Tables of contents (10/2017)

Special Article

• PrimärvårdsKvalitet – a System for Quality Improvement in Swedish Primary Health Care

  Summary: After many years of political discussion and technical development, this year a system for quality improvement in Swedish primary healthcare goes into routine...

  Andy Maun

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• Systematic Reviews Made Easily Accessible – Part 2: Where Can Systematic Reviews and Clinical Studies be Found and How do I Achieve Current Awareness?

  Summary: The Cochrane Library is the most important and reliable source for high-quality systematic reviews. On www.cochranelibrary.com access is free to all abstracts...

  Bernd Richter, Maria-Inti Metzendorf

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Editorial

DEGAM Benefits

• Cardiovascular Drugs: What Do We Know About Longterm Benefits and Harms?

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• Major Depression: Let There be Light and There was Light …

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• Cardiovascular Events – Differences Between Men and Women Still Substantial

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• British Guidelines for Emergencies – Free of Charge!

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DEGAM-News

Congress

• 20. Nordischer Kongress für Allgemeinmedizin in Reykjavík 2017

  Too Much Medicine, Social Medicine and Existential Questions

  20th Nordic Congress of General Practice, Reykjavík 2017 ...

  Wolfram J. Herrmann

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Health Care

• Treatment of Localized Carcinoma of the Prostate (or How to Louse Up a 25 Million Euro Study)

  Summary: The introduction of the PSA test for the early detection of prostate cancer (PCA) has led to an increasing incidence of localized disease. Although the...

  Christiane Roloff, Lothar Weißbach

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Original Paper

• Selbstevaluation als eine Frage der Professionalität

  How do I Care for my Patients with …?

  Self-Evaluation as a Question of ProfessionalismBackground: Physicians should want to know how they care for their patients. However, it will be unfamiliar for many...

  Martin Tauscher, Ana Carvalho, Catarina Viegas Dias, David Rodrigues, Daniel Pinto

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Commentary / Opinion

• Kommentar zu den Artikeln von Thomas Kühlein et al. und Andy Maun

  Sweden vs. Germany 1:0

  Comment on the Articles by Thomas Kühlein et al. and Andy Maun ...

  Eva Hummers

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Original Papers

• How do Mayors and Family Practitioners of a Swabian District Assess the Concept of a Primary Care Practice?

  Background: In 2009, the concept of a primary care practice was introduced as a model for the future. It meets many demands of young family practitioners (FPs), such as...

  Simon Klausmann, Bettina Brandt, Jost Steinhäuser

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• Can Video Education Improve Knowledge of Medical Professionals on Vaccination Management?

  Background: Vaccination is an integral part of medical-assistant-training. In addition to the traditional methods of medical-assistant-training there is an...

  Dominik Jabs, Stefanie Joos, Horst Prautzsch

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Miscellaneous