Physical examination in undergraduate medical education in the field of general practice - a scoping review.

Background: Physical examination (PE) is an essential clinical skill and a central part of a physician's daily activity. Teaching of PE has been integrated into medical school by many clinical disciplines with respective specific examination procedures. For instance, PE teaching in general practice may include a full-body examination approach.

[Prescription of Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs by German General Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study].

Background: Due to their addictive potential, benzodiazepine (BZ) and non-benzodiazepine-agonists (NBZ, so-called Z-drugs) should be taken no longer than 6 weeks. BZ and NBZ are primarily prescribed by general practitioners (GPs). Therefore, we aimed to analyze GPs' data on the patients collective, the amount of BZ/NBZ prescribed and the rate of private prescriptions.

Research tasks as part of the general practice clerkship in undergraduate medical education - a pilot project on feasibility and acceptance.

Objective: To assess the integration of a research task performed by students during their two-week clerkship in general practice.

Methods: Students were assigned to interview five patients with coronary heart disease using a standardised questionnaire focusing on potential interaction of medications with statins. Acceptance and feasibility was assessed by means of a questionnaire survey of teaching physicians (n = 20) and students (n = 20).

Polypharmacy-an Upward Trend with Unpredictable Effects.

Background: Guideline-oriented treatments can lead to polypharmacy, i.e., the simultaneous long-term use of multiple drugs.

General practitioners' and occupational health physicians' views on their cooperation: a cross-sectional postal survey.

Purpose: Prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration into the workplace are examples of overlapping work fields of general practitioners (GPs) and occupational health physicians (OPs). In Germany, however, cooperation between GPs and OPs is often lacking or suboptimal. In this article, we present GPs' and OPs' views on a variety of aspects of their cooperation and differences between them.

Mechanisms and assessment of statin-related muscular adverse effects.

Statin-associated muscular adverse effects cover a wide range of symptoms, including asymptomatic increase of creatine kinase serum activity and life-threatening rhabdomyolysis. Different underlying pathomechanisms have been proposed. However, a unifying concept of the pathogenesis of statin-related muscular adverse effects has not emerged so far.

A patient with Lyme arthritis presenting in general practice.

Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi s.l.

Cooperation between general practitioners and occupational health physicians in Germany: how can it be optimised? A qualitative study.

Purpose: General practitioners (GPs) and occupational health physicians (OPs) have several overlapping work fields, such as important functions in prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration into the workplace. In Germany, however, cooperation between GP and OP is often lacking or suboptimal. In this article, we analysed the suggestions for optimisation of cooperation.

Local anesthetics injection therapy for musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Therapeutic injections with local anesthetics (TLA) are widespread and are used for various symptoms of the musculoskeletal system. The aim of the present project was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TLA in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.

Methods: Systematic literature search for controlled clinical trials (Medline, Cochrane, CAMbase, hand search of references) without language limitation; independent screening of the search results (n=3200 hits), abstract reading, and full-text analysis by 2 reviewers.

[Deficiencies and barriers of the cooperation between German general practitioners and occupational health physicians? A qualitative content analysis of focus groups].

Background: Given the high prevalence of work-associated health problems and the significance of work-related stress factors, cooperation between general practitioners (GPs) and occupational health physicians (OPs) is of particular interest to the healthcare system. Both groups of physicians have an important role to play in supporting prevention, rehabilitation and workplace reintegration. In Germany, however, cooperation between GPs and OPs is often lacking or suboptimal.

[Which criteria affect the cooperation between general practitioners and specialists in ambulatory care? A qualitative study about general practitioners' perception].

Background: Good cooperation between physicians is an essential requirement for quality health care. General practitioners (GPs) have a key role in coordinating the various levels of care and physician contacts. Within the scope of the "InteraKtion" study of the Competence Centre of General Practice Baden-Wuerttemberg GPs were interviewed about their experiences and opinions regarding their cooperation with specialists.

Students' performing of practical research tasks for their scientific qualification - an approach within the family practice internship in undergraduate education.

Background: Future physicians should be educated in evidence-based medicine. So it is of growing importance for medical students to acquire both practical medical and basic research competencies. However, possibilities and concepts focusing on the acquisition of basic practical research competencies during undergraduate medical studies in Germany are rare.

[The stable patient collective as a potential pitfall of prospective primary health-care studies. A qualitative inquiry among general practitioners].

Background And Purpose: Transparency and disclosure of problems in primary health-care studies can add enormous information to the planning and conduction of such studies. By means of the inquiry of study participants, important data on study problems can be found out. Therefore, the aim of this qualitative study was to identify the causes of unexpected results of an intervention study in general practitioners' (GPs) practices by means of an inquiry of the participating GPs.

[Factors associated with influenza vaccination information--a cross-sectional study in elderly primary care patients].

General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in influenza vaccination. However, reliable data on the influenza immunisation coverage rate in primary care patients are quite rare. Due to a lack of personal and time resources general practitioners cannot afford to collect such data by themselves.

Statin use and its association with musculoskeletal symptoms--a cross-sectional study in primary care settings.

Introduction: Musculoskeletal complaints are very common in primary care settings. Lipid-lowering drugs are one of several causes of musculoskeletal symptoms. However, data showing an association of lipid-lowering drug therapy and increased odds of musculoskeletal complaints in primary care patients are lacking.