German Society for Pathology
The German Society for Pathology e. V. ( DGP ) is a non-profit medical association for pathology . It was founded on September 20, 1897 under the chairmanship of the first President, Rudolf Virchow , as the German Pathological Society in Braunschweig . The founding name was changed in 1948 on the occasion of the 32nd conference in Dortmund . The company has its headquarters and its own office in Berlin .
history
The Society of German Natural Scientists and Doctors emerged from the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina in 1822 . In turn, it formed the starting point for other societies - for example the German Society for Surgery (1872), the German Society for Internal Medicine (1882) and the German Society for Pathology (1897). The Society of German Natural Scientists and Doctors had a section for comparative anatomy and pathology since 1868 and a section for general pathology and pathological anatomy since 1872, which was dissolved in 1913.
The German Society for Pathology has had politically difficult times since 1897, including the two world wars. Annual meetings were held on a regular basis with the exception of the years 1915–1920, 1939–1943 and 1945–1948. When it was founded, the society had 41 members; today there are 1050, including eight honorary members. Companies, organizations and individuals can become sponsoring members of the DGP. The DGP is currently supported by: AstraZeneca , Agilent , Pharma Roche, Pfizer , MSD , dianova and IQ Network (as of February 2019).
tasks and goals
The society strives to promote the scientific concerns of pathology to the greatest extent possible, to serve the research and defense against diseases and to further develop pathology in its central importance within the whole of medicine. To this end, it conducts scientific events, publishes statements, for example on the current negotiations of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) or studies by the Institute for Quality Assurance and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG). The DGP also participates intensively in the development and updating of medical guidelines , especially within the framework of the working group of medical-scientific specialist societies (AWMF) and the German Cancer Society (DKG) and also together with the Federal Association of German Pathologists (BDP), the specialist professional association. In February 2016, the sister associations also jointly founded the quality assurance initiative Pathologie QuIP GmbH, which previously existed as a joint GbR. It designs and offers round robin tests for quality assurance for pathologies. Finally, experts mandated by the DGP also work in committees of other organizations, for example in the certification commissions of the German Cancer Society (DKG) , in the specialist boards of the German Research Foundation (DFG) , the Genetic Diagnostics Commission , the European Society of Pathology (ESP) or the American Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP).
organization
The society has two organs: the board of directors and the general assembly. The almost exclusively voluntary DGP board makes the decisions that are important for society. It comprises twelve to thirteen members, including the chairman, the deputy chairman, the executive board member (if the general meeting appoints the full-time general secretary on the proposal of the board of directors), the conference president, the designated conference president, seven Assessor and one junior member. All board members (except the executive board member) are elected for two years. According to the statutes, the general assembly meets at least once a year and elects a. the board. The General Secretary is the head of the office. He is responsible for the current business and for the implementation of the decisions of the board of directors and the general assembly.
Working groups
The 15 working groups (AGs) of the DGP represent the individual specialist areas of pathology, such as B. Molecular pathology, gastroenteropathology or gynecopathology. Here the members exchange information on the current state of research. The working groups of the DGP are not independent organizations, but rather differentiated sub-groups of the specialist society. They organize their own symposia, workshops and so-called autumn meetings in which current content is discussed, focusing on the respective specialist area. In addition, the working groups meet at least once a year at the annual meeting of the German Society for Pathology, which usually takes place in the week after Pentecost, and hold individual or joint meetings. Lecture and poster contributions for the meetings can be registered in advance during the general call for abstracts for the annual meeting. Often the speakers of the working groups also invite specific guest speakers.
Honourings and prices
The society's highest honor, the Rudolf Virchow Medal , was first awarded in 1981 and has been awarded every two years since then. According to the statutes, the Rudolf Virchow Medal is awarded to people who have made particular contributions to the development of pathology. You will be honored with the medal for your life's work.
The Rudolf Virchow Prize (DGP) has been advertised annually since 1980 and is awarded annually if the work is worthy of a prize. According to the statutes of the Rudolf Virchow Foundation for Pathology, the prize is awarded to a pathologist under the age of 40 for a scientific work that has not yet been published or for a scientific work that has not been published more than a year before the application. The award of the prize takes place at the meeting of the German Society for Pathology e. V.
In addition, the DGP annually awards doctoral and poster prizes and, in some years, research prizes at its annual conference. Since 2012, the DGP has been awarding the Novartis Prize of the DGP together with Novartis Pharma AG. The announcement is made every two years. The next prize will be awarded in 2020. Innovative and fundamentally oriented or translational research work that serves a better understanding of tumor diseases as a prerequisite for personalized medicine can apply.
Publications of the society
The society publishes a negotiation volume every year with all the presentations at the annual conference. The official organ of society is the bi-monthly at Springer Science + Business Media published periodical The pathologist. The society expresses itself irregularly on topics that concern pathology as a specialty , e.g. B. to “participate in and support clinical studies and other scientific investigations” or to carry out clinical autopsies. On the occasion of the 2014 annual conference in Berlin, the company held a press conference on the subject of inflammation and the development of cancer .
literature
- Walther Fischer , Georg B. Gruber: Fifty years of pathology in Germany. A memorial book for the 50th anniversary of the German Pathological Society (1897–1947) . Stuttgart 1949.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ESP ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 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.
- ↑ The DGP has worked with the Federal Association of German Pathologists to draw up a list of indications for performing clinical autopsies .
- ↑ Press conference on June 12, 2014 in Berlin
