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Jörg Sigle's

Curriculum Vitae

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Dr. med. Jörg-Michael Sigle,
born on February 09th, 1970 in Bretten

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Education

1976 to 1980Elementary School Freudenstein
1980 to 1986Progymnasium Maulbronn
1986 to 1989Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Mühlacker
1989Abitur

Service

1989 to 1990 Long-distance radio-relay system-operator

Studies

1990 to 1997Study of Medicine at the University of Ulm
1992Physikum
1995USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) Step 1
19961. Trimester of Practical Year internship:
Surgery and Oncology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, with Professor Alan Coates
1996 to 19972. and 3. Trimesters of Practical Year internship:
Neurology and Internal Medicine at the Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
19973rd State Examination, completion of study of Medicine
 
1999 to 2000Seminar Basics I of Physics at the University of Ulm
2002USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) Step 2

Graduation (Thesis)

1993 to 1998Development of the Quality-of-Life-Recorder, a universal computer-based questionnaire system for patients of any age. Completion and support of multiple studies that used this tool, support of the integration into routine use at several locations.
1996Improvement of the QL-Recorder and development of a WWW-Site to QL-measurement including the published QL-Recorder-software as shareware.
1998Thesis about "Practical aspects of Quality-of-Life-measurement: Standardized measurement of quality of life in out-patients using an electronic Quality-of-Life-Recorder", accepted "magna cum laude".

Professional and scienitific activity

1986 to 1992: Participation in user support for a practice-management-software. Among other projects, development of software that allows the use of digitizing tablets and other sources to control any PC-program.

Since 1992: Self-employed avocation in the area of pratice-management-systems, client specific IT-applications in medicine, graphical design.

Since completion of study: Self-employed professional in the area of evidence-based medicine, medical information technology, quality assurance, outcome measurement:

05/1997 to 07/1998AiP and scienific assistant of Professor Franz Porzsolt, Hematologist und Oncologist, in the AG Klinische Ökonomik, Department of Psychotherapy und Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Ulm.
12/1997 to 09/1998Development of an interface for data import via paper questionnaire/scanner and directly via the QL-Recorder into AKQUASI, a database-application for quality-assurance for the Forschungsstelle für Psychotherapie, Stuttgart.
07/1998 to 01/1999Project "DAZU": Digital archiving centre for Ulm and the surrounding area for the Clinic of radiology of the University of Ulm.
09/1998 to 02/1999Consultation for a newly projected clinic for tumor treatment.
06/1998Start to move most personally used computers from MS Windows to Linux.
03/1999 to 04/1999Improvement of the QL-Recorder, among others: development of an off-line-evaluation-tool and optimizing its integration in the AKQUASI-system of the Forschungsstelle für Psychotherapie, Stuttgart.
05/1999 to 08/1999Development of concepts for integrating QL-measurement routinely in rehabilitation-clinics
since 06/1999Participation in the project "Development of a tool for assessment of quality of life of geriatric patients" in co-operation with the GZW Vienna, the AG Klinische Ökonomik/Uni Ulm, the Uni Graz and the Uni Umea: Provision of electronic questionnaires with the QL-Recorder.
since 07/1999Participation in a study trying to improve the quality of life of cardiologic patients, carried out by the Kantonsspital Chur and the University of Würzburg: Provision of electronic questionnaires with the QL-Recorder.
09/1999 to 11/1999Development of the eIBSQOL for Glaxo-Wellcome plc. / Global Health Outcomes, based on the QL-Recorder. The result makes a routine QL measurement for patients with irritable bowel syndrome possible, including a monitoring of the patients' course over time.
since 11/1999Development of a specific electronic version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 for the QL-Recorder.
08/2000 to 10/2000Development of an updated edition of the outcome measurement tool eIBSQOL for Glaxo Wellcome plc. / Global Health outcomes in 19 languages including Greek.
since 09/2000Consultation of a group of physicians using a therapeutic approach including hyperthermia during their activities studying the achieved benefit for patients; co-operation during the generation of infrastructure for documentation of therapy and outcome.
12/2000 to 03/2001Consultation of the Fraunhofer Institut Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation, Stuttgart: Use of the QL-Recorder in the Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik.
02/2001 to 07/2001Continuation of the training as AiP with the general practitioner Dr. Wolfgang Streibl, Knittlingen. Use of the QL-Recorder, integrated into the practice management software, in routine care in a rural family practice.
05/2001Generation of an interface to connect the QL-Recorder to any of the practice management software packages commonly used in Germany according to the GDT standard.
since 06/2001Participation in the implementation of an outcome measurement infrastructure in the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.
08/2001Demonstration of the QL-Recorder in the departments for Pneumologie and Geronto-Psychiatry and in the Centre de soins continus of the University of Geneve, Switzerland.
09/2001 to 09/2002Assistenzarzt in Weiterbildung with the general practitioner Dr. Wolfgang Streibl, Knittlingen. Use of the QL-Recorder in a rural family practice, integrated in the practice management software.
since 01/2003Assistenzarzt in Weiterbildung with Professor Michael Kochen, Department of General Practice of the University of Göttingen. Within the project MedViP: Design and implementation of a universal platform for electronic guidelines, evaluation of data obtained during routine care using XML- and SQL-databases. Significant contribution to the design of the follow-up project MedViP II, especially with respect to outcome measurement/electronic patient questionnaires and introduction of outcome- and problem oriented documentation in family practices.
01/2004 to 03/2004Assistenzarzt in Weiterbildung at the Department of Medicine of the Hospital Duderstadt with Professor Heinz Hartmann.
02/2004Participation in the course "Emergency medicine" (80h) given by the Department of Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine of the University of Göttingen.
04/2004 to 07/2004Participation in the course "Quality Management" (Qualification Level 1, 40h) given by the University Hospital of the University of Göttingen.

