Table of contents (12/2016 - selection)

Editorial

EBM

• Non-Toxic Thyroid Nodules: Benefit/Harm of Levothyroxine

  QuestionWhat is the benefit or potential harm of levothyroxine suppressive therapy in the treatment of patients with benign, non-toxic thyroid nodules?Answer...

  Elizabeth Bandeira-Echtler

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• Operative Treatment of Nontoxic Goiter

  QuestionWhat is the indication for thyroidectomy in patients with a nontoxic goiter?AnswerAsymptomatic euthyroid patients with benign goiters ( 80 ml) should be...

  Maria Verena Cicala

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• Supplements for Cartilage Nutrition in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

  QuestionDoes it makes sense to offer oral cartilage-nutrient-supplements to patients affected from painful knee osteoarthritis; and if so, with which substances and...

  Anna Vögele

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Original Papers

• Prescription of Allopurinol – Cross-Sectional Survey

  Background: In Germany allopurinol is a frequently used drug against gout. Recent studies showed deviations between international recommendations and therapeutic...

  Annette Becker, Erika Baum, Annika Viniol

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• Present State of the Seminar Program for Postgraduate Education in Family Medicine

  Background: Various institutions in Germany offer extra-occupational seminar programs (SP) for doctors completing their postgraduate program in family medicine. The...

  Guido Schmiemann, Günther Egidi, Erika Baum, Jean-François Chenot, Jost Steinhäuser, Stefan Wilm, Stephan Fuchs, Susanne Sommer, Susanne Heim, Dagmar Schneider, Julia Magez, Gesine Weckmann

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• Eine qualitative Studie

  The Career Aspiration in the Area of Family Medicine in the Light of University and Non-University Socialization of Students

  A Qualitative StudyBackground: Germany has to face the unresolved problem of an impending striking shortage of family practitioners. Too few medical students are...

  Markus Herrmann, Patricia Hänel

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Guideline

• “Family Practioners‘ Counseling Regarding PSA screening”: Practice Recommendation of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (DEGAM)

  Summary: Guidelines for the counseling of men regarding prostate cancer early detection are inconsistent. US institutions state against prostate cancer screening using...

  Thomas Kötter

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Review

• Effects of Intersectoral Shared Electronic Medication Lists on Drug Therapy Safety

  Background: Intersectoral health information exchange (HIE) is seen as having a positive impact on patient safety. A crucial aspect of HIE is the implementation of a...

  Jochen Gensichen, Michael H. Freitag, Tobias Neisecke, Danny Ammon, Jörg Breitbart, Antje Freytag, Karl-Jürgen Bär, Olaf Scupin, Peter Schlattmann, Martin Specht, Michel Wensing

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Letters to the Editor

DEGAM-News

Miscellaneous