Thomas Ledig

TL;DR: GPs are in an ideal position to inform their patients adequately about the equivalence of brand-name and generic drugs, however, the patient view that inexpensive drugs must be inferior may be difficult to rectify in the short term.

TL;DR: To establish strategic priorities for the German national public health institute (RKI) and guide the institute's mid-term strategic decisions, infectious pathogens were prioritized in accordance with their importance for national surveillance and epidemiological research.

TL;DR: The first German competence-based curriculum for general practice training has been developed using a pragmatic peer controlled approach and implementation is being trialed with a “test version” of the curriculum.

TL;DR: Seniors who have already been vaccinated with the 13-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13) should receive a follow-up vaccination with PPSV23 6–12 months after PCV13 to expand serotype coverage and reduce the number of cases of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia among older adults in Germany.

TL;DR: Longitudinal and competence-based assessment is the presently preferred approach for FM specialty training and countries which use less multifaceted methods for assessment could learn from best practice.