TY - JOUR
T1 - Criteria for the definition of Pituitary Tumor Centers of Excellence (PTCOE)
T2 - A Pituitary Society Statement
AU - On behalf of The Pituitary Society, Expert Group on Pituitary Tumors
AU - Casanueva, Felipe F.
AU - Barkan, Ariel L.
AU - Buchfelder, Michael
AU - Klibanski, Anne
AU - Laws, Edward R.
AU - Loeffler, Jay S.
AU - Melmed, Shlomo
AU - Mortini, Pietro
AU - Wass, John
AU - Giustina, Andrea
AU - Lomba, Alin Abreu
AU - Abucham, Julio
AU - Alvarez-Escola, Cristina
AU - Barkan, Ariel L.
AU - Beckers, Albert
AU - Ben-Shlomo, Anat
AU - Bernabeu, Ignacio
AU - Bidlingmaier, Martin
AU - Biermasz, Nienke
AU - Biller, Beverly
AU - Boguszewski, Cesar Luiz
AU - Bolanowski, Marek
AU - Bollerslev, Jens
AU - Bonert, Vivien
AU - Bronstein, Marcello
AU - Bruno, Oscar D.
AU - Buchfelder, Michael
AU - Carmichael, John D.
AU - Caron, Philippe
AU - Chanson, Philippe
AU - Casanueva, Felipe F.
AU - Clayton, Richard N.
AU - Colao, Annamaria
AU - Cordido, Fernando
AU - De Marinis, Laura
AU - Fahlbusch, Rudolf
AU - Fleseriu, Maria
AU - Formenti, Anna Maria
AU - Freda, Pamela U.
AU - Fukuoka, Hidenori
AU - Ghigo, Ezio
AU - Giustina, Andrea
AU - Greenman, Yona
AU - Grineva, Elena
AU - Grossman, Ashley
AU - Gurnell, Mark
AU - Heaney, Anthony
AU - Hoffman, Andrew R.
AU - Ilovayskaya, Irena
AU - Neggers, Sebastian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, The Author(s).
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Introduction: With the goal of generate uniform criteria among centers dealing with pituitary tumors and to enhance patient care, the Pituitary Society decided to generate criteria for developing Pituitary Tumors Centers of Excellence (PTCOE). Methods: To develop that task, a group of ten experts served as a Task Force and through two years of iterative work an initial draft was elaborated. This draft was discussed, modified and finally approved by the Board of Directors of the Pituitary Society. Such document was presented and debated at a specific session of the Congress of the Pituitary Society, Orlando 2017, and suggestions were incorporated. Finally the document was distributed to a large group of global experts that introduced further modifications with final endorsement. Results: After five years of iterative work a document with the ideal criteria for a PTCOE is presented. Conclusions: Acknowledging that very few centers in the world, if any, likely fulfill the requirements here presented, the document may be a tool to guide improvements of care delivery to patients with pituitary disorders. All these criteria must be accommodated to the regulations and organization of Health of a given country.
AB - Introduction: With the goal of generate uniform criteria among centers dealing with pituitary tumors and to enhance patient care, the Pituitary Society decided to generate criteria for developing Pituitary Tumors Centers of Excellence (PTCOE). Methods: To develop that task, a group of ten experts served as a Task Force and through two years of iterative work an initial draft was elaborated. This draft was discussed, modified and finally approved by the Board of Directors of the Pituitary Society. Such document was presented and debated at a specific session of the Congress of the Pituitary Society, Orlando 2017, and suggestions were incorporated. Finally the document was distributed to a large group of global experts that introduced further modifications with final endorsement. Results: After five years of iterative work a document with the ideal criteria for a PTCOE is presented. Conclusions: Acknowledging that very few centers in the world, if any, likely fulfill the requirements here presented, the document may be a tool to guide improvements of care delivery to patients with pituitary disorders. All these criteria must be accommodated to the regulations and organization of Health of a given country.
KW - Acromegaly
KW - Cushing’s disease
KW - Gonadotropins
KW - Pituitary radiotherapy
KW - Thyrotropinomas
KW - Transsphenoidal surgery
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U2 - 10.1007/s11102-017-0838-2
DO - 10.1007/s11102-017-0838-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 28884415
AN - SCOPUS:85028968449
SN - 1386-341X
VL - 20
SP - 489
EP - 498
JO - Pituitary
JF - Pituitary
IS - 5
ER -