Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2019; 113(1): 69-70

Profile of Brazilian Cardiologists: An Overview of Female Leadership in Cardiology and Stress – Challenges for the Next Decade

Evandro Tinoco Mesquita , Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia , Letícia Mara dos Santos Barbetta

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20190132

This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "The Profile of the Brazilian Cardiologist – A Sample of Members of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology".

Cardiology is a medical specialty that often involves outpatient and hospital activity, leading cardiovascular care in a complex setting with aging. Increasing levels of complex decision-making and knowledge about technological resources can generate overload of activities and changes in the profile of Brazilian cardiologists, such as in their compensation, free time and stress levels. As such, medical demography studies are key to understanding the dynamics of these healthcare professionals.

In the study by Faganello et al., the authors investigated the profile of Brazilian cardiologists in a cross-sectional study conducted in 2017, based on questionnaires sent by e-mail to fellow cardiologists of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC) who have been paying their membership fees regularly. Worth noting is that the likelihood of cardiologists with lower incomes not paying their membership fees is something that could generate bias in the study, thus influencing the results on their income. In addition to that, the study does not include anyone who has been exercising their professional activity without being members of SBC.

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