Scientific publications and contributions to books

  1. Sigle JM, Porzsolt F: Practical aspects of measuring quality of life: design and feasibility of a Quality-of-Life-Recorder and representative data collection in an out-patient clinic, Onkologie, 18 (supplement 2): 74 (1995)
  2. Sigle JM, Porzsolt F: Practical aspects of quality-of-life measurement: design and feasibility study of the quality-of-life recorder and the standardized measurement of quality of life in an out-patient clinic, Cancer Treatment Reviews 22 (supplement A): 75-89 (1996);PMID: 8625353 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  3. Porzsolt F, Wölpl CP, Sigle JM, Rist CE: Lebensqualität unter moderner Pharmakotherapie, Excerpta Oncologica Ciba, 4: 75-87 (1996)
  4. Sigle J, Porzsolt Franz: When will we have electronic patient files?, ESPO Newsletter 11, 7-10 (1996)
  5. Sigle JM, Porzsolt F: Znormalizowana ocena jakosci zycia w ambulatorium Ocena konstrukcji i przydatnosci elektronicznego rejestratora jakosci zycia. In: Jakosc Zycia W Chorobie Nowotworowej. Warzsawa, S. 147-166 (1997)
  6. Sigle J, Porzsolt F: Metastasen bei unbekanntem Primärtumor - Diagnostisches Ziel und Vorgehensweise bei Patienten mit Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP), Münch Med Wschr 139: 667-672 (1997)
  7. Sigle J, Porzsolt F: High dose chemotherapy in solid tumours - patient advocacy point of view, Oncology Nurses Today (7 europäische Ausgaben) 3: 14-15 (1998)
  8. Porzsolt F, Sigle J: Evidence-Based Medicine: Interpretation von Studienergebnissen zu therapeutischen Verfahren, Münch. Med. Wschr. 140: 15-18 (1998)
    also in:
    Perleth M, Antes G (Ed.): Evidenz-basierte Medizin, Wissenschaft im Praxisalltag, MMV Medizin Verlag München, ISBN 3-8208-1333-0, 37-47 (1998)
    Perleth M, Antes G (Ed.): Evidenz-basierte Medizin, Wissenschaft im Praxisalltag, MMV Medizin Verlag München, 2., aktualisierte Auflage, ISBN 3-8208-1345-4, 37-47 (1999)
  9. Porzsolt F, Göttler S, Leonhardt-Huober H, Ohletz A, Sellenthin C, Sigle J, Sponholz G, Thim A, Baitsch H: Evidence-Based medicine in der Inneren Medizin. Terminologie, Ziel, Konzept, Implementierung und Perspektive. Internistische Praxis, 41: 463-474 (2001)
  10. Porzsolt F, Greimel E, Sigle J, Eisemann M: Lebensqualität. In: Höffken, K, Kolb G, Wedding U (Ed.): Geriatrische Onkologie. Springer Verlag, ISBN 3-540-67411-X, 141-151 (2001)
  11. Sigle J: Lebensqualitäts-Recorder. In: Wilhelm HJ (Ed.): Direkt übernehmbare Vorlagen zum Qualitätsmanagement im Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen. Forum Verlag (2001)
  12. Sigle J, Wilhelm HJ: Medizinisches Qualitätsmanagement. In: Lehman T, Meyer zu Bexten E (Ed.): Handbuch der medizinischen Informatik. Carl Hanser Verlag, ISBN 3-446-21589-1 (2002)
  13. Sigle J: Elektronisch unterstütztes Outcome Measurement. In: Beuth J (Ed.): Grundlagen der Komplementäronkologie. Hippokrates Verlag/Thieme Verlagsgruppe, ISBN 3-8304-5261-6 (2002)
