German Center for Child and Adolescent Rheumatology
| German Center for Child and Adolescent Rheumatology | |
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| Sponsorship | Private non-profit organization |
| place | Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 '16 " N , 11 ° 6' 10" E |
| medical director | Johannes-Peter Haas |
| areas of expertise | Pediatric rheumatology, pain therapy in childhood and adolescence |
| Affiliation | Academic institute of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich
Member of the Diakonisches Werk Bayern eV |
| founding | 1952 |
| Website | German Center for Child and Adolescent Rheumatology |
The German Center for Child and Adolescent Rheumatology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , also known as the Children's Rheumatism Clinic , is the largest specialist clinic for the treatment of children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases and chronic pain syndromes in Europe.
history
The children's rheumatism clinic in Garmisch emerged from the tuberculosis sanatorium for children, which was part of the Rummelsberger Anstalten . Elisabeth Stoeber , a senior physician at the time from the von Hauner Children's Hospital , took over the management in 1950. With the help of funds from the Marshall Plan , she was able to convert it into a children's clinic with a department for treating children with rheumatism. With initially clear financial difficulties, however, the number of patients increased significantly, with an increasing shift from tuberculosis to rheumatic diseases. Towards the end of the decade, patients with Still's disease and juvenile arthritis were increasingly enrolled in addition to rheumatic fever .
With the advent of corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti - inflammatory drugs, as well as increasing possibilities in physiotherapy , a program was developed in the following decade for the therapy of the often severely handicapped and walking disabled children, from 1952 accompanied by school lessons for the children who were often admitted to the hospital for several months, which in 1975 was transferred to a state Clinic school ended. In particular through donations from various sources, u. a. The Lions Club and other German-American clubs, but also church institutions such as the Inner Mission, were able to create treatment options for children with rheumatism outside the financial framework prescribed by the health insurance companies. In 1969 the foundation stone was laid for a new clinic, so that in 1971 a completely new clinic with a rheumatological focus, including a gym and practice pool, was opened.
In 1975 Elizabeth Stoeber handed over the management to her successor G. Kölle. After his untimely death in 1978, Hans Truckenbrodt took over the clinic. In the next few decades, pediatric rheumatology was increasingly recognized as a branch of pediatrics, which created competition with outpatient departments at university hospitals. During this time, the Children's Rheumatism Clinic retained its primarily clinical focus. Renovations created space for physiotherapy, occupational therapy and a bathing department. At the same time, social care was expanded through the acquisition of a house close to the clinic (the 'villa') with overnight accommodation for parents.
In 2004 the general children's clinic was outsourced to the newly built Garmisch Clinic, with Hartmut Michels taking over the management. Since then, the Children's Rheumatism Clinic has had the title 'German Center for Child and Adolescent Rheumatology' (DZKJR). Since 2002 the clinic has been renovated in several construction phases. In 2009 Johannes-Peter Haas took over the medical management of the clinic. After the Rummelsberger Anstalten put the clinic up for sale in 2010, Haas transferred the clinic to an independent, non-profit organization with the help of private investors.
Structure of the clinic
The Children's Rheumatism Clinic treats children and adolescents with the entire spectrum of rheumatological diseases including juvenile idiopathic arthritis , but also lupus , juvenile dermatomyositis , scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases. Mainly the patients who come from all over Germany and parts of Austria and Italy are treated as inpatients. A smaller number of patients are also treated on an outpatient basis. The second largest group of patients are children and adolescents with chronic pain disorders who are treated in a specialized ward. Affiliated to the Children's Rheumatism Clinic is a social pediatric center and a children's cardiology practice .
The Garmisch therapy concept
The basis of the Garmisch therapy concept is the holistic view of the child and the adolescent as an independent personality. This concept rests on five pillars: medical therapy, nursing therapy, physical therapy, psychosocial and educational therapy and the clinic school. The team works on an interdisciplinary treatment concept. With individual measures, the interactions of the different disciplines are optimally used for a successful therapy.
The Garmisch pain concept
The treatment of chronic pain, similar to that in adults, places high demands on a multidisciplinary team in childhood and adolescence. Since 2003 there has been a specialized station for pain therapy, where the young patients are cared for by a team of doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, specialized nurses and social workers. The therapy aims at helping people to help themselves. The focus is on activating therapies.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bavarian State Ministry for Environment and Health . Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. 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. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ E. Stoeber, L. Singer: On the history of the children's clinic and rheumatism clinic in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , 1992.
- ↑ Jane Schaller: The History of Pediatric Rheumatology , Pediatric Research 2005; 58: 997-1007.
- ↑ Help for children with rheumatism e. V. at: lions-bayern-sued.de
- ^ The Garmisch-Partenkirchen children's clinic - rheumatism clinic for children and adolescents. ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2013 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on: Gesundheitsaemter.de
- ↑ Clinics in Rummelsberg and Garmisch-Partenkirchen get new sponsors. Press release. July 26, 2010.
