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E-learning innovations for the education of general practitioners at the Bavarian Virtual University (BVU) – a model for other countries

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Vogel B. , Kormann C. , Mehring M. , Schneider A. , Offenbächer M. , Kohls N. , Schelling J.

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2015

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tom Vol. 11, no. 2

107--111

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The Bavarian Virtual University (BVU) offers resources to develop and implement e-learning courses and allows open access to information and provides the capacity to share information. Students of Bavarian universities can participate easily in these courses. Thus, the barriers to enter a university are now much lower. E-learning will be supported by the use of the learning and authoring software CASUS. It optimises the creation of virtual patients and guarantees a common standard and a high quality throughout the whole e-learning course. Methods: This paper describes the application process of proposals at BVU and the development process of online courses with CASUS using the example of “General Practice”. The conceptual structure of the program and its specific rationale is presented herein. In addition, the number of participating students is analysed when the online course is integrated in the curriculum or when it is not. Results: The e-learning course General Practice includes a total of 48 scenarios. They focus on the heuristics in General Practice of prevention and primary care. If the online courses are integrated in the curriculum, the number of students participating in e-learning courses increases. The integration of virtual patients (VPs) into practical training may improve the perceived benefit. Probably, there is no need for examinations to prove students’ knowledge if they can apply contents in the practical training. To answer this question, an evaluation of students’ and teachers’ perspective is needed. In addition, it is challenging to define one level of education for students of different universities. Hence, new methods are needed to develop and evaluate generally accepted standards that fit all participating universities and their students. Conclusions: The application of proposals at BVU and creating VPs with the learning and authoring system CASUS can be highly recommended to other universities, as well as the establishment of organisations like BVU in other countries.

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Financial crisis and primary health care in Greece. Is it time for family medicine?

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Lionis C.

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nr 3

229-231

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The challenging path to establish general practice in an academic environment - the case of the Czech Republic

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Seifert B.

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nr 1

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The academic development of general practice (GP) within countries of Central and Eastern Europe began only after the political changes in the 1990s. From a research perspective GP has a reputation for being amongst the least intellectually rigorous clinical disciplines. This has several serious consequences; loss of self-confidence, lack of attractiveness as an intellectual discipline and less application of critical thinking in routine clinical work. The only solution is an effort to develop research in primary care, as this is the ultimate attribute of scientifically oriented disciplines such as medicine. GP research in the Czech Republic has a low level of awareness and support. Its development is slow and faces many barriers; lack of financial resources, lack of leading personalities within the field, lack of ideas, lack of scientific education, lack of experience, and insufficient research capacity. As GPs, we do not have enough skills to write and publish scientific papers. Research is also not recognised as an essential component of GP training. However, research in primary care is developing and here I present several successful research projects within our department. Research has been proposed as a vital agenda towards the new concept of general practice, as recently presented to the government by the Society of GPs.

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Euripa - past, present and the future

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Lopez-Abuin J. , Randall-Smith J.

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nr 3

22-25

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EURIPA (European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association) is a regional rural health network, which was founded by family doctors to address the health and well-being needs of rural communities, on one hand, and the practitioners’ needs across Europe, on the other. EURIPA began its activity in 1995 with a small group of family doctors from across Europe, and in 1997 the structure was formalised into that of EURIPA today. EURIPA was initially recognized by WONCA Europe as a special inter- est group and subsequently as a representative network for rural family doctors across Europe. Now, it actively participates in WONCA Europe meetings and their annual conferences. The constitution was revised in 1997 when the International Advisory Board was created to support the work of EURIPA and its Executive Committee. EURIPA has worked hard to raise the profle of rural general practice, from its frst research project in 1997, to the series of Annual Rural Health Forums, which started in 2010. These forums have focussed on quality, education and research with the 5th Forum taking place in September 2014 focussing on policy engagement. EURIPA uses social media to engage its membership and publishes regular newsletters - “Grapevine”, as well as encourages rural GPs to publish in the European Section of the Journal of Rural and Remote Health.

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EURIPA (Europejskie Stowarzyszenie Lekarzy z Terenów Wiejskich i Izolowanych) jest stowarzyszeniem udzielającym pomocy lekarskiej na terenach wiejskich, które zostało założone przez lekarzy rodzinnych, aby wyjść naprzeciw potrzebom zdrowotnym ludzi mieszkających na tych terenach z jednej strony, i potrzebom lekarzy z calej Europy, z drugiej strony. EURIPA zapoczątkowała swoją działalność w 1995 roku licząc jedynie kilku lekarzy z całej Europy, po to aby w 1997 roku sformalizować swoją strukturę do tej, która istnieje dzisiaj. EURIPA została początkowo uznana przez WONCA Europe (World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians) jako grupa tematyczna, a następnie jako stowarzyszenie lekarzy wiejskich w Europie. Dzisiaj, stowarzyszenie aktywnie uczestniczy w spotkaniach i corocznych konferencjach WONCA Europe. W 1997 roku stowarzyszenie ustanowiło swoją konstytucję i powołało Międzynarodową Radę Doradczą, aby wspierać swoją działalność oraz Zarząd. EURIPA pracuje bardzo intensywnie, aby podnieść jakość wiejskiej opieki medycznej, począwszy od swojego pierwszego projektu w 1997 roku do po coroczne Forum Zdrowia Wiejskiego, które miało swój początek w 2010 roku. Fora te dotyczyły głównie jakości, edukacji i badań w medycynie rodzinnej. Ostatnie z nich, które odbyło się we wrześniu tego roku dotyczyło zaangażowania w politykę działalności stowarzyszenia. EURIPA wykorzystuje media społeczne, aby angażować swoich członków i publikuje biuletyn informacyjny zatytułowany – „Grapevine”. Stowarzyszenie zachęca również wiejskich lekarzy rodzinnych do publikowania swoich artykułów w europejskim dziale czasopisma „Journal of Rural and Remote Health”.