Article
Education & Educational Research
Jumanah Essa-Hadad, Mary C. J. Rudolf, Noah Mani, Lilach Malatskey
Summary: This study utilized a mixed methodology to explore the extent of lifestyle medicine teaching in medical education and its impact on medical students. Based on the mapping process, it was found that there is a need for the integration of competency-based, experiential teaching in the curriculum, particularly in the clinical years. Students showed confidence in providing general lifestyle medicine counseling but had lower confidence in specific areas such as exercise, nutrition, stress, sleep, and sexuality. Staff recognized the importance of lifestyle medicine but faced challenges such as time limitations and the need for external experts.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Nicola Cooper, Maggie Bartlett, Simon Gay, Anna Hammond, Mark Lillicrap, Joanna Matthan, Mini Singh
Summary: Effective clinical reasoning is crucial for safe patient care, and medical schools are urged to explicitly integrate clinical reasoning teaching into their curriculum. The study identified successful teaching strategies for improving clinical reasoning abilities among medical students and provided practical recommendations for all medical schools to consider implementing a formal clinical reasoning curriculum.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christoper A. Alarcon-Ruiz, David R. Soriano-Moreno, Alvaro Taype-Rondan
Summary: This study describes the characteristics and topics covered in undergraduate evidence-based medicine (EBM) courses in Peruvian medical schools and compares them with predefined EBM competencies. The results show that few Peruvian universities offer EBM courses, and these courses have diverse characteristics and content.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sara Arsever, Barbara Broers, Bernard Cerutti, Joanne Wiesner, Melissa Dominice Dao
Summary: A study found that clinical vignettes used in undergraduate medical education at the Geneva Faculty of Medicine convey gender stereotypes and biases, which could have negative effects on patient care and gender equality. The study suggests the need for revision of the content to remove gender biases.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mina AkbariRad, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan, Sahar Ravanshad, Mahdi Rafiee, Abdollah Firoozi, Seyed Ali Zolfaghari, Hamid Reza Aghaei, Reyhaneh Zadehahmad, Setareh Azarkar, AmirAli Moodi Ghalibaf
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of undergraduate medical students towards the Early Clinical Exposure (ECE) program as a facilitator for transition to the clinical phase. An eight-session ECE intervention was performed on the participants and their attitude towards the program and its quality was assessed. The results showed that the ECE program had a positive impact on students' satisfaction with medical education and their understanding of their future role as physicians. Implementing this program as part of the medical curriculum is recommended.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Louise Devillers, Sebastien Friesse, Mette Caranta, Vincent Tarazona, Bastien Bourrion, Olivier Saint-Lary
Summary: This study provides an overview of the GP vocational training and GP trainers in member countries of WONCA Europe. The results show that there is a well-established period for GP internships in undergraduate medical programmes, but the length varies among countries. Some countries offer internships after students graduate but before GP specialization to ensure career choice. After specialization, both private practice and in-hospital GP internships are available. GP trainees play an active role during their internships. GP trainers are selected based on specific criteria and teacher training programs are provided in some countries. In addition to income from medical appointments, GP trainers receive additional remuneration from various organizations in some countries.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Amro K. Bin Abdulrahman, Abdulrahman Yousef Aldayel, Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Yousef Rafat Bukhari, Yazeed Almotairy, Saleh Aloyouny, Hamad Qabha, Mansour Almadi, Mohammed Almasri, Abdulaziz Alasmari, Abdullah Alghamdi, Yasir Alotaibi, Abdulmajeed Bin Dahmash, Muteb Mousa Alharbi, Asem M. Shadid
Summary: This study examined the inclusion of core topics in the undergraduate medical curricula in Saudi Arabia. The majority of core topics were found to be included, although some subjects such as complementary and alternative medicine and the history of medicine were taught less frequently.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Christin Loeffler, Attila Altiner, Sandra Blumenthal, Pascale Bruno, An De Sutter, Bart J. De Vos, Geert-Jan Dinant, Martin Duerden, Brigitte Dunais, Gunther Egidi, Bernhard Gibis, Hasse Melbye, Frederic Rouquier, Thomas Rosemann, Pia Touboul-Lundgren, Gregor Feldmeier
Summary: By comparing primary care specific CME programs for GPs across Europe, this study aims to identify challenges and opportunities for future development. The study found that each country has different strengths and weaknesses in their CME programs and identified various areas for potential improvement.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Wen Yang, Manzhen Ruan, Jie Gong, Miao Peng, Zhen Wang, Wenfang Xia, Xianzhe Liu, Guangyao Yang
Summary: This study established a multisource evaluation system to determine whether formative assessment can enhance the instruction of clinical skills. Formative assessment was introduced to the entire training course on clinical skills, and diversified methods were used to observe the performance of students during training. The results showed that students who received training using formative assessment methods achieved significantly better practical scores in the clinical skills examination. Questionnaire results also indicated that students appreciated the course for the clinical skills they had gained and the opportunity to receive and give feedback to the instructors.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Allison J. Hare, Jacqueline M. Soegaard Ballester, Peter E. Gabriel, Srinath Adusumalli, C. William Hanson
Summary: Expansive growth in health information technology has changed medicine significantly, but improvements in healthcare delivery have not been fully realized. Bridging this gap requires healthcare professionals with expertise in clinical informatics at all levels.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Education & Educational Research
Lawrence Grierson, Meredith Vanstone
Summary: Medical education is rapidly growing, but Family Medicine lacks proportional theory-driven education research. General Practice has unique aspects to study, and more research is needed to advance the discipline.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Ulf Teichgraeber, Maja Ingwersen, Claudia Ehlers, Hans-Joachim Mentzel, Christoph Redies, Andreas Stallmach, Wilhelm Behringer, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius
Summary: This study aims to integrate US as a compulsory part into medical education and develop a spiral curriculum to build professional competencies in US. The curriculum includes four levels of training, which are closely linked to anatomy, physiology, and medical specialties. The goal of this curriculum is to integrate radiology with other disciplines and equip students with competencies needed for contemporary patient care.
INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lucy Greenwald, Olivia Blanchard, Colleen Hayden, Perry Sheffield
Summary: As medical schools revamp their curricula, they need to integrate climate change education to prepare future physicians. However, climate and health education has not been fully institutionalized. This study examines the content at one medical school undergoing curriculum changes and highlights the need for a shared vision, professional development, and climate-specific resources.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Nityanand Jain, Kirils Jersovs, Taira Safina, Mara Pilmane, Nora Jansone-Ratinika, Ieva Grike, Aigars Petersons
Summary: This perspective paper provides an overview of Latvia's medical education system, discussing the challenges and prospects from pre-university to doctoral level. It highlights the impact of increasing international students and institutional capacity constraints on the resources.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Rima Chakrabarti, Katie Wardle, Tor Wright, Taylor Bennie, Faye Gishen
Summary: Feedback from medical students at UCLMS indicated a lack of clarity regarding curriculum content and assessment. To address this, a specialist team established a Curriculum Map (CM) with input from students to ensure it remained student-centred. Students expressed a desire for a comprehensive, simple, aligned, and useful CM to monitor their progress.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Viktoria S. Wurmbach, Steffen J. Schmidt, Anette Lampert, Simone Bernard, Andreas D. Meid, Eduard Frick, Michael Metzner, Stefan Wilm, Achim Mortsiefer, Bettina Buecker, Attila Altiner, Lisa Sparenberg, Joachim Szecsenyi, Frank Peters-Klimm, Petra Kaufmann-Kolle, Petra A. Thuermann, Walter E. Haefeli, Hanna M. Seidling
Summary: This study described the prevalence of complexity factors in the medication regimens of community-dwelling patients with more than five drugs and evaluated their relevance for individual patients. The results showed that while complexity factors could be automatically identified, only a small percentage of them were considered relevant by patients themselves.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Correction
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Viktoria S. Wurmbach, Steffen J. Schmidt, Anette Lampert, Simone Bernard, Andreas D. Meid, Eduard Frick, Michael Metzner, Stefan Wilm, Achim Mortsiefer, Bettina Buecker, Attila Altiner, Lisa Sparenberg, Joachim Szecsenyi, Frank Peters-Klimm, Petra Kaufmann-Kolle, Petra A. Thuermann, Walter E. Haefeli, Hanna M. Seidling
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Anneke Maiworm, Robert Langner, Stefan Wilm, Dirk M. Hermann, Helmut Frohnhofen, Janine Gronewold
Summary: The ABLYMED study aims to assess older patients' ability to self-administer different dosage forms of medications and develop a corresponding assessment tool. By comprehensively evaluating patients' medication self-administration abilities, it helps to ensure their functional health.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Wiebke Schuettig, Ronja Flemming, Christiane Hoehling Mosler, Verena Leve, Olaf Reddemann, Annemarie Schultz, Emmanuelle Brua, Matthias Brittner, Frank Meyer, Johannes Pollmanns, Johnannes Martin, Thomas Czihal, Dominik von Stillfried, Stefan Wilm, Leonie Sundmacher
Summary: This study aims to develop a set of indicators for evaluating the quality and utilization of healthcare services for 14 groups of ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions. These indicators provide valuable information for improving healthcare services and promoting patient-centered care.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sabrina Kastaun, Claire Garnett, Stefan Wilm, Daniel Kotz
Summary: The German treatment guideline recommends that general practitioners offer brief advice on reducing alcohol consumption to at-risk patients. This study aimed to estimate the implementation of this recommendation using population data. The results showed that only a small proportion of hazardous and harmful drinking respondents reported ever receiving GP advice on reducing alcohol consumption, and the likelihood of receiving advice/support was associated with age, smoking, and alcohol consumption level.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sandra Olivia Borgmann, Marlo Verket, Veronika Gontscharuk, Bettina Bucker, Sabine Arnolds, Olaf Spoerkel, Stefan Wilm, Andrea Icks
Summary: This study investigates the importance and priorities of research objectives for individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The findings show that different subgroups of patients have different research priorities. Knowledge of these priorities helps researchers align their work with the needs of diabetes patients.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anneke Luegering, Robert Langner, Stefan Wilm, Thorsten R. Doeppner, Dirk M. Hermann, Helmut Frohnhofen, Janine Gronewold
Summary: This study developed a new tool to assess the ability of non-demented hospitalized patients to self-administer medication in different dosage forms. Trained raters used video recordings to evaluate patients' medication management performance. The results showed that this assessment method was objective, valid, and reproducible, and it could support the development of patient trainings.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Achim Mortsiefer, Susanne Loescher, Yekaterina Pashutina, Sara Santos, Attila Altiner, Eva Drewelow, Manuela Ritzke, Anja Wollny, Petra Thuermann, Veronika Bencheva, Matthias Gogolin, Gabriele Meyer, Jens Abraham, Steffen Fleischer, Andrea Icks, Joseph Montalbo, Birgitt Wiese, Stefan Wilm, Gregor Feldmeier
Summary: Reducing polypharmacy is important for older adults with frailty syndrome. However, a clinical trial involving family conferences did not show sustainable effects in reducing hospitalizations or the number of medications and inappropriate medications after 12 months.