  14. Sigle J: Lebensqualitäts-Recorder. In: Viethen JG (Ed.): QM-Checklisten für das Gesundheitswesen. Forum Verlag (revised edition, 2002)
  15. Sigle J: Elektronische Erfassung von Daten zur Lebensqualität. In: Porzsolt F, Williams AR, Kaplan RM (Ed.): Klinische Ökonomik. Effektivität & Effizienz der Gesundheitsversorgung in Klinik und Praxis. Ecomed Verlag, 292-309, ISBN 3-609-16148-5 (2003)
  16. Porzsolt F, Kojer M, Schmidl M, Greimel E, Sigle J, Richter J, Eisemann M: Fremdbewertung: Messung der Lebensqualität von Hochbetagten mit schwerer Demenz. In: Porzsolt F, Williams AR, Kaplan RM (Ed.): Klinische Ökonomik. Effektivität & Effizienz der Gesundheitsversorgung in Klinik und Praxis. Ecomed Verlag, 310-321, ISBN 3-609-16148-5 (2003)
  17. Höhmann D, Hager D, Sigle J: Prognostische Signifikanz von EORTC QLQ-C30 Daten f ur Patienten mit Pankreaskarzinom. Z Onkol; 59-69 (2003)
  18. Wetzel D, Scheidt-Nave C, Rogausch A, Heidenreich R, Sigle J, Himmel W, Scheer N, Niebling W, Böckmann H, Kochen MM, Hummers-Pradier E: Medizinische Versorgung in der Praxis (MedViP) - eine Modellstudie zur Verbesserung der hausärztlichen Versorgungsforschung in Deutschland. Z Allg Med, 79: 394-398 (2003)
  19. Porzsolt F, Kojer M, Schmidl M, Greimel ER, Sigle J, Richter J, Eisemann M: A new instrument to describe indicators of well-being in old-old patients with severe dementia the Vienna List. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2:10 (2004);PMID: 14975057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  20. Himmel W, Kühne I, Chenot JF, Scheer N, Primas I, Sigle J: Blockpraktikum Allgemeinmedizin: Evaluation des studentischen Unterrichts in Allgemeinpraxen. Gesundheitswesen 66(7):457-61 (2004); PMID: 15314738 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  21. Wetzel D, Himmel W, Heidenreich R, Hummers-Pradier E, Kochen MM, Rogausch A, Sigle J, Boeckmann H, Kuehnel S, Niebling W, Scheidt-Nave C. Participation in a quality of care study and consequences for generalizability of general practice research. Fam Pract. (2005); [Epub ahead of print]; PMID: 15814583 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
  22. Kuhnhardt H, Dannert E, Porzsolt F, Sigle J: Medizinisches Qualitätsmanagement. In: Lehman T (Ed.): Handbuch der medizinischen Informatik. Carl Hanser Verlag, 2. Edition, 773-814, ISBN 3-446-22701-6 (2005)
  23. Sigle J: Electronically Supported Outcome Measurement. In: Beuth J (Ed.): Complementary Oncology (English edition). Hippokrates Verlag/Thieme Verlagsgruppe. 80-90 (2005)
  24. Regine Heidenreich, Wolfgang Himmel, Harro Böckmann, Eva Hummers-Pradier, Michael M. Kochen, Wilhelm Niebling, Anja Rogausch, Jörg Sigle, Dirk Wetzel und Christa Scheidt-Nave: Elektronische Erfassung Schwerpunkt von medizinischen Daten in deutschen Hausarztpraxen: Ein Telefon-Survey. Z Ärztl Fortbild Qualitätssich (2005) 99; 573-580

