Critical view: Exercise tolerance testing in asymptomatic patients
Background: When coronary heart disease (CHD) is suspected, the national guideline recommends an exercise test as part of the diagnostic investigation. However, this...
Can a GP internship increase the attraction of General Practice as a career?
Background: The implementation of the new Medical Licensure Act of 2002 has clearly upgraded the status of General Practice in medical degrees and strengthened the...
Interdisciplinary ambulatory out of hours service – Identification of the relevant reasons for encounter
Background: Any doctor working in ambulatory care (outside hospital setting) is – irrespective of his or her postgraduate training – obliged to participate in the...
Prevalence of chronic diseases and quality indicators in general practice in Bremen
Background: Despite the high prevalence of chronic diseases and the associated economic burden data on the prevalence of these diseases in general practice in Germany...