German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine
| German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine Society for Operative, Endovascular and Preventive Vascular Medicine eV (DGG) |
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| purpose | Medical society for vascular surgery and vascular medicine |
| Chair: | Dittmar Böckler |
| Establishment date: | 7th December 1984 |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | gefaesschirurgie.de |
The German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine - Society for Operative, Endovascular and Preventive Vascular Medicine eV (DGG) is a medical association for vascular surgery and vascular medicine in Germany . The purpose is to represent the interests of the specialist field as well as to promote research, training, further education and training in vascular surgery and vascular medicine as well as quality assurance. The company is based in the Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus in Berlin.
Memberships and cooperations
The association is a member of the Working Group of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF) and the German Society for Surgery . The DGG works closely with the Austrian Society for Vascular Surgery (ÖGG) and the Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery (SGG).
history
The association was founded on December 7, 1984 as the German Society for Vascular Surgery in Munich. In 2010 the DGG was renamed the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine - Society for Operative, Endovascular and Preventive Vascular Medicine eV .
Commissions
There are various commissions within the association that deal scientifically with different topics and publish statements, recommendations and guidelines.
- Diabetic Foot Commission
- Dialysis Access Commission
- Family and Work Commission
- Hospital Economics Commission
- Conservative Vascular Therapy Commission
- Perioperative Medicine Commission
- Quality and Safety Commission
- Science and Research Commission
- Commission for Continuing Education
- Wound Management Commission
- Guideline Commission
- Ultrasound Commission
The arbitration board of the DGG serves to mediate in disputes of various kinds, such as B. between senior and chief physicians, vascular surgeon chief physicians and hospital management or chief physicians and medical associations. Furthermore, she can provide advice and support in cases of medical or economic problems in a department.
Private Academy DGG
The DGG Private Academy was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine. In addition to continuing education in innovative areas, she is dedicated to networking clinical research and certifying clinics as a DGG vascular center . There are the following sections in the DGG Private Academy:
- Section Vascular Assistant DGG
- Endovascular Techniques Section
- Vascular Surgical Techniques Section
- Phlebology Section
- Certification section
Young forum of the DGG
The Young Forum of the DGG was founded in 2009 and advocates the concerns of young doctors in further training in vascular surgery. It is organized in working groups that work on specific topics and issue recommendations and templates for topics related to further training, leadership, but also on the topic of pregnant doctors or the compatibility of family and work:
- AG family
- Research group
- AG communication
- AG further education
Work and publications
The association advocates the issues of vascular surgery in research, teaching and patient care as well as advanced and advanced training. It promotes the connection and cooperation with neighboring medical disciplines at home and abroad and fosters the exchange of experience and personal contact between vascular surgeons. The German Institute for Vascular Medical Health Research gGmbH (DIGG) was founded in 2010 to promote research in vascular surgery and research into health policy and epidemiological data .
The association has certified suitable clinics as DGG vascular centers on application since 2003 .
The association has held an annual vascular surgery conference since 1985. The so-called three-country conference has been held with the ÖGG and the SGG since 1995 and takes place every third year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The publication organ of the DGG, together with the ÖGG and the SGG, is the specialist journal "Gefäßchirurgie".
Awards and grants
The association awards several prizes and grants.
| Surname | Height (€) | Introduction date | description |
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| Aortic price | 5,000.00 | 2009 | Funding and start-up aid for specific research projects in the field of aortic surgery |
| Research grant from the DGG | up to 10,000 | 1994 | Planned clinical or basic research project |
| Jean-Kunlin Medal | - | 1992 | People who have made a special contribution to vascular surgery |
| Jörg Vollmar Prize | 5,000.00 | 2009 |
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| Karl Kremer Prize | 5,000.00 | 2000 | Award for outstanding work in the field of vascular surgery or vascular medicine |
| Travel grant from the DGG | 3,000.00 | 1985 | Support for young vascular surgeons (up to 40 years of age) when traveling to international congresses |
| René-von-Dongen lecture award | 1,000.00 | 2008 | Prize for the best lecture in the research session of the DGG annual conference |
| René-von-Dongen poster award | 500, - each | 2007 | Prize for the two best posters in the research session of the DGG annual conference |
| Springer Award Vascular Medicine | 2,500 | 2010 | Prize for a review that explains the clinical relevance of experimental results |
| Science award of the DGG | 5,000.00 | 1986 | Prize for outstanding published work in the field of vascular surgery |
Web links
- gefaesschirurgie.de: Own website
- dgg-akademie.de: Internet presence of the private academy of the society
- dga-gefaessmedizin.de: German Society for Angiology - Society for Vascular Medicine e. V.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statutes of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine ev
- ↑ Adipositas-Page: "DGG: German Institute for Vascular Medical Health Research (DIGG) founded" June 9, 2010 (accessed on April 12, 2012)
- ↑ Requirements profile for a certified vascular center on the DGG website (accessed April 13, 2012)
- ↑ 28th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine from October 3 to 6, 2012
- ↑ Three-country conference of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies for Vascular Surgery and 26th Annual Conference of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine from 7-11. September 2010 in Berlin