Further education
Further education
The Oldenburg network training programme is growing and flourishing.

If you are interested in further education to become a specialist in general practice, please feel free to contact us at any time. Among other things, we can help you find suitable training placements in the Oldenburg area. We also offer accompanying seminars and a mentoring programme to provide further support.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Prof. Freitag and the team at the Department of General Practice, University of Oldenburg
Contact:
Centre of Excellence for the Promotion of Further Education in General Practice in Lower Saxony (KANN)
Dear colleagues,
You can view the latest updates from the Lower Saxony Centre of Excellence for Further Education in General Practice on the joint website (www.kann-niedersachsen.de).
Doctors undergoing further education in general practice are welcome to register for the seminar programme at any time (registration via: kann-niedersachsen.de).
If you are interested in getting involved as a lecturer or mentor, please feel free to contact us by email. We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact in Oldenburg: Thielke Stracke and Astrid Megnet ()
Lower Saxony Centre of Excellence for Further Education in General Practice (KANN)
Objective: To optimise further education in the subject of general practice in accordance with the agreement on the promotion of further education pursuant to Section 75a of the German Social Code, Book V (SGB V) 7/2016.
The Lower Saxony Centre of Excellence is a co-operation between
- the university institutes and departments of general practice
o Göttingen University Hospital (Prof. Dr Eva Hummers), lead organisation
o Hannover Medical School (Prof. Dr Nils Schneider)
o University of Oldenburg (Prof. Dr Michael Freitag)
- Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Lower Saxony (KVN)
- Lower Saxony Medical Association (ÄKN)
- Lower Saxony Hospital Association
KANN also collaborates with the Academy for General Practice Continuing Education in Bremen, the Lower Saxony Association of General Practitioners and Young General Practitioners Germany (JADE).
The programme for doctors undergoing further education and for trainers comprises:
- Seminar days for doctors in further education
- A mentoring programme for doctors in further education
- Train-the-trainer seminars for trainers and those wishing to become trainers in further education
Are you interested in getting involved?
- … to play an active role as a lecturer during seminar days?
- … to support a group of trainee doctors as a co-mentor?
- … to support other providers of further education?
Then please do get in touch! ()