German Diabetes Society

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German Diabetes Society
(DDG)
DDG Logo Web RGB.svg
legal form non-profit registered association
founding April 7, 1964
Seat Berlin
purpose Medical Society for Diabetes Mellitus
Chair Monika Kellerer
Managing directors Barbara Bitzer
sales 3,653,146 euros (2018)
Members 9088 (2020)
Website deutsche-diabetes-gesellschaft.de

The German Diabetes Society (DDG) is one of the largest medical and scientific societies in Germany with over 9,000 members. In Germany there are more than six million people with diabetes mellitus ; every year there are almost 300,000 new cases. The DDG supports science and research in diabetology , is involved in further and advanced training, certifies treatment facilities and develops guidelines. The aim is more effective prevention and treatment of the widespread disease diabetes. To this end, the DDG also undertakes extensive health policy activities.

Goals, structure and main tasks

Members are doctors in clinics and practices, scientists, psychologists, pharmacists, diabetes advisors and other diabetological experts.

It was founded on April 7, 1964. On October 14, 1965, it was registered as a registered association at the Düsseldorf District Court .

The nine-person board of directors, together with the management, conducts the business and determines the guidelines of the company. Seven committees and three commissions are responsible for specific subject areas; the committees and the commissions assist the board. Seventeen working groups deal - partly interdisciplinary - with other topics related to the diagnosis and therapy of diabetes mellitus. 15 regional companies represent scientists, diabetologists and experts in diabetology at national level. They ensure that findings and recommendations are implemented in everyday diabetology.

The DDG organizes a large scientific conference once a year, the Diabetes Congress (annual conference of the DDG) with over 6000 participants. The annual general meeting of the society takes place during this congress. In the second half of the year the diabetes autumn conference follows with over 4000 participants, which focuses on practical topics and advanced training.

In addition to holding the congresses, the association is involved in the development of evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus . The guidelines are updated regularly.

In addition, the DDG offers qualified advanced training through a wide range of courses and seminars.

Another component of the DDG's work is the certification of treatment facilities.

The DDG supports scientific research projects of its members upon request. The DDG honors particularly deserving personalities with honorary membership.

Board

(Names in brackets: as of November 2019)

  • President (Monika Kellerer)
  • Past President (Dirk Müller-Wieland)
  • Treasurer & Vice President (Andreas Neu)
  • Board member (Jens Aberle)
  • Board member (Matthias Kaltheuner)
  • Board member ( Hendrik Lehnert )
  • Board member (Ralf Lobmann)
  • Board member (Hans-Martin Reuter)
  • Board member (Joachim Spranger)
  • Managing Director (Barbara Bitzer)

history

In April 1964, Karl Oberdisse invited leading diabetologists to the founding meeting of the German Diabetes Society in Wiesbaden. In the 1950s, fewer than a million German citizens had diabetes mellitus. In the times of the economic miracle, however, this number rose rapidly. A development was already beginning to emerge that could be described as the harbinger of today's global epidemic. This development led, especially in the Anglo-Saxon countries, to the establishment of medical and scientific diabetes societies.

One of the most urgent tasks in the early years was to structure German diabetology and create the prerequisites for efficient diabetes research. In the following decades the professional society grew continuously. The German reunification brought a special impulse : many diabetologists from the new federal states joined the association. The rapidly growing number of members led to an even larger range of structured training and further education measures and to steadily increasing certifications of diabetes-specific institutions.

further education

In connection with the increasing number of diabetes in the last few decades, specialized occupational profiles have been established in diabetology, for which the DDG, as a specialist society, offers high-quality and comprehensive training. The following specializations have developed.

Diabetologist DDG

The diabetologist DDG is a specialist who is characterized by extensive two-year advanced training in a DDG-recognized institution and participation in advanced training courses of the DDG. During the training, knowledge about type 2 and type 1 diabetes mellitus as well as special forms is imparted. The prerequisite for further training as a diabetologist DDG is a completed specialist training.

Specialized psychologist DDG

In order to promote qualified psychological care and treatment of people with diabetes mellitus and to optimally treat the associated psychological stress and disorders, the DDG Diabetes and Psychology Working Group initiated the specific advanced training for specialist psychologist DDG.

Diabetes advisor DDG

As a qualified specialist, the diabetes advisor takes on the care and advice of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as pregnant women with gestational diabetes . Here, diabetes advisors have the choice between employed or self-employed.

Diabetes assistant DDG

The aim of this training is to enable medical staff to provide training and advice to patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition, diabetes assistants are used to support patients with type 1 diabetes. All activities of the diabetes assistant are always under the direction of the doctor responsible for the therapy and are embedded in the therapeutic ideas of the respective treatment team. Diabetes assistants are an important link in the care of diabetic patients, including a. in general and family medicine practice.

