Lukas Radbruch

Lukas Radbruch (born January 3, 1959 in Bevensen , Uelzen district ) is a German doctor, anesthesiologist , palliative medicine specialist and university professor. He is President of the German Society for Palliative Medicine .

Life

Professional and academic career

After studying medicine in Bonn from 1979 to 1985 in Bonn Radbruch received his medical license. From 1985 to 1985 he worked as an assistant doctor in Gerolstein and received his doctorate in medicine in Bonn in 1986. From 1987 to 2003 he worked as a research assistant at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Anaesthesiology at the University Hospital Cologne . In 1992 he qualified as a specialist in anesthesiology and from 1994 to 2003 took over the management of the pain clinic of the clinic and polyclinic for anesthesiology at the University Hospital Cologne. In 2000, he completed his habilitation in anesthesiology and palliative medicine at the University of Cologne.

In 2003, Radbruch received a professorship for palliative medicine from the Grünenthal Foundation for Palliative Medicine at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen and became the first director of the clinic for palliative medicine at the University Hospital Aachen, which was newly created by the foundation . In 2010 he moved to the Medical Faculty of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn as Professor of Palliative Medicine and, as the successor to Eberhard Klaschik, became Director of the Clinic for Palliative Medicine at the University Hospital Bonn and Head of the Center for Palliative Medicine at the Malteser Hospital Bonn / Rhein- Appointed victory.

In 2019, Lukas Radbruch was accepted as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in the surgery, orthopedics and anesthesiology section .

Participation in scientific societies (selection)

• European Association for Palliative Care (Board member 2003–2011, President 2007–2011)
• Research Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care (member since 1996)
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (Board member since 2011, Incoming Chair since 2012)
• German Society for the Study of Pain (board member 1997-2002)
• German Society for Palliative Medicine (President since 2014)
• German Hospice and Palliative Association (member of the scientific advisory board)
• International Associate Faculty of the Institute of Palliative Medicine at the San Diego Hospice (Fellow since 2010)
• Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (member of the Advisory Board since 2004, member of the Scientific Advisory Board since 2013)
• Medicines Commission of the German Medical Association (member since 2004)
• All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (member of the Expert Advisory Committee since 2010)

Participation in journalistic and research committees

• Journal of the pain (lead editor since 2004),
• Leidfaden magazine (lead editor since 2011),
• Journal British Medical Journal Palliative and Supportive Care (member of the editorial advisory board)
• Journal European Journal of Palliative Care (member of the editorial advisory board)
• Journal for Palliative Medicine (member of the editorial board)
• ATOME consortium (Access to opioid medications in Europe) with funding in the 7th framework program of the European Commission (coordinator since 2009)

Scientific awards

• Palliative Medicine Award of the German Society for Palliative Medicine for the year 2000 (L. Sabatowski R, L. Radbruch, F. Nauck, G. Loick, T. Meuser, KA Lehmann: Development and status of inpatient palliative medicine facilities in Germany .)
• 2nd Palliative Medicine Award for 2009 (Elsner F, Jünger S, Pestinger M, Krumm N, L. Radbruch: The patient as a teacher - medical students learn from the seriously ill and the dying )
• 1. Recognition and advancement award “Ambulant Palliative Care” for the year 2009: S. Jünger, B. Zernikow, H. Boyè, H. Bredow, P. Caracciolo, C. Droste zu Vischering, D. Garske, M. Grumbach-Wendt , M. Gurk, C. Hasan, U. Bode, A. Burger, G. Fleischhack, M. Kern, E. Klaschik, S. Magga, M. Maul, M. Müller , S. Reichlin, C. Reichenber, M Hahnen, L. Radbruch: Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care Centers (APPZ) in North Rhine-Westphalia - the long road to comprehensive outpatient palliative care for children, adolescents and young adults

Publications (a selection)

Book publications

• Late outcomes of treated Cushing's syndrome . Dissertation . Bonn 1987. (University thesis Bonn, Univ. 1987)
• Cannabinoids in Medicine. (= UNI-MED science), Bremen / London / Boston 2005, ISBN 3-89599-773-0 .
• with E. Aulbert and F. Nauck : Textbook of Palliative Medicine. 2nd Edition. Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-7945-2361-0 .
• with F. Elsner and L. Radbruch: The patient as a teacher - medical students learn from the seriously ill and the dying. Bonn 2008, ISBN 978-3-933154-07-1 .
• with R. Sabatowski, F. Nauck, J. Roß and B. Zernikow: Guide to Hospice and Palliative Medicine Germany 2008/9. Wuppertal 2008, ISBN 978-3-941251-27-4 .
• with D. Walsh, A. Caraceni, R. Fainsinger, K. Foley, P. Glare, C. Goh, M. Lloyd-Williams and J. Nunez-Olarte: Palliative Medicine. Philadelphia 2009, ISBN 978-0-323-05674-8 .
• with Friedemann Nauck, Christoph Ostgathe and G. Lindena: HOPE - manual on documentation and quality management in hospice and palliative care. Wuppertal 2009, ISBN 978-3-941251-33-5 .
• with S. Jünger: Outpatient palliative care for children and adolescents. Final report of the accompanying research on the North Rhine-Westphalian state initiative. Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs, Düsseldorf 2010.

