Table of contents (02/2017 - selection)

Editorial

EBM

• E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: Harm or Benefit?

  QuestionSmokers frequently seek their doctors´ advice whether or not they should switch to electronic cigarettes. Is there any evidence regarding the potential harm...

  Nik Koneczny, Andreas Sönnichsen

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• Treatment for Acute Asthma Attacks: Value of Topical Anticholinergics

  QuestionInhaled anticholinergics are said to be a „renaissance“ in the treatment of acute asthma. Do we have any evidence for this?AnswerSeveral new publications...

  Andreas Sönnichsen

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Miscellaneous

• Entstehung des DFG-Netzwerkes Gesund durchs Medizinstudium (GeduMed.NET)

  What Keeps Future (Family) Doctors healthy?

  Implementation of the DFG Network GeduMed.NET ...

  Jörg Schelling, Karen Voigt, Henna Riemenschneider, Thomas Kötter, Stephan Fuchs, Linda Sanftenberg, Christian Vajda, Marcus Heise

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Continuing Education

• Immunosuppression and Vaccination in Family Practices

  Background: Immunocompromised patients need to be especially protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.Search methods: By referring to national and international...

  Julia Hansmann-Wiest, Christiane Kling, Dietrich Kabelitz

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Original Papers

• Ambulatory Health Care Centers: a Comparison Germany – Switzerland

  Background: Ambulatory health care centers have evidently become increasingly important in primary care, especially in Germany, but also in our neighboring countries....

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• Eine qualitative Vergleichsstudie des PJ-Modellprojekts „Ausbildungskonzept Allgemeinmedizin Dillingen” (AKADemie)

  “Truly Dedicated Family Doctors Here”

  A Qualitative Comparative Study of the Pilot Project “Medical Education in Family Medicine Dillingen” (AKADemie)Background: The pilot project “AKADemie” (Medical...

  Antonius Schneider, Jörg Schelling, Niklas Barth, Constanze Storr, Ulrike Bechtel

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• Contribution of German Academic Institutions of Family Medicine to the Teaching of Physical Examination Skills in Medical School – a Nation-Wide Survey

  Background: Physical examination skills are essential basic medical competences. Recent German studies show that last year medical students have deficits in these...

  Hannah Haumann, Stefanie Joos, Rebekka Hertkorn, Dirk Moßhammer

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Case Report

• Headache and Impaired Vision – a Case Report

  Background: Headache is a common reason for encounter with family practitioners (FP). Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a rare but severe cause of headache, which can – if...

  Matthias Michiels-Corsten, Christoph Paul

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Special Article

• Foreign Internship in Graz as Part of the 8th Professionalization Course of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians

  Summary: The author, member of the 8th Professionalization Course of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians visited Graz (Austria) for a...

  Daniel Lohmann

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• DEGAM-Verbundweiterbildungplus: Establishing a Common Terminology

  Summary: In 2014, the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (DEGAM) developed quality indicators to assess the quality of postgraduate training...

  Joachim Szecsenyi, Jost Steinhäuser, Dagmar Schneider, Elisabeth Flum, Irmgard Marx, Simon Schwill

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Letters to the Editor

DEGAM-News