Diabetes nurse DDG (clinic)

The diabetes nursing staff DDG (clinic) should use their special medical and nursing skills in the inpatient area to promote the quality of care , economic efficiency and patient safety and to support the diabetological team in interdisciplinary cooperation.

Diabetes nurse (long-term)

Many patients suffer from diabetes mellitus both in nursing homes and in outpatient care . Elderly diabetological patients are very vulnerable due to their high susceptibility to infection and the resulting limited wound healing , so the nursing staff must take the nursing risks into account in a special way. The association has therefore created a training course for diabetes nursing staff for (outpatient and inpatient) long-term care and thus supports the specialized qualification of nursing staff.

Wound assistant DDG

The aim of the further training is to enable members of specialist professions in the healthcare sector who have completed their training and professional experience to professionally care for people with diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot syndrome.

Podiatrist DDG

The Diabetic Foot Working Group offers advanced training to become a podiatrist DDG. The aim of this further training is to provide podiatrists with special training in order to provide patients with diabetic foot syndrome with qualified, injury-free medical skin and nail treatment of the foot.

Certification of treatment facilities

An important task of the DDG is the certification of treatment facilities. The certificates serve patients and referring doctors as an orientation aid in order to find qualified facilities that treat according to the current state of science and in accordance with guidelines. The DDG issues the following certifications:

Certified diabetes center Diabetologikum DDG with diabetes-specific quality management

Hospitals or practices for three different areas of focus (outpatient or inpatient) can apply for the certificate.

  • Treatment facility for type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Treatment facility for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Treatment facility for children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus

Institutions that want to be certified as a “Certified Diabetes Center Diabetologikum DDG” must meet the quality criteria specified by the DDG and introduce a diabetes-specific quality management system accredited by the DDG. An external audit is carried out before the DDG grants recognition for three years.

Certified Diabetes Center DDG

Hospitals or practices for three different areas of focus (outpatient or inpatient) can apply for the certificate.

  • Treatment facility for type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Treatment facility for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Treatment facility for children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus

For recognition as a "Certified Diabetes Center DDG", the application documents are examined by the DDG Quality Assurance, Training and Advanced Training Committee (QSW); The DDG board then issues a corresponding certificate for three years.

Clinic suitable for diabetes patients (DDG)

The aim of the "Clinic suitable for diabetes patients (DDG)" certificate is to improve the care of patients with the secondary diagnosis of diabetes in hospitals. A secondary diagnosis means that diabetic patients go to hospital for another condition (e.g. a necessary operation). Around 2.1 million people with a secondary diagnosis of diabetes are treated as inpatients in Germany every year.

Foot treatment facility DDG

A secondary disease of diabetes mellitus and the resulting risk of vascular disease is diabetic foot syndrome (DFS), which can lead to the amputation of the affected limb. The therapy of diabetic foot syndrome is more promising, the earlier the disease is recognized and the more comprehensively it is treated. This requires a well-structured interdisciplinary collaboration between different disciplines, which guarantees optimal patient care while taking high quality standards into account. In cooperation with the AG Diabetic Foot, the DDG has been certifying facilities for the treatment of DFS since 2003. The aim is to achieve a consistently high quality of care across the board and close to home throughout Germany.

Diabetes Care Service (DDG)

With the Diabetes Specialized Care Service (DDG) certificate, outpatient care facilities have the opportunity to demonstrate their special expertise and integration into relevant supply networks for elderly patients with diabetes in need of care. The certificate is intended to make it easier for those affected to choose a care facility that is suitable for their needs, one that has particular experience with diabetes and that works in an interprofessional network.

Guidelines

The DDG promotes the improvement of the quality of care in diabetology with evidence-based guidelines. The aim is to convey the core statements for diagnosis, classification, prophylaxis, therapy, therapy control and long-term care of diabetes and its accompanying and secondary diseases in a uniform manner. The DDG guideline program comprises:

  • the creation of evidence-based diabetes guidelines (expert version) alone or as a partner in the program of the national health care guidelines or with other medical-scientific specialist societies
  • the creation of shorter practical recommendations based on the evidence-based guidelines
  • a patient version of the guidelines

Congresses

The congresses of the professional society serve the advanced and advanced training of the participants and the scientific exchange. The latest developments, research results and perspectives are presented and discussed in numerous events. All professional groups dealing with diabetes have the opportunity to find out more and exchange ideas at the Diabetes Congress and the Diabetes Autumn Conference. The diabetes congresses are now the largest specialist events related to diabetes in German-speaking countries. Several thousand visitors - scientists, young professionals, medical specialists and psychologists from clinics and practice - use the congresses to gain further professional training in symposia and lectures and to discuss current developments in science.

