How Useful is the Examination of Complete Blood Count and Immune Parameters in Healthy Adults?
QuestionWithin the framework of the individual non-covered health service (IGeL), the so-called „Manager Check“ offers an examination of the complete blood count and...
Days of Family Medicine – Track Record and (Still) Unfulfilled Promises
BackgroundSince 2004 there are days of family medicine (TdA) in Germany. In 2008 the DEGAM section for continuing medical education defined corresponding criteria....
BackgroundThe renaming of “glucose” in “fasting plasma glucose” in the respective guideline of the Joint Federal Committee has resulted in organizational and logistical...
Quality Management in Outpatient Teaching Practices – What´s the Role of Faculty Development?
BackgroundStrengthening family medicine in medical education and training in community teaching practices is often demanded. In addition to recruitment of teaching...
BackgroundMost people want to die in their familiar home environment. To achieve this objective, new structures have been stablished and further developed in Germany in...
How Do Family Physicians Perceive their Gut Feeling?
SummaryFamily physicians (FPs) care for patients with both benign and serious diseases sometimes presented with the same vague symptoms. In these situations, FPs...
Summary The realignment and strengthening of primary care has been a central health policy challenge in Austria for years, especially since a significant need for...