title: [Verbundweiterbildung(plus) Baden-Württemberg: Development of educational meetings and implications for the implementation of family medicine training programmes in Germany].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The German Society of General Practice and Family Medicine (DEGAM) has defined educational seminars during post-graduate training as a core element to improve trainees' specific knowledge and competencies. Furthermore, these seminars facilitate networking among trainees and support the process of identity formation in family medicine. Since its implementation in 2009, the Verbundweiterbildung(plus) Baden-Württemberg (VWB(plus) Ba-Wü) has offered educational seminars. Aim of this article is to analyse the content of these educational seminars and to derive implications for other family medicine training programmes in Germany.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 2009 to 2015, the data from all educational seminars was descriptively analysed. Furthermore, two researchers categorised the seminar contents independently of each other and assigned them to the competence-based curriculum for family medicine training (Kompetenzbasiertes Curriculum Allgemeinmedizin, KCA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Until 2015, 600 trainees participated in a starter seminar of the VWB(plus) Ba-Wü. In total, 1,116 teaching units and 160 different seminars covered all relevant topics of the KCA. A restructuring of organisational processes and seminars was necessary to handle the increase in the number of participants, including the development of specific software for electronic support. Of all these seminars, 56% were held by specialists or trainees in family medicine. The participating trainees rated the educational seminars in general and the possibility for networking as (very) good.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The contents of the educational seminars included in family medicine training programs will have to be specifically based on family medicine and cover all relevant aspects of the KCA - medical expertise, competencies and procedures. In order to ensure a common standard concerning didactic methods and qualifications of teachers, a didactic guideline is to be developed. The increasing demand of family medicine training programmes requires (further) development of the software eSchoolab, including integration of the KCA.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland. Electronic address: elisabeth.flum@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flum
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magez
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aluttis
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Mariell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland; Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und Interprofessionelle Versorgung, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joos
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ledig
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oeljeklaus
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szecsenyi
authors.affiliation: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steinhäuser
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005194:Family Practice; D058006:General Practice / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans
keywords: Allgemeinmedizin; General practice; Hausarzt; Kompetenzbasiertes Curriculum; Schulungsprogramm; Weiterbildung; competency-based curriculum; educational meetings; family medicine; post-graduate training