Peter Heusser

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Peter Heusser (born August 29, 1950 in Brienz , Switzerland) is a specialist in general medicine (FMH) and holds the senior professorship for medical anthropology at the University of Witten / Herdecke . From 2009 to 2016 he held the Gerhard Kienle Chair for Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine there. His research focuses on the effectiveness of anthroposophic and integrative therapy methods, the evaluation of anthroposophic medical training concepts, medical anthropology , as well as the epistemological , conceptual and historical principles of anthroposophic medicine .

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Born in Brienz on August 29, 1950, attended school in the cantons of Bern and Solothurn as well as in the USA, studied medicine in Bern, advanced training to become a specialist in general medicine and certificate of proficiency in anthroposophic medicine , doctorate at the University of Basel under Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler , Master of Medical Education at the University of Bern. Medical activity at the Ita Wegman Clinic and the Lukas Clinic in Arlesheim as well as at the University Medical Center Bern. 1995–2008 lecturer in anthroposophic medicine at the Institute for Complementary Medicine (IKOM) of the medical faculty of the University of Bern and since 2009 holder of the chair for medical theory , integrative and anthroposophic medicine , head of the center for integrative medicine at the University of Witten / Herdecke and head of research - and teaching center (FLZ) at the Herdecke community hospital .

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Peter Heusser gave essential impulses for the scientific-theoretical justification and a contemporary conceptual understanding of anthroposophic medicine. As the first lecturer in anthroposophic medicine, he and colleagues established a department for experimental and clinical homeopathic and anthroposophic medical research at the University of Bern and was co-director of a study by the Swiss National Fund for Scientific Research on the quality of life in patients with incurable cancer. He also helped to develop criteria for assessing the benefits of complementary medicine methods for the Swiss Federal Social Insurance Office as a member of the national steering committee of the Swiss-wide program Evaluation of Complementary Medicine PEK at the Federal Office of Public Health . Expert in anthroposophic medicine in the Swissmedic Medicines Expert Committee of the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products.

At the University of Witten / Herdecke, he played a key role in the conception of the research focus on integrative and personalized health care (IPGV) of the Faculty of Health. Together with his employees, he is currently setting up the research and teaching center at the Herdecke Community Hospital (FLZ), a supporting institution for the Center for Clinical Studies at the University of Witten / Herdecke (ZKS-UWH). He is also involved in the development and evaluation of new integrative training formats for medical training. Peter Heusser continues to cooperate scientifically with the University of Bern and with other research institutions.

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  1. ↑ Profile details Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Heusser. In: University of Witten / Herdecke website. Accessed January 1, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Peter Heusser (1984): The Swiss doctor and philosopher Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler (1780-1866): His philosophy. Anthropology and medical theory . Schwabe, Basel. ISBN 978-3796508219 (doctoral thesis)
  3. ↑ Peter Heusser (2006): Holistic Thinking in Basic Sciences and Medicine. A New Elective at the University of Bern. Overall Concept and Evaluation Strategy, Specific Needs Assessment, Pilot Course with an Emphasis on Role-Play and Feasibility Study . [1] (Master's thesis)
  4. ↑ Chair for Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine at the University of Witten / Herdecke
  5. ↑ Institute for Integrative Medicine (IFIM) at the University of Witten / Herdecke ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-wh.de
  6. ↑ a b Research and Teaching Center Herdecke (FLZ)
  7. ↑ Heusser P (2010): Anthroposophic Medicine and Science. Contributions to an integrative medical anthropology . Schattauer Verlag, Stuttgart. ISBN 978-3-7945-2807-3 (habilitation thesis). Book review here: Kiene H (2011): Anthroposophic Medicine - Thinking outside the box. Dtsch Arztebl 2011; 108 (48): A-2612 / B-2183 / C-2155 online
  8. ↑ Jost Schieren: The scientific nature of anthroposophy . In: Research on Steiner Education . Vol. 2, No. 2 (2011), pp. 99-100. on-line
  9. ↑ Baumgartner S et al. (1998): Methodological Standards and Problems in Preclinical Homoeopathic Potency Research . Forsch Komplementärmed 1998; 5 (1): 27-32. PMID 9761983
  10. ↑ Cysarz D et al. (2004): Oscillation of heart rate and respiration synchronize during poetry recitation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 287: H579-87. PMID 25011731
  11. ↑ Cysarz D et al. (2008): Day-to-night time differences in the relationship between cardiorespiratory coordination and heart rate variability . Physiol Meas 2008; 29: 1281-91. PMID 18843164
  12. ↑ Baumgartner S et al. (2008): Reproducibility of dwarf pea shoot growth stimulation by homeopathic potencies of giberellic acid . Complement Ther Med. 2008 Aug; 16 (4): 183-91. PMID 18638708
  13. ↑ Heusser P et al. (2009): Efficacy of homeopathically potentized antimony on blood coagulation. A randomized placebo controlled crossover trial. Forsch Komplementmed 2009; 16 (1): 14-8. PMID 19295225
  14. ↑ van Wegberg B et al. (1998): The cognitive-spiritual dimension - an important addition to the assessment of quality of life. Validation of a questionnaire (SELT-M) in patients with advanced cancer . Ann Oncol 1998; 9 (10): 1091-6. PMID 9834821
  15. ↑ From Rohr E et al. (2000): Attitudes and beliefs towards disease and treatment in patiens with advanced cancer using anthroposophical medicine . Oncology 2000; 23 (6): 558-63. PMID 11441261
  16. ↑ Heusser P, et al. (2006): Palliative in-patient cancer treatment in an anthroposophic hospital: I. Treatment patterns and compliance with anthroposophic medicine . Research Komplementmed. 2006 Apr; 13 (2): 94-100. PMID 16645289
  17. ↑ Heusser P, et al. (2006): Palliative In-Patient Cancer Treatment in an Anthroposophic Hospital: II Quality of Life during and after Stationary Treatment, and Subjective Treatment Benefits . Forsch Komplementärmed 2006; 13: 156-66. PMID 16868361
  18. ↑ Esch B et al. (2008): Patient satisfaction with primary care: an observational study comparing anthroposophic and conventional care . Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008; 6: 74. PMID 18826582
  19. ↑ Research focus of the Faculty of Health at the University of Witten / Herdecke: Integrative and personalized health care (IPGV) ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-wh.de
  20. ↑ Heusser P et al. (2013): Integrative and personalized health care - demands for a modern health system. [Integrative and personalized health care - requirements for a timely health-care system]. Healthcare 2013 Mar; 75 (3): 151-4, PMID 22930195
  21. ↑ Franzel B et al. (2013): Individualized medicine from the perspectives of patients using complementary therapies: a meta-ethnography approach. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 06/2013; 13 (1): 124. PMID 23731970
  22. ↑ Heusser P et al. (2012): Towards non-reductionistic medical anthropology, medical education and practitioner-patient interaction. The example of Anthroposophic Medicine . Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Dec; 89 (3): 455-60. PMID 22306457
  23. ↑ Heusser P et al. (2014): The subjectively perceived quality of postgraduate medical training in integrative medicine within the public healthcare systems of Germany and Switzerland: the example of anthroposophic hospitals. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014, 14:19. PMID 24934998
  24. ↑ By Bonin D et al. (2014): Adaption of cardio-respiratory balance during day-rest compared to deep sleep - an indicator for quality of life? Psychiatry Res. 2014 Nov 30; 219 (3): 638-44. PMID 25011731
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SURNAME Heusser, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss physician and anthroposophist
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Brienz BE