Klaus priest

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Klaus Priester (born December 30, 1952 in Frankfurt am Main ; † December 21, 2008 in Speyer ) was a German sociologist , especially medical sociologist, and taught medical sociology , social medicine and health sciences at the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences .

Life

Klaus Priester studied sociology, political science and philosophy at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main from 1972 to 1980 and graduated in 1978 as a sociologist with an additional examination in occupational and social medicine. From 1980 to 1989 he was a research assistant in the Department of Medical Sociology at the Center for Psychosocial Basics of Medicine at the Clinic of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt. He then worked as a specialist editor, researcher and consultant in health and social affairs. In 1993 Klaus Priester received his doctorate from the University of Frankfurt am Main. In 1995 he worked as a research assistant at the HLT Society for Research, Planning, Development in Wiesbaden and played a key role in the preparation of the Hessian health report.

In 1996 Klaus Priester was appointed professor of social medicine at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen. Here he developed extensive teaching and research activities and was instrumental in setting up and profiling the courses in nursing education and nursing management.

Research priorities

The numerous scientific publications by Klaus Priester deal with many aspects of health and care : working conditions and health burdens, development trends in health policy in the Federal Republic of Germany , structural problems in the outpatient care sector and social care for the elderly , regional health and social research and health reporting , Health promotion in the company and the municipality , organization of working hours and working time policy, as well as population development and nursing care in Rhineland-Palatinate until 2050.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Obituary for Klaus Priester ( memento of April 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) in Friday No. 4 of January 23, 2009, page 4

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personal data
SURNAME Priest, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medical sociologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt / Main
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 2008
Place of death Ludwigshafen