[Population- and system-oriented quality assurance--is there a need for qualification for medical practice and...

The position of public health related issues in the continuing/professional education "quality management for doctors" is discussed, especially in terms of a deepened comprehension of systems of the health care providers. To answer this question, structured working groups with the participants of the courses on "quality management for doctors" were held. From the public health related quality assurance they expect valid statements on undersupply and excess supply of certain population groups, generalization of experiences and subjective assessments and support to contact and to communicate with special population groups such as migrants. The need for qualification was worked out especially for epidemiological basics, for methods in the health reporting system and health technology assessment as well as communication techniques.