Other publications

  1. Sigle J: Gesucht: Optimale Software - Marktübersicht und Anwenderbefragung zu Krankenhausinformationssystemen, ku-Special 16, 22-23 (1999)
  2. Wilhelm HJ, Sigle J: Der Lebensqualitäts-Recorder, pr-Internet 5, 179 (2001)

CD-ROMs

  1. QL-Recorder Information CD containing thesis, contents of own Web-Sites and additional material about the QL-Recorder and EBM, regularly revised (since 1997)
  2. Project-report and interactive models for the DAZU-project (1999)

Videotapes

  1. Thure von Uexküll: Placebo-Effekte in der Medizin. Documentation of a seminar of the AG Klinische Ökonomik for students at the Schwarzwaldklinik (1999)
  2. The Quality-of-Life--Recorder. A short introduction into its practical use during patient assessments (2000)
  3. The Quality-of-Life--Recorder. Seamless integration in an existing Practice-Management-Software-Environment using the GDT-Interface (2000)

Contributions to scienific meetings: Selected posters and lectures

  1. Poster: Tomczak R, Friedrich JM, Staneczek O, Kratzmeier S, Haeberle HJ, Rillinger N, Sigle J: Erhöhung der Körpertemperatur durch Kernspin-Untersuchungen; 75. Deutscher Roentgenkongress, Wiesbaden (1994)
  2. Lecture: Vorstellung des LQ-Recorders; Begleitsymposium der Fa. Boehringer Mannheim. Deutscher Krebskongreß, Hamburg (1994)
  3. Lecture: Vorstellung des LQ-Recorders; InterPneu, Nürnberg (1994)
  4. Lecture: "Standardized assessment of quality of life in an out-patient Clinic"; II. Reisensburg Conference on Goals of Palliative Cancer Therapy. Publikation in Cancer Treatment Reviews (1996)
  5. Lecture: "Standardisierte Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Ambulanzpatienten"; InterPneu, Nürnberg (1995)
  6. Poster: "Standardized assessment of quality of life in an out-patient Clinic"; 3. World Congress of Surgery, Kiel (1995)
  7. Lecture: "Standardized assessment of quality of life in an out-patient clinic"; Jahrestagung der Deutschen und Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Hamburg. Abstract in Onkologie (1995)
  8. Poster: Kojer M, Schmidl M, Greimel E, Sigle J, Eisemann M, Porzsolt F: Experimental approach towards assessing Quality of Life of old-old patients with dementia; 1st Congress of the Research Network of the European Association for Palliatve Care: "Research and Development in Palliative Care", Berlin (2000)
  9. Poster: Höhmann D, Hager ED, Sigle J: Prognostic significance of EORTC QLQ-C30 data for patients with pancreatic cancer; Scientific meeting of the Ulm Cancer Center during the Spring meeting of the EORTC-GITCCG: "Prognostic Factors in Colorectal Cancer: Impact of Tumor Biology and Treatment Quality", Ulm (2001)
  10. Poster: Heidenreich R, Böckmann H, Himmel W, Hummers-Pradier E, Kochen MM, Niebling W, Rogausch A, Sigle J, Wetzel D, Scheidt-Nave C for the MedViP study group, the participating physicians in the KV-Bezirk of Göttingen and the members of the Qualitätspraxen GmbH, Freiburg: To 6205 or not to 6205? EDV-Dokumentation in der Hausarztpraxis: Wer, was, wie, wann?; 37. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Familienmedizin e.V. (DEGAM), Travemünde; Abstract in Z Allg Med, 79: 2-38 (2003)
  11. Lecture: Sigle J, Scheidt-Nave C, Wetzel D, Heidenreich R, Rogausch A, Himmel W, Kochen MM, Hummers-Pradier E für die MedViP Studiengruppe, die Teilnehmenden Ärzte und Ärztinnen im KV-Bezirk Göttingen sowie die Mitglieder der Qualitätspraxen GmbH, Freiburg: Use of electronic patient records for quality assurance in German general practice: The MedViP study; 3rd European Association for Quality in General Practice / Family Medicine (EQuiP) Conference, Heidelberg (2003)
  12. Lecture: Sigle J, Scheidt-Nave C, Wetzel D, Heidenreich R, Rogausch A, Himmel W, Kochen MM, Hummers-Pradier E: Developing an Infrastructure to use Electronic Patient Records for Research in German General Practice: The MedViP Study. European General Practitioners' Network (EGPRN) Meeting, Gozo/Malta (2004)

