The international migration of health professionals

Abstract

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Migration and the Demographic Shift

“…shortages in both developed and developing countries (see Grignon et al, 2013 for a recent review of the studies on determinants and impacts of the migration of health professionals). Population aging constitutes a longer-term rationale for the migration of healthcare workers, although it is likely to change the composition of these migrants from, for example, pediatricians towards more ophthalmologists or chronic disease specialists and even more so towards low-skilled healthcare providers (ibid.).…”

Deslocamento dos profissionais da saúde no Brasil segundo unidades de federação (2000-2010) - o movimento migratório dos médicos

“…Na atualidade, existe uma importante quantidade de estudos que abordam a mobilidade e/ou migração internacional dos professionais da saúde (Awases et al, 2004;Grignon et al, 2012;Smith, 2008;Tjadens et al, 2012;Watkins, 2005), mas logra-se observar a carência de estudos que abordem a mobilidade interna dos médicos, a qual se mostra interessante devido aos diferentes tipos de mobilidade de pequeno, médio ou longo prazo, estágios curtos no exterior, migração circular, dual ou de múltiplo emprego. Onde, 5SMx é o saldo migratório; 5Px é a população observada no final do período.…”

Mobilidades Qualificadas E Empreendedoras No Contexto Dos Movimentos Migratórios Contemporâneos E Da Crise Econômica

“…Nos países da Organização para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Económico (OCDE), as migrações com fins de emprego qualificado representam uma parte crescente da mobilidade internacional: pessoal associado às novas tecnologias, à saúde e educação, aumento de estudantes estrangeiros, nomeadamente na Europa, tendência à "fuga de cérebros", tendo o género feminino sido subestimado (Dumont, Martin e Spielvogel, 2007). As migrações de pessoal de saúde, médicos e enfermeiros intensificaram-se na última década, na maior parte dos países desenvolvidos (EUA, Canadá, Reino Unido, França, Suíça, Irlanda, entre outros), face à procura de cuidados de saúde, ao envelhecimento da população e à degradação das condições económicas dos países de origem dos migrantes, originários sobretudo de África e da Ásia (OCDE, 2010;Grignon et al, 2012;Ramos, Deaconu, Radu, 2013).…”