E-learning courses provide extensive knowledge around patient information, which can be acquired in stages. It doesn’t get any safer than that.
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Learning platform e-learning courses:
1. Just register
2. A suitable course for every need
3. Start a course anytime and anywhere
4. Option of 24 CME points
Enhance your knowledge
Whether you are a student or a medical specialist, we provide the suitable knowledge on patient information for every need and goal
Up-to-date learning content
Court decisions and practical recommendations for action expand the theoretical contents. A quiz at the end of the course tests the level of knowledge.
Available at any time
With the option of taking the courses regardless of place and time, nothing stands in the way of your professional and personal training.
Medically and legally verified
The courses are developed together with medical specialists and lawyers and follow the specifications of Patientenrechtegesetz (German Law on Patient Rights).
Option of 24 CME points
Doctors easily earn up to 24 CME points online and thus secure almost 10% of the 250 CME points required over a 5-year period.
Thieme Compliance provides the suitable courses for your personal and professional training. Your personal user experience increases the understanding of the information and reduces your liability risk. A hospital-wide usage ensures that all physicians who inform patients have the same level of knowledge.
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The introductory course provides you with basic information before your first patient-doctor discussions. It is not a prerequisite for processing the Advanced knowledge course series.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. J. Steffens, Dr. jur. A. Schwerdtfeger, Dr. jur. K. Thumer, Prof. Dr. jur. K. Ulsenheimer, Dr. jur. A. Wienke
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson license
Why do you need to inform the patient? Why does the patient have a right to information? Which types of information exist? What does the current jurisdiction state? Including court orders and practical tips and suggestions. Including quiz questions for self-testing.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. H. P. Hümmer, Prof. Dr. jur. K. Ulsenheimer
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson licencse Request advanced course license
Who may inform the patient? Must the patient always be informed? What do the medical measures include? When is the patient information in due time? When must the patient information be repeated? Including court orders and practical tips and suggestions. Including quiz questions for self-testing.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. F. Bootz, Dr. jur. A. Schwerdtfeger
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson license Request advanced course license
What should generally be considered in a patient-doctor discussion? What does Patientenrechtegesetz (German Law on Patient Rights) state about the content of the patient-doctor discussion? What does this mean for your daily patient-doctor discussions? Are there any other topics? Including court orders and practical tips and suggestions. Including quiz questions for self-testing.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. F. Bootz, Dr. jur. A. Wienke
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson license Request advanced course license
General risks, surgery-specific risks - which ones must be mentioned? What are the individual risks? Why is the patient’s medical history important? What are the most frequent errors in surgery information? Including court orders and practical tips and suggestions. Including quiz questions for self-testing.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. J. Steffens, Dr. jur. A. Wienke
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lessen license Request advanced course license
What is the prerequisite for the patient’s consent? Is there an expiry date for the consent? Is the patient allowed to refuse a procedure? Is the patient allowed to refuse the information? What consequences does this have for you? When is a hypothetical consent given? How do you determine the presumed will? Including court orders and practical tips and suggestions. Including quiz questions for self-testing.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. F. Bootz, Dr. jur. A. Wienke
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson license Request advanced course license
Which records are permitted for a patient-doctor discussion? What does the jurisdiction state about the informed consent form? Why, how and when is it best to record a patient-doctor discussion? When is a witness necessary? Including court orders and practical tips and suggestions. Including quiz questions for self-testing.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. H. P. Hümmer, Dr. jur. A. Schwerdtfeger
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson license Request advanced course license
Who has the burden of proof in case of a treatment mistake? Who has it in case of an information complaint? What evidence comes into question for proof? What does a free judicial assessment of evidence mean? When is the physician providing the information liable? When is the treating physician liable? When does the statute of limitations come into effect? Including court orders and practical tips and suggestions. Including quiz questions for self-testing.
Processing time: approx. 45 minutes
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. J. Steffens, Prof. Dr. jur. K. Ulsenheimer
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson license Request advanced course license
You will be asked 10 questions for each lesson in the course "Advanced Knowledge for Patient Education." You have an unlimited number of attempts. As soon as you have answered the questions adequately, a certificate will be released for you to print out under your user name.
Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. F. Bootz, Prof. Dr. med. H.-P. Hümmer, Prof. Dr. med. J. Steffens, Dr. jur. A. Schwerdtfeger, Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. K. Ulsenheimer, Dr. jur. A. Wienke
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
You can purchase the single user license from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request individual lesson license Request advanced course license
The Advanced knowledge course series contains the following single courses: "Legal framework - Reason for the information", "Interlocutors - measures - time", "The briefing", "The risks", "The patient’s will", "Documentation and records", "Legal framework - Consequences of an incorrect explanation" and "Final course with certificate".
Hospitals/practices:
Single user:
The single-user license for the advanced knowledge course (8 lessons) can be obtained from Georg Thieme Verlags KG at the link below.
Request advanced course license
The most frequently asked questions about the e-learning courses can be found here.
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Content-related questions:
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