Table 7.
Original names of the specialties and the new names of the specialties
| Original names | New names |
|---|---|
| Allergology | Allergology |
| Anesthesiology | Anesthesiology |
| Pharmacists | Pharmacists |
| Audiology | Audiology |
| Audiological centres | Audiology |
| Cardiology | Cardiology |
| Cardio pulmonary surgery | Thoracic surgery |
| Thoracic surgery | Thoracic surgery |
| Surgery (Dutch: chirurgie) | Surgery |
| Dermatology | Dermatology |
| Diabetes Nurses | Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified) |
| Dieticians | Dieticians |
| Occupational therapists | Occupational and physio therapists |
| Physio therapists | Occupational and physio therapists |
| Gastroenterology | Gastric, intestinal and liver diseases |
| Geriatrics | Geriatrics |
| Specialized nurse, diabetes | Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified) |
| Specialized nurse, oncology | Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified) |
| Specialized nurse, ostomy | Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified) |
| Gynecology / obstetrics | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Surgery (Dutch: heelkunde) | Surgery |
| Intensive care medicine | Intensive care medicine |
| Internal medicine | Internal medicine |
| Oral surgery | Oral and maxillo-facial surgery |
| Ear, nose, throat (ENT) | Ear, nose, throat (ENT) |
| Pediatrics | Pediatrics |
| Clinical genetics | Clinical genetics |
| Lung diseases | Lung diseases |
| Gastric, intestinal and liver diseases | Gastric, intestinal and liver diseases |
| Medical microbiology | Medical microbiology |
| Oral and maxillo-facial surgery | Oral and maxillo-facial surgery |
| Neurosurgery | Neurosurgery |
| Neurology | Neurology |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | Obstetrics, gynecology and women's diseases |
| Oncology nurses | Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified) |
| Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology |
| Optometrist | Ophthalmology |
| Orthopedics | Orthopedics |
| Orthoptist | Ophthalmology |
| Others: general practitioner | Others: general practitioner |
| Others: emergency care | Emergency care |
| Others: sports medicine | Sports medicine |
| Others | Others |
| Physician Assistant | physician assistant |
| Plastic surgery | Plastic surgery |
| Psychiatry | Psychiatry |
| Psychologists | Psychologists |
| Psychologists, unspecified | Psychologists |
| Radiology | Radiology |
| Radiotherapy | Radiotherapy |
| Rheumatology | Rheumatology |
| Rehabilitation | Rehabilitation |
| Emergency care | Emergency care |
| Sports medicine | Sports medicine |
| Dentists: general practitioner | Dentists |
| Dentist specialists oral diseases and oral surgery | MKA surgery |
| Urology | Urology |
| Obstetricians, authorized for ultrasound | Obstetricians (authorized for ultrasound and unspecified) |
| Obstetricians, unspecified | Obstetricians (authorized for ultrasound and unspecified) |
| Specialized nurse, emergency care | Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified) |
| Nurse, unspecified | Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified) |
| Women’s diseases | Obstetrics, gynecology and women's diseases |