Magazine articles

• with T. Pastrana, F. Nauck, G. Höver, M. Fegg, M. Pestinger, J. Roß, N. Krumm and C. Ostgathe: Outcome indicators in palliative care - how to assess quality and success. Focus group and nominal group technique in Germany. In: Support Care Cancer. Volume 18, 2010, pp. 859–868.
• with R. Voltz, M. Galushko, J. Walisko, H. Pfaff, F. Nauck and C. Ostgathe: End-of-life research on patients' attitudes in Germany: a feasibility study. In: Support Care Cancer. Volume 18, 2010, pp. 317-320.
• with N. Cherny, J. Baselga and F. De Conno: Formulary availability and regulatory barriers to accessibility of opioids for cancer pain in Europe: a report from the ESMO / EAPC Opioid Policy Initiative. In: Ann Oncol . Volume 21, 2010, pp. 615–626.
• with S. Stiel, K. Pulst, N. Krumm, C. Ostgathe, F. Nauck and G. Lindena: Palliative Medicine in the Mirror of Time - A Comparison of the Results of the Hospice and Palliative Surveys from 2004 and 2009. In: Zeitschrift für Palliativmedizin . Volume 11, 2010, pp. 78–84.
• with S. Stiel, M. Pestinger, A. Moser, G. Widdershoven, U. Luke, G. Meyer, R. Voltz and F. Nauck: The Use of Grounded Theory in Palliative Care: Methodological Challenges and Strategies. In: Journal of Palliative Medicine. 13 (2010), pp. 997-1003.
• with R. Voltz, M. Galushko, J. Walisko, U. Karbach, N. Ernstmann, H. Pfaff, F. Nauck and C. Ostgathe: Issues of "life" and "death" for patients receiving palliative care-comments when confronted with a research tool. In: Support Care Cancer. (2010) online first
• with S. Jünger, T. Pastrana, M. Pestinger, M. Kern and B. Zernikow: Barriers and needs in paediatric palliative home care in Germany: a qualitative interview study with professional experts. In: BMC Palliative Care. 9 (2010), p. 10.
• S. Jünger, AE Vedder, S. Milde, T. Fischbach, B. Zernikow: Pediatric palliative home care by general paediatricians: a multimethod study on perceived barriers and incentives. In: BMC Palliat Care. 9 (2010), p. 11.
• with S. Stiel, S. Salla, A. Steinfeld, P. Walter and M. Hermel: Request for permission to donate corneas - needs analysis for communication training with ophthalmologists in donation acquisition. In: Ophthalmologist. (2010) online first
• with B. Jaspers, M. Becker, C. King, R. Voltz and F. Nauck: I don't want to strive like my father! A qualitative study of the influence of motivations on the conception of an advance directive. In: Journal of Palliative Medicine. 11 (2010), pp. 218-226.
• with S. Stiel, ME Matthes, L. Bertram, C. Ostgathe and F. Elsner: Validation of the new version of the Minimal Documentation System (/ MIDOS2) for patients in palliative medicine. In: pain. (2010) online first
• with A. Pigni, C. Brunelli, J. Gibbins, G. Hanks, F. Deconno, S. Kaasa, P. Klepstad and A. Caraceni: Content development for European Guidelines on the use of opioids for cancer pain: a systematic review and Expert Consensus Study. In: Minerva Anestesiol. 76 (2010), pp. 833-843.
• with C. Ostgathe, B. Alt-Epping, H. Golla, J. Gaertner, G. Lindena and R. Voltz: Non-cancer patients in specialized palliative care in Germany: what are the problems? In: Palliat Med. (2010) online first
• with L. Bertram, S. Stiel, F. Elsner, A. Davies, F. Nauck and B. Alt-Epping: Experiences of tumor patients with breakthrough pain and drug treatments. In: pain. 2010 (online first)
• with G. Lindena, A. Wellmann, C. Ostgathe, F. Nauck and the coordination group HOPE: Outpatient palliative care in Germany - experiences documented in HOPE. In: Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2011, 12, pp. 27-32.
• with M. Becker, B. Jaspers, C. King, R. Voltz and F. Nauck: Did you seek assistance for writing your advance directive? A qualitative study. In: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift . 2010, (online first)
• Want to die. How doctors can help terminally ill patients. In: Dr. med. Mabuse . 185, 2010, pp. 35-38.
• Rituals and brain research . In: Leidfaden. Volume 2, 2013, pp. 10-13.

Web links

• Member entry of Lukas Radbruch (with picture) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina
• List of publications by Lukas Radbruch (from 2010) on the homepage of the University of Bonn. (on-line)
• Vita on the website of the drug commission of the German medical profession

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Grünenthal Foundation for Palliative Medicine at the UK Aachen ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2006 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. 
2. ↑ Professor Radbruch takes over the university professorship and management of the Center for Palliative Medicine , press release of the Bonn University Hospital