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Hintergrund: In vielen ländlichen und strukturschwachen Regionen zeichnet sich bereits seit längerem ein Mangel an Haus- und Fachärzt:innen ab. Um dieser Entwicklung entgegenzuwirken und die ärztliche Versorgung in diesen Regionen nachhaltig zu verbessern, sind an einigen medizinischen [zum vollständigen Text gelangen Sie über die oben angegebene URL]

Hintergrund: In den vergangenen Jahren haben sich in Deutschland an nahezu allen medizinischen Fakultäten Abteilungen/Institute für Allgemeinmedizin (ifam) etabliert. Als Besonderheit besteht an einigen universitären Standorten die Möglichkeit für Ärzten*innen [zum vollständigen Text gelangen Sie über die oben angegebene URL]

Spondylocostal dysostoses represent a group of very rare genetic disorders, characterised by vertebral and costal segmentation defects, sometimes accompanied by visceral malformations. The major gene involved is DLL3, on chromosome 19. A mutation may lead to a somitogenesis defect, with segmentation defect of axial skeleton and deformations. Depending on the nature of the mutation of DLL3, spondylocostal dysostosis is transmitted as an autosomal dominant (less severe) or autosomal recessive trait (often more severe, but non lethal). Spondylocostal dysostoses must not to be confused with the Jarcho-Levin spondylothoracic dysostosis, a severe, autosomal recessive syndrome. Its most typical aspect is the crab-like appearance of the rib cage leading to major respiratory disorders. Death, due to respiratory insufficiency, usually occurs before the age of two, most often during the first few months. At this time, guidelines for treatment do not exist. We report a case of spondylocostal dysosotosis in a patient born to consanguineous turkish parents, and review the clinical and genetic data on that group of skeletal disorders.

OBJECTIVE. This study develops a theoretically justified, network-based model of integrative coordination in community-based health and human services, and it uses this model to measure and compare coordination in six elder service systems. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING. We collected data between 1989 and 1991 in six Alabama counties, including two major MSAs, two small MSAs, and two rural areas. STUDY DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS. Our measurement of coordination is based on patterns of interorganizational relationships connecting the agencies constituting a community-based health and human services system. Within each site, we interviewed representatives from these agencies, asking them to indicate client referral, generalized support, and agenda-setting relationships they had developed with each of the other agencies in the system. Using network analysis procedures we then identified the network associated with each of these organizational functions (i.e., service delivery, administration, and planning) in each site, and we assessed levels of coordination in each network. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS. Our measure of integrative coordination is consistent with other indicators of coordination we derive from our data, suggesting its validity. In addition, levels of integrative coordination across sites for each organizational function are generally comparable. Comparisons across sites show integrative coordination to be consistently highest for service delivery networks and lowest for planning networks. CONCLUSIONS. Previous attempts to assess interorganizational coordination without regard to organizational function are subject to misinterpretation. The differing interorganizational dynamics involved in service delivery, administration, and planning appear to generate different patterns of interorganizational relationships, and different levels of coordination.