Dossier - 15/11/2010 Evidence-based medicine – between magic formula and a doctor's strait jacket Evidence-based medicine revolves around the principle that doctors only use medications and therapies whose efficacy and usefulness has been reliably proven in scientific studies. The idea behind evidence-based medicine is to improve the quality of medical treatment as well as enable the more rational usage of limited resources in the healthcare sector. However many critics believe that evidence-based medicine has methodological limits in…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/evidence-based-medicine-between-magic-formula-and-a-doctor-s-strait-jacket
Article - 20/05/2009 One-sided diabetes debate – social issues not in the public domain Paediatrician and epidemiologist Reinhard Holl does not like exaggeration. He knows the real statistics only too well and, at the same time, is well aware how different statistics relating to diabetes in children and adolescents are “sold” to the public. Holl is head of the Computer-based Quality Management in Medicine workgroup at the Institute of Epidemiology at the University of Ulm. He has been collecting data on diabetes since 1995 and has…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/one-sided-diabetes-debate-social-issues-not-in-the-public-domain
Dossier - 03/07/2008 Molecular imaging - a close look inside the human body Molecular imaging recognises the functional state of cells and molecules. It visualises biological processes on the cellular and molecular level and is thus able to detect pathological alterations a long time before disease symptoms become apparent. Molecular imaging offers new possibilities for improving diagnosis and enabling more targeted therapies than has previously been possible. Many experts regard molecular imaging as a paradigm shift in…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/molecular-imaging-a-close-look-inside-the-human-body
Press release - 01/06/2008 Positive outcome of trip to Singapore and Malaysia The Baden-Württemberg Minister of Economic Affairs Ernst Pfister visited Singapore and Malaysia. The official visit included networking activities company visits and expert symposia in the healthcare sector.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/positive-outcome-of-trip-to-singapore-and-malaysia
Article - 29/03/2008 Doctor’s rounds with virtual patients The medical online learning programme by the Tübingen-based E-learning publisher INMEDEA GmbH simulates procedures and situations in different departments of a hospital with their respective typical patient groups. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/doctor-s-rounds-with-virtual-patients
Article - 21/01/2008 EU strengthens innovation potential of electronic health services The EU hopes to tap innovative markets through a Lead Markets Initiative LMI in which electronic health services eHealth were identified as an important market.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/eu-strengthens-innovation-potential-of-electronic-health-services
Article - 30/11/-1 Medical informatics: a "beacon project" The Baden-Württemberg Health Forum established in 2002 has officially recognised the course Medical Informatics jointly offered by the Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences and the University of Heidelberg as a beacon project.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/medical-informatics-a-beacon-project