Zum Verlust einer Kultur der verstehenden Sorge in Zeiten der Ökonomie
Healing as Management?
In an Era of Commercialism Medicine is Losing its Identity as a Healing PracticeSummary: Modern medicine follows more and more market criteria. Economic...
Should I Change my Anticoagulated Patients to Dabigatran?
Summary: In August 2011 the European Drug Agency (EMA) has licensed dabigatran for patients with atrial fibrillation. We summarize arguments from the family medicine...
Telebiometry and Short Training Units Over the Phone in Arterial Hypertension
Introduction: Disease management programs (DMPs) using telebiomonitoring of blood pressure (measurement of values at home and transfer to a telemedical centre) and...
Still Cause for Hope? Insights into Family Practice in Two Rural Areas in Northrhine-Westfalia
Introduction: In some rural, structurally weak areas in Germany, primary medical care is in peril. Fewer family practitioners have to care for a relative constant...
Experiences in the 5th Faculty Development Fellowship Program of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians: a Qualitative Study
Background: Beside course related activities, attendees of the 5th faculty development fellowship program of the German College of General Practitioners and Family...
Helicobacter Pylori Eradication in Family Members of Eradicated Patients
Question: Should asymptomatic relatives of patients undergoing HP-eradication also be eradicated if they produce a positive C13-exhalation-test?Method: Consulting the...
