Certification Section
In recent years, disease-specific interdisciplinary centres of excellence have been established in many areas of medicine (trauma centres, oncology centres, vascular centres, etc.).
The reasons for establishing these centres are:
- Improving quality through multidisciplinary patient care
- Closer integration of outpatient and inpatient care
- Better positioning within an increasingly competitive and economically driven healthcare system
- Optimal public image through expansion of the range of diagnostic and therapeutic services
The German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine, in cooperation with the Private Academy of the DGG, offers certification for vascular centres. To demonstrate the associated quality standards, vascular centres must meet requirements regarding staffing, equipment and therapeutic standards.
Applications for certification must be submitted in writing. Following an initial review of the application documents, these are forwarded to the Certification Section, which approves the centre for audit. Following a successful audit by one, two or three auditors with practical expertise in vascular surgery and vascular medicine, the Private Academy DGG gGmbH officially recognises the applicant as a certified vascular centre.
The German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine proved itself a pioneer and innovator with the groundbreaking idea of implementing an interdisciplinary certification scheme for vascular surgery, radiology and angiology, which was launched in 2004 and was the first of its kind. Many professional associations turn to vascular surgery for advice on the subject of certification. The health insurance funds in the federal states of Berlin, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland have integrated the certification into their hospital planning.
Management/Members of the Section
Chair:
Prof. Dr. med. Markus Steinbauer, Head (Regensburg)
Members:
Prof. Thomas Bürger, MD (Rostock)
Dr Hans-Joachim Florek (Freital)
Dr Daphne Gray (Eschweiler)
Prof. Jörg Heckenkamp, MD (Osnabrück)
Prof. Thomas Hupp, MD (Stuttgart)
Prof. Dr Alexander Meyer (Berlin)
PD Dr Ralph-Ingo Rückert (Berlin)
Prof. Thomas Schmitz-Rixen, MD (Frankfurt am Main)
PD Dr Matthias Trenner (Wiesbaden)
Prof. Heiner Wenk, MD (Bremen)