Diabetes Congress

The 55th Diabetes Congress of the German Diabetes Society was under the motto Diabetes - not just a question of type and took place from May 29 to June 1, 2019 in Berlin. The conference president was Michael Roden.

The Diabetes Congress 2020 was supposed to take place from May 20 to 23 in Berlin in the CityCube, but was canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany . The motto of the congress was Precision Medicine - A Journey into the Future of Diabetology . Hendrik Lehnert was planned as the conference president . The main topics planned were:

  • Personalization: genetics, biomarkers, big data and clinical
  • Prevention: Obesity, Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes and Complications
  • Innovative therapy strategies
  • Patient-Oriented Diabetes Technologies

Diabetes autumn conference

The 13th Autumn Diabetes Conference of the German Diabetes Society (DDG) took place from November 8th to 9th, 2019 in Mannheim. The conference president was Nikolaus Scheper. The motto of the joint conference was "Diabetes - in the middle of life." The focus was on children and adolescents in their social environment, diabetes technology, hygiene in practice, clinic and self-management, multimorbidity interdisciplinary, diabetes mellitus in education and nutrition in the field of tension between different recommendations or how does diabetes taste?

The 14th Diabetes Autumn Conference is to take place from November 6th to 7th, 2020 in Hanover. The conference president is Ralf Lobmann.

Opinions

The DDG publishes current statements if necessary. These statements were critical of the assessments of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) and the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) on innovative technology and drug developments.

Research funding and awards

Upon request, the DDG supports its members' scientific projects. The jury for the funding of scientific projects will decide whether they are eligible for funding. Additional prizes are awarded for special scientific achievements. In 2014, the DDG honored twelve scientists and funded 33 projects with 435,000  euros .

Project funding

With the project funding from the DDG, scientific work in diabetology is supported. Funding options:

  • General project funding
  • Hans Christian Hagedorn project funding
  • Menarini project funding

The jury appointed by the DDG Board of Directors for the promotion of scientific projects decides on the distribution of the funds available for project funding from the company's assets and the funds available from donations.

Research awards

Scientific work in diabetology is recognized with the research awards of the association. The jury appointed by the DDG board to promote scientific projects decides on the award of the prizes.

Public relations and health policy engagement

The aim is to inform the general public about the causes, consequences and therapy of the disease. In addition, the DDG makes its expertise available to representatives from politics and decision-makers from business and society.

Press work

With its scientific and health policy topics, the DDG appeals to many specialist and general media. The DDG press office publishes numerous press releases, around 40–50m annually. New scientific findings are just as much on the agenda as commenting on reports, health policy decisions or evaluating new studies. The press releases are designed in such a way that they give medical colleagues, citizens, politicians and opinion leaders orientation and make the position of diabetologists in Germany clear. The work of the DDG in the media also pursues the goal of publicly countering all-too-simple interpretation patterns of the complex metabolic disorder diabetes. In the past, reports in particular that contradict common interpretation patterns met with a lot of media coverage. In 2014, the DDG was able to reach around 420 million print contacts with its press work.

diabetes newspaper

The association has been publishing the diabetes newspaper with Medical Tribune Verlag since May 2016 . The medium appears monthly (except in July and January) and is aimed at diabetologists, interested general practitioners, experts in related disciplines and representatives of health policy. Discussions on health policy are also discussed as are new therapeutic approaches. The diabetes newspaper also sums up guidelines, medical technology innovations, results from nutritional research, innovations on the diabetes pharmaceutical market and useful things for everyday practice or clinical practice .

Media award

In order to increase the population's knowledge of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the German Diabetes Society has been offering a media prize since 2014. Journalists can apply with their contributions in four categories (text, radio, television and online). The prize is endowed with a total of 6,000 euros. The deadline for submission is July 31 of the respective calendar year. The award ceremony will take place at the Diabetes Autumn Conference.

Website and social media

The website of the DDG serves to provide general information about the DDG and things worth knowing about the guidelines, training and certification, the congresses and research funding. Users will find a daily updated press review as well as the press releases and the statements of the association on the website. As an additional service, the website offers a job and practice exchange that helps with job and personnel searches, as well as a doctor search. With the doctor search, doctors or patients can find expert diabetologists in their area. Between 1000 and 2000 visitors access the website every day. The DDG is also networked on Facebook and Twitter.

