Medical Association of Lower Saxony

Medical Association of Lower Saxony
chamber
Organizational form	Public corporation
founding year	1945
Seat	Hanover
Homepage	www.aekn.de
president	Martina Wenker
Chief Executive	Nils R. Frühauf
Members
Associated	40,000
General Assembly	60
Bureau	1 president + 1 vice-president + 5 assessors
Key figures
Number of managers	3

The Lower Saxony Medical Association is the medical association for the state of Lower Saxony . It is a corporation under public law with its seat in Hanover.

organization

The Lower Saxony Medical Association consists of two bodies:

Chamber assembly (60 delegates)
Board of Directors (President, Vice President, 5 assessors)

tasks

Former house of the Lower Saxony Medical Association in Hanover in December 2017

The Chamber Act for the Health Professions (HKG) of the State of Lower Saxony provides the legal framework and defines the tasks of the Chamber and the like. a. With:

Protection of interests
Professional supervision
Promotion of quality development and assurance, advanced training and regulation of advanced training
Dispute settlement
Creation of welfare institutions
Public Health Service Support
Working towards adequate medical care for the population
Implementation of the Vocational Training Act
Issuance of electronic health professional cards

history

The reconstruction of the Lower Saxony Medical Association began immediately after the end of World War II. Ludwig Sievers was appointed President of the Lower Saxony Medical Association on May 25, 1945 by the Hanover provincial government. With an ordinance of August 3, 1945, it was determined that the Medical Association should be established as the “Chamber of Health Professions”. At that time, family members were dentists as well as doctors and dentists; In addition, until 1947 there was a professional supervision of the Lower Saxony Medical Association for alternative practitioners. She was also entrusted with the tasks of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in the early years.

Web links

Depending on the commitment of the doctors ...: 100 years ago: Medical associations founded in Prussia

Individual evidence

↑ HKG - Chamber Law for the Medical Professions | Nds. Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Equality. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).
^ Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Archive "50 Years of the Lower Saxony Medical Association: Founding years with" King Ludwig "" (May 26, 1995). Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of the Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Dependent on the commitment of doctors ...: 100 years ago: Medical associations founded in Prussia . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . ( aerzteblatt.de [accessed on November 4, 2018]).

[1] HKG - Chamber Law for the Medical Professions | Nds. Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Equality. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).

[2] Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Archive "50 Years of the Lower Saxony Medical Association: Founding years with" King Ludwig "" (May 26, 1995). Retrieved November 18, 2018 .

[3] Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, editorial office of the Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Dependent on the commitment of doctors ...: 100 years ago: Medical associations founded in Prussia . In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt . ( aerzteblatt.de [accessed on November 4, 2018]).