Regulated profession

Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin (Austria)

• Generic name of profession

  Title:

  Doctor of Medicine

  harmonised training required here:

  Specialist medical training (Article 25 of Directive 2005/36/EC)

• Identification

  Name of regulated profession:

  Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin

  Translation(s):

  Generic category in Annex V: Anaesthetics (EN)
  

  Country:

  Austria

  Region:

  All regions

• Legal information

  Legal basis for regulation

   

  EU Law :

  DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC

  National legislation:

  Ärztegesetz 1998, BGBl. I Nr. 169/1998

  ÄAO 2015, BGBl. II Nr. 147/2015

  Useful link:

  http://www.ris.bka.gv.at

  Regulation

   

  Type of regulation :

  N/A

  Recognition

   

  Recognition under:

  DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC

  Additional information :

  Recognition under Directive 2005/36/EC:

  Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V

  Qualification level:

  PSM - Diploma from post-secondary level (more than 4 years) , Art. 11 e

  Prior check of qualifications under article 7(4):

  No

  Prior check of qualifications only for individual professionals not benefiting from automatic recognition:

  Yes

• Activities

  Description of activities:

  Allgemeine und regionale Anästhesie einschließlich deren Vor- und Nachbehandlung, Aufrechterhaltung der vitalen Funktionen während operativer Eingriffe, Notfall- und Schmerzmedizin sowie Intensivmedizin als koordiniertes Behandlungsmanagement für Patientinnen/Patienten mit lebensbedrohlichen Zuständen und Erkrankungen (Organversagen) einschließlich der Stabilisierung nach großen chirurgischen Eingriffen, erforderlichenfalls unter Beiziehung der für die Behandlung des Grundleidens fachlich verantwortlichen Ärztinnen/Ärzte. Das ununterbrochene 24-stündige intensivmedizinische Behandlungsmanagement beinhaltet insbesondere die Überwachung der Vitalfunktionen (Monitoring) sowie die Durchführung von Diagnostik und Therapie, auch des Grundleidens, einschließlich der Organunterstützung.

  Translation(s):

  General and regional anaesthesia, including preparatory and follow-up care, maintenance of vital functions during surgical procedures, emergency and pain medicine as well as intensive care medicine as a co-ordinated management of treatment for patients with life-threatening conditions and diseases (organ failure), including stabilisation after major surgical procedures, if necessary, in consultation with the doctors responsible for the specialist treatment of the underlying medical condition. Uninterrupted 24-hour management of intensive medical care includes, in particular, the monitoring of vital functions as well as the performance of diagnostic tasks and the provision of therapy, also for the underlying medical condition, including organ support.

  (EN)