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Table 1 Main topics covered in the training

From: Development of youth friendly family medicine services in Bosnia and Herzegovina: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Module 1 (one day)

Morning: A developmental definition of adolescence and epidemiological data With the following questions in mind (from a family medicine point of view)

1. What should we do differently for adolescents?

2. Why invest in adolescent health?

3. What is the contribution of family medicine teams in our regions?

Afternoon: What do I do when I meet an adolescent in my practice?

Confidential care, principles of communication and the HEADSSS mnemonic*

→ At the end of the module: Evaluation and Presentation and distribution of assignment tasks

  1. *HEADSSS is a mnemonic to guide psychosocial interviews with adolescents (Home, Education/Eating, Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, Safety, Suicide) (Goldenring and Rosen 2004).