Article
Primary Health Care
Sara Santos, Michael Pentzek, Attila Altiner, Anne Daubmann, Eva Drewelow, Christian Helbig, Christin Loeffler, Susanne Loescher, Karl Wegscheider, Heinz-Harald Abholz, Stefan Wilm, Anja Wollny
Summary: This study investigated the impact of shared goal setting on achieving glycemic goals in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The results showed that shared goal setting did not have a significant impact on achieving glycemic goals, suggesting that the full potential of shared goal setting may not have been realized yet in this context.
Article
Primary Health Care
Alexandra Schmidt, Bettina Buecker, Michaela Maas, Susanne Loescher, Annette Becker, Annika Viniol, Julia Heisig, Stefan Wilm, Anne Barzel
Summary: Patients' perspectives and experiences with a consultation involving the arriba-PPI tool were evaluated in a German multicenter study. The study found that most patients did not recall the visual features of the tool, but valued a trustful relationship with their general practitioner and comprehensive, individualized counseling.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jari Kempers, Cristina Rotaru, Alexandra Topa, Natalia Zarbailov, Ala Curteanu, Helen Prytherch
Summary: This study investigates the effects of WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions training on the quality of NCD consultations and adherence to the PEN protocol in primary health centers in Moldova. The findings suggest that the training contributed to improvement in the quality of NCD consultations and adherence to the protocol, but further refinement is needed in certain aspects of the training.
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Nina-Kristin Mann, Sven Schmiedl, Achim Mortsiefer, Veronika Bencheva, Susanne Loescher, Manuela Ritzke, Eva Drewelow, Gregor Feldmeier, Sara Santos, Stefan Wilm, Petra A. Thuermann
Summary: A deprescribing manual was developed for general practitioners to discuss treatment plans in family conferences, covering 11 high-prevalence indications in older patients. The manual includes deprescribing criteria and monitoring strategies. Pilot testing and revisions were conducted to validate the manual.
THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN DRUG SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Primary Health Care
Viktoria S. Wurmbach, Steffen J. Schmidt, Anette Lampert, Simone Bernard, Andreas D. Meid, Eduard Frick, Michael Metzner, Stefan Wilm, Achim Mortsiefer, Bettina Buecker, Attila Altiner, Lisa Sparenberg, Joachim Szecsenyi, Frank Peters-Klimm, Petra Kaufmann-Kolle, Petra A. Thuermann, Hanna M. Seidling, Walter E. Haefeli
Summary: This study suggests that an automated analysis considering patient perspectives results in more helpful optimization measures than an automated analysis alone.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hanno Hoven, Nico Dragano, Peter Angerer, Christian Apfelbacher, Insa Backhaus, Barbara Hoffmann, Andrea Icks, Stefan Wilm, Heiner Fangerau, Felicitas Soehner
Summary: Since the WHO's Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan in 1999, pandemic preparedness plans have been adapted with the goal to respond to outbreaks, identify risks, and outline interventions for containment. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, experts reflect on previous preparations and advocate for the inclusion of social and ethical factors in future pandemic planning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Primary Health Care
Natalie Alida Muecke, Alexandra Schmidt, Christine Kersting, Vera Kalitzkus, Michael Pentzek, Stefan Wilm, Achim Mortsiefer
Summary: In Germany, it is common for general practitioners to treat their family members, with a high frequency of treatment observed. The most common reasons for treating family members are practical needs, though treatments in a professional setting are less common. Male GPs are more likely to provide care to family members, particularly for senior male GPs compared to junior female GPs.