Dietrich Peter Pretschner

Dietrich Peter Pretschner (born May 1, 1938 in Dessau , † August 24, 2007 in Braunschweig ) was a German doctor , computer scientist and university professor . He conducted research in the fields of virtual medicine (especially virtual surgery ), medical information systems, modeling, simulation , medical image analysis and was mainly active in international standardization in the field of medical informatics .

life and work

Pretschner studied medicine at the University of Kiel and, after his medical state examination and doctorate, completed a second degree from 1966 to 1973 at the University of Karlsruhe in the subject of electrical and communications engineering . After graduating as a qualified engineer, he worked for one year as a senior assistant at the University Clinic and Polyclinic for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy in Zurich . From 1974 to 1988 he was a senior physician in the department for nuclear medicine and special biophysics at the Hannover Medical School (MHH). At the same time he passed the specialist examination for nuclear medicine and medical informatics , was radiation protection officer at the MHH and a lecturer at the University of Heidelberg and the Technical University of Braunschweig . In 1987, he received a call at Heidelberg University as a professor for medical computer science, he, however, did not accept because the embedding of Medical computer science was important to him to computer science. In 1988 he founded and headed the Institute for Medical Informatics at the University of Hildesheim . Here he developed , among other things, the first curriculum “Medical Informatics” within a department for mathematics , computer science and natural sciences . Since the diploma course in computer science at the University of Hildesheim was closed by the then Prime Minister Gerhard Schröder for reasons of savings, he moved to the Technical University of Braunschweig in 1997, where he again set up an institute for medical informatics , which he joined after his retirement on October 1, 2003 headed another year. He was a founding member of the Professional Association of Medical Computer Scientists (BVMI) eV, for many years a member of the board, from 2000 to 2003 president and until his death chairman of the BVMI state representation in Lower Saxony and member of the editorial team of the magazine mdi . On the basis of the Hildesheim model in Braunschweig, he developed a new curriculum "Medical Informatics" for the department of " Applied Informatics " and promoted the next generation of scientists as well as all kinds of advanced training events of the BVMI, among others. a. the Berlin TELEMED even after his retirement. In addition to many responsible positions, he was in charge of the German delegations ( DIN ) at CEN / TC251 (Health Informatics) and ISO / TC215 (Health Informatics). In recognition of his services to the BVMI, especially in the field of training and further education, and his longstanding work in national and international standardization bodies, he was awarded honorary membership in the BVMI in 2005.

Web links

• Obituary Prof. Dietrich-Peter Pretschner
• biography
• Medical IT specialist from Braunschweig in Chicago successful
• Traveling exhibition "Diabetes - History, Technology, Prevention" of the German Diabetes Museum eV
• Electronics for Health , accessed March 25, 2020
• The development of the BVMI