General Practice -
Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Gerlach, MPH

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Expertise

• Chronic Care
  
• Health Services Research
  
• Patient safety
  
• Quality improvement
  
  

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Resources and Abilities

• Health Services Research
  
• Practice Epidemiology
  
• Risk Management
  
  

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Staff

• Martin Beyer, MSc (Quality improvement and Patient Safety)
  
• Prof. Dr. Jochen Gensichen, MPH (Chronic Care and Health Services Research)
  
  

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Publications (Selection)

• Gensichen J, Beyer M, Muth C, Gerlach FM, von Korff M, Ormel J. Case management to improve major depression in primary health care: a systematic review. Psychological Medicine 2006; 36: 7-14.
  
• Engels Y, Dautzenberg M, Campbell S, Broge B, Boffin N, Marshall M, Elwyn G, Vodopivec-Jamsek V, Gerlach FM, Samuelson M, Grol R. Testing a European set of indicators for the evaluation of the management of primary care practices. Family Practice 2006; 23: 137-147.
  
• Gensichen J, Torge M, Peitz M, Wendt-Hermainski H, Beyer M, Rosemann T, Krauth C, Raspe H, Aldenhoff JB, Gerlach FM. Case management for the treatment of patients with major depression in general practices – rationale, design and conduct of a cluster randomized controlled trial - PRoMPT (Primary care Monitoring for depressive Patient's Trial) [ISRCTN66386086] – Study protocol. BMC Public Health 2005; 5: 101.
  
• Beyer M, Gerlach FM, Flies U, Grol R with contributions by Król Z, Munck A, Olesen F, O’Riordan M, Seuntjens L, Szecsenyi J. The development of quality circles / peer review groups as a method of quality improvement in Europe. Results of a survey in 26 European countries. Family Practice 2003; 20: 443-451.