of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (BAN) since 2006 and the survey for all BAN members (3,240) in 2016. The geographic distribution of BAN members in Brazil follows the demographic concentration of the population. Participation of members from big cities was the most prevalent, 18.7% of participants were young neurologists, and 36.7% of neurologists had more than of 20 years of neurological practice. The improvement of knowledge of neurological practice in Brazil will be useful for BAN leadership in planning future actions. The BAN must make an effort to aggregate a greater number of neurologists, offering updating support contributing to health policies to disseminate neurological care in Brazil.
Highlights
Brazil is a heterogeneous country with continental dimensions
This paper presents the collected data of the last ten years from Brazilian Academy of Neurology (BAN), as well as the results of the first consensus of associated neurologists
BAN data between 2006-2016 There has been a consistent growth of BAN members over the last ten years (Figure 1)
Summary
The different characteristics of cultural, socioeconomic, and demographic status of the population drive different strategies for neurological care This knowledge helps the understanding of the current scenario with the consequent possibility of preparing for future challenges. A distribuição geográfica dos membros da ABN no Brasil segue a concentração demográfica da população. O aperfeiçoamento do conhecimento da prática neurológica no Brasil será útil para a liderança da ABN planejar ações futuras. The different characteristics of the cultural, socioeconomic, and demographic status of the population drive different strategies for primary and advanced health care, especially in neurology, which presents a big challenge[1,2]. Each year the BAN collects information on associated members These data have been published in annual forms, exclusively for BAN leadership. This paper presents the collected data of the last ten years from BAN, as well as the results of the first consensus of associated neurologists
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