Zentralklinik Bad Berka

Scientific Competence in Undergraduate Medical Education: Professional Orientations of Physiology Educators

Introduction: Scientific Competence (SC) is a central objective in medical education, but its conceptualization remains insufficiently differentiated, particularly regarding the relationship between evidence use and participation in scientific knowledge generation. Objective: Thi...

Timing of PCI in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation

BackgroundApproximately one half of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) have concomitant coronary artery disease. Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is often performed before TAVI, the preferred treatment strategy has not been establi...

Characterisation and management of therapy-interrupting system errors associated with the use of the HomeChoice cycler for automated peritoneal dialysis

Abstract Background Methodological and technical education of nurses is required to address challenges of technology integration in peritoneal dialysis (PD). We analysed the nature of therapy interrupting system errors in automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) cyclers of a German PD...