German Alliance for Noncommunicable Diseases (THANKS)

The German Alliance for Noncommunicable Diseases (DANK) is an amalgamation of 23 medical societies and research institutions. It was founded in 2010 on the occasion of the first UN summit against noncommunicable diseases. The German Diabetes Society initiated the foundation and its managing director Dietrich Garlichs is the spokesman for the alliance. The aim of the German Alliance for Noncommunicable Diseases (DANK) is to show decision-makers in politics, business and society the explosiveness of the tsunami of noncommunicable diseases, which meanwhile cause around 80 percent of the disease burden and premature deaths. In order to reduce obesity and its sequelae, DANK considers the following measures to be urgent - in accordance with the Global Action Plan against Noncommunicable Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO):

  1. At least one hour of exercise (sport) every day in daycare and school
  2. Taxing adipogenic foods and relieving healthy foods (sugar / fat tax)
  3. Binding quality standards for daycare and school catering
  4. Ban on food advertisements aimed at children

Members of the German Alliance for Noncommunicable Diseases (DANK) are:

Membership, youth development and membership magazine

The DDG has over 9,000 members.

The DDG offers different types of membership.

  • Full members can be those who have emerged from scientific work in the field of diabetes mellitus, every licensed doctor who specializes in the treatment of diabetes and every graduate of a university degree with a focus on diabetes (contribution: € 150 / year).
  • Anyone who is a medical assistant with a degree recognized by the DDG and any student with an interest in diabetology can become an associated member. (Contribution: 40, - € / year; students up to 28 years of age free of charge)
  • All natural and legal persons who support the goals of the DDG can become supporting members.

All members receive reduced admission prices to the DDG congresses, they receive the diabetes newspaper ten times a year ; Ordinary members also receive one of the two specialist journals "Diabetologie und Metabolismus" or "Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes".

The DDG promotes the clinical and scientific offspring, as the need for well-trained doctors and scientists with a diabetic focus is increasing. In order to give young professionals the opportunity to get to know the subject of diabetology better, the DDG awards travel grants to the Diabetes Congress and the Diabetes Autumn Conference. The events offer the opportunity to learn more about diabetology and to network with fellow students and colleagues. Experienced mentors from clinics and science accompany the scholarship holders and are available as contact persons. The scholarship program is to be gradually expanded.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German Diabetes Society eV: German Diabetes Society: History. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Board of Directors and Management of the DDG. In: deutsche-diabetes-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  3. ↑ German Diabetes Health Report 2014 - Report ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . DiabetesDE website. Retrieved August 19, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diabetesde.org
  4. ↑ Board of Directors and Management . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ Committees and commissions . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  6. ↑ Working groups . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Regional companies . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  8. ^ Diabetes Congress . Diabetes Congress website. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ Diabetes Autumn Conference ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the Autumn Diabetes Conference. Retrieved August 19, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.herbsttagung-ddg.de
  10. ↑ guidelines . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  11. ↑ Continuing education . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  12. ↑ certification . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  13. ^ Research . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  14. ↑ 50 years of the German Diabetes Society - Festschrift . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  15. ^ Diabetologist DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  16. ^ Specialized psychologist DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  17. ↑ Diabetes advisor DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  18. ↑ Diabetes assistant DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  19. ↑ Diabetes nurse DDG (clinic) . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  20. ↑ Diabetes nurse (long-term) ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deutsche-diabetes-gesellschaft.de
  21. ↑ wound assistant / in DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  22. ↑ Podiatrist DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  23. ↑ Certified Diabetes Center Diabetologikum DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  24. ↑ Certified Diabetes Center DDG . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  25. ↑ Clinic suitable for diabetes patients (DDG) . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  26. ↑ DDG foot treatment facility . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  27. ↑ Diabetes Care Service (DDG) . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  28. ↑ guidelines . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  29. ^ Diabetes Congress . Diabetes Congress website. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  30. ↑ Diabetes Autumn Conference ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the Autumn Diabetes Conference. Retrieved August 19, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.herbsttagung-ddg.de
  31. ↑ Statements ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deutsche-diabetes-gesellschaft.de
  32. ↑ Research funding and awards . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  33. ↑ Project funding . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  34. ↑ Research Awards . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  35. ↑ Media Prize . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  36. ^ Members . Website of the German Diabetes Society. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  37. ^ German Diabetes Society eV: German Diabetes Society: diabetes newspaper. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
  38. ↑ Diabetology and Metabolism . Website of the Thieme publishing house. Retrieved August 19, 2015
  39. ↑ Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes . Website of the Thieme publishing house. Retrieved August 19, 2015