Supported participation in exhibitions and competitions with presentation of the QL-Recorder

  1. Participation in the BioRegio competition and the related exhibition in the Kunsthalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Bonn for the BioTechnologie-Region Ulm. (1996)
  2. Participation in the CeBIT 1998 as one out of three supported activities of the University of Ulm at the stand of Baden-Württembergischen Universities. (1998)
  3. Invitation to present the QL-Recorder at the MEDICA 2002 as part of the portfolio of the Fraunhofer Kompetenzzentrum Gesundheit / Institut Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. (2002)

Publications and ressources in the WWW

  1. Jörg Sigle's Homepage at: http://www.jsigle.com (regularly updated since 1996)
  2. First version of the WWW site of the Ulmer initiative for Evidence-Based Medicine / AG Klinische Ökonomik with at: http://www.uni-ulm.de/cebm
  3. Inclusion of AnyQuest for Windows in the Site "Computers in Mental Health" (1996)
  4. Inclusion of AnyQuest for Windows in the Site "TechPsych 2000" - a site which was prepared for the inauguration of US-President Clinton with the topic "Technology as a Bridge to the 21st Century" - "Examples of how the World Wide Web is transforming psychology and psychiatry". The Quality-of-Life-Recorder is one of 18 examples from the whole world. (1997)
  5. Publication of the BioRegio-reports in the WWW (1997)

Theses at the University of Ulm that made use of the QL-Recorder

  1. Sigle J: Practical aspects of Quality-of-Life-measurement: Standardized measurement of quality of life in out-patients using an electronic Quality-of-Life-Recorder, 1993 to 1997. Development of the QL-Recorder, preliminary studies, routine QL-measurement in more than 1100 out-patients. Herein complete registration of a defined group of patients, patient-compliance about 96%, completeness of data over 99,9%.
  2. Gebhard U: Limits of the QL-measurement. Use of the QL-Recorder and questionnaires in patients of the admission ward, 1997.
  3. Holch S: use of the QL-Recorder in in-patients, 2000.
  4. Schimitzek C: Patients-preferences - Use of the QL-Recorder for direct recording of patients answers and as simple input-device for earlier collected paper-questionnaires.
  5. Braun R: LQ-KID: Development of a computer based method to evaluate quality of life in chronically ill children and adolescents. (Feasibility-study with the QL-Recorder using a mini-pen-computer)

Thesis at the University of Witten-Herdecke that made use of the QL-Recorder

  1. Höhman D: Clinical significance of EORTC QLQ-C30 data for the prognosis of patients with Breast, Pancreatic, Ovarian and Colorectal Cancer (2000)

Participation in the education of students at the Universities of Ulm, Bayreuth and Göttingen

