PMID- 29226227
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20181109
LR  - 20240327
IS  - 2366-5017 (Electronic)
IS  - 2366-5017 (Linking)
VI  - 34
IP  - 5
DP  - 2017
TI  - Online Platform as a Tool to Support Postgraduate Training in General Practice - 
      A Case Report.
PG  - Doc59
LID - 10.3205/zma001136 [doi]
LID - Doc59
AB  - Objective: Physicians in postgraduate training (PPT) in General Practice (GP) 
      typically have very little interaction with their peers, as there is usually only 
      one resident physician working in their respective department or GP office at a 
      given time. Therefore, the online platform KOLEGEA, presented here, aims to 
      support postgraduate training in general practice (PT in GP) in Germany through 
      virtual interaction. Methodology: In 2012, the interdisciplinary research project 
      KOLEGEA set up an online platform that any physicians in PT in GP can use for 
      free after registration with their unitary continuous education number 
      (Einheitliche Fortbildungsnummer, EFN). It offers problem-based learning and 
      allows to discuss self-published anonymized patient cases with the community that 
      can be classified and discussed with experienced mentors (specialists in general 
      practice - GPs) in small virtual groups. Results: An anonymous online survey 
      carried out as part of the 2014 project evaluation showed a good acceptance of 
      the platform, even though shortage of time was mentioned as a limiting factor for 
      its use. Data analysis showed that KOLEGEA was used by PPT in GP in all federal 
      states. Patterns of passive use were predominant (90%). This report also 
      describes the further development of the platform (in 2015 and 2016) that 
      integrates an activity monitor as part of a gamification concept. Conclusions: 
      Due to a low response rate of the 2014 online survey and the preliminary 
      evaluations of usage patterns we could identify only initial trends regarding the 
      role of KOLEGEA in supporting PPT. The platform was perceived as a helpful 
      supplement to better structure PT in GP.
FAU - Dini, Lorena
AU  - Dini L
AD  - Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Institute of General Practice, Berlin, 
      Germany.
FAU - Galanski, Claire
AU  - Galanski C
AD  - Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Institute of General Practice, Berlin, 
      Germany.
FAU - Dopfmer, Susanne
AU  - Dopfmer S
AD  - Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Institute of General Practice, Berlin, 
      Germany.
FAU - Gehrke-Beck, Sabine
AU  - Gehrke-Beck S
AD  - Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Institute of General Practice, Berlin, 
      Germany.
FAU - Bayer, Gudrun
AU  - Bayer G
AD  - Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Institute of General Practice, Berlin, 
      Germany.
FAU - Boeckle, Martin
AU  - Boeckle M
AD  - EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR PARTICIPATORY MEDIA, Berlin, Germany.
FAU - Micheel, Isabel
AU  - Micheel I
AD  - EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR PARTICIPATORY MEDIA, Berlin, Germany.
FAU - Novak, Jasminko
AU  - Novak J
AD  - EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR PARTICIPATORY MEDIA, Berlin, Germany.
FAU - Heintze, Christoph
AU  - Heintze C
AD  - Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Institute of General Practice, Berlin, 
      Germany.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20171115
PL  - Germany
TA  - GMS J Med Educ
JT  - GMS journal for medical education
JID - 101676086
SB  - IM
MH  - *Education, Distance
MH  - Family Practice
MH  - General Practice/*education
MH  - Germany
MH  - Humans
MH  - Internet
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC5704610
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Physician Competency Framework
OT  - Postgraduate training
OT  - case-based learning
OT  - general practice
OT  - online platform
OT  - social web
EDAT- 2017/12/12 06:00
MHDA- 2018/11/10 06:00
PMCR- 2017/11/15
CRDT- 2017/12/12 06:00
PHST- 2016/09/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/03/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2017/05/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/12/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/12/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/11/10 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/11/15 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - zma001136 [pii]
AID - Doc59 [pii]
AID - 10.3205/zma001136 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - GMS J Med Educ. 2017 Nov 15;34(5):Doc59. doi: 10.3205/zma001136. eCollection 
      2017.