  1. Lectures in the seminar Psychotherapie und Psychosomatische Medizin at the University of Ulm, WS 1997/1998. Evaluation of the seminar using the QL-Recorder; report available in the WWW.
  2. Lectures in the seminar Klinische Medizin für Vorkliniker, SS 1998.
  3. Lectures for students of the specialty Medizinische Informatik, SS 1998.
  4. Lectures Medizin für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerinnen of the University of Bayreuth: WS 1997/1998, SS 1998.
  5. Lectures in the additional course "Evidence-Based Medicine" of the AG Klinische Ökonomik at the University of Ulm, SS 1998
  6. Lectures in the seminar "Placeboeffekte in der Medizin" of the AG Klinische Ökonomik at the University of Ulm, WS 1998/1999
  7. Lectures in the seminar "Placeboeffekte in der Medizin" of the AG Klinische Ökonomik at the University of Ulm, SS 1999
  8. Seminar "Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction" at the Department of General Practice at the University of Göttingen; SS 2004
  9. Lecture "Introduction to Evidence based medicine" within the course "Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics" at the University of Göttingen; SS 2004
  10. Seminar "Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction" at the Department of General Practice at the University of Göttingen; WS 2004/2005
  11. Lecture "Introduction to Evidence based medicine" within the course "Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics" at the University of Göttingen; WS 2004/2005
  12. Seminar "Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction" at the Department of General Practice at the University of Göttingen; SS 2005

Active participation in training events

  1. Surgical department of the University clinic Lübeck: Lecture "Theoretische und praktische Aspekte der Lebensqualitäts-Messung", general introduction and discussion of possibilities to establish the QL-Recorder within the department, following an invitation of Prof. Bruch. (1997)
  2. Introductory event "Praxis der Klinischen Ökonomik" of the AG Klinische Ökonomik of the University of Ulm (1997)
  3. Faculty of jurisprudence and economic sciences of the University of Bayreuth: Lecture "Praktische Aspekte der Lebensqualitätsmessung" during the course "Gesundheitsökonomie". (1997)
  4. Wilsede-Seminar: "Klinisch-Ökonomische Bewertungsmethoden" (1997)
  5. Forschungsstelle für Psychotherapie, Stuttgart: "Einführung in die Evidence-Based Medicine" (1997)
  6. Wilsede-Seminar: "Evidenz-basierte Forschung: p53-Antikörper" (1997)
  7. University of Ulm: 1. Introductory workshop on Evidence-Based Medicine (1998)
  8. Sozialmedizinische Akademie Stuttgart: Workshop: "EBM - Definition und Umsetzung" (1998)
  9. Altöttinger Fortbildungstage: Lecture "Evidence Based Medicine" and participation in panel dicussion (1998)
  10. University of Ulm: 2. Introductory workshop of Evidence-Based Medicine (1998)
  11. University of Ulm: 3. Introductory workshop of Evidence-Based Medicine (1998)
  12. ESO-D-Kurs "Palliative Therapie und Lebensqualität bei Tumorkranken", Ittingen (1998)
  13. ESO-D-Kurs "EBM in der Onkologie", Stein am Rhein (1998)
  14. Regionales Tumorzentrum Weser-Ems e.V., Oldenburg: Lecture: "Lebensqualität - Was ist das?" during the Autumn Seminar "Palliative Versorgung in der Onkologie" (1998)
  15. ESO-D-Kurs "10. Ärzte-Fortbildungskurs in Klinischer Onkologie", Kantontsspital St. Gallen, (2000): Lecture "Einführung in die EBM" and workshops
  16. Vascular Symposion Jena - Karlsruhe (2000): Lecture: "Einführung in die EBM für die Chirurgie"
  17. Euroforum Conference "Electronic Health" (2000): Lecture: "Elektronisch unterstütztes Outcome Measurement"
  18. Wilsede Workshop Onkologie (2000): Presentation of the QL-Recorder
  19. University of Ulm, Clinic for Psychiatry in Children and Adolescents: Workshop: Advanced use of the QL-Recorder (March 2002)
  20. DEGAM Research course 2005: Presentation of the projects MedViP Vorstellung der vom BMBF geförderten Projekts MedViP II / E und A1: Improvement of infrastructure and quality oriented approaches in general practices (May 2005)

Participation in international study groups

  1. EORTC Study Group on Quality of Life, Brussels: Presentation of the QL-Recorder (1993)
  2. EORTC Study Group on Quality of Life, Trondheim: Lecture: "Standardized assessment of quality of life in an out-patient Clinic" (1994)
  3. Participation in an EORTC Proposal of the Study Group on Quality of Life and of the IT-Unit to the EG-commission in the area of telematics (MACRO) (1995)
  4. British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver und National Cancer Institute of Canada, Kingston: Presentation of the QL-Recorder on invitation of Prof. David Osoba (1996)
  5. EORTC Study Group on Quality of Life at Brussels: Presentation of AnyQuest for Windows; First suggestion of a multicentric european pilotstudy with this device. (1996)
  6. EORTC Study Group on Quality of Life at London: Presentation of a specific version of AnyQuest for Windows for EORTC QLQ questionnaires (1999)
  7. EORTC Study Group on Quality of Life at Ulm: Workshop on the use of the QL-Recorder and agreement of co-operation. (2001)
  8. EORTC Study Group on Quality of Life at Brussels: Presentation of an update of the specific version of AnyQuest for Windows for EORTC QLQ questionnaires (2001)
  9. EGPRN Electronic Health Record Research Group; Gozo/Malta (2004)
  10. EGPRN Electronic Health Record Research Group; Göttingen/Germany (2005)

Other use of the QL-Recorder in scientific projects

  1. Dr. E. Rethfeld, Düsseldorf: Routine QL measurement in oncologic patients: Demonstration of the benefit of holistic cancer therapy. Modellprojekt.
  2. Dr. Dr. D. Hager, Dipl. Ing. D. Höhmann, BioMed Kliniken, Bad Bergzabern: Routine QL measurement in oncologic patients: Analysis of survival-duration vs. QL at admission to the clinic.
  3. Dr. F. von Bültzingslöwen, Donaustauf: Integration of the electronic QL measurement in a computer based tumor registry (TREG).
  4. Dr. C. Hawkes, Ph.D., USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center, San Francisco, USA.
  5. Dr. C. Heisterborg, Klinik Flachsheide: Routine QL-measurement
  6. Dr. L. Goldbeck, clinical psychologist, pediatric clinic of the University of Ulm: Development of QL questionnaires for children and parents
    ••• The QL-Recorder based project measuring QL in patients with Cystic Fibrosis was awarded the Lilly Quality-of-Life Award 2002. •••
  7. Dr. J. Bernhard, Bern, Switzerland: Quality of Life Office, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Swiss Institute for Applied Cancer Research: Pilot study to facilitate the evaluation of Visual-Analog/LASA scales from paper questionnaires.
  8. Dr. D. Rouckhout, Department of Psychiatry, University Clinic Amsterdam, Netherlands: Use in patients with sleep apnea syndrome.
  9. S. Bangalore, Northwestern University Medical School, Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Research Laboratory, Chicago, USA.
  10. Fa. Heckel Medizintechnik: Integration in software for documentation and analysis of the results of hyperthermia therapy.
  11. Dr. Dr. M. Kojer, GZW Vienna: Development of a tool to measure QL of geriatric patients
  12. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. D. Rieth, Fraunhofer Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation: Use of the QL-Recorder in the Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik.
  13. Dr. E. Metzger, Internist, Schramberg.
  14. Dr. K. Braun, Paracelsus-Klinik Lustmühle.
  15. Dr. M. Wörder, psychologischer Psychotherapeut, Bünde.
  16. Dr. M. Wörnle, Klinik Öschelbronn.
  17. Dr. P. Keppler, Dr. D. Maier, Department for Trauma Surgery of the University of Ulm: Use with the SF-36 in a clinical study.
  18. Dr. K. Eberhardt, ZKH Bremen Ost: Integration of the electronic QL measurement in a computer based tumor registry (TREG).
  19. Dr. O. Staneczek et al., University of Geneva, Switzerland: QL measurement in pneumologic and geriatric patients (planned).
  20. Prof. Dr. N. von Steinbüchel, University of Geneva, Switzerland: Use of the QL-Recorder in psychiatry patients and in patients with M. Alzheimer and mild dementia (planned).
  21. Dr. R. Kleef, Vienna, Austria: Routine documentation and evaluation of the patient's course during mild fever-like whole-body hyperthermia treatment.
  22. PD Dr. E. Greimel, Dept. for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Graz, Austria: Use of the QL-Recorder in psychoonkological research.
  23. PD Dr. S. Vormfelde, Dept. for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Göttingen: Use of the QL-Recorder in pharmacological clinical studies.
  24. The Department of General Practice at the University of Göttingen as part of the MedViP II Subproject A1 funded by the the German Ministery of Education and Science (BMBF)

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